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Re: Long Duration Hi-MD Recording Glitches (was Powering Son

Subject: Re: Long Duration Hi-MD Recording Glitches (was Powering Son
From: "Rob Danielson" danielson_rob
Date: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:50 am ((PST))
Time Mark! I had no idea this feature existed!
This and the track dividing work-around are very
valuable to learn about. Thank you very, very
much, John! Rob D.

At 12:46 AM +0000 1/25/07, John Hartog wrote:
>About the glitch:
>I recorded a full HiMD disc, with the Nh700 recording in HiSP mode.
>The Time mark was set for 60 minute intervals so there were eight
>files in all. When uploading using sonic stage, the seventh file would
>not upload.  I tried it with the nh700 and the rh10 and both recorders
>displayed an error message when trying to upload that file.
>
>I could tell about where in the recording the glitch was because it
>hung up at about 80% of the upload of that hour's file.  I narrowed
>down the position of the glitch by using the HIMD recorder to add a
>track mark thus splitting the file in half, and then attempting the
>upload again. One half uploaded the other half refused.   I added
>track marks and uploaded until I isolated a short enough section to
>play and listen for the glitch.
>
>What I heard was a moment of silence =96 maybe a tenth of a second long.
>   I inserted a track mark on both sides of a one second section
>containing the glitch, and tried one last time to upload it.  This
>time it worked.  And when I viewed and played that section on my
>computer the glitch was gone.  So in the end I did not actually lose
>any of the recording.  Weird huh?
>
>John Hartog
>
>
>
>
>--- In  Rob Danielson <> wrote:
>>
>>  At 4:49 PM +0000 1/23/07, John Hartog wrote:
>>  >-snip-
>>  >>  So have you run your NH-700 using 4 x rechargeable cells with no il=
l
>>  >>  effects?
>>  >>  Phil
>>  >
>>  >I have used the four AA set up for about ten all night recordings. The
>>  >only ill effects have been on my own brain. And even if my attempts
>>  >power externally have been wrought with technical troubles, none so
>>  >far as I can tell are from over powering.
>>  >
>>  >I did get a glitch on a HiMD disc from one of those nights, but have
>>  >not narrowed it down to what caused that. My guess is it's a faulty
>disc.
>>
>>  Its frustrating that the whole night's recording rests on that final
>>  save to disk operation--  unavoidable with all digital recording I
>>  know of-- but still disappointing when something goes stray.
>>
>>  I'd like to get to the bottom of what increases the chance of
>>  glitches, powering or not. Feel free to elaborate on your's.  Of ~50
>>  disks, I have set aside one as "faulty," to be on the safe side. It
>>  was an early one I was formatting every time-- a practice I've since
>>  ceased in favor or "all erasing" the factory format.  We're you able
>>  to save the recording with "Total Recorder?" or was the file on the
>>  disk unplayable? Rob D.
>>
>>  >
>>  >John Hartog
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >"Microphones are not ears,
>>  >Loudspeakers are not birds,
>>  >A listening room is not nature."
>>  >Klas Strandberg
>>  >Yahoo! Groups Links
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>
>>
>>  --
>>  Rob Danielson
>>  Peck School of the Arts
>>  University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
>>  http://www.uwm.edu/~type/audio-art-tech-gallery/
>>
>
>
>
>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>


--
Rob Danielson
Peck School of the Arts
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
http://www.uwm.edu/~type/audio-art-tech-gallery/





"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg

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