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From: pjd@cwruecmp.UUCP (Dr. Funk)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Fostex X-15.
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Date: Wed, 4-Apr-84 11:36:07 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  4 11:36:07 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Apr-84 04:28:40 EST
Organization: CWRU Computer Engr. Cleveland, Ohio
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Lest anyone get the wrong impression, the Fostex X-15 may be
inexpensive, but it's still useful. Granted, it doesn't have
the versatility or overall sound quality of the larger and
more expensive 4 track. However, it compares favorably with
midi-priced stereo cassette decks. The low SN ratio means
you have to watch recording levels closely. Unless you intend to
record four channels simultaneously, the X-15 is a good buy
at $450-500. I use it to try out some multitrack ideas from time to
time and it hasn't failed me yet. The punch-in/out is a
little baroque (it resembles a photographer's shutter bulb)
but I can get in and out cleanly.

If you can afford the extra $600-700 for the larger Fostex
machine, I would go for it. But if you want to put the extra
$600 into effects, keyboards or whatever, the X-15 is an
excellent budget stretcher. The X-15 is also portable (it
eats C batteries as well as AC through an adapter) and
might be a nice complement to a portable video rig.

Now, a friend of mine has the Fostex 8-track reel-to-reel, but
that's his story ......

paul drongowski				decvax!cwruecmp!pjd
case western reserve university		pjd.Case@Rand-Relay