Topic: Anyone know anything about this Fostex FR2 LE (previously FR3 LE)

[homer420]

- how can you sort the files on your computer?  The names are something like B20h21m09s16jan2008.wav.  I would like to sort based on regular date.  Is that what the ".adl" or whatever files are on there for?  If so, what packages can read those?

Was just looking into this myself.  Appears setting "FileNameMode" to Reel will leave you w/ easily sortable files.

~Dave

[illconditioned]

- how can you sort the files on your computer?  The names are something like B20h21m09s16jan2008.wav.  I would like to sort based on regular date.  Is that what the ".adl" or whatever files are on there for?  If so, what packages can read those?

Was just looking into this myself.  Appears setting "FileNameMode" to Reel will leave you w/ easily sortable files.

~Dave

Yeah, but reel mode are not dated, right?  I like the filenames from the Edirol R4, sortable, with embedded date.

  Richard

[homer420]

Yeah, but reel mode are not dated, right?  I like the filenames from the Edirol R4, sortable, with embedded date.

I got:

17012008_001.wav
17012008_002.wav

And the _nnn resets w/ a format of the cf card .....

~Dave

[audBall]

Anyone here that's running the fr2le busman-tmod that also ran the busman-modded ua5?

Are there already posts about this subject?  Is it fair to compare?

Thanks!

[willndmb]

Anyone here that's running the fr2le busman-tmod that also ran the busman-modded ua5?

Are there already posts about this subject?  Is it fair to compare?

Thanks!

i don't do it
but busman told me the fr2le is an upgrade compaired to the ua5

[cgrooves]

OK, I've got some questions too:

- how can you sort the files on your computer?  The names are something like B20h21m09s16jan2008.wav.  I would like to sort based on regular date.  Is that what the ".adl" or whatever files are on there for?  If so, what packages can read those?

- how can I tell elapsed time of the recording?  It just shows the time started I think.

Thanks!
  Richard

Richard

You can make it display the elapsed time & name the files based upon the date of the recording - like homer420 referenced (17012008_001.wav, 17012008_002.wav, etc.).  It's all in the menu seetings.  Unfortunately, I can't get the online owners manual to open at the moment, and I don't have a hard copy handy.

[homer420]

You can make it display the elapsed time & name the files based upon the date of the recording - like homer420 referenced (17012008_001.wav, 17012008_002.wav, etc.).  It's all in the menu seetings.  Unfortunately, I can't get the online owners manual to open at the moment, and I don't have a hard copy handy.

It's too bad they didn't use a yyyymmdd convention for this.  ddmmyyyy will only cause problems when the month changes, but it'd be nice .......  /me wonders if Fostex accepts requests for enhancements   

[wbrisette]

It's too bad they didn't use a yyyymmdd convention for this.  ddmmyyyy will only cause

ISO date standard is: yyyymmdd
US date standard is: ddmmyyyy
Japan date standard is: ddmmyyyy

guess which they used?

Wayne

[flipp]

It's too bad they didn't use a yyyymmdd convention for this.  ddmmyyyy will only cause problems when the month changes, but it'd be nice .......  /me wonders if Fostex accepts requests for enhancements   

Didn't Fostex change the action of the front panel meters to be selectable based on user request? Perhaps if enough folks request a selectable date format it will be released in a future firmware upgrade.

[homer420]

It's too bad they didn't use a yyyymmdd convention for this.  ddmmyyyy will only cause problems when the month changes, but it'd be nice .......  /me wonders if Fostex accepts requests for enhancements   

Didn't Fostex change the action of the front panel meters to be selectable based on user request? Perhaps if enough folks request a selectable date format it will be released in a future firmware upgrade.

Certainly can't hurt to ask.  I just posted a RFE to the forums:

   http://www.fostexusa.com/mercuryboard/index.php?a=topic&t=4009

Any other avenues we could try to send the request?

~Dave

[flipp]

Perhaps posting the same request to the form in the "contact us" link on Fostex's website would also be a good place to make the request for a selectable date format option.

[homer420]

Perhaps posting the same request to the form in the "contact us" link on Fostex's website would also be a good place to make the request for a selectable date format option.

done 

[Gizby]

What all is included in the Busman T-mod? Does it do seamless splits? And how does a stock unit sound? I'm mighty tempted to strip down my rig a little bit, sell off my Korg and get the FR-2LE. I'd like my unit to run double duty as both a taping machine as well as location sound (film/video shoots, ambience, sound effect, crap like that). I figure the FR-2LE would be a little more compatible with both those goals.

[illconditioned]

What all is included in the Busman T-mod? Does it do seamless splits? And how does a stock unit sound? I'm mighty tempted to strip down my rig a little bit, sell off my Korg and get the FR-2LE. I'd like my unit to run double duty as both a taping machine as well as location sound (film/video shoots, ambience, sound effect, crap like that). I figure the FR-2LE would be a little more compatible with both those goals.

Stock unit sounds pretty good.  Very low noise, great for ambient and/or acoustic recording for sure.
Sound is pretty good too.
For ambient recording, I recommend mods though, for ultimate transparency.

  Richard

[sygdwm]

What all is included in the Busman T-mod? Does it do seamless splits? And how does a stock unit sound? I'm mighty tempted to strip down my rig a little bit, sell off my Korg and get the FR-2LE. I'd like my unit to run double duty as both a taping machine as well as location sound (film/video shoots, ambience, sound effect, crap like that). I figure the FR-2LE would be a little more compatible with both those goals.

no seamless splits. set it to split at 4gb and never hit it.