Topic: Edirol R-4: HDD Slow!

[Brian Skalinder]

Woohoo!!  Got a brand spankin' new R-4 in my hands.  Testing now...hopefully it will perform well.

any results yet, brian?

Only tested recording a quiet room so far, and no problems yet.  Today will crank up some sound, though with my current playback system I can't approach concert levels.  But if I stack the R4 on top of the speaker I hopefully can get at least a little vibration into the test.  Real test will be tonight and/or tomorrow night at Greyboy Allstars.  I'm bringing my V3 > MT to run as a backup just in case (MT as a backup, I bet a good number of people would find that humorous!  Fortunately mine's been solid.)

[Brian Skalinder]

Alright, two successful outings with the new R-4.  One Fri night, 2-ch stereo only.  One last night, 2 x stereo at 24/48, plenty of bass in the room.  No problems.  I'm considering this problem solved. 

[BayTaynt3d]

No problems.  I'm considering this problem solved. 

Thank God! 

[sleepypedro]

No problems.  I'm considering this problem solved. 

Thank God! 

great to hear, though if i were you i'd still keep it nice and padded in the rig bag.

[Brian Skalinder]

great to hear, though if i were you i'd still keep it nice and padded in the rig bag.

Oh yes, you better believe it.  Sure can't hurt.

[BayTaynt3d]

Just wanted to post an update here. For starters, I've never had the HHD Slow error, but it's worth noting that I ran my R4 literally sitting on top of a sub two nights ago without a hitch. Combine that with what others have said after opening the unit up about the really nice shockmounting of the hard drive, and I think that really drives home that if you get a good unit, this is simply a non-issue.