tcsta Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 I apologize if this has been answered (I'm sure it has), but all of my searches came up empty...I need to record from a mixer in pcm format. I was hoping to go with an MD recorder, but I had some questions first.1. How many minutes/hours of pcm audio can be recorded on a Hi-Md disc? I've read that several hours can be stored on a disc, but I haven't found anything specifically about recorded pcm audio2. What is the transfer speed of pcm audio from MD to PC? Again, I've read the claimed speeds, but nothing specific to pcm. I would be uploading roughly 2 hours at a timeLike I said, I'd like to return to the MD format, but these lingering questions have me debating between H-MD and the M-Audio MicroTrack II (please no flame wars). Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 I apologize if this has been answered (I'm sure it has), but all of my searches came up empty...I need to record from a mixer in pcm format. I was hoping to go with an MD recorder, but I had some questions first.1. How many minutes/hours of pcm audio can be recorded on a Hi-Md disc? I've read that several hours can be stored on a disc, but I haven't found anything specifically about recorded pcm audio2. What is the transfer speed of pcm audio from MD to PC? Again, I've read the claimed speeds, but nothing specific to pcm. I would be uploading roughly 2 hours at a timeLike I said, I'd like to return to the MD format, but these lingering questions have me debating between Hi-MD and the M-Audio MicroTrack II (please no flame wars). Thanks for your help!Well the Micro Track 2 has Implementations that I had suggested to M-Audio ( A full 30 page PDF presentation ,audio samples , graphics, specs , engineering design etc.) I owned the Previous model , and found it wanting , they fixed most of it for this model , still dont like the internal Battery thing ( How dumb can they be ) anyway ,.... The new one has advantages for line level recording that MD wont have , ( Limiter , Multiple settings , various other likables like HUGE file size ) PCM on HiMD is about 1 1/2 hours , HiSP and HiLP are not PCM , they are lesser bitrates of ATRAC compression , but can be converted to WAV .If your coming off the board Balanced ( XLR outs ) then the MICRO is what you want , it has TRS ins , and you just make two cables XLR -> TRS or by pre-made , The Limiter is before the converter I believe if they actually listened to me and will give you much better definition in the long run . For portable recording though, MD still rules . battery issues aside , the Mic pre in the Sony MD's is hot , and Clean , learn to use them properly and you really cant get better , ( AT-822 connected to mine) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcsta Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Thank you for the informative replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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