At 19:44 2007-03-02, you wrote:
>--- In aaron s <>
>wrote:
> >
> > I would stay away from MD. The disc are unreliable and
> > the transfer issues make it a less good choice and I
> > believe the technoligy to be on the way out. We have
> > two of the Edirol R-09 [one just got back from the
> > shop for a bad mic input] and have used the M-Audio
> > microtrack both of which are good units. The R-09 mic
>
>I would stay away from cheap CF recorders because of their hissy
>input stages, unreliable input jacks and in some cases nonstandard
>phantom power voltages :)
>
>I haven't had trouble with HiMD ever since learning -
>
>1) don't edit the discs in the recorder (ie record, transfer to PC
>and
>edit the WAVs
>
>2) never format the disc. simply erase all
>
>3) use SonicStage 3.4
I have version 4.2. Is that worse? I have problems all the time with
it. Have to initiate transfer 5-10 times before it works.
I have formatted the disc's. Why is that a problem?
The other points you make: I agree with you.
Klas.
>and the lovely low-noise high gain inputs are unbeatable for the
>price
>and made for nature recording on a budget. Cheap CF recorders are
>designed for garage bands to record themselves. Low-noise and high
>gain
>mic preamps are not a requirement for that application ;-)
>
>HiMD is on the way out, for sure. I wouldn't use it as an archival
>medium because of its proprietary nature. I still figure it'll
>outlast
>the service lifetime of the average sub $1000 CF recorder though.
>
>Listen to Rob's tests of a Microtrack CF recorder versus the HiMD to
>see what noisy inputs do to recordings in quiet soundfields.
>
>
>
>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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>
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