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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: bonghitwillie on March 04, 2012, 02:08:25 PM
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i usually rec at 24/48. sometimes the cards fill up and i will rec at 16/44 on a sdhc card that already has several 24/48 files on it. a couple of times when i did this, the 16/44 files would not play back. they were on the sdhc, but i could not do anything with the data. my question is, should i only record one sample rate/rec mode on a card? not mix and match?
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I do this all the time and have never had an issue ???
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I can't imagine why it would be a problem, either. If it is, dump the files more often and re-format the card.
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It depends on the recorder, some are OK, others insist on the same file type.
What happened when you transferred the files to a computer, was that OK?
Personally I would carry a spare SD card and use that for the different file type.
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If this has only happened to you a few times but worked fine others, the problem probably had more to do with using a card that's nearly full than mixing your sample rate and bit depth.
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If this has only happened to you a few times but worked fine others, the problem probably had more to do with using a card that's nearly full than mixing your sample rate and bit depth.
I bet that's it. I also did it on the R09 without problems a few times. I always found the Edirol recorders not overly picky about formating and file types.
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I've never had an issue with this on either my old Edirol R09 or my Sony PCM-M10 especially when using a quality Class 10 card. I had a Class 6 card in the Edirol R09 once and it did have a "slow write" issue one time (luckily nothing was missed) but it was because the card had become fragmented from deleting little files in-between the bigger ones.
I always make it a habit to format my card (in the recorder) every once in a while to keep this from happening.
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You *should* format your card after *every* night of recording ;)
YMMV
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eh, whenever it fills to the point where I would need to delete something to make enough space is often enough for me. I've only had trouble after making multiple rounds of file deletions without a re-format, and even then it's rare. Format when full I say.
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eh, whenever it fills to the point where I would need to delete something to make enough space is often enough for me. I've only had trouble after making multiple rounds of file deletions without a re-format, and even then it's rare. Format when full I say.
Fully agree. No need to keep reformatting the card prematurely.
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I've never had an issue with this on either my old Edirol R09 or my Sony PCM-M10 especially when using a quality Class 10 card. I had a Class 6 card in the Edirol R09 once and it did have a "slow write" issue one time (luckily nothing was missed) but it was because the card had become fragmented from deleting little files in-between the bigger ones.
Getting a good quality card is key. Class? Not so much. A good class 2 is amply fast enough for 24/96 stereo...
Personally, I agree with Bean on the formatting. It's just cheap insurance. Like changing batteries every show in my M10. I know I don't have to do it, but it's easy peace of mind.