Korg D888

Ok, so I'm breaking a rule of this blog. (this blog has rules?)
There have to be rules otherwise there is just chaos.
One rule I have is: "A clean studio is a happy studio."
But that's beside the point.
I usually review gear I own, but I just heard about a piece of gear that is so great (at least on paper) that I wanted to give it a short mention even though I don't own it.
I'm talking about the Korg D888. On the surface it looks just like any normal compact 8 channel mixer. But in reality it's the first mixer I know of that is designed like a normal live sound mixer but also has a built-in 40GB hard drive to record as well.
HALLELUJAH!!
No more lugging around an interface and a laptop and pulling signal from the insert points of a mixing board to record a live performance. It's all in this little box. Actually it works in much the same way as other stand alone DAWs but it is designed to specifically work transparently as a normal compact mixer in live situations. You just happen to have the ability to record 8 discrete tracks with the touch of a button.
Genius.
It goes on the street for about $700 so I'm not rushing out to buy it immediately, but hopefully before my next major live recording gig.
Check out www.korg.com for more details and read the review by Mike Metlay in the September issue of Recording Magazine. Again, I don't make any promises on this piece, but it sure sounds good to me.
Oh, and for those wondering, I checked the specs and it is recording pre fader so you don't just end up with your fader rides from that day.


Enjoying a nice Sunday evening listening to Leonard Bernstein conduct the New York Philharmonic doing Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D Major on vinyl. Part of an 8 record collection that I have in pristine condition. Sounds fantastic.

Rock on

Ben
www.javboyrecords.com