Does Time Mark Really Defeat Auto Trackmarking?

[dex Otaku]

I must admit, I've been lazy in the past, I almost never make recordings using the line in, and I just assumed that the live recording FAQ was correct because someone else tested it.

However -

I always leave Time Mark on, set to 6 minutes. During my test recordings with my RH10 and NH700 earlier this week, I noted that despite this being turned on, both units still automatically insert trackmarks when using the line in.

The live recording FAQ states that with Time Mark set to 60 minutes, this is defeated. I haven't tried this myself, but I had always expected that the interval wasn't the important part - that it was on at all was.

I suppose I should just test this myself, but honestly - can anyone actually confirm that it's only if TM is set to 60 minutes that this works?

[MAVickers]

I suppose I should just test this myself, but honestly - can anyone actually confirm that it's only if TM is set to 60 minutes that this works?

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Hmm, I did not know that little trick. I'll give it a try this weekend... my recordings are typically about 35 - 50 minutes. If this works correctly, I should only have one track instead of many?

I'm using an NHF800, btw.

[ozpeter]

It's an urban myth. Several times I've challenged anyone to come forward with test results showing there is any way of defeating auto time mark but nobody has. It's extremely easy to test - just play a CD into the line of your recorder, pause it for a few seconds, and see if when it restarts you do or do not get a track mark.

[MAVickers]

It's an urban myth.  Several times I've challenged anyone to come forward with test results showing there is any way of defeating auto time mark but nobody has.  It's extremely easy to test - just play a CD into the line of your recorder, pause it for a few seconds, and see if when it restarts you do or do not get a track mark.

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Indeed. I tried it out today and it did not work.