Topic: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 8

[GLouie]

Are your trying to read the card on a computer or doing a file transfer of the data from the MixPre via USB?

[morst]

Tried a card reader and the file transfer mode, neither work. Gonna set up outputs 1-4 as USB and try it in real time to audacity

[justme]

Tried a card reader and the file transfer mode, neither work. Gonna set up outputs 1-4 as USB and try it in real time to audacity

You do have it connected over USB-C port, right?
Make sure you have not set USB-C to “Power only”.

[morst]

Well I got the card to read on the computer.
Had to un-write-protect it, which makes no sense.


¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[jazzgtrl4]

Hi i have a mixpre6 first gen this is the second issue ive had with this thing.  funny both at phish shows at the hollywood bowl second sets..years apart.  The first the second set it crashed because the card wasn't fast enough. bought a new card that was faster supposedly and i got the first set no problem. Thought i got the second set and its on the card but it wont play, it like 1.35 gig so the info is there.  I cant open it on the computer and now the Mixpre6 wont recognize the card anymore?  wtf. i have the latest firmware on the machine.  This is the brand of the card that it won't read anymore out of nowhere Lexar 64gb 633x 95mb/s

So now i went to SD website looked at the compatible 64 gig cards and bought one of those.  Anyway i can fix or open this file or send it one of you guys to open? thanks

[morst]

try rebooting the machine with the card in it- retry a few times if necessary. Insert and remove card. Try with and without write protection...


good luck!

[TheJez]

Hi i have a mixpre6 first gen this is the second issue ive had with this thing.  funny both at phish shows at the hollywood bowl second sets..years apart.  The first the second set it crashed because the card wasn't fast enough. bought a new card that was faster supposedly and i got the first set no problem. Thought i got the second set and its on the card but it wont play, it like 1.35 gig so the info is there.  I cant open it on the computer and now the Mixpre6 wont recognize the card anymore?  wtf. i have the latest firmware on the machine.  This is the brand of the card that it won't read anymore out of nowhere Lexar 64gb 633x 95mb/s

So now i went to SD website looked at the compatible 64 gig cards and bought one of those.  Anyway i can fix or open this file or send it one of you guys to open? thanks

So when in a card reader on PC, the card is recognzed, the file is shown as 1.35GB, but when you try to copy it to PC it fails, right?
In that case I'd try to create a disk image of the card and read the image as 'raw data' into your audio editior. I'd by happy to help if needed (either by giving more details directions or trying myself). I am located in The Netherlands...

[jazzgtrl4]

Morst, whats up...Todd here from Palm Springs area.  taped at Pappy and harriets alonggg time ago, you use to tape there right?   anyway, that did the trick,  i just put the card back in MP powered up and it recognized the card, played the second set.  I pulled the card put in the card reader..Yes worked on the Mac..transferred to HD, good to go thanks    Ya there was definitely something happening with the transfer i guess from the card reader to the Mac? thx 

try rebooting the machine with the card in it- retry a few times if necessary. Insert and remove card. Try with and without write protection...


good luck!

[morst]

Morst, whats up...Todd here from Palm Springs area.  taped at Pappy and harriets alonggg time ago, you use to tape there right?   anyway, that did the trick,  i just put the card back in MP powered up and it recognized the card, played the second set.  I pulled the card put in the card reader..Yes worked on the Mac..transferred to HD, good to go thanks    Ya there was definitely something happening with the transfer i guess from the card reader to the Mac? thx 

try rebooting the machine with the card in it- retry a few times if necessary. Insert and remove card. Try with and without write protection...


good luck!

w0000t!!!
there is NO reason that stupid trick should work but I am GLAD AS HECK that it did for ya!


Yep, I recorded Camper/ Cracker campouts at P&H for 14 years, from 2006-2019... made a few other tapes there... Mother Hips did a fest one year with Los Lobos the week after the Cramper thing and that was worth sticking around for...


I appear to have posted 136 recordings from Pappy & Harriets (not 100% mine, for instance the Zwan set with Dave Navarro).
You might know this or not - the owners during the time I was going regularly (annually) sold to a new management group which started fighting amongst itself.
There was a lawsuit.
Settled in late 2024 I think, and I hear that the venue has some or most of its mojo back now.
https://archive.org/details/@morst?query=pappy
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-12-23/knitting-factory-ceo-wins-years-long-battle-for-control-of-pappy-harriets

[jazzgtrl4]

Morst, whats up...Todd here from Palm Springs area.  taped at Pappy and harriets alonggg time ago, you use to tape there right?   anyway, that did the trick,  i just put the card back in MP powered up and it recognized the card, played the second set.  I pulled the card put in the card reader..Yes worked on the Mac..transferred to HD, good to go thanks    Ya there was definitely something happening with the transfer i guess from the card reader to the Mac? thx 

try rebooting the machine with the card in it- retry a few times if necessary. Insert and remove card. Try with and without write protection...


good luck!

w0000t!!!
there is NO reason that stupid trick should work but I am GLAD AS HECK that it did for ya!


Yep, I recorded Camper/ Cracker campouts at P&H for 14 years, from 2006-2019... made a few other tapes there... Mother Hips did a fest one year with Los Lobos the week after the Cramper thing and that was worth sticking around for...


I appear to have posted 136 recordings from Pappy & Harriets (not 100% mine, for instance the Zwan set with Dave Navarro).
You might know this or not - the owners during the time I was going regularly (annually) sold to a new management group which started fighting amongst itself.
There was a lawsuit.
Settled in late 2024 I think, and I hear that the venue has some or most of its mojo back now.
https://archive.org/details/@morst?query=pappy
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-12-23/knitting-factory-ceo-wins-years-long-battle-for-control-of-pappy-harriets

Yup that was the trick, thanks

whoa ya you did tape alot there!   i remember asking you where i should clamp my mics inside the first time i went.   Ya i heard it went through some changes and i havent been in years to be honest because of that.  I think they went anti taper too during that time? and heard some not so good thing about the owners. Good to hear its its headed in the right direction.   Ive been kinda retired from taping for last few years but i have seen some acts that i should have went up to see. ill have to get up there again soon. its only 45 min from me haha. thanks for the help. 

[morst]

off topic thread jack of MixPre thread -


Yeah Pappy & Harriet's indoor stage has a much higher ceiling now so I don't remember where the clamp spot is...
might be the same, or some way to clamp on some wood above and behind mix position


That update happened between fall 2018 and fall 2019

[jazzgtrl4]

Hey Morst

Ya i just clamped to this wood beam right behind the SBD and always came out really good.  I ran my telefunken tubes from there sometimes as well

off topic thread jack of MixPre thread -


Yeah Pappy & Harriet's indoor stage has a much higher ceiling now so I don't remember where the clamp spot is...
might be the same, or some way to clamp on some wood above and behind mix position


That update happened between fall 2018 and fall 2019