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Re: Recorder Advice

Subject: Re: Recorder Advice
From: "Klas Strandberg" klasstrandberg
Date: Sat Mar 3, 2007 12:36 pm ((PST))
I have no problems writing to disc. The recordings are always 
playable. It is only SonicStage which causes problems. Nowadays I go 
analog. I connect the MD an go to work for an hour .

Klas.

At 18:10 2007-03-03, you wrote:
>--- In  Klas Strandberg <>
>wrote:
>
> > 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?
> >
>
>Having suffered like that in the past Klas I have recently had huge
>improvements by:
>
>1. Upgraded from SS 3.4 to SS 4.0
>2. Use SS to number each folder AND file before starting a transfer
>(not sure if this counts as "editing" but it is easier to keep track of
>any failures that way)
>3. Only transferring and wav converting one file at a time, previously
>I marked them all and tried to transfer in one go.
>4. Standing VERY still whilst doing the "write to disc" procedure in
>the field - this may be the most critical step - I previously used to
>return it to my pocket or bum pack whilst it wrote, I thought this was
>insufficient vibration to cause a problem but may well have been wrong,
>I now hold it in the palm of my hand and don't move until it is
>finished.
>5. Since reading the advice (I think it was Rob D) I do not re-format
>my disc but use the "erase all" option; have no clue what difference it
>makes.
>
>Like Richard I am not upgrading to SS 4.2 since what I have now works
>98% of the time with no need to initiate repeat transfers!
>
>And yes, HiMD is working just great for me.
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

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