Topic: [PT 2] M-Audio MicroTrack 2496 - *actual* real-life experiences thread

[Todd R]

sorry, im not allowed to talk about the MT's downsides on an MT thread

Bean, the problem is that this isn't just a MT thread, it's a real-life experiences thread.  I've got no problem at all if you'd just start a "Microtracks suck" thread, then I'll just ignore it.  But I've got a MT and I'd like to keep up on issues related to running it, and to do it I've got to waste alot of time reading through posts like yours and the ensuing fallout just to find out about real-life experiences about the MT.  So ultimately, I have no problem with you voicing your opinion, I just wish you'd do it in an appropriate thread.

Oh yeah, I know, trying to keep ts.com threads on track...

[udovdh]

john,

that output looks troublingly regular....15s good, 30s bad, 15s good, ... on first glance looks like some sort of clock sync issue...i'm assuming you werent making any changes to anything during the record time

Does anyone know if the MT slaves its clock to the spdif source?

[WiFiJeff]

After fussing around with the MT I've finally taken it out for some trial runs.  I taped a violin recital a few weeks ago at 24/44.1 in a hall where I taped previously with DAT and an Edirol R1, same seat (but different violinists).  My impression is that to first order they are pretty comparable, at least going line-in with a DPA MMA6000 up front and 4060 mics.  Last week I did half of another recital there at 24/96 (also line-in), then rendered to CD, and was a bit disappointed that there was no great difference between 24/44.1 and 24/96 when burning a CD.  But last night I burned a DVD-A (using DiscWelder Steel) with the 24/96 part, and I'm a happy man.  Listening on headphones through a DAC1 D/A, it does sound better.  YMMV, of course.

Jeff

[dmaster]

okay so, before totally hosing a recording tonight, I think I need some clarification (the manual is not very clear to me?)

I have:  SS DSM-6/L w/battery box PA6-LC2 usually plugging into the line in of the D8, and occasionally using an attenuation cable in loud shows because of the nasty brickwalling of the D8.

I don't have any adapters or a preamp or anything like that, so i -can- plug into the 1/8" jack with the mics -> battery box, and this will not (#1) fry the mics somehow and (#2) will give me decent signal levels right?

it's cool that everyone else is using a lot of gear between the mics and the MT, but I don't have all that handy yet and I'm not entirely sure of the necessity of any of it anyway and would love it if someone would explain to me why (and how!) I'd need to do anything differently if that's possible. 

[F.O.Bean]

does anyone possibly know when the next firmware is coming w/ the seamless autosave/start file thing

has anyone talked to m-audio?

and where the hell has tim been?

[mmedley.]

does anyone possibly know when the next firmware is coming w/ the seamless autosave/start file thing

has anyone talked to m-audio?

and where the hell has tim been?

I asked about the next update when I submitted bugs and no word on a release date. I can't imagine it being too much longer though.

[F.O.Bean]

thanks martin, +T

[it-goes-to-eleven]

does anyone possibly know when the next firmware is coming w/ the seamless autosave/start file thing

I had to 'break' an MT soundboard recording last night in order to start a new file (Project Object)   

[BC]

  open up the codetalkers when i get back to camp, and i can see the music, and two HUGE blocks of solid noise on both channels at two different places in the recording.(unit was not jostled during recording)

I got a 3 sec block of noise in my recording last weekend, taking SPDIF from a V3 at 24/44.1. Dane-elec CF card, new firmware.

Scared the crap out of me when I was listening to it!!   

[F.O.Bean]

  open up the codetalkers when i get back to camp, and i can see the music, and two HUGE blocks of solid noise on both channels at two different places in the recording.(unit was not jostled during recording)

I got a 3 sec block of noise in my recording last weekend, taking SPDIF from a V3 at 24/44.1. Dane-elec CF card, new firmware.

Scared the crap out of me when I was listening to it!!   

was this awful noise only at the beg of each set/recording or at random places

[BC]

  open up the codetalkers when i get back to camp, and i can see the music, and two HUGE blocks of solid noise on both channels at two different places in the recording.(unit was not jostled during recording)

I got a 3 sec block of noise in my recording last weekend, taking SPDIF from a V3 at 24/44.1. Dane-elec CF card, new firmware.

Scared the crap out of me when I was listening to it!!   

was this awful noise only at the beg of each set/recording or at random places

just one spot, 30 min into the 1st set.

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=52791.0

[plucks]

its b/c of your Dane-Elec card.  Maudio informed the 40x Dane-Elec's will not properly work.  45x or great is needed. 

I resold my DaneElec b/c of this

[mmedley.]

its b/c of your Dane-Elec card.  Maudio informed the 40x Dane-Elec's will not properly work.  45x or great is needed. 

I resold my DaneElec b/c of this

I had it on mine as well. Not exclusive to the Dane Elec cards. It's a bug for sure.

[BC]

its b/c of your Dane-Elec card.  Maudio informed the 40x Dane-Elec's will not properly work.  45x or great is needed. 

I resold my DaneElec b/c of this

Sucks the card is no good, but good to hear the solution.   

Thanks for the heads-up, +t.

[John Kelly]

its b/c of your Dane-Elec card.  Maudio informed the 40x Dane-Elec's will not properly work.  45x or great is needed. 

I resold my DaneElec b/c of this

I had it on mine as well. Not exclusive to the Dane Elec cards. It's a bug for sure.

What kind of card do you have?  I have not experienced this bug on my tapes...

[edit] Nevermind, just read the other thread and it appears to not matter on the kind of card you use. [/edit]