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Gear / Technical Help => Recording Gear => Recording Media => Topic started by: deadheaded on October 18, 2005, 10:46:09 AM
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i just joined the microtrack team. just wondering what everybody is using for media, flash or microdrive.
thanks
ed
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I'm using a 6GB Hitachi Microdrive. Many others use them as well. Several use CF cards. All work just fine, but one is alot cheaper than the other. It also appears the Dane-Elec CF cards have some issues?
Read through the MT posts and you can see what everyone is using and what record times, etc everyone is getting.
Edit:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=50828.0
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is it confirmed that microdrives work fine? any good/bad experiences worth noting?
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I've got both a Kingston 4gb CF card and a 4gb Hitachi microdrive. I mainly use the CF card which has worked great -- no issues. I've only tested the microdrive at home and had no problems with it. I lent the 4gb microdrive to scottsch3 for a Duo show since he had just got his MT and his CF card hadn't yet shown up. He used is for the Duo's 1:45 single set and it worked fine. Nice thing is the Hitachi microdrive was only $75 from ebay.
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It also appears the Dane-Elec CF cards have some issues?
the only issure i am having with mine is this:
when i go to download the recording, my desktop PC tells me that the drive is corrupt. I hooked it up to my laptop and it downloaded everything fine. so, the laptop is the work-around for now, and i just dump the recordings from there to a firewire drive and i am good to go.
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is it confirmed that microdrives work fine? any good/bad experiences worth noting?
All appears well on my end. No complaints. I got the 6GB of eBay for $99. Not sure if they are still around, but a hell of a deal.
Now if the MT would just become more stable we'll be in business!
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flash cards are the best option I think that solid state recording is way cooler than using a micro drive its more robust and the battery should last longer
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I've got both a Kingston 4gb CF card and a 4gb Hitachi microdrive. I mainly use the CF card which has worked great -- no issues. I've only tested the microdrive at home and had no problems with it. I lent the 4gb microdrive to scottsch3 for a Duo show since he had just got his MT and his CF card hadn't yet shown up. He used is for the Duo's 1:45 single set and it worked fine. Nice thing is the Hitachi microdrive was only $75 from ebay.
Todd, what sample/bit rates have you tested the microdrive for?
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I've only tested the microdrive at 16/44, but Scott ran it at 24 bits for the Duo. I don't know if it was 24/44 or 24/48, but he did say it came out fine.
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I've run several shows 24/96 with a 6gb Hitachi/Apple microdrive with no problems. I am currently running my Lemosax into the MT using the analog line-in.
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Those Hitachi microdrives must be tanks if they can handle 24/96 recordings. Nice job fellas.
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Those Hitachi microdrives must be tanks if they can handle 24/96 recordings. Nice job fellas.
I wonder how the Hitachi would do in a PMD 671?
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The only thing that would concern me with using the Hitachi microdrive that I own, would be if for some reason the sound of the microdrive spinning somehow translates into an audible noise when recording through the analog inputs. I have NOT noticed any audible occurrences of microdrive noise yet, but it wouldn't surprise me to hear someone mention this.
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Thanks for all your input guys.
i'm thinking the Hitachi 6 gb microdrive for the price per gig ratio, then when i can afford it get a couple of 4 gig flash cards.
My microtrack will be here on friday. i'm looking forward to doing 24/48.
keep up the good work out there pulling good recordings.
thanks
ed
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Grabbed a 6gb apple microdrive off ebay & damn, that thing will last longer than the batteries on the MT!