ADAT Error 7

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Which ADAT do you have? Any deck OTHER than the original black ADATs will be able to display the errors for you by pressing and holding SET LOCATE then pressing Track 3.

Find a section of tape that plays with little or no errors. Record 10 seconds, no audio needed. Go back and play that section and look at the errors again. If they have gone up, you have a Writing problem that may be dirty (write) heads and which would need a good cleaning.

You should do this since you MAY be writing errors to tape that you are getting away with for normal recording but are screwing up the formatting (which lays down the control track).

Do you have any edge damage on the tapes? This is where the control track writes....

Mike
 
Which ADAT do you have? Any deck OTHER than the original black ADATs will be able to display the errors for you by pressing and holding SET LOCATE then pressing Track 3.

Find a section of tape that plays with little or no errors. Record 10 seconds, no audio needed. Go back and play that section and look at the errors again. If they have gone up, you have a Writing problem that may be dirty (write) heads and which would need a good cleaning.

You should do this since you MAY be writing errors to tape that you are getting away with for normal recording but are screwing up the formatting (which lays down the control track).

Do you have any edge damage on the tapes? This is where the control track writes....

btw, I like Maxell BQ or XRS Black. I have not had any problems with the BASFs, though.

Mike
 
Well, first off I'd like to thank e-body for their genuine and sincere support. This BBS has always been a family even tho mired in BS from time to time. Let's face it life is messy and everything does not end up hunky-dorey like a 1950ish father-knows-best TV series. Having said that I'll drop the rally-'round-the-flag stuff and get off my soap box and give you my meat'npotatoes(see Dan Quayle for spelling).

I tried All suggested tapes. Nothing worked. However, I COULD record on some old already-been-formated tapes ( ie. tapes that had been formatted on MY machine B4 MY adat WAS UPDATED TO THE CURRENT "FACTORY SPECS"). ?????? This did not make sense until I called the tech again and found out he has had a 50 percent FAILURE with the "IMPROVED" eproms he and supposedly e-body else was installing for Alesis. Well either the eprom or headstack is fashimeled cuz I can't format a freakin' tape on my machine. The light @ the end of the tunnel....... those damn BASF 20 bit formatted tapes WORK!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! Although the deck is not working as it should ( mind you 171 head hours) I can still "use " it now that I need it. Thank God for Paris and hard disk - even tho I still like freakin' ADAT - AND DON'T ASK ME WHY!!!! But I do. Question: Is there any HOPE for recourse as far as support from Numark/Alesis once the dust settles? And if not, why would u want to buy an ADAT if you have a 50/50 shot of the thing going haywire and then have to look down the barrel of a former "disgruntled" service tech of Alesis' trying to fix the deck with NO warranty support from the company AND a shot of getting ANOTHER bad chip or headstack IF they can get it?????? I don't care how low they drop the pricing.... $400 - 500 to fix with NO guarantee of the damn thing working after being "fixed" ? Buyer beware and be informed. If anyone has any realtime info please enlighten me and anyone else considering buying an ADAT. Thanx all - Brian.
 
At the time of my release from Alesis (6/15/01) there were no longer any ADAT techs in repair. As the person who ran Tech Support and Service, it pains me even now to know that. Yeah, I know: I need to let go...:(

For Alesis' sake and for the sake of their loyal customers, I hope the new owner shows some good business sense and rehires some or all of these people. Time will tell.

Mike
 
Mike, do you know of any way some of Alesis" loyal customer base could possibly impress upon the new management just how concerned and troubled many, many people are and just how important their support is for their business? Thanx for all your time and input.... I'm gonna continue to hope. Brian
 
Engineear, I would call Tech Support and ask to whom in management an email should be sent. The guys who are still in Tech Support are awesome....they will help in any way they can.

And you're very welcome. ;) I'm hoping with ya.

Mike
 
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