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Hi Anna,

I LOVE analog recording.. and I wish there was a way for me to be able to afford to stay with it.

I have owned 3 cassette recording formats besides reel to reel. I gotta say can't see any reason at all for staying with
the cassette 4 track porta studios except to quickly throw an idea down.. very quickly.

With the super inexpensive cost of the digital porta studios today and the sound difference and bouncing loss of sound quality of cassettes... + everything else

I even purchased a Tascam 424mk unit not that long ago I used it to write one song then goodbye it went.

The newer digital portas will give you so much more it's not even a debate.
You will have effects built in, some have automation to recall your mixes, mastering inside, built in CD burners and they are easy to learn!!

And most of all blank CD's are cheaper than blank cassettes now.

If you were talking about a 24 trk 2" tape deck or a 16 trk 1" deck I would say GO FOR IT! or even mixing down to 2track tape.. But a cassette porta studio you wont be to happy for to long I promise you. Don't torture yourself and make your music sound bad in the process.

best of luck and analog rules!

Peace
Sub