Fostex MR-8HD - blip on screen & "ACC"

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When I record an acoustic instrument; [ in this case its a Ukulele ] I use an SM57 MIC. During the recording [and during playback] there is a round ball blip and a flash of "ACC" every 5 seconds on the screen.:eek:

Anybody know the cause and what "ACC" means? :confused:

As you can well imagine when the recording is played back the 'blip' can be heard every 5 seconds in the recording. :mad:
 
I think the blip is the memory accessing the disk. Try updating your software and see if this helps.
 
the Fostex blip

The last version I installed was Version 1.31 on the Fostex.
This blip does not happen if I record ; with guitar [electric or acoustic] plugged directly to the fostex. It does not happen with vocals using an SM57 or an SM58.
I am thinking that the use of a dynamic mic to record an acoustic instrument could be my cause. I am wondering if a Condensor Mic would solve the problem. In this case I have not tried that. Any thoughts? By the way 'Terfyn' many thanks for the input.
 
distance of Mic from acoustic instrument

I found out with some experimentation, that I was too close to the mic. :eek:
When I positioned the MIC say about 5 inches or more away from the SM57 and the Sm58; the fostex MR-8HD recorded just fine.
 
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