What does the group think of this device? Would it work in the outback
to download from the 722 without any laptop or other power source?
http://www.data-recovery-tools.net/prevention/smartdisk.html
Kevin Colver
On Thursday, July 28, 2005, at 01:42 PM, Rob Danielson wrote:
> At 5:27 PM +0000 7/28/05, Martin Schiff wrote:
> >Rob,
> >
> >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).
> >
> >-- 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.=A0=A0 I'd rather
> be recording, sleeping or taking a swim and do the downloads back in
> the city! Rob D.
>
>
> >
> >--- In Rob Danielson <>
> >wrote:
> >>=A0 At 12:08 PM -0400 7/28/05, wrote:
> >>=A0 >
> >>=A0 >Let me be a little clearer. If you use an outboard 48v phantom
> >power
> >>=A0 >supply to power your condenser mikes, rather than using the built-
> >in
> >>=A0 >phantom power, M-Audio claims the MicroTrack's battery life goes
> >up
> >>=A0 >from three hours to eight hours record time. Since I already have
> >an
> >>=A0 >outboard 48v phantom supply, that's a tradeoff I may be willing to
> >>=A0 >make.
> >>=A0 >
> >>=A0 >As for mike pre's: M-Audio products in general have been much more
> >>=A0 >tuned in to the need for decent pre's than Marantz; Marantz has a
> >>=A0 >long history of problems with their field recorders' mike pre's.
> >But
> >>=A0 >again, I'll wait to hear them in action before I critique them.
> >>=A0 >
> >>
> >>=A0 Yes, confirming performance before buying any recorder these days
> >>=A0 would be prudent, unfortunately.=A0 It is fortunate, however, that =
we
> >>=A0 recordists can work together and figure out what works though.=A0 I=
'm
> >>=A0 concerned at M-Audio is not providing key info with all the pro and
> >>=A0 amateur discussion about it. Maybe the unit is still be in late
> >>=A0 stages of design, even. As far as I've read,=A0 the M-Audio product=
s,
> >>=A0 (interfaces only? thus far) have had low mic pre gain, 40-45dB.
> >>=A0 Please don't read this as sour grapes, I'm trying to promote use of
> >>=A0 the info we do have.
> >>
> >>=A0 As for compact flash, do people buy, like, 10-1GB compact flash
> >chips
> >>=A0 to take on a weekend excursion?=A0 The 1GB HiMD, resuable, discs ar=
e
> >$7
> >>=A0 each. CF seems like a lot of dough. I get 3-5 hours on one AA
> >>=A0 battery, rechargeble. I haven't managed to exhaust the two 9 volt
> >>=A0 batteries in my phantom supplies yet. Rob D.
> >>
> >>=A0 --
> >>=A0 Rob Danielson
> >>=A0 Film Department
> >>=A0 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Microphones are not ears,
> >Loudspeakers are not birds,
> >A listening room is not nature."
> >Klas Strandberg
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Rob Danielson
> Film Department
> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
>
>
> "Microphones are not ears,
> Loudspeakers are not birds,
> A listening room is not nature."
> Klas Strandberg
>
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