Topic: Fostex FR2-le "IN DA FIELD" (fr2le thread, pt 2)

[Jammin72]

same thing has happened to me using the same cards, but doesn't happen all the time, only randomly.

edit:  here's a screen shot of the most recent "digi click"

Wow I would have to pay close attention to find that.  Fortunately that should be easy enough to pencil out if it doesn't happen often.

I'm using Transcend and so far I don't believe I've had a problem.

[JiB97]

Ya, the weird thing was, I highlighted the "problem" area, deleted it, and there was no loss of music continuity.  I had thought there might be an audible "skip" but there wasn't.

[Jammin72]

Ya, the weird thing was, I highlighted the "problem" area, deleted it, and there was no loss of music continuity.  I had thought there might be an audible "skip" but there wasn't.

It looks like less than 1/500th of a second.  Shouldn't be missed.

[chris319]

Were you running on batteries or AC when you got this click? I'm hoping it was something like a noise spike from the AC line. Dedicated recorders shouldn't hiccup like that. I could understand it if it were a computer (Windows, OS X, Linux, etc.) but not a dedicated recorder.

[JiB97]

Were you running on batteries or AC when you got this click? I'm hoping it was something like a noise spike from the AC line. Dedicated recorders shouldn't hiccup like that. I could understand it if it were a computer (Windows, OS X, Linux, etc.) but not a dedicated recorder.

7.2v 4200mAh RC battery pack

[it-goes-to-eleven]

It looks like less than 1/500th of a second.  Shouldn't be missed.

That is so completely not the point...


The original poster did not mention how and whether they have attempted to reproduce this problem at home in controlled conditions..  That seems like the next step.

[JiB97]

It looks like less than 1/500th of a second.  Shouldn't be missed.

That is so completely not the point...


The original poster did not mention how and whether they have attempted to reproduce this problem at home in controlled conditions..  That seems like the next step.

I ran the exact same setup the next night, in the exact same spot, with the exact same cables/recorder and did not have the weird "click" noise.  And yes, I agree with you that the length of the problem isn't the issue, it is the fact that there is an issue at all. 

[Colin Liston]

Has anyone notified Fostex about this?

[Jammin72]

Nor did i suggest it was.  I don't have an answer for the problem, I was just pointing out that removing it in this case is easy enough.

It looks like less than 1/500th of a second.  Shouldn't be missed.

That is so completely not the point...


The original poster did not mention how and whether they have attempted to reproduce this problem at home in controlled conditions..  That seems like the next step.

[chris319]

Another thought is that if you were using condenser mics, they could have picked up an airborne RFI/EMI spike. I dread to think it is the recorder, and the fact that it happens so infrequently makes it hard to reproduce and diagnose.

Were you using a memory card from the Fostex "approved" list? If not, that would be a clue. We know this click wasn't due to Windows or OS X trying to "do" something (e.g. wireless networking) and locking out CPU cycles.

[kozakz]

The approved card list is very limitied imho on the fostex site. only 2 120x cards are approved over 2 gigabyte size. The 120x Transcend card is hard to get now. only 133x are widely available.

[JiB97]

I was using a Transcend 8gb 133x card.  I had similar errors with my right channel during Langerado, so I just figured it was the CF card and not the recorder.

[Colin Liston]

My right channel has a loose XLR input.  So I have to have the cable sitting just right or I don't get a signal.

[willndmb]

My right channel has a loose XLR input.  So I have to have the cable sitting just right or I don't get a signal.

the one on the "right" on mine is not as tight as the one on the "left"
but i get a signal without issue

[chris319]

I was using a Transcend 8gb 133x card.  I had similar errors with my right channel during Langerado, so I just figured it was the CF card and not the recorder.

Condenser mics I presume? Unless the recorder itself hiccuped the only other possibility I can think of is the condenser mics picking up an RF glitch.