Topic: Edirol R-09 release information

[flintstone]

SD cards will be expensive ...~$500 to get 12hrs

dd

These days, a 2GB card, which stores 2 hours of stereo 24/48 recording, costs about $50.
So 12 hours = 6 cards = $300, not $500. 

For the same money, consider three 4GB cards, even if they can't be formatted in the R-09. 
A 4GB card costs about $90 each.

For a price check, see www.dealram.com or www.pricegrabber.com

Flintstone

[Ziggz]

Just got back from my first R-09 show

So much easier & less hassle than my old Sharp MD recorder. I covered the police siren red light with some velcro. Recorded for around 2hrs (16/44 wav) and the battery indicator hasn't gone down a notch. Here's a quick mp3  sample (currently capped to 64k upload, so yah, no flac!):

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=7AF7630F164A7C88
17 rows back in front of left stack. SP-BMC-9 mics rolled off @ 195Hz.

[gngrbrdman13]

does r09 have an over light?

[neutrino]

The R-09 has a clip light.
dB-

[JungleJoe]

Also, for those adventurous types, the R-09 dismantles easily where you can see the two, extremely bright micro LED's which illuminate the rec button. I put a tiny piece of black electrical tape over each of the LED's to kill off about 95% of the light.

Yeah, that is a bit adventurous.

I wonder if another trick would help. I've done this on other bright, conspicuous lights.

Use a little colored nail polish. This is another reason why having a girlfriend is handy. You usually have a pick of any color and it dulls the brightness but doesn't eliminate it.

I haven't seen a R-09 in person yet so I can't recommend it, per se.

[jtblam]

Recently received mine and noticed that the OED display is slightly crooked in the way it's mounted in the display window. Any one else experience this? The convenience of the R-09 beats my MD by a mile and I'm happy with the sound quality so far, but I have to say the build quality is not as high as I expected.

[earcandy_archive]

For the same money, consider three 4GB cards, even if they can't be formatted in the R-09. 
A 4GB card costs about $90 each.


Flintstone
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excuse my lack of knowledge, but in what manner (and what hardware/software) would a 4 GB card be formated? [ since it can't be done on the Edirol).  Does one use a usb card reader?  If so, can anyone recommend an inexpensive unit?

thanks for advice

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[gngrbrdman13]

For the same money, consider three 4GB cards, even if they can't be formatted in the R-09. 
A 4GB card costs about $90 each.


Flintstone

I haven't used it to format an sd card for my r09 yet (order in) however, I found one at best buy for $39 that works well with the cf card my r01 uses and seems to have all the ports for 4 other cards.  I will put the link to what it is tomorrow.  Going to bed now!

dd

excuse my lack of knowledge, but in what manner (and what hardware/software) would a 4 GB card be formated? [ since it can't be done on the Edirol).  Does one use a usb card reader?  If so, can anyone recommend an inexpensive unit?

thanks for advice.

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[sleepypedro]

I found one at best buy for $39 that works well with the cf card my r01 uses and seems to have all the ports for 4 other cards.

what todd said -- except fock bestbuy.  any generic card reader should do it, available from basically any online retailer for around eight or nine bucks.

[gngrbrdman13]

I found one at best buy for $39 that works well with the cf card my r01 uses and seems to have all the ports for 4 other cards.

what todd said -- except fock bestbuy.  any generic card reader should do it, available from basically any online retailer for around eight or nine bucks.

hey, when in a jam.....i needed a reader that day.  I also have a less expensive one that I paid $13 for and it does not read the kingston 4g 45x cf card.  that is why I needed the 'new' one. 

the first one was a dazzle....did not work well with the cf card.  microdrives...forget it.

dd

[sleepypedro]

the first one was a dazzle....did not work well with the cf card.  microdrives...forget it.

double-dizzel, are you saying that the dazzle was a piece of shizzel?

[mdarnton]

Edirol seems to avoid giving any real specifications. Anyone got any idea what the REAL bit depth is, taking the machine's inherent noise into account?

Maybe they learned a lesson from M-Audio, who told people exactly what they were paying for, and it wasn't 24 bits, and decided to just let that issue remain unaddressed, rather than make for certain disappointment in their customers. Still, I'd sure like to know what the truth is.

[Zaphod]

Edirol seems to avoid giving any real specifications. Anyone got any idea what the REAL bit depth is, taking the machine's inherent noise into account?

Maybe they learned a lesson from M-Audio, who told people exactly what they were paying for, and it wasn't 24 bits, and decided to just let that issue remain unaddressed, rather than make for certain disappointment in their customers. Still, I'd sure like to know what the truth is.

What exactly fo you mean? I don't get what your referrring to here.

[gngrbrdman13]

Edirol seems to avoid giving any real specifications. Anyone got any idea what the REAL bit depth is, taking the machine's inherent noise into account?

Maybe they learned a lesson from M-Audio, who told people exactly what they were paying for, and it wasn't 24 bits, and decided to just let that issue remain unaddressed, rather than make for certain disappointment in their customers. Still, I'd sure like to know what the truth is.

I am confused.....an MT is not 24bit? 

I thought that the edirol unit was definitely 24 bit....am I wrong about that?  What about r01?

Sometimes when I read this site I have more questions than answers

Thanks to all who help me answer them.

[bgalizio]

I don't think I've seen this mentioned..  Not all card readers can handle a 4GB SD card..  Here are some tests of commonly avail cards..

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/accessories/4gb-sd.shtml


Anyone know of any dealers with r09's in stock?

Not sure of any online dealers, but I was in a local Sam Ash for an adapter and they had the R09 in stock.