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

[tonyvt]

Microtrack will make initial shipment to retail stores at the end of September. 2ndshipment will be in late November.

Anyone else confirm this?

Nice avatar btw!

Thanks.

[neutrino]

Microtrack will make initial shipment to retail stores at the end of September. 2ndshipment will be in late November.

Anyone else confirm this?

Nice avatar btw!

M-Audio tech support told me first hand the Microtrack is arriving in port early next week. I did open up a support ticket to see whether or not the device will support file sizes over 2gb out of the box or if an update will be available to make this a possibility. The support tech I talked with was Steve Nalepa who demonstrated the Microtrack here in Chicago as part of the Remix Hotel Convention, which was held last week.
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[drewcatc]

CF card prices drop like aging boobs...luckily (for the former).

I think the best price i have seen on a 4gb card has been $175.  One of those will provide all the 24/44 recording time that I will ever need...mostly.
an 8gb card will do the same for 24/96..but i dont think the improvment justifies the cost at all.   I bet in 6mo, a 4gb card will be around $100 even...and keep falling from there.

i'm really excited for this.  just think how much ass these things will kick?  remember when a new M1, arguable the best "little" DAT deck..was what, $800 ? and you couldn't even plug a digital cable into it w/o spenind another buck fifty!

yikes!
I can't wait to see one of these in my gear bag.  which..will be shrunk down to the Mme case and a little hard shell for the neumann actives.  Mmmm....actives.

how many hours of 24/94 will fit on a 4G card?

Drew

[Rick]

CF card prices drop like aging boobs...luckily (for the former).

I think the best price i have seen on a 4gb card has been $175.  One of those will provide all the 24/44 recording time that I will ever need...mostly.
an 8gb card will do the same for 24/96..but i dont think the improvment justifies the cost at all.   I bet in 6mo, a 4gb card will be around $100 even...and keep falling from there.

i'm really excited for this.  just think how much ass these things will kick?  remember when a new M1, arguable the best "little" DAT deck..was what, $800 ? and you couldn't even plug a digital cable into it w/o spenind another buck fifty!

yikes!
I can't wait to see one of these in my gear bag.  which..will be shrunk down to the Mme case and a little hard shell for the neumann actives.  Mmmm....actives.

how many hours of 24/94 will fit on a 4G card?

Drew

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[rdvdijk]

how many hours of 24/94 will fit on a 4G card?

Drew

Note that a '4GB' card is often 4,000,000,000 bytes, and not 4*1024*1024*1024 (=4,294,967,296).

made a small table, and highlighted some 'hours'.

size	16-bit, 44.1KHz	24-bit, 96KHz
1GB	95m	29m
2GB	189m (3h)	58m
4GB	378m	116m (2h)
6GB	567m	173m (3h)
8GB	756m	231m

Hitachi sells 6GB microdrives, and I added the 8GB since Hitachi just introduced an 8GB microdrive.. 8GB, that's over 12 hours of 16-bit, 44.1KHz.

I think 4GB solid state compact flash is easily available in shops.

Hope this helps..

Roel

[JasonSobel]

this is another useful reference:

http://24bit.turtleside.com/pcm.wav.file.sizes.pdf

[BayTaynt3d]

Well, if the rumors are right, we're looking at 1,000 MTs at the end of the month. I'm trying to figure out with the buzz and anticipation for this new product coupled with its unproven reliability in the field, I'm having a hard time gaging whether a 1000 units is a lot with some to spare, or will they be all gone in minutes? Also, since some people are pre-ordering, I wonder what distributors/retailers are going to get the most units? And who has the "longest lines" right now? If I wanted to jump on the bandwagon, where am I more likely to get my order actually filled? B&H? Or elsewhere, sponsor sites?

[Ray76]

Well, if the rumors are right, we're looking at 1,000 MTs at the end of the month. I'm trying to figure out with the buzz and anticipation for this new product coupled with its unproven reliability in the field, I'm having a hard time gaging whether a 1000 units is a lot with some to spare, or will they be all gone in minutes? Also, since some people are pre-ordering, I wonder what distributors/retailers are going to get the most units? And who has the "longest lines" right now? If I wanted to jump on the bandwagon, where am I more likely to get my order actually filled? B&H? Or elsewhere, sponsor sites?

Frank at cascade(www.cascademedia.net) told me that there would be more than enough to fill the first shipment. Sound Professionals(www.soundprofessionals.com) has them too, I think..Sonic Sense(www.sonicsense.com) has picked it up as well, and I think Sweetwater.(www.sweetwater.com). I think it is  a good thing to try to stick with the companies that show us support here. Those 4 companies have really done their best to support us.

[spreetaper]

i know it will be available in at least 5 stores here in NYC.. ive already checked

B&H
J&R
Guitar Center
Sam Ash
Manny's

[cwfen]

Oade Brothers is going to carry them as well... I think $350.00 is what I heard from them... If they are counting on having them, that is a pretty good sign, as Doug and Bros are fairly conservative with the products they carry.

[jcrab66]

this is another useful reference:

http://24bit.turtleside.com/pcm.wav.file.sizes.pdf

great link, thanks...

[OFOTD]

I know this thread has cooled off this past week.  But I wanted to see if folks had confirmed any more prices for this new unit.  I'd like to update the 1st page with more vendors but it seems like people have names of vendors but not prices?  Anyone?

[drewcatc]

I know this thread has cooled off this past week.  But I wanted to see if folks had confirmed any more prices for this new unit.  I'd like to update the 1st page with more vendors but it seems like people have names of vendors but not prices?  Anyone?

all of the linke I have checked this week have the prices at $399.  not $350.  I am begining to lean toward getting one myself.

Drew

[desertsky]

I wish this darned thing would start shipping already.  When I pre-ordered my MicroTrack last month, I had hoped I would get mine in time to stealth record three concerts I'm going to the week of Sept 19th.  Still hoping I'll get it in time for the shows, but at this point not holding my breath.   

[chitaper]

I don't think anyone posted this yet, just noticed it on the M-Audio web site - pics of the menus!