If you don't trust a laptop and interface (which if I didn't have a dedicated playback laptop with no personal software I wouldn't), check out the Tascam DR-680. It's an 8 channel recorder with 6 RCA line outs. With a little reverse engineering you should be able to dump tracks to the device and set up songs with your 4 tracks playing back simultaneously with 4 discrete outputs. This and a 4 channels of DI will give you crash-proof playback. It would be worth a little manual spelunking to confirm if this is possible.

the unit runs around $600 new from amazon. Plus, it's rock solid and can serve as an easy way to record multitracks of rehearsals or shows when you're not using it for playback.

http://www.amazon.com/Tascam-8-track-Portable-Digital-Recorder/dp/B0036VC3I2

u/amork45 · 1 point r/videography

Yeah, I saw that, but I'm looking for a little bit higher budget than that. Specifically, something that I could plug other microphones into, like a field recorder. The options in there are all built-in. Here's a high-end example of what I'm talking about:

http://www.amazon.com/Tascam-8-track-Portable-Digital-Recorder/dp/B0036VC3I2/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1367949915&amp;sr=8-8&amp;keywords=tascam+digital+field+recorder#productDescription

Also, I apologize if I'm not very keen on the lingo for this stuff; it's a bit out of my expertise.

u/vilent_sibrate · 1 point r/AnimalCollective

From the Vice doc and context clues I am 98% sure they used a Tascam 8 track at least for that EP.

It's probably a personal choice by the engineer though.

https://www.amazon.com/Tascam-8-track-Portable-Digital-Recorder/dp/B0036VC3I2

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