Sorry, I had to get to Florida for a few days. It's like -20 in Minnesota right now.
So Dean let the cat outta da bag. The freggin' deck froze up. And, I really, really wanted to impress a girl with this recording. Oh well, hey Dean, you gotta copy for me
Here's the deal. Everything worked out "okay" for the first set of GBA. I did notice some drop outs and poppin' (not pooooping) sounds. Otherwise, the show itself recorded correctly.
Then, I shut down the JB3 between sets. I fired it back up, never unplugging cables, etc. Everything was working great. I was even getting levels on the SVU-2, etc. Dean had a little issue with a drunk guy thinking it was a good idea to dump beer on his gear, so I took my rain cover out of my Nova and loosely covered up everything. I came back a few times and all was well. End of show: Froze up at 54 minutes and all was lost. Unit was not warm, and cables were all in their proper order. I tried the clean up mode, etc. and the data was gone to the gods. This is the second show in two days that I walk away without something. G. Love, I came away with nothing, and GBA, I only got the first set.
I am running out of options here. It sounds like a possible deck issue but I also know that this has some operator error. When the batteries died, I was only running one battery. I am picking up an external pack from YS. The second night, batteries weren't a problem. Was it heat? Was it the deck? I don't know. There is another JB3 in YS I could pick up, though. Do I want to try again?
I looked at the MTII reviews in Tech. Support. Doesn't seem like a good purchase at this time. I will do a little research on the Iriver and see what those are looking like for pricing. Good suggestion on the Tascam Cliff, but I am only looking for a bit bucket. It would be a good investment for future indeavors. For now, I'd better stick with some basics, like any freggin' recorder that works.
So, I guess this has turned into a JB3 vs. MT vs. iRiver debate. What would the best one be in used condition? I know it depends on users, experience, etc.
steamin' taper guy
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Charlie