Finally, no more cassette tapes!!!!

No more lengthy transfers!!!!

If you can’t tell, I’m fucking ecstatic! I’ve been using the same hand-me-down 4-track cassette recorder for years. This is a vast improvement.

I bought a Fostex MR-8HD! Although it retails @ $399.99, I managed to get it on ebay for a mere $230. I love ebay.

Technically it’s an 8-track but since it can only record 4 tracks simultaneously I tend to call it a 4-track. It has a 40GB hard drive and a built-in CD burner! It also has a USB 2.0 port that makes it possible to transfer projects from the recorder to my computer for easy mixing. This is probably the most important aspect of the new recorder. With the cassette recorder, the projects had to be transferred ‘at length’ which can take a lot of time. It can be very discouraging when you have a 45 minute recording and have to transfer it from a cassette to computer because it takes 45 minutes to do it. LAME! Now, with the new recorder, that would take under one minute! Oh man, so awesome!

Anyway, I’ll post a video inspection when it arrives. This is going to make recording much easier. I’ll be able to put recordings on my computer the same day they are made; and in seconds instead of minutes!

drool