DAT-heads Digest #142

Contents:
  Been a while (Dean Lipoff)
  MicroTrack 24/96 power & assorted other questions (scartwri@rochester.rr.com)


From: Dean Lipoff <dean@deanos.net>
Subject: Been a while
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 20:24:14 -0700

Just wanted to say hello and thanks again for all of those that  
through trading, in past years, allowed me to amass a huge amount of  
(in most cases) great sounding incredible shows.  See you on Dime.

Thanks Again

Dean



From: scartwri@rochester.rr.com
Subject: MicroTrack 24/96 power & assorted other questions
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 17:02:19 -0400

Hey People,

Long time since I've posted, hope everyone doing well!  Is there a way 
to externally power the MicroTrack 24/96?  The battery setup it has 
looks to be a pain in the butt in festival situations.  Other than 
that, it looks to be a pretty nice unit.

Additionally, are there any recommendations f/ a similar setup.  Things 
I would like to see include:

- Reasonable pricing
- Digital & analog I/O
- Ability to power externally
- Level controls that are full control, not stepping

One last topic (keep in mind, I haven't used a 24 bit recorder and 
certainly don't claim to have a full grasp of the technical aspects)... 
If I were to record a show using the 24 bit setting @ 44.1, once I've 
created a CD would it be playable on a standard CD player, or would I 
have to record 16 bit to be able to play the resulting CD?  How is this 
typically handled, so a CD could be played in a standard CD player?  
One last 24 bit clarification... I am assuming that I would not want to 
use my SBM-1 if I were going to record 24 bit, correct.  I assume that 
using the SBM-1 would force the recorder into 16 bit mode.  Along those 
lines, if I decided to use 16 bit mode (and assuming that I was using 
the MicroTrack), would the SBM-1 improve the sound quality, or just be 
an extra piece of gear that I'm lugging f/ no reason?

Thanks in advance f/ any advise!


Peace,
Sean


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