Problem recording - MR8

[wattle]

Hi Everyone,

I'm new to Fostex home recording having recently purchased a new MR8 (well they're new in Australia anyway )

Have been recording ok until today.

Problem is: During recording of vocal on track 2 the time left display ran out even though it was only track 2 and no other song on 256m card.

I deleted everything off card and started again, however this time the bars display counted out, as if it were recording, but the display of time remaining, remained 48min and didn't count down - the monitor was working fine but when replayed it had a swirling background noise in the headphones but no actual recording - it appeared no recording took place at all.

I shut it down and replaced it the card with the 128m card that comes with the unit and the same problem occurred (except of course showing 24min).

Any thoughts, ideas, comments or solutions would be greatly appreciated.

Like I said I'm new to this but it has been fine for the last few weeks.

Hope I have supplied enough info to resolve the issue.

Thanks in anticipation,

Bernie

 

[radiorickm]

2 suggestions

you didn't mention this, so i thought i might.

when you delete, there is a 2nd part you have to do, called the "delete unused". When you do the delete, the Fostex stores the info in a file in case you cange your mind, and want it back. You have to go erase this second memory file to really reclaim the time back on your card.

Althoug in your case, it might not be the problem, becasue it happened to both cards.

I would try to RE-FORMAT the card (the 256, just incase; you have the OS & version stuff on the original 128) insted of trying to delete the stuff and see if that helps.

good luck

 

[wattle]

Thanks Rick

Hey Rick,

That seems to have worked.

I don't fully understand it but at least it's working - maybe I have either a temperamental unit or card? who knows?

Pain of it was, I'd just laid down my guitar track and I had nailed it - which for me is a first cause I quite suck as a guitarist - but it's all a learning curve.

Thanks for your response and your help.

Take care,

Bernie

 

[dave in toledo]

delete unused

if you download the newest version of the software, thei delete unused function(which is very needed) can become automated

 

[wattle]

Ok, thanks very much Dave.

I appreciate your help.

Take it easy,

Bernie