Topic: Re: M Audio Flash Tracker Recorder Update

[tonyvt]

I have been sitting here and biting my tongue as this thread has progressed but feel that I cannot keep quiet on this any longer.
I have always felt that retailers should remain as unobtrusive as possible on public forums but I guess I have to cross the line this time.

I find it hard to believe that some members of TS are talking smack about Doug Oade and hope that you are joking. Some of you might not know that Doug was a pioneer in early  digital recording and should be shown respect by the taper community. His own unique modifications and products including the Oade cable and Oade pre-amps have helped push our little hobby of field recording forward in many ways.

I am also an M-Audio dealer and have spoken to our rep several times about the availability of the new flash recorder since it was first leaked here on this forum. I have got to let you know that our rep had very limited information about this unit last week when I spoke with him and he did not have any pricing info or a shipping ETA. Late in the week I received an updated dealer price list from M-Audio and there was no mention of the flash recorder and there is still no info on their website as of this morning.

Think about it for a minute. When was the last time that an audio/electronics company didn't promote a product before shipping it? 

[Brian Skalinder]

I have been sitting here and biting my tongue as this thread has progressed but feel that I cannot keep quiet on this any longer.
I have always felt that retailers should remain as unobtrusive as possible on public forums but I guess I have to cross the line this time.

I find it hard to believe that some members of TS are talking smack about Doug Oade and hope that you are joking.

Yup, joking:

wayne.....i'm pretty sure that was a joke

Most folks here have the utmost respect for Doug and his whole operation and have a keen recognition of all he's done (and continues to do) for our hobby.

As for whether the M-Audio unit is vaporware, we'll all find out soon enough.

[silentmark]

I have been sitting here and biting my tongue as this thread has progressed but feel that I cannot keep quiet on this any longer.
I have always felt that retailers should remain as unobtrusive as possible on public forums but I guess I have to cross the line this time.

I find it hard to believe that some members of TS are talking smack about Doug Oade and hope that you are joking.

Yup, joking:

wayne.....i'm pretty sure that was a joke

Most folks here have the utmost respect for Doug and his whole operation and have a keen recognition of all he's done (and continues to do) for our hobby.

As for whether the M-Audio unit is vaporware, we'll all find out soon enough.

Yup, joking ...

Another yup for respect ...

And yet another yup for vaporware ...

[creekfreak]

bummer....hope it makes it out some day...

[John Kelly]

So the moral of the story is we have no real idea what the heck is going on, and only an announcement from M-Audio will clear that up. 

[tonyvt]

Agreed. I will let you guys know if I hear something from our M-Audio rep.

[tonyvt]

Good news!

The new M-Audio recorder is officially going to be called Micro Track and is scheduled to start shipping in mid August.

[tonyvt]

This is honestly the exact information that I received. I didn't get any specs other than the list price was $499.95
and map was $399.00. I will write in again when I receive some specs.

[The Kilted Taper]

Timeline has changed a bit in the last week. In the other thread, someone had posted it would be the first or second week in July, and that his retailer friend already had one in hand (I think that's what it said). Now we're talking mid August?

[John Kelly]

Timeline has changed a bit in the last week. In the other thread, someone had posted it would be the first or second week in July, and that his retailer friend already had one in hand (I think that's what it said). Now we're talking mid August?

I don't remember reading someone actually had one in hand...

[Ed.]

i don't remember the one in hand either.  however, this sounds like its really happening.

i'm excited.

[The Kilted Taper]

i don't remember the one in hand either.  however, this sounds like its really happening.

i'm excited.

here ya go:

M-Audio Part number US48010

Shipping to them end of June, but they'll be closed for two weeks, so they'll ship out mid-July.  $499 retail, street price $399.

Dealer friend just got this from M-Audio.

Jeff

[WiFiJeff]

i don't remember the one in hand either.  however, this sounds like its really happening.

i'm excited.

here ya go:

M-Audio Part number US48010

Shipping to them end of June, but they'll be closed for two weeks, so they'll ship out mid-July.  $499 retail, street price $399.

Dealer friend just got this from M-Audio.

Jeff

Hey!  I said he got a part number, NOT that he got a machine.  I'll have to write more carefully I guess.

Jeff

[tonyvt]

For what it is worth the new part number for the Micro Track is #9900-40773-00.
M-Audio will be updating their systems during July and will not be shipping for a few weeks.
I wouldn't expect to see it until mid August.

[The Kilted Taper]

Hey!  I said he got a part number, NOT that he got a machine.  I'll have to write more carefully I guess.

Jeff

Or I need to learn to read. I was reading it has he got HIS from m-audio, not he got THIS from.... Oh well.