So I've been using this unit as a two track bit bucket for 10 years, which makes it one of the longest two track recorders I've used to date. Anyway, I broke it out for Bobby at the Landmark and two strange things happened.
During the first set it recorded the first 20 minutes and the last 17 minutes of the show. However, everything inbetween was gone.
During the second set on 4 occasion it reversed channels on me, swapping right for left and left for right. Fortunately I could hear the switch and swap them back. It is not seamless but not noticeable unless you have headphones on a listen for it.
My thoughts is that this unit has seen it's final days and this is an indication that it is about to go south perminately. In preparation for that I just purchased a Tascam 680, which I owned in the past. It is a bit overkill but there doesn't seem to be a unit with digital in, which the 680 does.
Anyway, has anyone else experienced this with a Microtrack and can it be fixed or debugged? If not, I got more than my money out of this unit and can easily put it to rest. However, it is small and has been a good unit through the years.