At 9:42 PM +0000 7/28/05, Rich Peet wrote:
>Wallets are what make CF sexy.
>Recording on the laptop to Audition I still have to wait for a file
>conversion before going on to the next segment. Wallets are the same
>wait but you can own two without a huge cost and get rid of the wait.
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>I will only consider CF for a camera because of their expected use in
>recording. It still is the current ideal field use memory.
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>Now someone or Sound Devices need to make blank chips with weather
>covers for the time that 722/744 recorders are being used without a
>chip. I do not like that they left the slot open when not in use.
>Maybe an old 8 meg chip would be best to protect that slot. What do
>you use Martyn?
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True, I should tape that slot over. I don't bother with CF any more
because it'll only record an hour of 4 channels. The "upcoming" 744T
firmware upgrade is expected to enable one to record to an external
hard firewire drive AND the internal drive at the same time. This
would essientially permit a 40GB "swap out." You'd confirm that the
files are on the external drive and wipe the internal drive, slap on
a new external drive and leave for as long as 36 hours of 4chX24/48.
Still not cheap at ~ $100 per 40GB external drive. They run on 12vdc.
Thanks for the info Martin. The "wallet" sounds like a great solution
for most walk-around recording. Rob D.
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>Rich
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>--- In "Martin Schiff"
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>> The wallets are very small and light, and do not require any other
>> device. They have a card slot for the CF card and you just plug it
>in
>> and press a button to copy it. If you have 2 CF cards, one can be
>> downloading while the other is recording, so it would not cause you
>to
>> have to go back anywhere or interrupt your sound gathering.
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>> If you take digital photos, you can use the same device for
>downloading
>> photos off your memory cards.
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>> The same device can also act as a card reader when directly
>connected
>> to a computer for your last card of the day to save time.
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>> -- Martin
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>> > That's cool. Does a "wallet" requite a computer to do its
>downloading
>> > or can you connect it directly to the CF chip?
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>> > 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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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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