Topic: M-Audio MicroTrack 2496 - *actual* real-life experiences thread

[udovdh]

For a device named Microtrack 2496 how did this escape testing!? 

Just because it has issues taking a 24/96 signal, doesn't mean it can't do it's own sampling at that rate with an analog signal. 

Sure, but is there a speed limit in the manual somewhere for SPDIF?

[F.O.Bean]

thank god for the trusty jb3

this product is already pissing me off more than the 722 series, if you can believe that!

[John Kelly]

thank god for the trusty jb3

this product is already pissing me off more than the 722 series, if you can believe that!

I love it Bean - gear that you don't even own manages to piss you off.

[F.O.Bean]

i just bel;ieve things should WORK when theyre released, ya know!

[pfife]

i just bel;ieve things should WORK when theyre released, ya know!

This thing sucks particularly bad because we've been yearning for something like it for a long time - so its more disappointing.

[BLOODYJACK]

I mentioned before that SPDIF is a consumer interface and the specs do not go to 24/96
The product can be called 24/96 because it does indeed convert analogue at that rate.
I don’t think that M-audio will give a fuck if their digital interface does not carry 24/96. How many people do you thing will be using 24/96 external a2d, s hardly any. Because they are so fucking expensive. The only affordable pre/a2d claiming 24/96 is the UA5. That’s not made anymore and while it too is labeled 24/96 and does indeed do this via USB to the computer. (You need to load new drivers for this to work) I bet it does not send 24/96 out its light pipe I checked in the manual and it says, “Lightpipe confirms to spdif spec” The only a2d,s doing this are high ticket items this is a $400 dollar product aimed at Joe public. You want pro you have to pay for it.
That said I am still going to buy one and M-audio may update this feature.
This product stand alone is great for stealthing but why would you put a high end A2D on it anyway? Save your money on your pre and go buy a 722 its a pro all in one solution

[johnw]

I wonder why Hosa makes a "SPDIF only" 24/96 coax/optical converter?

http://www.hosatech.com/hosa/products/odl-276.html

[marc0789]

what, this thing does not deliver flawless 24/96?!

[nickgregory]

722 passes a 24/96 signal via spdif as well

[wbrisette]

I wonder why Hosa makes a "SPDIF only" 24/96 coax/optical converter?

FYI, that's not how I read what their product does. I read it as UP TO 24-bit (feed it 16-bit if you want) and UP TO 96 KHz (I bet you can feed it a different sampling rate without any problems).

Wayne

[Kindguy]

why would you put a high end A2D on it anyway? Save your money on your pre and go buy a 722 its a pro all in one solution

 

[pfife]

why would you put a high end A2D on it anyway? Save your money on your pre and go buy a 722 its a pro all in one solution

 

Yeah?  Why would anyone want to put a nice A/D in front of a recorder that supposedly records at 24/96?   That's ludicrous....

[mmedley.]

I mentioned before that SPDIF is a consumer interface and the specs do not go to 24/96

You are plain wrong.

Just got an email from M-audio and they told me all issues would be resolved in the next firmware to be released next week. He said there are instructions in the box relating to these issues...backwards switches, battery, etc. Didn't go into much more detail than that, so we shall see.

[wbrisette]

This product stand alone is great for stealthing but why would you put a high end A2D on it anyway? Save your money on your pre and go buy a 722 its a pro all in one solution.

I tell ya if I was still running my DAT rig, I would be doing it in a heartbeat. Why? Because I already owned the A-D converter and the AD2K+ allowed a real 24-bit output in addition to the 16-bit output. I don't think many people, at least on this board, are buying this as their entry point into recording. They are instead doing it already having some gear. If they have an external A-D already they'll probably want to stick that on the front end of things. The MicroTrack simply gains them entry into the 24-bit recording space without having to spend a king's ransom on a hard drive recorder. Very few people here are making their living doing on-location recording, most are like yourself are hobbist and the price point is very attractive. I kept looking for the right box for my wants/needs. That ended up being a multi-track box that cost more than most people would ever be willing to spend on a recorder, but I'm still very excited about this product because I want a device that I can use as a backup without having to go to tape. So I'm basically going to be sticking a $11K A-D on the front end of this thing. It's wrong to think that everybody buying one of these is currently using a ghetto rig, just as it's wrong to think everyone is using a Bevery Hills rig.

Wayne

[soundpro]

I believe you meant to post to:

http://taperssection.com/index.php?board=22.0

"hippies" - "Happy Retailing"

Sorry:

I wasn't trying to sell something, I just thought a picture would help.....

Chris