Topic: New improved microtrack (MT II)

[it-goes-to-eleven]

Here we go again...

No way.. I don't believe it. This is M-Audio.. They'd never... oh nevermind

[Tim]

I used a MT twice this last weekend. If they have really fixed the 2 gig file issue then I think this would make a great little bit bucket. Reminded me of carrying my trusty D8

[jlykos]

I used a MT twice this last weekend. If they have really fixed the 2 gig file issue then I think this would make a great little bit bucket. Reminded me of carrying my trusty D8

I am not so sure about that, to be honest.  Recording off a SBD is not the greatest because the internal A/D is so poor.  The metering also pissed me off a bit because of the slight delayed reaction on the display.  Even if they fix the 2GB limit, I will bet money that the A/D and software will remain the exact same.  My guess for why they are even coming out with a II is to fix the 2GB limit and have full 48v power, which they should have had in the first place.

[NOLAfishwater]

sounds like this the equivalent of blue balls to tapers

[Tim]

I am not so sure about that, to be honest.  Recording off a SBD is not the greatest because the internal A/D is so poor.  The metering also pissed me off a bit because of the slight delayed reaction on the display.  Even if they fix the 2GB limit, I will bet money that the A/D and software will remain the exact same.  My guess for why they are even coming out with a II is to fix the 2GB limit and have full 48v power, which they should have had in the first place.

that's why I said "bit bucket"

so long as you have a decent pre or a/d and are just using this as a recorder I think it is fine.

[dactylus]

I am not so sure about that, to be honest.  Recording off a SBD is not the greatest because the internal A/D is so poor.  The metering also pissed me off a bit because of the slight delayed reaction on the display.  Even if they fix the 2GB limit, I will bet money that the A/D and software will remain the exact same.  My guess for why they are even coming out with a II is to fix the 2GB limit and have full 48v power, which they should have had in the first place.

that's why I said "bit bucket"

so long as you have a decent pre or a/d and are just using this as a recorder I think it is fine.

Agreed 100%

 

[NOLAfishwater]

so did they ever release a definitive product launch date?

[OFOTD]

so did they ever release a definitive product launch date?

Won't ever happen.  I shit you not but some random day folks will start getting emails that their orders are on the way.  Happened with the first gen unit and I suspect this one will be no different.

[Rick]

Let us hope its soon. I want to use my new V3 

[gmm6797]

Has there been an official SPEC list released yet?

[flintstone]

official specifications here:
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/MicroTrackII-main.html

Flintstone

[gmm6797]

Sorry, guess what I really meant was a side by side comparison of the 2 models

[Rick]

I wonder if they have improved the internal battery at all 

[it-goes-to-eleven]

Sorry, guess what I really meant was a side by side comparison of the 2 models

M-audio published totally bogus specs on the first mt. The noise floor specs were comparable to the sound devices 722 and v3 (both among the quietest available) but the actual performance wasn't anywhere close.  Same for the 48volt phantom claims.  Then they tried to deny they had ever specified the phantom as 48volts.  As one of the first purchasers, it was a fraud in my opinion.

So in the case of M-Audio, I wouldn't believe anything but independent testing.

[jtessier]

The original audio specs are what I personally tested on the pre-production units verified on the first units off the line (using a AP2700 series Audio Precision analyzer). I'm not saying that all units for sure met these specs but I am saying that there was certainly no fraud.  As for the whole 48 volt thing the intent at the time was to make it produce 48 volts but late in the design we found that we couldn't do it as not jeopardize the reliability of the unit (it would have done 48 volts but we weren't sure how long it would last) so we reduced the voltage to give us some breathing room instead of running components right at the edges of their specs. At this point we changed all marketing materials that had been made that said 48 volts. This was well before anything had shipped.

I can't really say too much about the MTII. I did work on testing the early alpha versions of the unit before the site I was located at was closed and I do think it will be an improvement over the MT 1.

P.S. While I was there I tried several times to suggest they make a dedicated SPDIF to CF bit bucket (no analog) but they just wouldn't go for it.  I'd email them to let them know if you'd buy one.

John