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

[OFOTD]

i don't know whats been more hyped, this or the 722.

Well let's hope this doesn't have the problems that the 722 has.

[Ed.]

yeah - i'm going to be patient and wait a while.  let all of you guys test it out and tell me if i should buy it or not

[F.O.Bean]

yeah - i'm going to be patient and wait a while. let all of you guys test it out and tell me if i should buy it or not

same here

[Kindguy]

yeah - i'm going to be patient and wait a while. let all of you guys test it out and tell me if i should buy it or not

same here

Ditto T+ to team wait it out.

[F.O.Bean]

yeah - i'm going to be patient and wait a while. let all of you guys test it out and tell me if i should buy it or not

same here

Ditto T+ to team wait it out.

backatcha!

welcome back home jeff

[Ed.]

backatcha.  i figure by the new year 4gb cf cards will be under $150 too, might as well hold out if i can.  i still like my jb3.

[tim in jersey]

i don't know whats been more hyped, this or the 722.

Well let's hope this doesn't have the problems that the 722 has.

had

[Chad817]

backatcha.  i figure by the new year 4gb cf cards will be under $150 too, might as well hold out if i can.  i still like my jb3.

agreed.  As much as I'd love a shiny new toy my playback is modest right now anyway, so I wouldn't be doing the 24bit justice.  I figure I'll probably pick one up in a few months and give time for any potential kinks to be worked out.

[Simp-Dawg]

i think the hype over this is a little greater as it is more accessible to more people...the 7xx series were a little out of the price range for a lot of people, although everyone in the know was wanting them.  now with the microtrack it's way more affordable and providing just the recorder, which we've all wanted since we're all so picky about having separate, individually flavored mics/pre/a-d, so the willingness to adopt an all-in-one is lesser when you have to give up your pre/a-d...not that you have to but to justfiy the cost, perhaps.  with the microtrack, it replaces, at a very reasonable cost, only the recorder part of the equation, preserving the sound we've all worked so hard to obtain.

i'll build a 24-bit playback system when i buy my house (still planning on doing that this year.)  maybe by then the device will be ready to do it (if it's not right out of the box) and i can afford all the extra storage and reap the full benefit through playback.

i've got modest hopes, all i want at first is a solid state, reliable recorder for 16/44.1.  i hope i am not disappointed.

[The Kilted Taper]

For those waiting till they get a better playback system...you'll kick yourself when you went to that one show that was the best the band ever played, or the last, or whatever memorable moment you can think off. Man, if only you had recorded in 24bit and archived till you had the new playback!     

And just imagine, you'll have stuff ready to go as soon as the new system is hooked up.

Just playing devil's advocate folks!

[jbraveman]

For those waiting till they get a better playback system...you'll kick yourself when you went to that one show that was the best the band ever played, or the last, or whatever memorable moment you can think off. Man, if only you had recorded in 24bit and archived till you had the new playback!     

And just imagine, you'll have stuff ready to go as soon as the new system is hooked up.

Just playing devil's advocate folks!

I agree.  Better to have that show on 24 bit for posterity. 

[gewwang]

especially since the media's already paid for. after the show, you're just going to transfer the files and re-format the card anyway.

[it-goes-to-eleven]

In lieu of the actual hardware, I wish we could have an MT thread that focused on new info/new questions/facts about the product and shipping.. Seems like the generic question of 24 vs. 16 bit has been discussed a zillion times in other threads.  Similarly, the posts asking "what if it is crap" or "I'm waiting" don't seem to add much.  I guess this is just frustration for real info as the date draws nigh..

I asked Frank what the latest was.. He said it is 'shipping to them on Wednesday from M-audio and we should see them on Friday/Monday.'  So I'm expecting to receive one sometime late next week.

[The Kilted Taper]

In lieu of the actual hardware, I wish we could have an MT thread that focused on new info/new questions/facts about the product and shipping..

Well, I don't think there will be much new info till these are in hand. We're keeping the spirit/thread alive so it doesn't get burried. OFOTD has done a great job putting all the facts in the first post of each of the threads. The rest is just a bunch of geeks chatting about a new product. What's wrong with that?

I asked Frank what the latest was.. He said it is 'shipping to them on Wednesday from M-audio and we should see them on Friday/Monday.' So I'm expecting to receive one sometime late next week.

I thought he was supposed to get a direct shipment? Bummer....

[OFOTD]

Well, I don't think there will be much new info till these are in hand. We're keeping the spirit/thread alive so it doesn't get burried. OFOTD has done a great job putting all the facts in the first post of each of the threads. The rest is just a bunch of geeks chatting about a new product. What's wrong with that?

The naitives are getting real restless.  Yeah I feel like we have touched on damn near every topic on this new machine.  I tried to put as much FACT up on the 1st pages of these threads so that's what we know.  Anything we can do to keep this thread in the forefront in anticipation of next week is cool by me. 

Anyone know what type of plastic these things are made of?   

+T's allround for keeping these threads around this long!   T minus 7 or 8 or 9 days and counting. . . . . . . . . . .