DAT-heads Digest #6

Contents:
  FS: Sound Devices MP2 (jw@thewhitleys.com)
  SBM-1 and M-box Sync Problems (zenzone)


From: jw@thewhitleys.com
Subject: FS: Sound Devices MP2
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:17:41 -0800

Happy Thanksgiving!

Ack, I'm selling my MP2 cuz I need the money.  It was purchased from  
Sonic Sense new in early 2001.  It's a small preamp and I bought it  
specifically for stealth taping.  It makes great tapes, functions  
perfectly and runs for a long time on two standard AA batteries.

Sound Devices no longer makes this model, but Shure makes one that I  
believe is basically identical which retails for around $700.  $400  
OBO.  I'll eat the Paypal charges, you eat the shipping.

Thanks!

-Josh




From: zenzone <zenzone@sympatico.ca>
Subject: SBM-1 and M-box Sync Problems
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:48:32 -0500

Hey people,

I just picked up an m-box (model 1) and pro tools le. But there seems to 
be some trouble transferring from my sbm-1 dat recorder via the m-box 
spdif connection. Pro tools le doesn't want to sync with the clock in 
the sbm-1.

It transfers OK when I sync via the m-box internal clock, but I'm a 
little reluctant to do that, since I suspect it will result in 
clock-drift during longer transfers. And probably there's re-sampling 
during even short transfers, which I have know way of knowing but want 
to avoid.

Usually I've transferred via an audiophile 2496 sound card and Sound 
Forge software, which syncs nicely with the sbm-1, but I thought I'd 
like to do it all via pro tools if I could.

I seem to remember hearing about this problem, with the advice being 
that sony dat machines don't transfer well via the m-box spdif  (i.e. 
can't use dat's clock for syncing) but can't track down the references. 
Anyone have any experience with this, or advice?

thanks and om

zzone


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