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Published on 04/25/11 at 10:07- Digital Recorder 8 simultaneous tracks to support SVHS
-16 Bit 48 000 Hz (yes it is far from the current characteristics of converters!)
-Can be used in converter output optical ADAT
UTILIZATION
- At first I used it as a recorder but I soon had problems with timing of read heads which makes it unusable as such today.
However, it was revised before I bought it (with supporting invoices ...)
Apparently it's a classic problem with this unit
Today I'm using it as a converter to send via optical connection up to 8 tracks simultaneously in Cubase coupled to an EMU 1212M sound card.
Level ease of use:
As recorder, wholesale branch is we put the SVHS, we select the tracks you press REC and it is running (there are more advanced functions, but for that, see the manual!)
Converter, same one branch of optics, we spent a night fighting with his soundcard (EMU thank you, but that's another story!) And it runs!
SOUNDS
- The converters are of good quality, I have a very faithful reproduction of what I input.
However, I see little stalls while recording that cause "click". But it's very random .... I can do 10 without dropping out and taken after two stalls on the 11th take ...
OVERALL OPINION
- I use it for 5 years and I am satisfied!
Small flat head for my problem but hey let's be honest, considering the price of a SVHS, as recorded on a hard drive! So ... I withdraw my flat!
The true flat-stalls
So ultimately, I think a converter is perfect for a small home studio. For those who say "yeah but it's not 24 bit and sampling rate is only 48 000 HZ ...", I would say that everything is relative:
If you got a console NEUMANN NEVE and microphones, as indeed take the top converter!
Now if you got a game console and a behringer sm57, adat will do!
Therefore I put 9 because we just 100 euros ...
-16 Bit 48 000 Hz (yes it is far from the current characteristics of converters!)
-Can be used in converter output optical ADAT
UTILIZATION
- At first I used it as a recorder but I soon had problems with timing of read heads which makes it unusable as such today.
However, it was revised before I bought it (with supporting invoices ...)
Apparently it's a classic problem with this unit
Today I'm using it as a converter to send via optical connection up to 8 tracks simultaneously in Cubase coupled to an EMU 1212M sound card.
Level ease of use:
As recorder, wholesale branch is we put the SVHS, we select the tracks you press REC and it is running (there are more advanced functions, but for that, see the manual!)
Converter, same one branch of optics, we spent a night fighting with his soundcard (EMU thank you, but that's another story!) And it runs!
SOUNDS
- The converters are of good quality, I have a very faithful reproduction of what I input.
However, I see little stalls while recording that cause "click". But it's very random .... I can do 10 without dropping out and taken after two stalls on the 11th take ...
OVERALL OPINION
- I use it for 5 years and I am satisfied!
Small flat head for my problem but hey let's be honest, considering the price of a SVHS, as recorded on a hard drive! So ... I withdraw my flat!
The true flat-stalls
So ultimately, I think a converter is perfect for a small home studio. For those who say "yeah but it's not 24 bit and sampling rate is only 48 000 HZ ...", I would say that everything is relative:
If you got a console NEUMANN NEVE and microphones, as indeed take the top converter!
Now if you got a game console and a behringer sm57, adat will do!
Therefore I put 9 because we just 100 euros ...