Topic: Re: M Audio Flash Tracker Recorder Update

[John Kelly]

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

Not sure how you can read that as having a unit in hand...

[BLOODYJACK]

If it shows up lets hope they do A2D right because optical digital can not handle 24bit audio
It will just get truncated.

[The Kilted Taper]

If it shows up lets hope they do A2D right because optical digital can not handle 24bit audio
It will just get truncated.

Pretty sure it's got an rca style coax in.

Not sure how you can read that as having a unit in hand...

[Craig T]

If it shows up lets hope they do A2D right because optical digital can not handle 24bit audio
It will just get truncated.

 

you can certainly transmit 24bit audio via toslink optical, at least up to 24/96, maybe not 24/192.

I also don't understand the connection between a/d conversion and the digital i/o format.  You'd only be concerned with the a/d quality if you're using the analog inputs.

[Brian]

If it shows up lets hope they do A2D right because optical digital can not handle 24bit audio
It will just get truncated.

 

you can certainly transmit 24bit audio via toslink optical, at least up to 24/96, maybe not 24/192.

I also don't understand the connection between a/d conversion and the digital i/o format.  You'd only be concerned with the a/d quality if you're using the analog inputs.

as a matter of fact you can successfully transmit up to 4 channels of 24/88.2 or 96 down an ADAT optical line. 8 channels of 24/44.1 or 48.

[Kevin Straker]

Anybody know if this sumbitch will do 16 bit? 24 bit will be nice and I will adapt my playback system in the near future,but for now it'll have to do 16bit also.

[BLOODYJACK]

OK I had to go Check the information and you can do 24bit with SPDIF
but not with AES/EBU if you follow the defined useage.

"Both S/PDIF and AES/EBU can, and do transfer 24 bit words. In AES/EBU, the last 4 bits have a defined usage, so if anyone puts audio in there, it has to go to something that doesn't expect the standard specifies. But in S/PDIF, there's nothing that says what you have to use the bits for, so filling them all up with audio is acceptable. Typical S/PDIF equipments only use 16 or 20 bit resolutions. While many equipments use more than 16 bits in internal processing, it's not unusual for the output to be limited to 16 bits."

[The Kilted Taper]

First I've seen it mentioned on the m-audio site (just a peep):

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=media.new&ID=0c4be8c815d5bd1092b937785524a11a

[spyder9]

Small Dog Electronics has it listed for back order already.  Under the new name w/ August availability.


http://www.smalldog.com/product/35375/atfgc

 

[Ray76]

Small Dog Electronics has it listed for back order already.  Under the new name w/ August availability.


http://www.smalldog.com/product/35375/atfgc

 

so its called MicroTrack 24/96 ?

right on

[OOK]

I can't wait !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  If this thing does everything its reported too..........LOOK OUT!
no more lappies, 722/744's, M1, D8's,D whatever!  This thing could corner the taper market!
With a street price of 400$ and card costs dropping I will definately pick one up.  I will just wait and see that there are no issues like the SD boxes people got suckered on(just my opinion).

[F.O.Bean]

i think it WILL corner the recorder market IMO

[John Kelly]

With expectations that high it can only fail to deliver.   Just be like me - think it will be a nice replacement for the JB3 and if it turns out to be better, then great.

[Ray76]

With expectations that high it can only fail to deliver.   Just be like me - think it will be a nice replacement for the JB3 and if it turns out to be better, then great.

thats what i hope too, though i am a sceptic. gonna keep the jb3s just in case
Ray

[Crumbo]

Just be like me - think it will be a nice replacement for the JB3 and if it turns out to be better, then great.

QFT