Topic: Marantz PMD 671 announced (on Oade)

[MattinSTL]

Damn dude! You are one incredibly helpful guy! Thanks!

Edit: Yeah I just check it and that worked exactly like you said. Okay Sound Forge still doesn't want to open the files... but I'm making progress. Also the little hiss thing I was hearing sounds like a grounding problem or something... I'm waiting for my good cables to come in and I've got a mess of Hosa junk running between my pre and 671... so I'm guessing the new cables should take care of what I thought was hiss... but I think it's something else. Thanks again for your help.

[Nick's Picks]

the problem you are seeing (i think) is that Marantz chose the new microsoft .wav protocol when saving its files.  and most apps dont recognize them
I think there is a firmware fix for this.  its discussed on the oade board.

[Chuck]

Dumb question, but....
Can I transfer to a USB 1.1 port? I don't have USB 2.0... 

[Nick's Picks]

yes

Dumb question, but....
Can I transfer to a USB 1.1 port? I don't have USB 2.0... 

[Chuck]

yes

Dumb question, but....
Can I transfer to a USB 1.1 port? I don't have USB 2.0... 

Thanks Nick +T

[kindms]

The Connection for USB 1.x and 2.0 are the same. A 2.0 will just work at the slower speed of 1.x if being used with that type of port etc

[Chuck]

so there isn't an incompatability issue so much, as just slower speed.

thanks!
+ to ya

Another +T to ya...

[twoodruff]

so I am really considering getting one. thinking of using 2 gb cf cards until 4 gb comes down and going 24/48. I can't decide if I want an all in one box or just a recorder. Wish this one had a HD, but just a wish, really disappointed in the sound of the 722. opinions?

[sygdwm]

the fact that it doesnt have a HD is not a deal breaker for me really. looking at the r4 in memphis, i thought the meters sucked (no increment b/w -6db and 0db). eric, owner of said r4, (which is stock btw) preferred using his v2 w/ his mg200's rather than the pre on the r4. so basically he has no meters and its not an all-in-one solution for him. other than that he loves it. its big as fuck too, not sure how big compared to the 671. an oade modded r4 could be the shit. i am looking forward to hearing them both. i cant see how either could not sound good as per dougs rep. it will basically come down to the metering and user interface for me as i a can deal w/ cf or hd.

[twoodruff]

the fact that it doesnt have a HD is not a deal breaker for me really. looking at the r4 in memphis, i thought the meters sucked (no increment b/w -6db and 0db). eric, owner of said r4, (which is stock btw) preferred using his v2 w/ his mg200's rather than the pre on the r4. so basically he has no meters and its not an all-in-one solution for him. other than that he loves it. its big as fuck too, not sure how big compared to the 671. an oade modded r4 could be the shit. i am looking forward to hearing them both. i cant see how either could not sound good as per dougs rep. it will basically come down to the metering and user interface for me as i a can deal w/ cf or hd.

not a deal breaker, just a wish, is anyone running this thing stock?

[sygdwm]

i think the only guy running it stock is MattinSTL on here. but he only uses it for voice or something. line in from the v3 or possibly the brick would be fine for the time being i reckon. until the mods are ready at least.

[thegreatgumbino]

the fact that it doesnt have a HD is not a deal breaker for me really. looking at the r4 in memphis, i thought the meters sucked (no increment b/w -6db and 0db). eric, owner of said r4, (which is stock btw) preferred using his v2 w/ his mg200's rather than the pre on the r4. so basically he has no meters and its not an all-in-one solution for him. other than that he loves it. its big as fuck too, not sure how big compared to the 671. an oade modded r4 could be the shit. i am looking forward to hearing them both. i cant see how either could not sound good as per dougs rep. it will basically come down to the metering and user interface for me as i a can deal w/ cf or hd.

Is Doug offering mods for the R4?  Realisticallly, it's not much bigger than the PMD671.  The R4 is bigger than the 722/744, but what isn't?

I think an Oade mod R4 could be a sweet deal due to the 4 inputs.  It would be great to have one box for running matrix or comparing different mics.  That's the big plus for me since I'd like to be able to run a matrix when possible.

The 671 only handles 24/48 digital 24/96, so if you're going to use it solely as a 24 bit capture device you'd be better off waiting for M-Audio to work out the kink on the Micro Tracker, no?  Save some cash?  I can see if you're going to use it's pre/adc though.

[twoodruff]

the fact that it doesnt have a HD is not a deal breaker for me really. looking at the r4 in memphis, i thought the meters sucked (no increment b/w -6db and 0db). eric, owner of said r4, (which is stock btw) preferred using his v2 w/ his mg200's rather than the pre on the r4. so basically he has no meters and its not an all-in-one solution for him. other than that he loves it. its big as fuck too, not sure how big compared to the 671. an oade modded r4 could be the shit. i am looking forward to hearing them both. i cant see how either could not sound good as per dougs rep. it will basically come down to the metering and user interface for me as i a can deal w/ cf or hd.

Is Doug offering mods for the R4?  Realisticallly, it's not much bigger than the PMD671.  The R4 is bigger than the 722/744, but what isn't?

I think an Oade mod R4 could be a sweet deal due to the 4 inputs.  It would be great to have one box for running matrix or comparing different mics.  That's the big plus for me since I'd like to be able to run a matrix when possible.

Isn't the 671 only good for 24/96 in analog?  I think it only handles 24/48 digital.

he says he will be offering mods to the r4 in the future but that due to the limited availability of these units, he has not worked out what mods he would make. So you can't feed the 671 a signal from a v3 and get 24/96???

[sygdwm]

Is Doug offering mods for the R4?

i believe

  Realisticallly, it's not much bigger than the PMD671.  The R4 is bigger than the 722/744, but what isn't?

good to know

I think an Oade mod R4 could be a sweet deal due to the 4 inputs.  It would be great to have one box for running matrix or comparing different mics.  That's the big plus for me since I'd like to be able to run a matrix when possible.

agreed but didnt i read somewhere that some of the 744 runs at panic were unsuccessful mixing in post 2 diff sources? can the r4 create 2 stereo tracks w/ 4 inputs?  it seems cool that it could be done, but a pita.

Isn't the 671 only good for 24/96 in analog?  I think it only handles 24/48 digital.

if thats true, i dont care. 24/48 is plenty for me.

[thegreatgumbino]

he says he will be offering mods to the r4 in the future but that due to the limited availability of these units, he has not worked out what mods he would make. So you can't feed the 671 a signal from a v3 and get 24/96???

Sure, you could run V3 xlr analog out to the 671, no?