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Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« on: May 04, 2006, 03:51:26 PM »
New firmware up on the M-Audio site:

MicroTrack 24/96

Version: 1.4.0

Release Date: May 4, 2006

Applies to:
MicroTrack 24/96

Operating System(s):
Windows 2000, Windows XP

Release Notes:
This readme covers MicroTrack Firmware v1.4.0

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Installation Instructions:

1) Connect the MicroTrack 24/96 to your Mac or PC (Please refer to your manual for details on this procedure).

2) Copy the three files, "PP5020.mi4", "BL_MPR.rom" and "Resources.arl," onto a properly formatted Compact Flash card in the root directory of your MicroTrack 24/96 (Do not put them in a folder).

3) Properly unmount the MicroTrack 24/96 from the computer (Again, please refer to your manual for complete instructions).

4) On the MicroTrack 24/96, navigate to Main Menu > System > Firmware Update and press the NAV button.

5) You will be asked to verify this action. Press the NAV button again to begin the firmware update. The MicroTrack will show a few messages on the screen while the update is in progress. The four LEDs around the level controls will flash sequentially during the update. When the firmware update is complete, the MicroTrack will automatically reboot. To verify the firmware update was executed, go to Main Menu > System > Version. If the firmware update was successful, it should now show Firmware 1.4.0 and Bootloader 1.02

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Definitions: For the purposes of this document, the following definition applies:

‘Application’ refers to the user interface that allows for the playback and recording of audio. This is the mode in which the menus or the level and time indicators are on screen.

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Issues addressed by this release

-Sometimes wouldn’t use the entire available space of the media and would report media full before it actually was. Even after deleting previous recordings from the media.

-Sometimes reported incorrect file sizes on MP3s.

-Outputs would turn off during playback of some files.

-Autosplit feature would not always record to full 2GB file size when source is S/PDIF

-Files sometimes were not saved properly if the battery would run out during a recording.

-Sometimes would revert to default settings if the battery charge were to run out during use.

-Recordings would sometimes stop early (before filling media or reaching 2GB) when using S/PDIF as the source.

-Some French characters and translations were incorrect.

-Would not always display the full media message when it should.

-Could not play files from the ‘Files’ menu if the files were inside a folder.

-Sometimes would hang on writing very short (less than 1 second) recordings.

-Some S/PDIF recordings failed to start recording if they immediately followed an analog recording.

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User Interface change:

While charging with the unit in the Application, the battery icon will contain the letters CHG. This will remain until the battery voltage reaches 100% and remains there for one hour. At that time, the CHG will be replaced with a plug icon (indicating it is plugged in and supplying power but no longer charging the battery). This one hour ‘timer’ will be reset only if power is removed for longer than 3 minutes (which will prevent the unit from overcharging if the power is removed and returned for short periods of time).


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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2006, 04:24:00 PM »
Who's going to be the first to try it out? I'll wait 1-2 days before uploading it to my MT.
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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2006, 05:05:26 PM »
i just upgraded. will use it tommorrow night.
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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2006, 07:16:50 PM »
im gonna install it and do some testing at home tonight

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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2006, 07:39:52 PM »
I'm scared. Give it a try. I'll try later.

All the things I said were happening with 1.3.3, were addressed.

No seamless split, but we might be getting somewhere.

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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2006, 09:39:29 PM »
i'm installing it and will use it in the field tomorrow.  I'll let you know how it goes.

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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2006, 10:24:18 PM »
Thanks to the fearless testers!  :clapping:    :coolguy:

If anyone is running SPDIF in at 24 bit, can you check for channel flipping too? I wrote m-audio a few times about this but have never seen it mentioned as a fix.

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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2006, 01:15:16 AM »
oooh, i'll need to update before sts9 on saturday night.  hopefully all will go well.


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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2006, 04:19:36 AM »
Installed it, will use it tonight.
At 48/16, it reports max time per file as 2:53:36!? (should be over 3 hours!) ???

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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2006, 08:01:39 AM »
I'll be running it tomorrow ...
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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2006, 08:53:02 AM »
Installed it, will use it tonight.
At 48/16, it reports max time per file as 2:53:36!? (should be over 3 hours!) ???

what size card?

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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2006, 10:50:14 AM »
Installed it, will use it tonight.
At 48/16, it reports max time per file as 2:53:36!? (should be over 3 hours!) ???

That's the time you get when you base your calculations on kilobytes, megabytes and Gigabytes all being 1000 instead of 1024 so that must be what's happening.

When 1 kilobyte = 100 bytes and 1 Megabyte = 1000 kilobytes and 1 Gigabyte = 1000 Megabyte, 2 GB file will hold 2:53:37. That's based on 48000 sample rate, 16 bits, 2 channels.

Here's an old formula I have around for calculating space in an excel spreadsheet.

=2000/(((48000*16*2/8)/1000)*60/1000)/(360*4)

where 2000 is the file size (2 Gigabytes based on 1000's)
48000 is the sample rate (replace with whatever sample rate you want)
16 is the bit depth  (replace with whateverbit depth you want, 16 or 24)
2 is the number of channels (2 for stereo, 1 for mono)
everything else give you the number in the proper form.

In general format, this will spit out the number as 0.12053272 and if you change the excel cell to time format (without am or pm) it will read  2:53:37

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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2006, 06:00:36 PM »
Installed it, will use it tonight.
At 48/16, it reports max time per file as 2:53:36!? (should be over 3 hours!) ???

That's the time you get when you base your calculations on kilobytes, megabytes and Gigabytes all being 1000 instead of 1024 so that must be what's happening.

When 1 kilobyte = 100 bytes and 1 Megabyte = 1000 kilobytes and 1 Gigabyte = 1000 Megabyte, 2 GB file will hold 2:53:37. That's based on 48000 sample rate, 16 bits, 2 channels.

Here's an old formula I have around for calculating space in an excel spreadsheet.

=2000/(((48000*16*2/8)/1000)*60/1000)/(360*4)

where 2000 is the file size (2 Gigabytes based on 1000's)
48000 is the sample rate (replace with whatever sample rate you want)
16 is the bit depth  (replace with whateverbit depth you want, 16 or 24)
2 is the number of channels (2 for stereo, 1 for mono)
everything else give you the number in the proper form.

In general format, this will spit out the number as 0.12053272 and if you change the excel cell to time format (without am or pm) it will read  2:53:37

J.T.

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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2006, 02:45:36 AM »
ran 1.4 tonight.  Did about a 90 minute file 16/44.1  using the 1/4 inputs.  I was patching from the board at 9:30.  Everything seemed ok.  Playback didn't stop on the way home like usual.

I did have problems trying to listen through the headphones while recording.  I turned it on in the record settings after I started recording and couldn't get anything to come out.  I could see the levels moving and turned the volume all the way up.  I was also running mics and plugged the headphones into my MD recorder and they worked fine there.  Not sure what the issue was I'll play with it tomorrow.  Do you have to set input monitoring to "ON" before you start recording?

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Re: Microtrack 24/96 Firmware 1.4.0
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2006, 03:21:31 AM »
ran 1.4 tonight.  Did about a 90 minute file 16/44.1  using the 1/4 inputs.  I was patching from the board at 9:30.  Everything seemed ok.  Playback didn't stop on the way home like usual.

I did have problems trying to listen through the headphones while recording.  I turned it on in the record settings after I started recording and couldn't get anything to come out.  I could see the levels moving and turned the volume all the way up.  I was also running mics and plugged the headphones into my MD recorder and they worked fine there.  Not sure what the issue was I'll play with it tomorrow.  Do you have to set input monitoring to "ON" before you start recording?
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