Advice required Fostex DMT-8vl

[spuddy_777]

I'm thinking of buying a used Fostex DMT-8vl . The main drawback is the limited recording time...a max of 12 mins, (irrespective of how many tracks are utilised). There are two digital data ports (one 'in' and one 'out') on the back panel, but the manual only refers to these as being used to save to a DAT machine or MD.

Question...Is it possible to dump the track data from the Fostex's hard drive onto my computer hard drive reasonably quickly, then load it back to the Fostex again later at leisure, so I'm able to clear the Fostex's hard drive immediately for re-use?

If so, will it take long to dump?

Alternatively, are there any other ways of overcoming the 12 minute limit on recording time with this machine? I need to be able to record in a live jazz concert situation, where I can't hold up the proceedings, and I must have 8 tracks.

Thanks in anticipation of your help.

Spuddy (UK)

 

[blues-hacker]

Get a bigger hard drive for it.

I have the same machine, with a 4 gig hard drive, I have 1 hour of 8 track recording time available before having to download. Can't answer your question on fast dumping, as I haven't pursued that.

One thing I do question, though - if you are going to use this for live recording, and you need all 8 tracks.. I'm not sure about yours, but at least on mine, there is only 2 track simultaneous recording available, you can go back and overdub up to 8, but you can't record 8 all at once.

Oh - and by the way - this belonged in the Fostex forum -

b-h