Welcome, Maros!

It's very hard to make any sort of meaningful comment until we have some idea of what you want to use it for, and what other equipment you already have. It's a lot of money for gear that may not be the right thing for your intended use.

I hope you have taken into account how much the ATR 60/8 will cost in maintenance and tape usage. The last time I bought a 2500 ft 1/2" reel it was about £90 ($110).

imo, that's a little steep. it should come with the remote for 2900.

Thanks! I am a big fan of analog recording since I was a child. I was really amazed with too many knobs and faders. Right know I have a low budget studio with PC and lot of SW plugins but that is not what I really want.

I do not have money for 16 track A80 Studer machine so at the beginig I need to start somehow. Tascam ATR 60 tape recorder are quite good so I thouht that this is a good idea :unsure: I was thinking about Mackie 32 8 + Tascam ATR 60 8 machine.

Kurt Foster, post: 463080, member: 7836 wrote: imo, that's a little steep. it should come with the remote for 2900.

so ES-50/51 is useless? I mean autopunch record, etc, ?

i think it is. so is the dbx to tell the truth.

i should ask if you are be syncing the tape to a computer?

Kurt Foster, post: 463083, member: 7836 wrote: i think it is. so is the dbx to tell the truth.

:( But there is a button for "auto rec". You have to believe me, that I will really try it but I do not own it right now. So only I have is information from you. Lack of user manual...

Kurt Foster, post: 463084, member: 7836 wrote: i should ask if you are be syncing the tape to a computer?

No, I want to use it only in analog way. Multitrack -> analog console -> 2 track master recorder -> and here is a place for computer (streming services, mp3, cd, ...)

you should be able to find a manual online. auto punch is nice but it's not an auto locator or a remote controller.

Maros, post: 463086, member: 51815 wrote: No, I want to use it only in analog way. Multitrack -> analog console -> 2 track master recorder -> and here is a place for computer (streming services, mp3, cd, ...)

i'm not sure what the import situation is for you but you might check out a MARA machine. they refurb MCI's and they have a 1" 8 that goes for a little over 7300 euro. MARA has a warranty and they offer telephone support as well. MCI is playing with the big boys. 15 /30 ips 72 dB s/n 30 to over 22 k ... great machines.

http://vintageking.com/mara-machines-mci-jh24-1-eight-track

Kurt Foster, post: 463087, member: 7836 wrote: you should be able to find a manual online. auto punch is nice but it's not an auto locator or a remote controller.

OK! So I do not need RC-65 remote, because the same fuctions are on TASCAM "main panel" (my picture above). What I need to know if ES-50/51 module is useful for me in case of analog recording (no interconnection with PC) or to be more specific: Do I really have to pay for this modele if I do not use it?

I really searched the internet so many times but nothing about ES-50/51 sync module :(

if you are going to run the deck from the controls on the machine then the ES-50/51 is not needed. also if you do use it you have to give up one track for the time code
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Kurt Foster, post: 463089, member: 7836 wrote: if you are going to run the deck from the controls on the machine then the ES-50/51 is not needed. also if you do use it you have to give up one track for the time code
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Ouch. This is what I dont want to hear :( 8 tracks are quite low but still fine, but 7 tracks or maybe 6 tracks because of crosstalk..........

I would opt for a hybrid way:

Use your PC as a recorder and a decent audio interface for Multritrack in/out into an anolog desk and fx. This way you have the best of both worlds. I was fond of analog too, we had this beautiful MTR at the SAE in Amsterdam with an analog Soundtract Jade board.

But later on learned the ease of working digital, and the track count of course.

Think twice, you pay a lot of money for yesteryears equipment, wich result in mediocre recordings...........for high prices of tape!

tape is no more expensive now than it was in the past if you figure for inflation. it's just not as cheap as drive space.

analog tape has it's limits and faults. digital isn't perfect either. each has a different set of short comings. when we combine them we end up with the worst of both worlds. i see no advantage to combining them. analog is only "better" if you stay analog all the way. actually my favorite way of recording other than live to low track count analog is is analog desk and digital multi track, then mixing in analog with real outboard and a minimum of "plugs". a lot of what people assume is the sound of tape is really just the sound of a large format, high volt rail / high level / transformer balanced console like Neve's / SSL's / MCI's etc.

I think for certain projects live to tape can't be beat. My favorite is tracking to tape, then dumping it into the daw. Ive never mixed all analog except for a tascam portastudio and stereo mixdown deck. Ive never mixed a daw session on an analog mixer. I have used a digital mixer along w the daw.