Looking for D1624 v2.02 firmware

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For any d824 or d1624 owners out there.... (I hope there are still some lurking this forum)

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How are you all going with 2.02 ?? The features sound great, but most importantly is stability OK on D1624 mk1 hardware?? If so, can someone please advise where I can acquire the update file?

BTW - Thanks in advance you guys - I found the informed discussion here made my decision much easier (to buy or not to buy !!) and I really like my new 2nd hand multi-tracker! I just got my unit and it's got 1.05 firmware loaded, but is in really nice order. I'm planning to do Skippys fan mod and also get an ADAT PCI card for PC mixdowns - looking into an Event EZ8 or Terratec EWS88D unit...

BTW, has anyone had the flash update process fail!?! It looks to me like a trip back to Fostex is required if this happens.
 
Thanks for the links Nils, I just stored a file to update my D824. I haven't used it for a long while, but I've never had any problems with it. I do my recording directly to Samplitude Pro now at 96K.
Chris, look at the RME cards for you Adat needs. They have top converters and work very well.

Chuck
 
Hey Chuck,

thanks for the RME tip - only prob is they're rare and seemingly quite expensive, even 2nd hand.

The stupid thing about this is an ADAT PCI card should be a cheap piece of kit as they do very little ( no A/D or D/A ) etc. However it seems that driver support - esp. ASIO for low-latency is an important feature.

Ps I'm sticking to 48Khz for now for budget reasons.

This lead me to ask - do you still own and use the Pulsar I card(s). I see Creamware's gone through some recent changes and have updated software ware for all flavours of Pulsar. But meanwhile many folk are bailing - so it might be possible to pick up a Pulsar I for under $200.

So - do you think this might solve my D1624 lightpipe needs?

finally, do you use word-clock in conjunction with lightpipe? or is this not necessary?

Thanks - Chris
 
Chris,

RME is probably the most trouble free PCI card made. I sold my Pulsar cards - they were much more temperamental than RME. I'm including a link here for one of over 50 places to get RME. This link goes to DigiPad which has many options. Also check out 9636 which can be expanded later. I have never had any trouble with my D824. I would avoid Skips fan modification unless you are very skilled and nervy. Skip is an engineer and fearless. I think any gain you make will not be worth the effort plus the likely damage you could do. http://bayviewproaudio.com/rme_digi968pad.html

Good luck,

Chuck
 
RME vote wins

Thanks Chuck - you win ;) I'll wait and save my pennies for the good kit.

BTW I'm OK with electronics, and so not afeared of the fan mod, plus the noise is pretty damn obnoxious.
 
re Marian

Nils ,

Thanks for the tip - these cards do look well engineered, although only 1 ADAT channel wide. I'm thinking I can probably get a better deal on the RME as they must move big numbers in the US and there are lots of 'special' prices. I like the modular nature of these cards, and it seems many 'serious' users recommend them. In NZ we pay a premium for this type of gear (I guess volumes are very low) - so I'll try to direct import when I've saved some more pennies.

Meanwhile, I can get by using some 2nd hand SCSI jaz drives - I just wish they were %100 compatible with the Fostex. It seems that .wav file headers are often corrupted, but I've discovered I can 'doctor' them on my PC and then import them fine into N-Track. I'm hoping this issue is resolved when I update to the 2.02 firmware, but I'm waiting to borrow a SCSI device that I can trust first.

Cheers - Chris
 
Update on SCSI data corruption

I've got the wav file corruption with three different Jaz drives and now an IBM 4GB hard disk as well. It looks more and more like a faulty SCSI interface on the Fostex :( . NB I've tried different cables too.

I'm open to any ideas you kind folks might have on this one!!

On the bright side I'm using the machine heaps - it's a fantastic tool!!
 
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