Hi Bill,
 
 Sorry you were turned off by the semi-pro alternatives out there, I am too. 
When you are getting into digital, you can get random access digital audio 
workstations for a low price, depending on how much space you need. 
I would consider an ADAT or a DA-88 only to be compatible with the semi-pro 
market, but would not use these machines in a real studio situation. The ADAT 
is getting acceptance as a backup device for workstations, and is the 
predominant digital tape format other than the two track DAT and the 
multitrack DASH formats on reel to reel. The limitations of the semi-pro 
analog gear in headroom, dynamic range and noise floor at least can be gotten 
around using an ADAT. The Roland DM800 seems to be a good dedicated 
workstation, I prefer the kinds that plug into a PC and do the job, using 
Spectral personally. There are some smaller format digital recording systems 
out there that are fairly cheap and very flexible that you could also 
consider.
 
 Best of luck in any case!
 
 Bonnie *:>
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