MR8 question

[Mr. Chemical]

Please forgive me if this is a dumb question, but is it possible to put a wav file (which in this case is a drum track made in Fruity Loops) and put it on a compact flash card so as it can be read as a track in the MR8? I would like to record other tracks using the MR8(gtr, bass, etc) to fit this drum track. Thank you.

[rickm4]

keep in mind i havent tried this before....but in theory i guess you could create a blank track on the mr8, then hook it up to your computer, then copy the file into the mr8 folder (E: removable disk) that shows up in my computer. i guess it could work. check it out, let us know

[Mr. Chemical]

After perusing the forum (which I, admittedly, should have done before) I think I have found an answer. Can anyone confirm whether or not this is what I am looking for?

http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthr...ht=wav+manager

[Ed Dixon]

YEs, works great. I create drums/bass/keys tracks on PC. Transfer to MR8 via WavManager and then record live tracks to go with them. Then send result back to PC for mixdown.

ed

[Mr. Chemical]

Awesome. Thanks for the help. This forum never fails.

[Mr. Chemical]

Well, I tried this and can't seem to figure it out. What exactly did you do to the wav file before transferring it to the MR8 using wavmanager?

[Mr. Chemical]

I can get all the way to where there is a progress bar showing how much has been transferred, but the bar appears to "freeze" about a centimeter into the progress bar. How long should this process take?

[Mr. Chemical]

Nevermind. Just got it to work. Had to transfer using a flash card reader instead of that silly USB mode on the MR8. Oh well, whatever works. Thanks again for your help.

[Ed Dixon]

I've had no problems using the USB approach on my Dell PC. Can transfer 1-8 tracks fine, but the process is a little slow.

Ed

[cellardweller]

I accidentally deleted the wrong .wav once and tried to transfer it back to CF from my hard drive via card reader, but once I put the CF card back in the mr8 I couldn't find the file?

Is there a specific folder which it needs to be placed in for the mr8 to recognize/find the .wav? The file name had not been changed to my knowledge...

I recently repeated the mistake and this gives me new hope that I won't have to start over again!

[orbitaljoe]

Keep in mind that the file must be re-named to tr01.wav, tr02.wav, etc for the MR8 to recognize it.
Hope this helps

Joe