Topic: MT Users, Please step inside

[BWolf]

So I know there is a list of CF cards that MAudio suggests, but what is everyone actually using?

I was looking around town last night (for something 2gb or bigger) and I couldn't find any that were on the MAudio list, but there were a lot of options that weren't on the list.

Lots of SanDisk, Hitachi (microdrives) and Sony.

Ultimately I would like to compile a list of cards known to work, just for future reference.

So Far - It seems that some ofl the microdrives have problem registering time, but I'm still listing them here because for all other purposes they "work"
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Hitachi 6gb microdrive
Kingston Elite Pro 45x
Lexar professional 80x
Sandisk Ultra II 4GB CF
Sandisk 1GB CF
Kingston Elite Pro 50x 2GB
4gb hitachi microdrive
6gb apple branded hitachi
lexar 2gb 80x
Seagate 5gb Microdrive

[Ed.]

I use the Hitachi 6gb microdrive.

The downside to this card is it eats the battery faster, so a battery pack of some sort is almost always needed.  The other downside is, it doesn't register time right.  I have to leave dummy files on it to get the available space below 4gb's before it'll show the proper remaining time on the card when I'm recording.  A bit of a pain in the ass.

I'd say the card is reliable tho, the mt on the other hand....I'm starting to notice more things about my problem the other night at moe tho.  When I was recording and not getting any levels, its because the mt switched back to the factory defaults.  I didn't notice that till Saturday night tho.  Looking at the MT again yesterday, it should have been obvious this happened, because the filenames started over from 34 back to 001.  I guess thats a sign.

Why the recording stopped half way thru the second set tho, I'm not for sure.  I'm pretty sure it safe to say that its not the card though since it was just over half full.

But yeah, the 6gb hitachi works nice and is cheap.

[anhisr]

I use both Kingston Elite Pro 45x and Lexar professional 80x with no problem except my own stupidity

[Brian Skalinder]

Kingston Elite Pro 45x.  Had a couple minor problems - not CF card related - with earlier firmware.  No problems since I've <a> sorted out the unit's quirks with testing at home (things like don't power up unless there's a S/PDIF signal present), and <b> updated the firmware (except for no 96k, which I don't really care about).

[JasonSobel]

I've been using a Sandisk Ultra II 4GB CF card, with no card-related issues.  I have, as just about everyone else, run into a few minor quirks and bugs with the unit, but none related to the CF card.

I've also been using a standard Sandisk 1GB CF card to record opening acts, but for those, I've only recorded at 16 bit, 48kHz.  I haven't tried any 24bit recording on the standard Sandisk.

[silentmark]

Kingston Elite Pro 45x

[cmoorevt]

Kingston Elite Pro 45x, 2GB verion.  No CF related problems.

[Chris K]

6gb hitachi microdrive (i have two). no problems. not even the remainign time issue others have. but i have only run analog in... havent run spdif in (yet).

[ajprog]

Using Kingston Elite Pro 50x 2GB. No problems at all here.

[BWolf]

So Far
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Hitachi 6gb microdrive
Kingston Elite Pro 45x
Lexar professional 80x
Sandisk Ultra II 4GB CF
Sandisk 1GB CF
Kingston Elite Pro 50x 2GB


Most of these seem like they are on the list (except for the Sandisk Ultra II).  Anyone use anything thats not on M-Audios list?  Thanks for the input.  +t

[e.heman]

I use a lexar 2gb 80x. Had no problem ins the use until now. But the first time I took a session of about 1h 20' . I tried to play it back on the MT but it stopped after 9'53'' When I had split the file with Audacity I could hear everything back without a problem. I think the first file of 1.2 Gb was to big for the MT to handle.
Last sunday i recorded with a short stop by pushing the recording twice (it costs only 5 sec to restart) I feel o lot safer now.

[Ed.]

My MT stops all the time on playback, I don't think thats a problem with the card.  I think its just another with the MT itself.

[jbraveman]

4gb hitachi microdrive - no problems
6gb apple branded hitachi - had diginoises with very first recording 24/96 via 1/4" input
                               - now won't register time properly

[SClassical]

I use a 2GB 80X Lexar compact flash card. I think the faster the card the less problem you will have. Lexar made a new card: 133X

[BC]

My MT stops all the time on playback, I don't think thats a problem with the card.  I think its just another with the MT itself.

I noticed that about mine also when I was playing back a Moe. set. Timer was still rolling and showing levels on the screen but no output from the headphone out.

FWIW: I am using a Sandisk Ultra II.