Re: Semi-portable multitrack rec

On Jan 30, 5:55 pm, "geoff" <ge...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yeah, spotted that. But that presumably is a result of the ADAT data
capacity rather than the ability of the recorder to stream it (?).

If you're using the ADAT inputs, yes, with the S/Mux protocol, you get
only 4 channels per hose, so there are only 12 inputs at 96 kHz.

Hopefully that does not extend the the analogue inputs and outputs. I've
only used mine at 24/44k1 analogue so far.

Wait a minute! You HAVE one? Well, why not test it? Run a radio into
it and record a program you don't mind listening to 12 times (or 24 if
it's mono <g>, then play it and see what happens. The suggestion to
limit your recording to 12 channels at 96 kHz was for the recorder,
not just the digital inputs, which are, of course, self-limiting.

There seems a dearth of solid information, and quite a lot of vague stuff.
Try checking for something definitive on what settings (M/S/CS) you need
when using both internal and external drives, specifically for the SDR - not
some of the conflicting and/or sweeping comments regarding the SDR/MDR/HDR !

Sorry, but I don't have an SDR, just a manual, but I do know a few
things that work. The "Mackie standard" is that external drives are
masters. On the MDR and HDR, the internal and external drives are on
separate ports, so they're both master. On the SDR, the two drives
share one port so one needs to be master and the other slave. The
original configuration of the SDR was with the internal drive as the
slave and the external drive as master, so that external drives could
be exchanged with an HDR/MDR without messing with the jumpers.

Cable Select came late to Mackie. Now they say it will work, and some
people have reported buying new SDRs with the internal drive jumpered
for CS. This is trivial. Either it works or it doesn't, and it depends
on the drive and the cable. There's no reason for it to work better
one way than the other. But if you want compatibility with an HDR
that's set up for master and slave, you'd better set your SDR up that
way too. It's nice to be flexible to do it however you want it, but
it's nice to be standard, too.

The trouble with reading the Mackie forum is that Mackie doesn't
regularly participate. If a user finds that his unit works fine with
the cable select option, he'll say so, and then that will become fact
until someone follows that instruction and finds that his setup,
perhaps because of an older drive, or an odd cable, doesn't work. Then
it will be fact-incorrect and someone coming along later will be
confused.

The HDR Technical Reference explains the drive settings for the HDR/
MDR but Mackie never did a similar publication for the SDR.

No, I'm looking at finding what really is the situation as I own one.
'Unstable' isn't very satifying, as this implies that it may work,
sometimes, and sometime may not.

So, if Mackie says it may be unstable and you aren't willing to take
the risk or test your system yourself (it may be a drive thing, a
firmware thing, or there have been some production changes), then
accept it. Apparently the limitation hasn't been a problem for you so
fare. What'da want for an 8 year old design that only had a product
life of a few years?

I would think that unless it specifically stated that it wasn't actually a
24 x 24/96 recorder reasonably prominently in their advertising or specs,
that they would have been well-sued by now !

Look at the cover of your manual. It says "24 TRACK/24 BIT, DIGITAL
AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER". Take it up with your lawyer. Lawsuits have
been won, and lost, over some pretty trivial points. Ever hear about
"Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag" vs. "Muskrat Ramble"? Maybe you'll
win enough to buy yourself a Radar and you can stop worrying about
it.
.

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