At 5:27 PM +0000 7/28/05, Martin Schiff wrote:
>Rob,
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>There are a number of "digital wallets" available now with hard
>drives up to 100 GB, and card slots for various types of memory
>cards. You just insert the card, press a button, and it transfers
>your files to the hard drive. Then you can erase and reuse your
>memory card. They work great. Some of them will even allow you to
>play back audio and view jpg files (they are also used for digital
>cameras).
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>-- Martin
That's cool. Does a "wallet" requite a computer to do its downloading
or can you connect it directly to the CF chip?
I like to record when I'm out and not have to hike back or spend any
more time transferring or downloading than is necessary. I'd rather
be recording, sleeping or taking a swim and do the downloads back in
the city! Rob D.
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>--- In Rob Danielson <>
>wrote:
>> At 12:08 PM -0400 7/28/05, wrote:
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>> >Let me be a little clearer. If you use an outboard 48v phantom
>power
>> >supply to power your condenser mikes, rather than using the built-
>in
>> >phantom power, M-Audio claims the MicroTrack's battery life goes
>up
>> >from three hours to eight hours record time. Since I already have
>an
>> >outboard 48v phantom supply, that's a tradeoff I may be willing to
>> >make.
>> >
>> >As for mike pre's: M-Audio products in general have been much more
>> >tuned in to the need for decent pre's than Marantz; Marantz has a
>> >long history of problems with their field recorders' mike pre's.
>But
>> >again, I'll wait to hear them in action before I critique them.
>> >
>>
>> Yes, confirming performance before buying any recorder these days
>> would be prudent, unfortunately. It is fortunate, however, that we
>> recordists can work together and figure out what works though. I'm
>> concerned at M-Audio is not providing key info with all the pro and
>> amateur discussion about it. Maybe the unit is still be in late
>> stages of design, even. As far as I've read, the M-Audio products,
>> (interfaces only? thus far) have had low mic pre gain, 40-45dB.
>> Please don't read this as sour grapes, I'm trying to promote use of
>> the info we do have.
>>
>> As for compact flash, do people buy, like, 10-1GB compact flash
>chips
>> to take on a weekend excursion? The 1GB HiMD, resuable, discs are
>$7
>> each. CF seems like a lot of dough. I get 3-5 hours on one AA
>> battery, rechargeble. I haven't managed to exhaust the two 9 volt
>> batteries in my phantom supplies yet. Rob D.
>>
>> --
>> Rob Danielson
>> Film Department
>> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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