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Title: Microtrack 24/96 doesn't like CF to SD adapters
Post by: uspino on July 21, 2006, 06:22:53 AM

I tried this SD to Compact Flash adapter:

http://www.mittoni.com.au/secure-digital-sd-to-cf-compactflash-card-adapter-type-ii-p-1238.html

It lets you use SD cards as Type II Compact Flash. Works like a charm in my XP and my PDA. You can even use MiniSD if you insert one adapter into another.

The Microtrack won't take it. I've tried formatting the card in various configurations, but the unit keeps asking to format the card and then hangs after a couple of minutes.

Some will want to know why I wanted to record to SD.  I'm a journalist. I can send the MP3 files I record on the field straight from my EVDO-enabled phone. The phone only takes SD. To me, converting from CF to SD means one more gadget in my pocket. I know I can go to the R-09 for SD, but I love the quality of a nice phantom-powered microphone.

In my dreams, I also wish the M-Audio had some kind of minimum editing functions, maybe "File Split", or "Extract"...

Title: Re: Microtrack 24/96 doesn't like CF to SD adapters
Post by: jlykos on July 21, 2006, 08:04:21 AM

What kind of an SD card are you using?  The MT is a bit picky with the brands from what I understand.

Title: Re: Microtrack 24/96 doesn't like CF to SD adapters
Post by: SunWizard on July 21, 2006, 10:53:37 AM

One drawback I see with that is it says its limited to 1GB max.  What size card are you using?

Title: Re: Microtrack 24/96 doesn't like CF to SD adapters
Post by: uspino on July 21, 2006, 11:24:41 AM

I've tried a 1 Mb Kingmax SD and a 1 Mb Kingston MiniSD with the extra adapter. Both can be formatted with XP or Storage Tools in Windows Mobile to add extra Backup, as someone suggested in this forums.

Is there any particular brand that I should look at?

Title: Re: Microtrack 24/96 doesn't like CF to SD adapters
Post by: willndmb on July 21, 2006, 12:41:21 PM

these are listed on maudios site
of course they are cf cards, but brand wise it might help you some

   *Tested and approved CF cards for the MicroTrack:

Hitachi Microdrive 2GB, 4GB, 6GB
Seagate 5GB drive ("microdrive" type)
Transcend 4GB CF, 45x
Corsair 4GB CF (47-00057)
Lexar 1GB CF Professional 80x
SanDisk 1GB CF
JAMedia 1GB CF
Toshiba 512MB CF
JAMedia 256MB CF
SimpleTech 128MB CF
Kodak 64MB CF

Kingston Elite Series

CF/1024-S 1 GB Compact Flash Card (SLC) (50x)
CF/2GB-S 2 GB Compact Flash Card (SLC) (50x)
CF/4GB-S 4 GB Compact Flash Card (SLC) (45x)

Kingston Standard Series

CF/128 128MB Compact Flash Card
CF/256 256MB Compact Flash Card
CF/512 512MB Compact Flash Card
CF/1024 1024MB Compact Flash Card

Title: Re: Microtrack 24/96 doesn't like CF to SD adapters
Post by: uspino on July 21, 2006, 07:15:40 PM

Thanks! I'll see if can I get one of those and post the results.