![]() When you press Play, you don't physically push the tape against the heads and kick-start the motors into rotation. One by one, these mechanical links are being replaced by electronic links. It used to be the case that it was necessary to have a mechanical link between knobs and switches and the function they controlled - in mixers, recorders and other studio gear. All the machinery that actually does the work will be in a 19" rack somewhere, but the all-important interface between musician and musical technology will exist within an arm's span.Īt the moment, we are at a halfway stage. One day, when the 'workstation' concept reaches its ultimate conclusion, we will make all the music we need without leaving the comfort of our anatomically designed studio chairs (with built-in low frequency loudspeakers for extra involvement in the music). But why is remote control necessary? What advantages does it bring? A neat idea which puts the cost of the concept well within the realms of reason. This control panel can be placed in a convenient location while the R8 itself is well out of the way in a separate machine room (the cupboard under the stairs?). ![]() The existing front control panel of the R8 is detachable, and together with an extension cable becomes the remote controller. The novel feature of the Fostex R8, to the home studio, is the full remote/autolocator which comes as standard, allowing the engineer total command over transport and metering functions. Put the creative tools in the hands of the people, says Citizen Mellor. It may be enough to make you wonder whether the pace of technological change is fast enough to justify the rate of release of new models onto the market.īut actually, what is happening is that developments which are firmly established on the professional studio scene are filtering down from the megabuck level to the more easily affordable, and that can't be a bad thing. First the substantial Tascam MSR16 16-track recorder (reviewed SOS December '88) and now the compact Fostex R8 quarter-inch 8-track machine. ![]()
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