Korg d888 mixing desk

charic · #1 08-04-2007, 04:09 AM

Anyone used this piece of kit? It seems like an amazing investment. As i live away from uni it looks like it is the perfect choice.

Opinions?

anderbass · #2 08-05-2007, 11:42 AM

Sounds like its a pretty cool recorder.

http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...2&q=Korg+d888+

bluestarbass · #3 08-05-2007, 04:22 PM

What kind of investment are you looking for ? If you need something that will get down your ideas pretty easily and good sounding then yes it will do that.

If your looking for a system to learn that will help you down the road this isnt such a good idea. Learning a DAW will help you alot more in the long run, and can be had for the same amount of money as the korg, if you already have a computer.

I started on a unit it like that, its great for getting ideas down, but trying to edit in that tiny screen gets tough.

charic · #4 08-06-2007, 01:21 AM

Im not trying to learn a daw, im running sonar producer 6 at home and have access to protools and logic pro 7. This is for location recording (then edit at home/uni) i would NEVER edit on one of these things. But i run a desktop so to do location recording (+ sound engineering live) this seems pretty damn ideal

brianrost · #5 08-06-2007, 06:31 AM

The D888 is a very basic unit. It has extremely limited editing and MIDI features and simplistic effects. It also needs to be hooked up to another device to mix down (no onboard CD-R drive).

Most reviewers have figured that it's a good unit if you want to do your tracking on standalone hardware then transfer the tracks to a DAW for mixing.

On the plus side it's very easy to use (less features means simpler operation, eh?) and if the limited feature set suits your needs, go for it.

charic · #6 08-06-2007, 07:53 AM

cool, the editing would be done later anyway. Its basically a on site recorder is how id use it

lpdeluxe · #7 08-18-2007, 07:35 AM

I have one on order. I traded a student level pedal steel, a Carvin bass, and a Carvin g**tar amp for it. I'll let everyone know how it goes.

I have been recording for years, starting with 2-track reel to reel and progressing to Adobe Audition, so I'm not afraid of computer recording, but the band needs something to capture live performances. The D888 is ideal because we only need eight tracks (we gig with an eight channel mixer) and we can patch it between the band and the mixer.

charic · #8 08-18-2007, 07:38 AM

This desk is awesome! It arrived the other day... cant wait to give it a proper tryout

jbasss · #9 09-25-2007, 12:41 PM

Have been using the D888 for 6 months. It's just great. Doing all editing and postprocessing on PC. Haven't tried and will not do, it's just not intended for such things ...