Topic: I need help V3 or SD722 ?

[Brian Skalinder]

Bottom line, all of these boxes sound great and maybe we should just leave it at that.

Indeed.

[terrapinj]

I realize a lot of people think Doug's mods are overrated or whatnot, but I, for one, do not.  He had some interesting comments on the 722, by the way, that might shock a lot of folks, as not all of them were kind. Of course I'm sure this would be construed as him trying to sell his product.  Well, so be it I reckon.

curious what you have heard about the 722 from Doug. i was told that he was really impressed with the box and didn't bother modding it because he felt there was no way he could improve the sound. not that it matters at this point, but im just curious.

Hmm, I don't know man, I'd hate to start a war here or anything, that's not my intent, and I don't know if Doug would appreciate me posting his comments here.  Bottom line, all of these boxes sound great and maybe we should just leave it at that.

completely understood -  i was just surprised to hear that Doug had conflicting opinions about the box. however, its likely just to fuel a he said/she said pissing match

[F.O.Bean]

i have thought about the HD issue in the 722, and while running 1.79 beta at moedown like an idiot, it crapped on me halfway thru the set, easy fix, grabbed an 8GB CF card and I am good to go i love having that option also, i can have lots of HD space once i get the 2.0 mod done

[F.O.Bean]

my v3 is being left unplugged more and more since I got the 722. And, actually, I've been considering selling it.

Moke - have you noticed a higher noise floor on the 722 than the V3 for unamplified recording?  MattD and I both recorded an unamplified a cappella performance last year, and I found his recording - while very nice - had an audibly higher noise floor.  This was not a true comp, so I can't say for sure it was the 722, or the DPAs (can't imagine), or a function of the room or different locations, configs, etc.  Curious about your experiences...

What I'm finding anymore, is the noise level of the rooms that I record in to be far in excess of the self-noise level of the pre, or, recorder. I'm getting hyper-critical of the sound of air molecules colliding.
The 722 has more "punch" or presence than the V3 does. Its minute, but, detectable.

agreed, thats the first thing i noticed when i ran straight 722

[ts]

i have thought about the HD issue in the 722, and while running 1.79 beta at moedown like an idiot, it crapped on me halfway thru the set, easy fix, grabbed an 8GB CF card and I am good to go i love having that option also, i can have lots of HD space once i get the 2.0 mod done

Your HD crapped out on you? Please tell more.

[F.O.Bean]

i have thought about the HD issue in the 722, and while running 1.79 beta at moedown like an idiot, it crapped on me halfway thru the set, easy fix, grabbed an 8GB CF card and I am good to go i love having that option also, i can have lots of HD space once i get the 2.0 mod done

Your HD crapped out on you? Please tell more.

no, just had a HDD error and lost the first half of moes set from 9/1, i think iot was from running 1.79 beta tho, havent had ZERO problems on 1.74 or 2.03

[terrapinj]

i have thought about the HD issue in the 722, and while running 1.79 beta at moedown like an idiot, it crapped on me halfway thru the set, easy fix, grabbed an 8GB CF card and I am good to go i love having that option also, i can have lots of HD space once i get the 2.0 mod done

Your HD crapped out on you? Please tell more.

no, just had a HDD error and lost the first half of moes set from 9/1, i think iot was from running 1.79 beta tho, havent had ZERO problems on 1.74 or 2.03

at least it was just moe. 

the other night when I powered my 722 on to transfer files the HDD was not recognized at all and I got a no media mounted message. scared the shit out of me since it had all my backyard panic and austin primus on it. turned it off and powered it back on and everything was back to normal. thank god it wasn't in the field.

[F.O.Bean]

i have thought about the HD issue in the 722, and while running 1.79 beta at moedown like an idiot, it crapped on me halfway thru the set, easy fix, grabbed an 8GB CF card and I am good to go i love having that option also, i can have lots of HD space once i get the 2.0 mod done

Your HD crapped out on you? Please tell more.

no, just had a HDD error and lost the first half of moes set from 9/1, i think iot was from running 1.79 beta tho, havent had ZERO problems on 1.74 or 2.03

at least it was just moe. 

the other night when I powered my 722 on to transfer files the HDD was not recognized at all and I got a no media mounted message. scared the shit out of me since it had all my backyard panic and austin primus on it. turned it off and powered it back on and everything was back to normal. thank god it wasn't in the field.

not recognized by the PC as an external HDD or not recognized by the 722 itself? weird

[terrapinj]

i have thought about the HD issue in the 722, and while running 1.79 beta at moedown like an idiot, it crapped on me halfway thru the set, easy fix, grabbed an 8GB CF card and I am good to go i love having that option also, i can have lots of HD space once i get the 2.0 mod done

Your HD crapped out on you? Please tell more.

no, just had a HDD error and lost the first half of moes set from 9/1, i think iot was from running 1.79 beta tho, havent had ZERO problems on 1.74 or 2.03

at least it was just moe. 

the other night when I powered my 722 on to transfer files the HDD was not recognized at all and I got a no media mounted message. scared the shit out of me since it had all my backyard panic and austin primus on it. turned it off and powered it back on and everything was back to normal. thank god it wasn't in the field.

not recognized by the PC as an external HDD or not recognized by the 722 itself? weird

by the 722 - showed nothing under the area where it shows recording time remaining - scared the shit out of me for a second, simple turn off/on and it was fine. very odd

[ts]

i have thought about the HD issue in the 722, and while running 1.79 beta at moedown like an idiot, it crapped on me halfway thru the set, easy fix, grabbed an 8GB CF card and I am good to go i love having that option also, i can have lots of HD space once i get the 2.0 mod done

Your HD crapped out on you? Please tell more.

no, just had a HDD error and lost the first half of moes set from 9/1, i think iot was from running 1.79 beta tho, havent had ZERO problems on 1.74 or 2.03

at least it was just moe. 

the other night when I powered my 722 on to transfer files the HDD was not recognized at all and I got a no media mounted message. scared the shit out of me since it had all my backyard panic and austin primus on it. turned it off and powered it back on and everything was back to normal. thank god it wasn't in the field.

not recognized by the PC as an external HDD or not recognized by the 722 itself? weird

I've had the not recognized by PC a couple of times. To me it seemed it was the order in which I plugged in the 722. The PC liked it better when the cord hit the 722 first the the PC.

[F.O.Bean]

i have thought about the HD issue in the 722, and while running 1.79 beta at moedown like an idiot, it crapped on me halfway thru the set, easy fix, grabbed an 8GB CF card and I am good to go i love having that option also, i can have lots of HD space once i get the 2.0 mod done

Your HD crapped out on you? Please tell more.

no, just had a HDD error and lost the first half of moes set from 9/1, i think iot was from running 1.79 beta tho, havent had ZERO problems on 1.74 or 2.03

at least it was just moe. 

the other night when I powered my 722 on to transfer files the HDD was not recognized at all and I got a no media mounted message. scared the shit out of me since it had all my backyard panic and austin primus on it. turned it off and powered it back on and everything was back to normal. thank god it wasn't in the field.

not recognized by the PC as an external HDD or not recognized by the 722 itself? weird

I've had the not recognized by PC a couple of times. To me it seemed it was the order in which I plugged in the 722. The PC liked it better when the cord hit the 722 first the the PC.

i leave my firewire plugged into the pc at all times,  just plug it into the 722 and power on the 722. i have had it NOT recognize the media tho