I recently purchased a DR680 and made 15 initial recordings without encount=
ering this issue, including a 5.5 hour stereo recording. I used a Kingston=
32 GB SDHC Class 4 card because it is what I had available at the time. M=
y search for the TASCAM tested media list was unsuccessful on their website=
. Could someone point me to this list?
Roy
--- In David Michael <> =
wrote:
>
> Mitch and Paul
>
> I am really sorry to hear about your problems with the DR680. I also
> have this machine and to this point it has worked without a hitch
> (wood has been knocked). I am using a 32gb SD card, nothing super
> fast, and have left the unit out overnight at least a few times in
> extremely humid conditions in Alabama as well as in the Catskills. I
> am using a internal AA rechargables in addition to an external 12AH
> sealed lead acid battery.
>
> As I may have mentioned in an earlier post, I do find the unit a
> little on the quirky side with respect to file handling. Specifically, =
> if I pull the power without stopping the recording or powering down,
> all files evaporate. However with batteries installed, low battery
> power does begin a shutdown sequence. Still... this does not give mr
> great confidence in the stability of the files.
>
> All of this is a shame because the recordings I have gotten with it
> and AT4022s are really spectacularly clear and very low noise. And 4
> mics and the unit together cost less than the Sound Devices machine
> alone.
>
> If Edirol could only improve the mic pres on the R44 ...
>
> David
>
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