Topic: Tascam HD-P2 12-10-2005

[jibooer]

yes, we have been anticipating your report as it looks like a great upgrade to the DAT units. thanks alot.

[kidtexas]

BWF's don't have to have the .bwf extension.  They can have .wav.  To my knowledge, the only real difference between a wave file and a broadcast wave file is a chunk of data in the file labeled 'bext' that has some info about timecode and some other stuff.  Broadcast waves do not have to have the .bwf extension.

[philb]

I think you are right. My fostex records in the broadcast wave format (.bwf) and up to 4 gb. Basically, bwf is exactly the same as WAV but with a time stamp. Older software versions of the fr-2 had the 2 gb limit but updates by fostex created two seemless 2 gb WAV files.

[CQBert]

OOOPPPSSS - 

2 gig file size limit...  thought it had an larger setting but was mistaken.

CQBert

[sygdwm]

surely it starts a new file seamlessly, no?

[kevin p]

surely it starts a new file seamlessly, no?

Yes, it has an auto append feature you can turn on or off.

[sygdwm]

you run it yet? how's the a/d?

[kevin p]

you run it yet? how's the a/d?

Not yet, will be testing it out at TBC on the 28th for the first time. And to correct myself, auto append doesn't have anything to do with the 2GB split. It does that automatically.

[F.O.Bean]

wonder if its a truely seamless auto-split

getting psyched

and the 12v issue isnt as bad as ya'll think, 12v NIMH batt pakc s can be picked up at a decent price for high mah capacity(I think a 6000mah one is about 50 bucks)

[kevin p]

wonder if its a truely seamless auto-split

getting psyched

and the 12v issue isnt as bad as ya'll think, 12v NIMH batt pakc s can be picked up at a decent price for high mah capacity(I think a 6000mah one is about 50 bucks)

From the manual....

[F.O.Bean]

+T, Thanks!

[lynchie]

looks like I'm gonna buy one of these instead of the 722. Can't justify the $$$ for the 722
when I'll still be running my 148>V3 in front.

[F.O.Bean]

nother question:

How does one upgrade firmware/OS? thru a download or by sending in the units?

I know the marantz has to be sent in and thats not cool IMO, thats one of the drawbacks of the marantz versus this if firmware/updates can easily be done via firewire port

does anyone know what kind od mods doug has ideas about for this? wonder if he'll do flavors or just upgrade the pre section ala the dap-1, im guesing just upgrade the pre section w2/ lower self-noise/etc, rather than flavors ala the w/t/p mods

this thing IS tits and is gonna be purchased at tax return time

then im getting one of these so i can QUICKLY transfer my 4GB CF card in the field at festies, just throw in a 2.5" HD and roll, 80 GB should be PLENTY

http://www.eastgear.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=17_66&products_id=443

[L Ron Hoover]

Why don't you just get an MT Bean?

[F.O.Bean]

Why don't you just get an MT Bean?

 

maybe by the year 2010 they'll be stable enuf