VF160ex Backup Error

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I recorded a live band on Friday night using the VF160ex...only 8 channels were used.

I've brought the unit back home to import the .wav files into my computer. To accomplish this, I use the backup feature on the VF160ex.

Every time I try to backup the PGM, it tells me that an error has occured.

I went to another PGM with only 4 tracks that was a total of maybe 5 minutes long, and it backed up just fine. My live band recording was three separate 45 minute sets recorded on the same PGM (I just hit stop, then record again when the next set started.)

Is there a limit or something keeping me from backing this data up? I really don't want to transfer the data in real time, as I don't have an ADAT soundcard, so I'll be stuck with 1 track at a time.
 
Maybe the files are just too big.
Try using the clipboard settings to export sections of each programme to disk, instead of the whole programme.
Or, just export a track at a time, you might just get one track on a 700MB disc.

Orc
 
I've successfully backed up a large project before. My last one was 8 disks total. This project seems to need 9 CDs to back up, and it isn't working.

I think I already tried exporting 1 track at a time, but I can't remember now. I'll try it again once I get home & see what happens.
 
I seem to remember other users having a similar problem with very large burns to WAV. Does Fostex format backup work properly?
Assuming that your sets are made up of separate songs, you could export one at a time as WAVs using the clipboard.

Orc
 
No, it's all one big recording. I hit record, stop during breaks, came back & hit record again......a total of almost 3 hours of music....I think I'm learning the hard lesson that I'll be tracking this in to my comp 1 track at a time & doing things differently down the road.
 
Backup error

I posted the following for you at the other site, but here you mention "almost three hours of music." That is to long for any uncompressed WAV file to fit on any CD-R. CD-RW will allow even less time. You don't have to change your recording style. Read the other posting, below:



"Maybe, with some added time to each set, you reached the ~145 min maximum for a WAV file save to a CD-R (considerably less to a CD-RW, by the way!).

No problemo!

(1) Go to the beginning of the 1st set. Press [store], the [Clipboard In].

(2)Locate the end of your first set. Press [store], the [Clipboard Out].

(3) Now Save PGM, IDE, Backup, WAV, and select the Clipboard option.

Repeat this for each of the other two sets.

In the future, if you stick with the "one long-*ss program method, you might want to set markers after you stop the recording, so it becomes easy to quickly locate the start of each set and easily transfer clipboard points in and out.

Good luck,
Paj
8^) "
 
You play one (1) song for 45 minutes?
Wow!

I agree with Paj, for this job, the clipboard rules.

Orc
 
BINGO! It's burning now!

I had wondered about the clipboard, but just couldn't figure it out with all my frustration and the complicated manual that I'm extremely unfamiliar with (it's a friend's unit).

Another tell-tale that I hadn't noticed: I had tried to backup by just selecting track 1, etc....but it was saying 3 disks were needed just for track 1. I didn't realize that it wouldn't split the tracks and burn to separate CDs, but it makes sense now. Hindsight is 20/20!

Thanks for the help!
 
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