use of space/card reader question

[kesterdevine]

I posted this to the Yahoo MR-8 forum also ( Anybody interested in that group can go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MR8/)

Sorry if it's redundant, but I'm hoping to get an answer to the following questions:

So, let's say I have a rhythm guitar part on track 1, and I'm recording a vocal on track 2, but it takes me a few attempts to get the vocal take I want. On a cassette machine, I just rewind and perform the take until it's right. On the MR-8 am I using up extra memory when I simply rewind and start again on the same track? (Probably a basic question, but I'm in the beginning stages here.)

Also, does anybody know if the card reader on an HP all-in-one
printer will read the compact flash card from the MR-8. Are card
readers for images and sound files the same or different?

Thanks everybody for tips and sharing ideas. It really helps!

 

[dave in toledo]

cards

you need to use the delete unused function in the song menu, that will get rid of the extra takes, although i was suprised when using the card reder there was still a few deleted takes on the card?

i have a 5 in 1 card reader, any compact flash card reader will work, just make sure it accepts cf

 

[kesterdevine]

thanks

Appreciate the tips Dave. I'm gonna give the card reader a try today. This learning curve is making me a bit dizzy, but it's a lot of fun. I'm glad to have this forum for support. Thanks again!

 

[clifchamb]

Re: cards

you need to use the delete unused function in the song menu, that will get rid of the extra takes, although i was suprised when using the card reder there was still a few deleted takes on the card?

i have a 5 in 1 card reader, any compact flash card reader will work, just make sure it accepts cf

Yes I too found that delete unsused does not free up all of the memory (?!) So it is best just to keep xferring tracks.

clif

 

[kesterdevine]

thanx

I'm snowed in this weekend, so will be spending alot of time wrestling with this little red gizmo! So far I have successfully saved my first song to PC for back up using the USB port, and I will be trying to put tracks back on MR-8, so I know if/how to do that. Mostly just wanna record some more tunes!