MT II problems

[NOLAfishwater]

So my issue would be with it freezing up. I guess that would be if you were running it into the TRS inputs? That is weird. I guess I could deal with it not being able to record at 24/96. 24/48 is fine with me. It will be a vast improvement over the 16/44.1. I will have to pull the trigger at some point in the Spring.

[anhisr]

Talked to Jamie at Grace.  He had me run through some things that didn't work.  He said they will try and get with a tech at M-Audio and see what they can find out.  He is also going to get a MTII and see what he can find out.   

[Brian Skalinder]

i have been a pretty loyal mt 1 user and never talked crap about them.

that has just changed, my 1st impression after using the mt 2 is that is is a piece of shit.

Were you an early adopter of the MT1?  Plenty of early issues with the MT1, most of which were resolved with firmware releases.  The same may happen with the MT2.

[Brian]

i have been a pretty loyal mt 1 user and never talked crap about them.

that has just changed, my 1st impression after using the mt 2 is that is is a piece of shit.

Were you an early adopter of the MT1?  Plenty of early issues with the MT1, most of which were resolved with firmware releases.  The same may happen with the MT2.

that's just it though.  this is MT version *2*.  the first came out with all kinds of issues and m-audio fixed as many as they could.  However there were still issues left unfixed so they went for a whole new line.  it still doesn't work up to spec.  they should have  worked all that shit out before they released this version.

pretty poor on m-audio's part

[mblindsey]

ran the mt 2 analog out from the korg @24/48.  the mt 2 froze up both sets and did not save the files.

This really concerns me.  Though I don't plan to use the analog in, I hope this doesn't turn in to something that will just randomly happen to the MT II.  I've got about 2 hours of record time on mine with no freezing.  I'm recording shows two nights this week, and now your post has be debating on whether or not I should run the trusty D8 in front...just in case.

--Michael

[mandoman]

Optical mod the V3 and get the Sony D50 instead? OK, kinda pricey solution, but thought I'd
throw that idea out there.

[Rick]

Optical mod the V3 and get the Sony D50 instead? OK, kinda pricey solution, but thought I'd
throw that idea out there.

The D50 is having same kind of problem with Core Sound Mic2496. I don't know if anyone has tried a V3 yet though.

I just got in my PCM D50, and immediately tried the digital-in to see what data points I could add to this confused picture.  I fed it with a 24/96 signal from a Core Sound Mic2496 optical out.  The D50 read 48/24 but the second hand was racing, and sure enough on playback I heard my test speech played back at 1/2 speed (and down an octave, of course).  I have not yet tried editing the wave header, but my guess is that I will have an okay 24/96 recording.  This is a kludgy work-around for something that should function correctly out of the box.

[deadheaded]

i have been a pretty loyal mt 1 user and never talked crap about them.

that has just changed, my 1st impression after using the mt 2 is that is is a piece of shit.

Were you an early adopter of the MT1?  Plenty of early issues with the MT1, most of which were resolved with firmware releases.  The same may happen with the MT2.

yah, i had an mt 1 within a month of release and still use it today.  i know there were problems that m-audio took care of with firmware updates.
i might have over reacted this morning, but at least my mt1 worked on it's 1st try.
 
i was going in on the trs inputs and the mt 2 froze up at an hour and 15 each time

[Brian Skalinder]

that's just it though.  this is MT version *2*.  the first came out with all kinds of issues and m-audio fixed as many as they could.  However there were still issues left unfixed so they went for a whole new line.  it still doesn't work up to spec.  they should have  worked all that shit out before they released this version.

pretty poor on m-audio's part

Agreed, pretty poor.  But from what I've read, MT2 isn't really the next generation of MT1, it's a whole new product (though granted the same case / form factor). And so, just trying to suggest in my previous post that none of this should be surprising, given the track record with MT1.

[Brian]

But from what I've read, MT2 isn't really the next generation of MT1,

[rhetorical question]
then why did they call it the microtracker version 2? 
[/rhetorical question]

pretty silly to use the same name, advertise it as an upgrade, and it not be an upgrade.

[mbgrace]

Hi All,
We have a call in to M-Audio and are rounding up a unit that we can test here at the shop.
Jamie and I will keep you informed of anything we find out about this.
Cheers,
Michael

Michael Grace
Grace Design/Lunatec LLC
www.gracedesign.com

[Tim]

Awww shit, now we've done it

thanks Michael

+T

[Rick]

Thanks Michael! Can't wait to hear something.

[deadheaded]

thanks mike
you rock!!!!

[mblindsey]

Many thanks Mr. Grace!

--Michael