Akai Mpc, Inkel Pro 1200 Vintage Mixer, producing without Pc

Hey Everybody!

Nice to register in such an informative forum!

Just got my Mpc 2000 few days ago and copped me a Inkel 12 Channel "Vintage" Mixer..my only compression/mixing/tuning .

So i was wondering, since i dont want to use any computer station or laptop to mix or record my beats,

what can you recommend?

I prefer cd recording, because i just want to hold something in my hands after the recording and burning process, but, it would be also good to have an hd in it, or an sd cars space to save beats if i dont immediatly record them on cd.
At first i thought about getting a cheap handheld audio recorder, because the quality is good.
But as i said, i also want to burn those beat cds for friends ect. to have something in my hand when giving away. : )

this is what i found till now.


Korg D12 for 120 pounds

Roland CD2i for 560 pounds (little expensive and i was wondering why? i can only record two channels while there are producingstations which also have an sd card slot, cd burner..but also a mixer and effects..)

Tascam DP-02 for 270 pounds


So, i just want to keep my beats away from my comuter.

uploading it on youtube ect. afterwards is something else, but until the beats arent finished on cd disc, i dont want them to touch the pc.

i know the mpc and the recordingstation are also computers in a way, but you know what i mean ; )

all the best!

martin

Tascam and Korg would do you justice. CD recorder would be nice for real time recording too.

Why is it that you don't want your music to "touch" the computer before you have a CD? A CD is 16 bit, your computer is capable of more.

It would make more sense to record into the computer and then make a CD with that?

Correct me if i'm wrong...

PS: I'm making music in the same way, but when it comes to digitally recording my stuff, the computer with a good interface is really where it's at IMO.

Thank you for your answers and questions!

Thx, Ill Green, than ill go with one of those two! Real time would be nice, but, not necessary.

@jibber

I dont know, its not that i hate computers, its great that they can transform audio into better quality and so on..
i just want to keep it chill, not much big equipment, sample from records on my mpc, mix it down as good as possible on the analog mixer and record it on the little 8 track board.

btw nice beats jibber!

here is one that i had to make with FL (still saved up for my mpc!)hahaha..

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upX6wKSfVTo[/youtube]

check out yamaha's line of audio workstations - they are great quality and can be had for cheapness nowadays.

yamaha aw16g
yamaha aw1600
yamaha aw2400

great!

thank you buddy maxwell!