Topic: M-Audio MicroTracker details **PART II**

[Ray76]

low/medium/high? backlight control?

At first I thought maybe line/mic/? but I couldn't come up with the "h".

low mid high pass filter. 

[greenone]

I'm guessing mic sensitivity - Low/Medium/High.

EDIT: Maybe it's a selector switch for line/mic/headphones?

[Steelcorner27]

For those of you who havent picked up a CF card yet and your not to anti Ebay yet I've pulled a couple nice prices out of there this week. I scored a new in package SanDisk 4gb x80 card for $175 and a Hitachi 4gb microdrive (out of package but new) for $113.

Brad

[WiFiJeff]

The M-Audio site has:

"Recharge the battery by simply connecting MicroTrack to a PC or Mac via USB, or using an optional power supply."

In the pictures I don't see anywhere other than the USB connector where an optional power supply could plug in.  I wonder if that's only for recharging or whether you can run the MicroTrack from something like the PowerAll lithium battery with a USB terminator.

Jeff

[coloartist]

The M-Audio site has:

"Recharge the battery by simply connecting MicroTrack to a PC or Mac via USB, or using an optional power supply."

In the pictures I don't see anywhere other than the USB connector where an optional power supply could plug in.  I wonder if that's only for recharging or whether you can run the MicroTrack from something like the PowerAll lithium battery with a USB terminator.

Jeff

USB Power adapter- It must be a charger with a USB tip.

[F.O.Bean]

I'm guessing mic sensitivity - Low/Medium/High.

EDIT: Maybe it's a selector switch for line/mic/headphones?

i was thinking EXACTLY both of those

[jcrab66]

The M-Audio site has:

"Recharge the battery by simply connecting MicroTrack to a PC or Mac via USB, or using an optional power supply."

In the pictures I don't see anywhere other than the USB connector where an optional power supply could plug in.  I wonder if that's only for recharging or whether you can run the MicroTrack from something like the PowerAll lithium battery with a USB terminator.

Jeff

USB Power adapter- It must be a charger with a USB tip.

thats the same thing archos uses, gotta be what it is.....

[SonicSound]

Can you easily get to the internal battery for possible replacement in the field?

[ts]

For those of you who havent picked up a CF card yet and your not to anti Ebay yet I've pulled a couple nice prices out of there this week. I scored a new in package SanDisk 4gb x80 card for $175 and a Hitachi 4gb microdrive (out of package but new) for $113.

Brad

So what's better, cf card or microdrive? What about write speeds on cf cards? Is the cheapest one OK? Sandisk Ultra II's and Lexar Pro's are over 400. I found a Seagate 5gb cf for 249. http://www.memorysuppliers.com/se5gbst1mico.html.

[John Kelly]

For those of you who havent picked up a CF card yet and your not to anti Ebay yet I've pulled a couple nice prices out of there this week. I scored a new in package SanDisk 4gb x80 card for $175 and a Hitachi 4gb microdrive (out of package but new) for $113.

Brad

So what's better, cf card or microdrive? What about write speeds on cf cards? Is the cheapest one OK? Sandisk Ultra II's and Lexar Pro's are over 400. I found a Seagate 5gb cf for 249. http://www.memorysuppliers.com/se5gbst1mico.html.

Compact Flash cards are much better than microdrives.  The whole reason I'm buying the microtrack is to move to solid state media where there are virtually no heat or vibration issues that exist with hard disc recorders.  Using a microdrive in the Microtrack would bring up all of those issues.

The Seagate card you linked to is a microdrive, btw (at least, the pictured item is).

[Steelcorner27]

For those of you who havent picked up a CF card yet and your not to anti Ebay yet I've pulled a couple nice prices out of there this week. I scored a new in package SanDisk 4gb x80 card for $175 and a Hitachi 4gb microdrive (out of package but new) for $113.

Brad

So what's better, cf card or microdrive? What about write speeds on cf cards? Is the cheapest one OK? Sandisk Ultra II's and Lexar Pro's are over 400. I found a Seagate 5gb cf for 249. http://www.memorysuppliers.com/se5gbst1mico.html.

Compact Flash cards are much better than microdrives.  The whole reason I'm buying the microtrack is to move to solid state media where there are virtually no heat or vibration issues that exist with hard disc recorders.  Using a microdrive in the Microtrack would bring up all of those issues.

The Seagate card you linked to is a microdrive, btw (at least, the pictured item is).

Ya go CF card all the way i only bought the microdrive as a backup and it was cheep infact I saw a 6gb micodrive go for $169 on ebay last night.

Brad

[ts]

For those of you who havent picked up a CF card yet and your not to anti Ebay yet I've pulled a couple nice prices out of there this week. I scored a new in package SanDisk 4gb x80 card for $175 and a Hitachi 4gb microdrive (out of package but new) for $113.

Brad

So what's better, cf card or microdrive? What about write speeds on cf cards? Is the cheapest one OK? Sandisk Ultra II's and Lexar Pro's are over 400. I found a Seagate 5gb cf for 249. http://www.memorysuppliers.com/se5gbst1mico.html.

Compact Flash cards are much better than microdrives.  The whole reason I'm buying the microtrack is to move to solid state media where there are virtually no heat or vibration issues that exist with hard disc recorders.  Using a microdrive in the Microtrack would bring up all of those issues.

The Seagate card you linked to is a microdrive, btw (at least, the pictured item is).

I see that now. 5gbmd. Oh well. So what type of cf card? Does it have to be the 2 I mention above? The 400+ dollar ones. Or one of the cheaper ones. Thanks.

[jmerin]

the only question that i have is, what happpends after 2 gigs, does it create a new file, if not the you are fucked. wavelab can't open more than 2 gigs

jon

[nickgregory]

the only question that i have is, what happpends after 2 gigs, does it create a new file, if not the you are fucked. wavelab can't open more than 2 gigs

jon

according to the way it reads so far you have to stop and start a new file every time you hit the 2 Gb barrier.  They stated to someone that they would be working on a firmware upgrade to potentially fix that, but definitely not out of the box

[wboswell]

What is the L/M/H button on the side?

Low/Medium/High Gain

Can you easily get to the internal battery for possible replacement in the field?

There is no easy way to replace the battery in the field.  There are no screws on the back panel, just solid plastic.  As mentioned earlier, the usb port is the way to power for extended use.

The knob next to the cf/micro drive slot is the "joy stick" if you will, that toggles through the menu option.

It weighs about as much as a cell phone, maybe less.

the only question that i have is, what happpends after 2 gigs, does it create a new file, if not the you are fucked. wavelab can't open more than 2 gigs

jon

CD Wave opens files larger than 2gb for me...