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Digi 003 Rack Discontinued?
Hey,
I was going to buy the Digi 003 Rack (the basic) and the official dealer here -VGL in Chile- said to me that the 003 Rack was discontinued. According to they, now Digidesign only sell to the dealers the Digi 003 Rack+Factory because nobody buy the basic Rack. They said to me that if I want a Digi, I need to buy the Digi 003 Rack+Factory. Is this true? I dont trust them. Maybe they want to sell their remaining stock. This is very complicated to me. For now, I dont need extreme in-outs. Maybe sometimes I will record two or three tracks simultaneously. I was thinking in the Mbox 2 Pro but I know that the Digi 003 is better than the Mbox 2 pro. The 003 Rack was a good option to me but the 003 Rack+Factory is too much for my needs (and too much money). If I buy the Digi 003 Rack+Factory and I think in my future needs, maybe in two or three years I will record drums and I will need more in and outs, but by then probably Digidesign pull out new products and is more intelligent to buy a new product then. I dont need a Rack+Factory for now. What can I do? Please if you know, confirm or deny this information to confront to the official dealer. Thank you! J.P.
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Re: Digi 003 Rack Discontinued?
Sounds like BS to me. As the 003rack is still listed on the main Avid site, I would assume it is still an available product. I agree that the "Factory" package(which is simply a bundle of plugins) is maybe not a good investment(I own the Factory plugins and rarely, if ever use them). I also don't see any reason to buy the 003r+ version, unless you absolutely MUST have 8 preamps without any extra gear. Time to find a new dealer? Or maybe buy a used 003r.
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Re: Digi 003 Rack Discontinued?
Could it be that the distributors in your area have decided not to carry the 003R any longer? If that is the case, as albee said, buy used..
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Re: Digi 003 Rack Discontinued?
Thank you!
The problem is that I can only buy with a specific credit card and nobody here are selling the Rack. Im 22 and Im getting equipment to increase the quality of my recordings. Digi 003 Rack is a good option I think because is better than the Mbox 2 pro and I get PT. All this time I was researching about pc compatibility (maybe you remember me) and now the dealer said this. I dont know exactly how I can contact to Digi team to corrobore this. I will try. If you have a mail or if you have some information about this, please tell me. J.P.
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Re: Digi 003 Rack Discontinued?
Hola Try in Global Mac in santiago
http://www.globalmac.cl/digi-003-rack-id-721.html y en PROSOUND Y Croma http://www.cromaltda.cl/product_info...roducts_id=211 tarjeta Ripley http://www.prosound.cl/catalogo/prod...roducts_id=488 http://nunoa.olx.cl/vendo-digi-003-r...0-iid-47175936, used in ripley you can get the cash with the card too
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Re: Digi 003 Rack Discontinued?
Hola Jascha,
Gracias por ayudarme. I contacted with all the shops. Nobody has a 003 Rack. I contacted with the user who sells the Digi in nunoa.olx.cl and he sold it. VGL is the big boss here. I think that VGL wants to sell their last stock of products. Generalmente siempre por esta fecha empiezan las liquidaciones para deshacerse de lo que les va quedando. I need to confirm the information because if it is a lie, I will confront to the dealer here. I contacted to Digidesign via web, I will see what they say. J.P.
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Re: Digi 003 Rack Discontinued?
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besides from Ripleys card you can get the cash Con la tarjeta Ripley puedes pedir un avance en efectivo y comprarla usada
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Re: Digi 003 Rack Discontinued?
The last I checked, Digi, er, AVID wasn't offering much on a 002 rack trade in for a 003. You could maybe get a deal on a 002 rack if you can find a good source.
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Re: Digi 003 Rack Discontinued?
I've heard nothing about the 003R being discontinued. Shop around, you might find it somewhere else.
If you absolutely can't, then it seems like the Mbox 2 Pro might better suit your needs than the 003R Factory anyway. |
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Re: Digi 003 Rack Discontinued?
Personally, I doubt the 003 will make any audible improvement to your recordings. Getting an API A2D would give you 2 great preamps and bypass the Mbox converters(use the SPDIF input) would likely make an audible improvement, as would acoustic treatments, great monitors and 1 or 2 killer microphones. BTW, I own the 003 controller and like it plenty, but your recording quality is only as good as the weakest link in the "chain". Look at your entire system to see where improvements can be made(and which improvements might be more important and/or cost-effective). Now if you want to record drums or a full band, then yes, the 003r(with a decent lightpipe 8 channel preamp) would fill the bill nicely
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