Recording via Line-In on Hi-MD

[javertim]

Now this question may belong in the Hi-MD folder, but since half of it has to do with a live recording method, I decided to post it here ...

I'm fond of recording via line-in (from battery box), as I think it gives me a much cleaner result. However, I've been using a Sharp for the past year or so and have loved that it doesn't start a new track whenever the signal drops very low for 2-3 seconds (i.e. Sony recorders). Now, I am well aware that even the newest Hi-MDs continue in this rather frustrating Sony tradition, but I'm really starting to notice the pros to fast digital uploading.

My question is, if I start using a Hi-MD -- recording via line-in -- and end up with a fragmented recording track-wise, can I simply "merge" these tracks into a single large one before uploading? This seems to be much easier to do as opposed to uploading all the randomly cut tracks and reassembling them in an audio-editing application. I've searched these forums all morning for an answer to this question and found nothing, so I apologize if it has, in fact, already been answered.

Thanks! :-)

[The Low Volta]

hi there,

indeed HiMD and faster than realtime uploading rocks... but indeed it will create trackmarks when levels are too low... but this is actually no problem at all

just upload all the tracks (do not edit on the machine as this is known to cause uploading troubles) and merge in SS later

just read and follow the instructions in this thread and trackmarks are no problem anymore and uploading is safe and painless

hope this helps

[mrsoul]

just upload all the tracks (do not edit on the machine as this is known to cause uploading troubles) and merge in SS later

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I second that advice from The Low Volta. DO NOT combine tracks on the unit and then attempt an upload, you will encounter the TOC error and maybe lose some data. I have found the combine feature on the SS 3.x to be easy to use and hassle free for most files. If you are just combining a few seconds here and there, it's really quick. If you are combining larger and longer files, it does take some processor resources but nothing painful.

Just to state again, DO NOT COMBINE ON THE UNIT, let SS do it for you AFTER you upload.

Good luck with your selection. The RH910 and the RH10 are great machines and the high speed upload is great. I once had the Sharp DR7 and went optical out to optical in. I don't miss those days. Plus, the Hi-MD 1Gb of memory for PCM recordings can't even be compared to the SP recordings of ATRAC3.