On 7/26/2016 3:09 PM, Frank Stearns wrote:
The HD24
is indeed an aging platform, but several design aspects are really spot on and no
one has as yet duplicated them. Heck, how many machines feel as close to an
analog Ampex or Studer as the HD24? (And in a much smaller footprint.)
Well, there's the Mackie (the HDR24/96 has about the best editor I've
ever used, something an Ampex or Studer doesn't have), and Radar is
still around. It's always sounded good, and its user interface keeps
improving. You can run Pro Tools on the current version if you prefer
that GUI.
The JoeCo box is kinda there, but it's spendy and the input flexibility isn't nearly
as useful as the HD24.
It's not a studio machine in the sense that you can't punch in. Cymatic
has a new 24-channel one that's similar in function to the JoeCo and
somewhat cheaper. The JoeCo offers the greater choice of input options,
so it's a good choice (as long as you've bought a few accessory I/O
cards) if you don't know what you'll be connecting to until you get there.
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