Topic: are microtrackers reliable @ 24/96..?

[macdaddy]

looking for something to use as a sbd patch device...

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thanks, in advance, for any input, advice and/or insight.

[BWolf]

you are going to get a lot of different answers on this.  i've never ever had any issues with my unit.  actually, its worked flawlessly since i got it and the only time i missed some music was user error. 

i've recorded at 16/44.1, 24/44.1, 24/48, and 24/96 and all have worked just fine for me.  YMMV.

[jmz93]

I ran mine S/PDIF-in at 24/48 and 24/96 all the time. no issues. It's for sale right now in Yard Sale, 4gb CF card, external battery, SP-dongle.

[desertsky]

The MT is pretty reliable.  The one issue you'll face recording at 24/48 or 24/96 is the 2GB file split.  It's not a seamless split.  You'll have to manually stop and restart during a break between songs or risk losing a few seconds in the middle of a song if you let the MT do the automatic split.  That split will happen an hour into recording at 24/96.  About 2 hours at 24/48.   The 2GB file split issue is one of the reasons I sold my MT and upgraded to a Korg MR-1 which does seamless splits.

[dallman]

I have always found the unit to surpass my expectations. I generally use it in 2 applicatons these days, to patch (s/pdif) or to stealth (see my signature below). It does both very well.

[jhirte]

I've run mine once at 24/96 w/o issues... I got lucky in that the show ended after 52 minutes, so no file split bs.

[macdaddy]

The MT is pretty reliable.  The one issue you'll face recording at 24/48 or 24/96 is the 2GB file split.  It's not a seamless split.  You'll have to manually stop and restart during a break between songs or risk losing a few seconds in the middle of a song if you let the MT do the automatic split.  That split will happen an hour into recording at 24/96.  About 2 hours at 24/48.   The 2GB file split issue is one of the reasons I sold my MT and upgraded to a Korg MR-1 which does seamless splits.

oh, you are kidding! that is unacceptable for my purposes... is there a firmware update that will fix this, or is this the way it is..?


thanks for all the input - +T's all 'round.

[BC]

The MT is pretty reliable.  The one issue you'll face recording at 24/48 or 24/96 is the 2GB file split.  It's not a seamless split.  You'll have to manually stop and restart during a break between songs or risk losing a few seconds in the middle of a song if you let the MT do the automatic split.  That split will happen an hour into recording at 24/96.  About 2 hours at 24/48.   The 2GB file split issue is one of the reasons I sold my MT and upgraded to a Korg MR-1 which does seamless splits.

oh, you are kidding! that is unacceptable for my purposes... is there a firmware update that will fix this, or is this the way it is..?


thanks for all the input - +T's all 'round.

sorry, that's the way it is. Biggest problem with the MT IMHO.

[macdaddy]

ok.

time to explore other options.

thanks again.

[willndmb]

i love my MT
the seemless split does suck but is pretty easy to work around

what 8gb or higher cards are people using?

[audBall]

I'm curious to see what's up with Ver. 2, although there's no info on it yet that I know of.

[bdasilva]

The "Split" is 6 seconds and can be done with a double push of a button... come on... you can find a 6 second hole in a show. This is no dealbreaker. And they are dirt cheap. other than the pres I've never had problems with mine that I didn't cause. Great  bitbucket behind a decent pre - a/d.    My .02

[JackoRoses]

The "Split" is 6 seconds and can be done with a double push of a button... come on... you can find a 6 second hole in a show. This is no dealbreaker. And they are dirt cheap. other than the pres I've never had problems with mine that I didn't cause. Great  bitbucket behind a decent pre - a/d.    My .02

it's not a dealbreaker if it's your primary unit, but if you want to use it as a backup for say sbd recordings so you can do a matrix it would be a deal breaker because you are focusing on your main "rig" and trying to remember to hightail it back over to the board at 55 mins isn't exactly an ideal situation.
That's my take on it at least.

[Brian Skalinder]

but if you want to use it as a backup for say sbd recordings so you can do a matrix it would be a deal breaker because you are focusing on your main "rig" and trying to remember to hightail it back over to the board at 55 mins isn't exactly an ideal situation.

I thought one of the firmware updates added an auto-split feature?  Not seamless, but as a secondary source mixing into a primary source, the 6-sec auto-split might not be a huge deal to some.

[macdaddy]

The "Split" is 6 seconds and can be done with a double push of a button... come on... you can find a 6 second hole in a show. This is no dealbreaker. And they are dirt cheap. other than the pres I've never had problems with mine that I didn't cause. Great  bitbucket behind a decent pre - a/d.    My .02

it's not a dealbreaker if it's your primary unit, but if you want to use it as a backup for say sbd recordings so you can do a matrix it would be a deal breaker because you are focusing on your main "rig" and trying to remember to hightail it back over to the board at 55 mins isn't exactly an ideal situation.
That's my take on it at least.

ding!  this is exactly what iwanted the thing for...

[willndmb]

but if you want to use it as a backup for say sbd recordings so you can do a matrix it would be a deal breaker because you are focusing on your main "rig" and trying to remember to hightail it back over to the board at 55 mins isn't exactly an ideal situation.

I thought one of the firmware updates added an auto-split feature?  Not seamless, but as a secondary source mixing into a primary source, the 6-sec auto-split might not be a huge deal to some.

i THINK this is true, i never tried it but i recall reading about it

[pool]

The MT can be fully reliable.
The MT can be fully non-reliable.
It depends on your luck and which category you happen to find yourself in. Mine was the 2nd. The battery went DEAD and BOOTING CRASHED after 3 months. Simple as that. Had to return to seller cause it was beyond any logical explanation.

[Nick Graham]

Brian's right, one of the more recent firmware updates did introduce a auto file split at 2 GB. However, the split isn't seamless. If I recall correctly the auto start/stop takes roughly 20 seconds....so if you hit the 2 GB point in the middle of a song you're gonna lost that 20 seconds of music.

[Mr. Bull]

I allways worked around the split and have been able to do great recording with it.  With all the filmware updates it pretty relaible now.  Batterie Pack is essential.  I have made allot of amature mistakes with it like hitting the pause button in the middle of recording not using the hold button deleting the shows ect.  All the unrealiablity came from me.

[coloartist]

I just use mine as a backup now, but if you want to use it for a matrix, run it at 24/48. You get 1:55. You wouldn't be using it at every show it sounds like. 24/48 sounds pretty damn close to 24/96 as far as I can tell. I still record at 24/96 now since I got the HD-P2, but 24/48 sounded great when I didn't have the HD-P2.

[jerryfreak]

ive had mixed results. it usually works, but every once in awhile will tweak out.

its not nearly as relaible as say a pda or vx pocket

[jmz93]

Mine was always reliable s/pdif in at 24/48 or 24/96. and hey, it's for sale in the Yardsale section of this site.