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Title: MicroTrack - SBD w/ skips HELP!!!
Post by: deviant on February 15, 2006, 11:15:36 AM
Recorded from the board last night and am on tour, taping again tonite. The master wav had a skips. Anyone have any clues what could be the cause? I have the latest firmware and have a 4 gig flash memory.

Thanks!

Joel
Title: Re: MicroTrack - SBD w/ skips HELP!!!
Post by: eric.B on February 15, 2006, 11:20:57 AM
not even remotely enough information to help ya.. 

what brand flash card?
what inputs were you using on the MT?
what settings on the MT were you using?
ie: what sample rate/bit depth?
Title: Re: MicroTrack - SBD w/ skips HELP!!!
Post by: deviant on February 15, 2006, 11:28:03 AM
not even remotely enough information to help ya.. 

what brand flash card?
what inputs were you using on the MT?
what settings on the MT were you using?
ie: what sample rate/bit depth?

what brand flash card? Can't recall the name. Think it is a Sandisk
what inputs were you using on the MT? XLR to 1/4 inch
what settings on the MT were you using? Can you explain more?
ie: what sample rate/bit depth? 44.1/16

Title: Re: MicroTrack - SBD w/ skips HELP!!!
Post by: eric.B on February 15, 2006, 01:16:04 PM

what is the exact card type?
can you describe the "skips"?  are they distortion?
have a screenshot of the waveforms?
Title: Re: MicroTrack - SBD w/ skips HELP!!!
Post by: tightglobes on February 15, 2006, 02:23:33 PM
Recorded from the board last night and am on tour, taping again tonite. The master wav had a skips. Anyone have any clues what could be the cause? I have the latest firmware and have a 4 gig flash memory.

Thanks!

Joel


if it is a microdrive, it could be vibration that is causing the skips.  switch to compact flash.  i've used the kingston elite pro 4gig 45x on several board recordings - 1/4" trs line inputs (xlr-to-trs & rca-to-ts) & have had no problems.

good luck!
Title: Re: MicroTrack - SBD w/ skips HELP!!!
Post by: jcrab66 on February 15, 2006, 11:48:59 PM
i got a nice 24/48 board on saturday with a lexar 80X 2 gb, the only time something like that happened to me was the CF card being bad
Title: Re: MicroTrack - SBD w/ skips HELP!!!
Post by: deviant on February 16, 2006, 11:48:11 AM
i got a nice 24/48 board on saturday with a lexar 80X 2 gb, the only time something like that happened to me was the CF card being bad

Thanks! I was thinking it was either battery or the flash card.

Joel