Topic: SD 722/744 (Compact Flash Question) >>

[todd e]

So for those of you who have the 722/744, has anyone used the Compact Flash card?  Last weekend I tried to use it, by letting a friend pop the 8gig card into his 744 at setbreak, mostly for comparison of sources, and it seemed to work.  The next day when I got the '2nd' card out and tried listening to it, there was nothing. 

Anyone use a card and a harddrive, as redundant back-up?  It seems like a real easy way to patch, or compare sources. 

Thoughts/Ideas?

[oleg]

you need to choose what media you are recording 2 or both in the menu
the pb if you choose both is from hard disk

[terrapinj]

i gave a guy some patches at wakarusa directly to his CF card while also writing to the HD. worked great, didn't notice much more power drainage but didn't test to see actual differences. great way to give someone an effortless patch. probably would be a good idea for backups as well. i've been thinking about grabbing some CF cards when there are killer deals to use instead of the HDD from time to time.

you were able to get one card to work but not another? perhaps a formatting issue?

i believe you can still transfer to that CF card using the 744

[todd e]

see that's the thing, it looks good but when i got home, nothing on the card.

it had been formatted in my hd-p2, and i assumed it wouldn't cause any problems for the 744. 

having not had too much experience with the menu on the SD boxes, can someone shed some light on how to navigate to that selection.
i'll try the manual too, but it would be nice to know how to do it, because that was the first question that i didn't know the answer to in a while!

[Craig T]

I've used 2, 4 & 6GB cards without issue.  Another option is to just copy the files to the CF card after the show.  There is a setting to "copy last 24 (or 48) hrs", so you don't have to go through and "tag" the files prior to copying.

[todd e]

I've used 2, 4 & 6GB cards without issue.  Another option is to just copy the files to the CF card after the show.  There is a setting to "copy last 24 (or 48) hrs", so you don't have to go through and "tag" the files prior to copying.

craig,

did you use the CF and the HD, at the same time?  i am 99% sure it can be written at the same time, but i am not sure

[ianstone]

dude, we missed you out in CO this weekend...

[kgreener]

I've used 2, 4 & 6GB cards without issue.  Another option is to just copy the files to the CF card after the show.  There is a setting to "copy last 24 (or 48) hrs", so you don't have to go through and "tag" the files prior to copying.

craig,

did you use the CF and the HD, at the same time?  i am 99% sure it can be written at the same time, but i am not sure

yes, this can be done.  i write to both the CF (4gb) and HD all the time.  it's a nice feeling knowing you have a backup of sorts should one or the other go down.  haven't tested how much drain it puts on the battery but my guess is it's negligible.

[F.O.Bean]

after my moedown first night was trashed, i will be getting an 8GB card for sure, great way to RAID 1 while live   cant wait til 2.0 comes out, then you can RAID 1 w/ cheap external HD's

[todd e]

I've used 2, 4 & 6GB cards without issue.  Another option is to just copy the files to the CF card after the show.  There is a setting to "copy last 24 (or 48) hrs", so you don't have to go through and "tag" the files prior to copying.

craig,

did you use the CF and the HD, at the same time?  i am 99% sure it can be written at the same time, but i am not sure

yes, this can be done.  i write to both the CF (4gb) and HD all the time.  it's a nice feeling knowing you have a backup of sorts should one or the other go down.  haven't tested how much drain it puts on the battery but my guess is it's negligible.

sweet, thanks. 
i've been reading through sound device site and am not getting too far.

what settings do i need to know about?  kgreener, is that different than the default setting?  i'm assuming so

[thegreatgumbino]

sweet, thanks. 
i've been reading through sound device site and am not getting too far.

what settings do i need to know about?  kgreener, is that different than the default setting?  i'm assuming so

Settings in regards to using the CF & HD, or in general?

[todd e]

sweet, thanks. 
i've been reading through sound device site and am not getting too far.

what settings do i need to know about?  kgreener, is that different than the default setting?  i'm assuming so

Settings in regards to using the CF & HD, or in general?

the 744 settings (or 722)

so i could explain the a SD user how to setup the card and HD simultaneously.

[Craig T]

yes, there is a setting to record to HDD and CF at the same time.  I've done it several times and it works great.

I've used 2, 4 & 6GB cards without issue.  Another option is to just copy the files to the CF card after the show.  There is a setting to "copy last 24 (or 48) hrs", so you don't have to go through and "tag" the files prior to copying.

craig,

did you use the CF and the HD, at the same time?  i am 99% sure it can be written at the same time, but i am not sure

[terrapinj]

on the 722 its menu item 5 -

Rec: Media Select

options are:
IN HDD Only
CF Only
IN HDD and CF

[todd e]

on the 722 its menu item 5 -

Rec: Media Select

options are:
IN HDD Only
CF Only
IN HDD and CF

AWESOME, thanks!

+T