After seeing this I seen the 820 model surprisingly cheap and picked it up. Turned out to be a great decision, it sounds amazing and adds a certain flavor to my new mixes. Thanks for doing these vids!
Most of the Fostex gear from the 80s is underated. They are also really reliable apparently. My 450 was beat up and dirty but still worked 100% when tested. It had dust all over it and still not even a scratchy potentiometer. Some of the switches were a little dirty but cleaned right up. I'm sure the 820 will work well for you. Thanks so much and I am glad the videos were helpful.
I'm pretty sure they still make the Plus version of the CK7. I think this one cost around $300 when I got it. Not sure what the newer version sells for.
I had an R8 to use with the 450 but I sold it last year since I have an MSR-16 and prefer more than 8 tracks these days. The model 80 is probably a better model than the R8 but the R8 was really fun to use. Quick transport and small enough to carry with one hand.
@@TwinCreekAudio I bought the 450 and Fostex 80 back in the mid 80's, yeah 8 tracks is not enough if you want to do more of a production. been mostly all in the box for many years , thanks for your demo, nice playing as well, been using tape emulations and it gets me very close without the maintenance and tape costs.
@@Astr-w6y thank you! I really don't play as much as I used to. Mainly just for the videos I make now. I went digital around 2008 when I sold my MCI JH-16 so I have mainly been in the box until I started making videos about analog gear and bought the R8 and the MSR-16. Now I can use either but I mainly use the tape for videos. Most everything else I do in my studio is digital because if the tape cost and lack of editing as you mentioned. Thanks again!
@@TwinCreekAudio It's good to be reminded of how the recording process used to be, I still love the more hands on approach and not being overwhelmed by too many options, cheers
