Topic: KORG MR-1 pt.II

[jb63]

Oooohhh...

That on/off switch looks like it will be easy to trip!

[igene]

I was thinking that myself, but I have a fix for that.
I'm away for a few days,. When I get back I'll post a shot
of what I did.   

[igene]

someone is looking to buy an MR-1.
Just a heads up in case anyone is looking to sell.

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=143052.0

[tedyun]

Problems with the CF-mod! Beware!

I taped moe a few weeks ago, which was my first field test with the CF mod. When I listened to it, the recording had faint but audible "clicks" either in the left, right or in both channels. I thought it could be to digi noise because it was an unbalanced connection going from my Aerco to the MR-1, and it was easily handled by iZotope Declicker.

However I finally got a chance to sit down over the last few days and go through the recording chain. It definitely appears to be a problem with having the CF card in the MR-1. Replacing it with the Mtron SSD resulted in a click-free recording. Even when I don't feed it a signal, there are periodic clicks in the recording. When I feed it an amplified signal, the frequency of the clicks increases.

So a word of caution to you igene, because I know you're planning on dropping a few nickels on that Hoodman. As it stands, I am going back to the SSD.

[igene]

That more than just a few nickles.
I'm unemployed, so that's quite a bit for me.
(I've been trying to sell my gear to afford it)
I'm going to do some more searching for a solution.

thanks.

[jb63]

I got my External battery in the mail today.

Did you ever get a chance to test that external, igene?

Curious as to whether you could get the MR1 to consistently read "charging" or "plugged in" with it.
I just ran a show with a Tekkeon 3450 plugged in securely and I had to keep plugging/unplugging to get it to show connected.
Extremely annoying, but better than no show at all!

[igene]

I had shelved the whole project for later.
I got the battery and charged it, put it with all my MR-1 gear - and that's how I left it.
I haven't even made the cable for it yet.
I have all the parts, it just hasn't been a priority for me.

I've recently been busy designing a detachable AKG cap mod.(see mic section)
Before that 2 weeks of clean-out on my property (still ongoing), and so on.

I really want to get back to this soon.
I'll get on this shortly. Maybe in a week or so.
Ahhh, the chaos of life....

[H₂O]

I got my External battery in the mail today.

Did you ever get a chance to test that external, igene?

Curious as to whether you could get the MR1 to consistently read "charging" or "plugged in" with it.
I just ran a show with a Tekkeon 3450 plugged in securely and I had to keep plugging/unplugging to get it to show connected.
Extremely annoying, but better than no show at all!

I thought that was normal behaviour for the MR-1 on battery power - when ever I run the MR-1 that's how it's behaved with my external battery (the charge indicator is on for a minute or two and then it goes to the battery bars) - Only in one situation it appeared not to use the external battery.

[jb63]

I would say that's acceptable, but I lost half a show because of this glitch when I looked and it had shut down.
It was a back-up rig, so I had another tape to fall back on, but still... OW!

The problem with particular that deck is that the internal only lasts 10mins before shut-down.
I suspect that in order to work successfully with an external, it just need to hold more of its own charge in order to make up for those moments when its not charging or something like that.

I'm going to try setting the Tekkeon to 6v instead of 5 and see if that makes any difference.
At this point, I might as see if it fries the deck. I thought the Tekkeon would see more use, but that thing is huge for a pocket pack, and spring is coming, so it will be up in the yard sale soon if the 6v option doesn't solve the problem.

:-|

[jb63]

Here's a new error I haven't come across.

I recently made a 2 hour DSDIFF recording and just didn't have time to do the transfer, so I left it on the Korg HD.

About 3 months later I was going to transfer it and one of the 1GB blocks lists its size as Zero Bytes. It's number 2 out of 5, and I can pull the other 4, but not that one. Anyone had this happen or want to try to come up with an explanation or fix for it?

Thanks!

jb

[H₂O]

Here's a new error I haven't come across.

I recently made a 2 hour DSDIFF recording and just didn't have time to do the transfer, so I left it on the Korg HD.

About 3 months later I was going to transfer it and one of the 1GB blocks lists its size as Zero Bytes. It's number 2 out of 5, and I can pull the other 4, but not that one. Anyone had this happen or want to try to come up with an explanation or fix for it?

Thanks!

jb

I haven't had that exact thing happen but does it play on the Korg?

[jb63]

Nope.
Just gives me the "Error > Exit" option.
It did play when I first taped the show, and I think I may have done a 16/44 transfer just to listen to, but that's hardly the depth I was looking to keep.

It's weird. I'll post a screen shot.

[H₂O]

I had a similar problem when I was experimenting with CF mod, but it was a test run so I chalked it up to the CF mod itself. 

Have you tried reseating the hdd cable?

Have you tried connecting it to a PC to see if it sees the file?

 

[DavidNJ]

I have two Korg MR-1s and I love the sound recorded. However, reliability has been an issue.  One of the replaced units had a problem just as it hit the warranty and was repaired. Now the second is having the same problem. While I'm not sure, I imagine the repair will be in the $150-200 range.

Is it worth repairing or should I apply that toward a new multi-channel recorder?

[H₂O]

What issue are you having?