Topic: Edirol R-09HR - Part THREE

[guysonic]

What did your deck's VU indications look like while recording?

I meant that I tapped on the end of them and spoke into them and the levels bounced right out nicely.  So I felt quite confident that audio was getting to them.

I meant did you notice the VU indications AT THE VENUE that produced NO AUDIO files. 

Sounds to me like you did not, and not noticed you maybe had plugged your home tested mic into the headphones jack (a user mistake) without looking at the (lack of VU) venue recording levels!?!

[guitard]

What did your deck's VU indications look like while recording?

I meant that I tapped on the end of them and spoke into them and the levels bounced right out nicely.  So I felt quite confident that audio was getting to them.

I meant did you notice the VU indications AT THE VENUE that produced NO AUDIO files. 

Sounds to me like you did not, and not noticed you maybe had plugged your home tested mic into the headphones jack (a user mistake) without looking at the (lack of VU) venue recording levels!?!

C'mon bro - the headphone jack in on top of the Edirol - the line-in and mic jacks are on the side.  I'm not the sharpest pencil in the box - but I at least got that one right :-)

All joking aside - yes I did the same check at the venue.  Tapped the mics, etc.  Everything looked fine.  I did it in an out of the way spot in the hallway while waiting for my wife who was in the bathroom.  I started it up (recording) and left it running as I stowed it in my coat pocket.

Of course, it's possible it came loose from the jack.  But I remember disconnecting it after the show and it seemed like it was firmly inserted when I unplugged it.

Edited to include an important word!

[Gutbucket]

Of course, it's possible it came loose from the jack.  But I remember disconnecting it after the show and it seemed like it was firmly inserted when I unplugged it.

I've had that happen using 1/8" stereo patch cables.  I now run the cable through the recorder cover at the recorder side and gaff tape the connector to the preamp at the preamp side.

[guysonic]

What did your deck's VU indications look like while recording?

I meant that I tapped on the end of them and spoke into them and the levels bounced right out nicely.  So I felt quite confident that audio was getting to them.

I meant did you notice the VU indications AT THE VENUE that produced NO AUDIO files. 

Sounds to me like you did not, and not noticed you maybe had plugged your home tested mic into the headphones jack (a user mistake) without looking at the (lack of VU) venue recording levels!?!

C'mon bro - the headphone jack in on top of the Edirol - the line-in and mic jacks are on the side.  I'm not the sharpest pencil in the box - but I at least got that one right :-)

All joking aside - yes I did the same check at the venue.  Tapped the mics, etc.  Everything looked fine.  I did it in an out of the way spot in the hallway while waiting for my wife who was in the bathroom.  I started it up (recording) and left it running as I stowed it in my coat pocket.

Of course, it's possible it came loose from the jack.  But I remember disconnecting it after the show and it seemed like it was firmly inserted when I unplugged it.

OK, maybe the recorded files (the short and long ones) still play in the deck, but something is keeping transferred files from playback in your editor?

Try playing the long files in the deck (if still on the flash card) and if they play, maybe something about your file transfer and/or audio file editor is having troubles?  Sometimes files have missing information in the header still allowing the deck to play, but transferred files do not.

[mrmojorisen]

Here is a sample from a recording i done using the R-09hr own mic set up (Waiting on my new church audios so had to run with the internal mics) at a gig last night in Liverppol.

The band is The Twang and this is one of there new tracks yet to be released.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/55669056d676c0fa/

That sample has be ripped from the wav into a 320kbps mp3.

To my ears it dont sound too bad,The venue holds around 500 and it was very loud bass wise.

[tbrown4]

Just got one today! Woohoo....my wife is awesome.

[Scooter123]

I just gave mine a thorough run through live without outboard mikes.  If you guys have access to The Dime, do a search for Steve Tyrell, and down load that show.  I won't give the taping an "A" but inboard mikes make it a solid "B" showing. 

Meanwhile due to equipment problems, my DPAs are gathering dust.  Hopefully by this week, I'll have that problem taken care of. 

[ijwthstd]

Got mine on Wedensday and been to 2 shows already! No problems so far and it's somewhat re-energized my attitude a bit. I can see myself taking this to a few unfriendly venues I would otherwise not bother with the DAT.

[Dede2002]

After a couple of months, last night I decided to give the 1.05 firmware another try. When I instaled this version for the first time, everything went really wrong, with display freezing etc. Same thing happened to other folks.
This time I'm using a new SDHC, Kingston 16GB Class 4. At the beggining, I got the Slow Card message few times, that's why I decided to try the the new firmware.
So far, everything is fine, but there is something I found very strange. Every time I turn the unit on, no matter what sample rate I've selected using the Menu, the display shows "44.1". When I hit the Rec buttom, the selected sample rate ( 48, 88 or 96) appears. I wonder if this is how it used to work before the firmware upgrade.
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

[su6oxone]

So far, everything is fine, but there is something I found very strange. Every time I turn the unit on, no matter what sample rate I've selected using the Menu, the display shows "44.1". When I hit the Rec buttom, the selected sample rate ( 48, 88 or 96) appears. I wonder if this is how it used to work before the firmware upgrade.
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

I use 1.05 but also 44.1 only so not sure, but I'll check it tonight after I get back from watching Watchmen.

[Dede2002]

So far, everything is fine, but there is something I found very strange. Every time I turn the unit on, no matter what sample rate I've selected using the Menu, the display shows "44.1". When I hit the Rec buttom, the selected sample rate ( 48, 88 or 96) appears. I wonder if this is how it used to work before the firmware upgrade.
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

I use 1.05 but also 44.1 only so not sure, but I'll check it tonight after I get back from watching Watchmen.

Hey, thanks a lot. 
Let me know.

[Dede2002]

Help,please? 

[su6oxone]

Help,please? 

Dede2002
I tested my R-09HR with different sampling rates, and I thought I had the same issue that you did.  That is, when I changed from 44.1 to 96, it would only show 96 when I pressed 'record' but showed 44.1 before I pressed 'record.'  What I realized is that my R-09HR was showing 44.1 because that is the sample rate of the file that is ready for playback (the file that will play if you hit 'play').  When I recorded a file at 96 then when I stop recording, it shows 96 now instead of 44.1 because now there is a file recorded at 96 and it is the one that will play if you hit 'play.'  I can't explain it easily but that is the issue that I was having, which really isn't an issue.  Are you sure this isn't the same issue that you're having?   Basically, it seems the R-09HR displays the current file's sample rate while it is turned on but not on 'record/standby' and not the sample rate you have selected to record at, at least, not until you go into 'record/standby' or unless the current file was recorded at the new sampling rate that you changed to. 

[tbrown4]

I noticed this as well, threw me for a loop at first.

[Dede2002]

Help,please? 

Dede2002
I tested my R-09HR with different sampling rates, and I thought I had the same issue that you did.  That is, when I changed from 44.1 to 96, it would only show 96 when I pressed 'record' but showed 44.1 before I pressed 'record.'  What I realized is that my R-09HR was showing 44.1 because that is the sample rate of the file that is ready for playback (the file that will play if you hit 'play').  When I recorded a file at 96 then when I stop recording, it shows 96 now instead of 44.1 because now there is a file recorded at 96 and it is the one that will play if you hit 'play.'  I can't explain it easily but that is the issue that I was having, which really isn't an issue.  Are you sure this isn't the same issue that you're having?   Basically, it seems the R-09HR displays the current file's sample rate while it is turned on but not on 'record/standby' and not the sample rate you have selected to record at, at least, not until you go into 'record/standby' or unless the current file was recorded at the new sampling rate that you changed to. 

Su6oxone,

You're 100% correct. After a few tests I detected the same thing.
Thanks very much for helping me out, man  .
A personal +T to you.