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wrangler_n_space

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Nomad JB3
« on: April 21, 2003, 02:29:24 PM »
Just got mine in, and the guy i got it from on ebay did not send the manuel.
Any tips, better to run line in or optical?


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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2003, 03:00:15 PM »
Obviously optical.  Sorry, that was a little condesending!  Optical would give you a digital signal, while line in would mean that you have to go through the jb3 a/d, which I am sure is crap!  If you have an a/d, which if memory serves me correctly you do, then you should most certainly use it.  Digital signals are not subject to the inner circuitry of the jb3, while feeding an analog signal, whether it be line or mic, certainly is.  I have heard the a/df is kind of like a d7/8, also known as not that good!

Hope this helps.  Maybe my ticks won't go down for this post ;)

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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2003, 03:10:05 PM »
Thats what i was thinking.
Be as condesending as you like. I know that i am a tech retard.

Another stupid question i am sure. But can run both the Nomad (optical) and the d-8 (mini) at the same time out of my ad-20?

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« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2003, 03:15:47 PM »
HMM, what kind of outs does the ad-20 have?  If it has both coax and optical, then yes.  Otherwise, if it is just coax, a splitter should do the track.  I plan on running mine with a splitter out of the mini-me like so:

split->nomad, split->m1.

Let me know and I will help you some more.  And no, you are not a retard, just a person desiring to learn more!

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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2003, 03:20:12 PM »
Absolutely, wrangler

I go AD-20 > Coax to M1 & Optical to JB3.
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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2003, 03:47:28 PM »
You can print the nomad manual from the cd...It has no manual.
It's only 137 pages long, so bee sure ou have plenty of paper.

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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2003, 03:49:46 PM »
I just installed the software and saw that.

Thanks though. :)

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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2003, 04:12:49 PM »
probably not news to anyone here but there's a hella lot of poo-slinging goin on on dat-heads about the JB3...

(like poo-slingin is new on dat-heads) :P

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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2003, 04:22:01 PM »
probably not news to anyone here but there's a hella lot of poo-slinging goin on on dat-heads about the JB3...

(like poo-slingin is new on dat-heads) :P
i noticed that yesterday... very interesting to read.

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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2003, 05:30:12 PM »
same shit different day.  who cares.  its better than an md and prolly not as reliable as DAT for various reasons.  if ya use one great if not, dont knock it till ya try it..

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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2003, 05:33:06 PM »
seems Jamie Lutch really has it in for the JB3 :)
According to his posts, it seems all of his recordings were made using something between his A>D and his JB3 like a co2 or other converter.  To really lay blame entirely on the JB3 due to that is a little questionable. Everyone I talk to who goes straight optical out of their A>D has not really had any problems.

Oh well. I'll keep using mine til it does something wrong.
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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2003, 05:57:01 PM »
I havent had any problems with mine yet, not even the slightest drop out.

My name is Jason Bush, and I'm a JB3 lover!!!



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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2003, 06:38:29 PM »
seems Jamie Lutch really has it in for the JB3 :)
According to his posts, it seems all of his recordings were made using something between his A>D and his JB3 like a co2 or other converter.  To really lay blame entirely on the JB3 due to that is a little questionable. Everyone I talk to who goes straight optical out of their A>D has not really had any problems.

Agreed.  That's part of the reason I'm not over on the Oade forum as much.  Everytime I'd try to post something positive about the JB3, I'd get slammed (albeit not personally) about using one.  I totally understand his motives for not wanting it to be considered a DAT replacement, but enough is enough.  I don't feel I misrepresented the JB3's capabilities one bit.  But maybe that "bit" got dropped (nyuk, nyuk).  In addition, I constantly got flak for running high-end mics into that recorder.  Apparently, this showed that I didn't know what I was talking about re: taping in general.

Sorry for the rant.

The only problems I've had with the JB3 have been when running it through a converter, or when messing with the power supply (i.e. trying to run it off a 6v SLA).  When you use it as it was intended, that is to say, taking an "original" optical signal and running off of internal batteries, it performs flawlessly.

Again, don't knock it 'til you've tried it.

Oh well. I'll keep using mine til it does something wrong.

Agreed.  Or, until I pick up one of those SD boxes ;D

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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2003, 09:46:08 AM »
I ran mine for the first time last nightat KDTU in Tuscaloosa. I turned it on when i was setting up about an hour and half before the show and the first set was about 1:47. Recorded flawlessly, but after a thirty min set break the battery died about 10 mins into the second set. Thank god it was only a back up. And i do have another battery one the way. But i was hoping for at least three hours of record time of the one battery, o well.

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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2003, 09:51:49 AM »
did you leave it on the whole time?

I turn mine off between sets and dont turn it on till right before showtime.

How was the show?
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« Reply #15 on: April 29, 2003, 10:11:27 AM »
Yes i left it on before and during setbreak. i dont know what i was thinking. I was assuming that it would not pull that much off the battery if it was not recording.

The show was fickin great. Its only the second time i have seen them by themselves. Still debating weather or not it was worth 25$ though.

I pulled another rookie mistake at setbreak also. I went out on the pattio to "talk" to an old friend and left my little brother, who was about drunk, to watch the rig. About  a minute and a half into the second set i came back in and my brother was just dancin his ass off. Did not bother to hit record for me. Totally forgot what he was suppose to be doin. My girfriend took to calling me the lazy taper the rest of the night.

It all good thought there was another guy there taping so i am going to get that first couple of minutes from him.

I need to make a check list of rookie/stupid mistakes and look at it every time i tape.
 

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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #16 on: April 29, 2003, 10:38:59 AM »
Yeah I know just what your saying ;D

My list just keeps getting bigger! and my fiance keeps reminding me of all those rookie mistakes.

25 bones! Where was the show?
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« Reply #17 on: April 29, 2003, 10:50:45 AM »
At the Chukker in Tuscaloosa.
I talked witht he owner for a little while and they only cost three grand to get them, which i thought was fairly cheap. But the place only holds maybe 250 folks. So the ticket prices were jacked up. Maybe 100 or so showed up. I bet another 100 would have came if it was 15$.

More room to tape though.

Only had one drunk get near my rig while i was in the bathroom. I came back and he was standing like 2 inches away from my stand and swaying. There was at least 15 feet of room in front of him. I walked behind him and kind of did a little ass shake dance for my girlfriend. Trying to be cute but looking goofy. Anyway he got the hint and moved on to the wall for more support.

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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #18 on: April 29, 2003, 11:23:15 AM »
I've never taped in t-town...I was a drunk fraternity boy there a few years ago, and I havent braved the bars there with a rig yet, I remember some rowdy crowds.

Its good to hear you didnt have to brawl for space there, I always figured it would be some rough and tumble taping in tuscaloosa.
 
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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #19 on: April 29, 2003, 02:24:13 PM »
What do you guys use to sample the wav.

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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #20 on: April 29, 2003, 02:33:10 PM »
What do you guys use to sample the wav.

What do you mean by this?
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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #21 on: April 29, 2003, 02:33:55 PM »
Hey wrangler, your battery may not have been conditioned properly...  Charge it up and discharge it all the way, then repeat 3 times.  This usually shakes the batts back to original spec.

My single batt has lasted for 2.75 hours record and 45 minutes standby before!  Now I have 2, tho, just so I don't have to even think about it (plus I can listen to the show on the way home)

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« Reply #22 on: April 30, 2003, 08:33:46 AM »
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discharge

How, just by running it out?

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Re:Nomad JB3
« Reply #23 on: April 30, 2003, 08:54:46 AM »
Yes, that's what I do; perhaps spin some good tunes while you're at work, and enjoy running the batt down  ;D

 

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