Topic: M-Audio MicroTracker details **PART II**

[silentmark]

And I also believe that person had nothing to back up his comment ...

[John Kelly]

Exactly, put up or shut up.

[Bdifr78]

I don't think this has been brought up before, but am I the only person who feels like this recorder will be less than ideal in a festival setting?  Shit, even if you have a 8gb cf card and decide to run 16/44.1 you wouldn't have enough recording time.  And I know I don't want to spend more on flash cards than I would on the actual device itself.

Any thoughts?

[The Kilted Taper]

That's why you get an OTG external device to dump down to, or bring a laptop along and dump down to at the end of each day/run of shows.

[Nick Graham]

It has actually been brought up a few times. People were discussing picking up an external harddrive to transfer the files to via USB between sets.

All in all though, I do think you're onto something. The $399 list seems really nice, until you factor in the cost of CF cards, an external drive, external powering solution, etc. Looks like this could easily run close to a grand wth everything.

I don't think this has been brought up before, but am I the only person who feels like this recorder will be less than ideal in a festival setting? Shit, even if you have a 8gb cf card and decide to run 16/44.1 you wouldn't have enough recording time. And I know I don't want to spend more on flash cards than I would on the actual device itself.

Any thoughts?

[kindms]

for festivals this summer its gonna be tough but as the price of CF drops then it should be less of an issue.

If I had 1 in time for a festival this year I would simply bring my laptop with me and invest in a CF reader. That way I could copy files off and not need as many cards (provided I trusted it enough not to run the laptop as well)

[greenone]

All in all though, I do think you're onto something. The $399 list seems really nice, until you factor in the cost of CF cards, an external drive, external powering solution, etc. Looks like this could easily run close to a grand wth everything.

True, but how much have you spent on DAT media over the years? That's your savings right there...

[The Kilted Taper]

$1000? What are you looking at??

$350 - Flash Tracker (what most vendors we use are advertising)
$220 - 4 GB CF Card
$120 - 60 GB OTG HD

Total:  $690

Yeah, ok, $300 off....

[Nick Graham]

True, but how much have you spent on DAT media over the years? That's your savings right there...

Agreed...

$1000? What are you looking at??

$350 - Flash Tracker (what most vendors we use are advertising)
$220 - 4 GB CF Card
$120 - 60 GB OTG HD

Total: $690

Yeah, ok, $300 off....

Well, the original post was talking about a 8GB CF card, which adds an additional $400 onto your total + whatever external powering options become available.

So it could be (with a 8GB card) closer to $1200

[Simp-Dawg]

$1000? What are you looking at??

$350 - Flash Tracker (what most vendors we use are advertising)
$220 - 4 GB CF Card
$120 - 60 GB OTG HD

Total: $690

Yeah, ok, $300 off....

even with a leegeddy vr-box with usb powering output and some extra dvd batts, you're still under a grand...which is still less than the cheapest available 24-bit recorder.

[Bdifr78]

I am in no hurry to get rid of the jb3 yet.

I will probably wait a few months to see how people like using this before buying.

But that's just how I am about anything really.

Although I am sure the first time I see it live in action I am gonna need it.  That just keeps happening to me lately.

[The Kilted Taper]

Additional $400? There's an 8GB on eBay right now, BIN, $425, only adds $200.

Regardless, you're still looking at a little less than half the 722, and the size isn't beatable for stealth. And how many festivals do folks really do during the season? I usually only do 1. We splurged and did 2 this year. ANd as mentioned, you're not spending the money on DAT or, god forbid, MD. Assuming this thing works as advertised, it's a great option for those that can't do the 722.


EDIT: Sorry, the 8GB isn't BIN, it's got bids....oops...

[Simp-Dawg]

i'm ready to get rid of the jb3...too many finicky problems with it.  i'll still run one as backup for a while though.

[John Kelly]

but am I the only person who feels like this recorder will be less than ideal in a festival setting?  Shit, even if you have a 8gb cf card and decide to run 16/44.1 you wouldn't have enough recording time.  And I know I don't want to spend more on flash cards than I would on the actual device itself.

I never tape festivals, so I don't care. And of the few I've been to I'd only want to tape a couple acts at the most.  

As for the cost, my FlashTracker package is coming in at just a hair under $500 including a 4 gig CF card.  That seems like a bargain for 24bit recording to me.

[Nick Graham]

Additional $400? There's an 8GB on eBay right now, BIN, $425, only adds $200.

Regardless, you're still looking at a little less than half the 722, and the size isn't beatable for stealth. And how many festivals do folks really do during the season? I usually only do 1. We splurged and did 2 this year. ANd as mentioned, you're not spending the money on DAT or, god forbid, MD. Assuming this thing works as advertised, it's a great option for those that can't do the 722.


EDIT: Sorry, the 8GB isn't BIN, it's got bids....oops...

I agree, and think it'll be a great alternative to (and in the long run cheaper than) DAT.

Just pointing out the $350 price is somewhat misleading...