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

[Colin Liston]

Anyone get a "Media Full!" error message when the CF card is blank?

I can't get mine to record anything now, it just says the media is full, which it isn't

[John Kelly]

Have you tried formatting it?

[Colin Liston]

Have you tried formatting it?

I sure have, a few times, still not working!  damn thing...

[Todd R]

I've had this happen when I tried to switch out a full media card with an empty one with the power still on.  It seems to need to power up with the empty card inside.  Try turning it off, putting in the blank CF card, and then powering it back up again.

[John Kelly]

BTW, just tested my Audix m1290s with this thing and they work fine off the phantom power supplied.

[udovdh]

Anyone get a "Media Full!" error message when the CF card is blank?

I can't get mine to record anything now, it just says the media is full, which it isn't

The nice design of the MT requires a power down upon insertion of the card. (i.e.: detect a new card but not act appropriately...)

[RRobar]

Sorry for the slight change in topic. But what's the opion on the pre in this thing? I've only heard Brian (freelunch's) Beck recording so far and I'm not sure if it was just him being conservative on the levels or what. But I'm not hearing what I expected to hear (not that I know what that is exactly) Just curious what other have to say.

[Todd R]

Sorry for the slight change in topic. But what's the opion on the pre in this thing? I've only heard Brian (freelunch's) Beck recording so far and I'm not sure if it was just him being conservative on the levels or what. But I'm not hearing what I expected to hear (not that I know what that is exactly) Just curious what other have to say.

I haven't tried the mic in (probably will never use it), but I tested the line-in of the MT compared to a V3 and compared to a ToddR-modSBM1.  The comparison/bittorrent is over on COtapers.org.  I thought the MT sounded very good line-in.

[it-goes-to-eleven]

I haven't tried the mic in (probably will never use it), but I tested the line-in of the MT compared to a V3 and compared to a ToddR-modSBM1.  The comparison/bittorrent is over on COtapers.org.  I thought the MT sounded very good line-in.

Cool! I've been hoping for some more comps.  What mics and material did you use, Todd? If they were the AKG's, they're powered by the box and not the MT, right?

I'm hoping to get the schoeps connected tonight.. Just need to make another cable.

Edit: I see that these are line-in with no mics.

[Colin Liston]

I've got it running B&K 4023 > 1/4" TRS > phantom on right now. Seems to be working. 

Anyone know anything about the 27db Boost?  Other than it "boosts the signal"


EDIT:
Okay I don't think you can run this.  My levels are really low, I couldn't get the levels past -20db.
I am guess this is b/c of not having 48 volts? 

[L Ron Hoover]

Go on over to Oade and check out Doug's samples. There was extreme noise on the full gain sample.

[Simp-Dawg]

bling!  got my shipping notifier from cascade

[jhirte]

My real life experience: its charging... 

after playing with it to check out its feel, I really like it. Seems pretty sturdy for such a small box. I think when people say it feels cheap, they get that thought because its light maybe... its unreal how little this thing weighs.

One thing I noticed... the included mic, appears to be Panasonic WM-61a caps (think Core Sound). w/5v powering it from the MT, it might be useful in a pinch...

[silentmark]

bling!  got my shipping notifier from cascade

Same here, bling, bling !

[JasonSobel]

more real life experince - I recorded my second show with the MicroTrack last night.

this time, S/PDIF input from V3, set at 16 bit, 44.1 kHz.  I was not plugged into AC power, but again, didn't really have to test the battery life, because the show was only an hour and half.  (half hour opening set + 1 hour set of second band).  This time, the AES1 output (set to consumer mode) was feeding the MicroTrack, and the coax S/PDIF output went to my D8.

before both sets, the unit froze when I hit record.  after powering down, and restarting, the unit recording the 16/44.1 data stream flawlessly.  also, this time, based on past experience from last week, and others with the same problem, I was expecting it to freeze.  So I gave myself more time to get it going.  and thus, despite the freezes, I lost no music (still running the D8 as a backup).  I realize that many times, we don't have the luxury to know when the band is going to start, and thus cannot give ourselves an extra minute to get it running.

Hopefully the new firmware will come and this problem of freezing will be resolved.

on a side note, while I'm still lusting after a reliable 24 bit S/PDIF input on the device, it works very well as a 16 bit recorder.  it sure beats transferring DATs.  man, I should have gotten a jb3 a long time ago