Topic: TASCAM DR-680 portable 8-track #3

[Chadfish]

I see. I guess it made no sense to mention it then!

[ArchivalAudio]

My "new" DR-680 Arrived today from ToddR! Thanx!

I had trouble powering it on with the internal AA NiMh rechargeables- I'm assuming it just a low charge on them. It worked fine with the external power supply.
--Ian

[bdasilva]

You  are going to love it

[ttrego2003]

Need a little help folks. Saturday night CD and I ran 6 channel for Dangermuffin. I ran 4022>vms5u(@30db)>AD2K(+18 input/6db level meter switch) 24/48>spdif>680. Got excellent levels on 680, but nothing on AD2K. level meter. So,why would the AD2K not show levels?

Todd

[Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B)]

My "new" DR-680 Arrived today from ToddR! Thanx!

I had trouble powering it on with the internal AA NiMh rechargeables- I'm assuming it just a low charge on them. It worked fine with the external power supply.
--Ian

Great minds think alike. (i.e. sell FR2LE... buy DR680)

[dgale]

I have a playback question for my DR-680 - I've never tried to playback the files directly on the machine but rather have always just copied the SD card over to my laptop and messed around with things from there.  Today I tried to play the files directly on the machine - I selected Browse from the menu and when I highlight a certain take and select info, it says "Irregular File" and when I try to play it it says "File Not Found in Take".  The files copied over to my HD and play fine there - anyone know what's up?

[ArchivalAudio]

Question about internal batteries:  I notice that the Power button is really a Standby button. is there a way to actually power down the unit, so as to not trickle the batteries down?  After recharging 8 NiMH batteries I did manage to get the unit to power up vial the 8 AA internal batteries.

Thanx
-- Ian

[dgale]

Question about internal batteries:  I notice that the Power button is really a Standby button. is there a way to actually power down the unit, so as to not trickle the batteries down?  After recharging 8 NiMH batteries I did manage to get the unit to power up vial the 8 AA internal batteries.

Thanx
-- Ian

Ian,

If you hold down the power/standby button for ~ 3 sec or so, it will shut down the unit.  I'm not sure why they call it standby mode, as it basically shuts the unit down - perhaps others have measured potential power consumption during this mode but as far as I can tell it is minimal.  I've never actually used the unit with AA's - I've always used AC power or DVD batteries, so not sure how much life you can expect out of a set of AA's, especially if you are providing phantom power. 

[Gutbucket]

Today I tried to play the files directly on the machine - I selected Browse from the menu and when I highlight a certain take and select info, it says "Irregular File" and when I try to play it it says "File Not Found in Take".  The files copied over to my HD and play fine there - anyone know what's up?

This happened for me last night when I tried to use the DR-680 to play a file form a card that was recorded using a DR2d (the only time I've tried to play a file that was not recorded on this machine).  I got the same error messages, assumed it was a file directory format issue or something but didn't look into it further.  I say that from similar experience with playing back mulitchannel files on the R-44 which must be placed in a folder with a .pjt extension and in general the R-44 is less particular than the DR-680 about file structure and where the WAVs are placed.


As for power drain when off, I've noticed mine slowly draining a DVD battery a few times overnight when off I think (though not the internal AA's) so I've taken to keeping the battery unplugged before and after use just to be safe.

[dgale]

Today I tried to play the files directly on the machine - I selected Browse from the menu and when I highlight a certain take and select info, it says "Irregular File" and when I try to play it it says "File Not Found in Take".  The files copied over to my HD and play fine there - anyone know what's up?

This happened for me last night when I tried to use the DR-680 to play a file form a card that was recorded using a DR2d (the only time I've tried to play a file that was not recorded on this machine).  I got the same error messages, assumed it was a file directory format issue or something but didn't look into it further.  I say that from similar experience with playing back mulitchannel files on the R-44 which must be placed in a folder with a .pjt extension and in general the R-44 is less particular than the DR-680 about file structure and where the WAVs are placed.


As for power drain when off, I've noticed mine slowly draining a DVD battery a few times overnight when off I think (though not the internal AA's) so I've taken to keeping the battery unplugged before and after use just to be safe.

I can see a compatibility issue with files recorded on a different model machine but I can't figure out why this is happening when I recorded it on the DR-680.  Anyone else experience this problem or otherwise have any ideas why I am getting these error messages?

[DavidNJ]

I posted some questions in another thread, http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=146617.0. Should I have posted here instead? I thought it best to isolate them at the time because of the length of the 3-part, 72 page total thread.

[Grosse_j]

105 minute jazz set lastnight.

The DR680 screen indicates DIN UNLOCK if the SPIF connection is lost for what ever reason (cable disconnected, R44 powered down, etc) and DIN LOCK once the connection is restored.

Today I did a 2 h  test run with SAT receiver input, left channel in R44 and via coax digital to DR 680 in, right channel direkt in DR 680. Everything went well, the track 7/8 (sum up of all R44 tracks) is verry well synchronized over the 2 hours to track 1/2- thats clear. How do you align  single tracks directly from R44 SDHC card to the DR 680 tracks? Do you lock for an specific "click" on pc screen in audio sw to calculate the time difference and afterwards delete or fill in that difference? My first attempts were quiet difficult for that. Do you have an special advice?
Thanks
Grosse_j

[Gutbucket]

That's it.  Move one set of tracks along the DAW timeline until they align with the set from the other recorder.  Looking for an obvious transient peak makes it easier.

[tgakidis]

Am i missing something?  How do you display the total time left on a SD card while the unit is recording?

[Myco]

Am i missing something?  How do you display the total time left on a SD card while the unit is recording?

Good question. I've wondered this also.