Members Keyrick Posted August 22, 2005 Members Share Posted August 22, 2005 OK, I bought my Alesis Masterlink a couple of years ago, and I love it. For me it does so many cool things that I wouldn't want to be without it. I'm mad because I spent $1300 for it. So I am searching around on the net today and I find the unit, with a larger hard drive than mine, for about $800. I'm so pissed I may just buy another one. Who else here uses one of these? Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted August 22, 2005 Members Share Posted August 22, 2005 I do, I still like being able to dupe CDs in the background without getting my computer involved. But the True Master, the Ultimate Guru of the Masterlink is none other than Dave Bryce, who moderates the KSS forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members geek_usa Posted August 22, 2005 Members Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by Keyrick OK, I bought my Alesis Masterlink a couple of years ago, and I love it. For me it does so many cool things that I wouldn't want to be without it. I'm mad because I spent $1300 for it. So I am searching around on the net today and I find the unit, with a larger hard drive than mine, for about $800. I'm so pissed I may just buy another one. Who else here uses one of these? Rick That's why I always try to do my research before buying ANY type of musical equipment. Even guitar strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members umkcprof Posted August 22, 2005 Members Share Posted August 22, 2005 I just bought one. . . for $799. . . but I have yet to actually record with it. I will use it to make my masters, however (duh). Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Keyrick Posted August 22, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2005 umkcprof, You will love it. If I remember correctly you have a 4416 don't you? I have a 2816 and I use it for my feeble attempts at mastering, as well as making my own mixes of my favorite songs for the car. I just built a PC based system using Sonar in another location and I think I may buy another one for that system. geek_usa, You couldn't get one 3 years ago for $800! I do my reasearch too. I was just suprised at how much the price had dropped, with a larger hard drive to boot. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members geek_usa Posted August 22, 2005 Members Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by Keyrick geek_usa, You couldn't get one 3 years ago for $800! I do my reasearch too. I was just suprised at how much the price had dropped, with a larger hard drive to boot. Rick Aha, yes time will definately drop the price on things. We bought our Gateway computer in 1995 for a hair less than a thousand dollars. For about 1 year I used it up in my bedroom to record demos and stuff. It didn't take too well to the fast paced recording programs that I threw at it. The computer crashed more times than I could count. I'd be lucky to sell it for $25 now, and that's probably even with sparing it out for parts. On the other hand, some stuff gains appreciation, like vintage sought-after stuff. I always try to find "lots" of stuff on eBay, you know, the auctions where they're selling a "lot" of several products... I bought three crybabies in one auction once; only to find out that one of them was a THOMAS ORGAN, not a Dunlop! I knew there was a reason why I liked that one so well. I could sell it for upwards of $200 if I wanted to; but it just sounds so darn good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MASSIVE Master Posted August 22, 2005 Members Share Posted August 22, 2005 The ML's price dropped like a rock as soon as they found out about the Tascam DV-RA1000. And at $799, I bought a second unit myself. Just in time for the first one to get flaky on me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jackcheez Posted August 22, 2005 Members Share Posted August 22, 2005 I bought mine a few years ago and yes they sell for cheaper now but I weigh the price difference against a few years of heavy use and it was a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C JoGo Posted August 22, 2005 Members Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by MASSIVE Master The ML's price dropped like a rock as soon as they found out about the Tascam DV-RA1000. And at $799, I bought a second unit myself. Just in time for the first one to get flaky on me... Does the Tascam incorporate a HD?? Since we do not use are PC for anything related to our studio DAW's recordings--the ML is still our only choice~~ ...we prefer the smaller HD of the MasterLink--less material to loose if a problem should occur:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MASSIVE Master Posted August 22, 2005 Members Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by C JoGo Does the Tascam incorporate a HD?? Nope. Not yet anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.