Alesis Fireport 1394 Driver Windows 7

Rick Ruskin writes:I just got a used HD24 yesterday. Both supplied drives mount andoperate fine in Bay # 1 but when in Bay 2 they mount and thendismount. Afterward, the display says 'check jumper setting.'

• Alesis Fireport 1394 Software Windows 7
• Alesis Fireport 1394 Driver Windows 7

I findnothing in the manual about a different jumper setting for Bay 2. Theonly thing mentioned is that all drives should be set formaster/single. Any one know what's going on here?Rick RuskinHi Rick -Might be an incomplete mating of the caddy into the receiver.Possibly the drive 2 connector has shifted slightly out of alignment - it's hard tojudge by eye, though. The caddy/mating system has been somewhat notorious for notalways getting a perfect, solid connection. You could try loosening the mountingscrews inside the machine, sliding the mating assembly foward a touch, thenretightening.

(Beware cheap screws; use a correct screwdriver.) Could also be thatthe front panel frame is off just enough to prevent a full seating on bay 2.For many this has been intermittent based on several tolerances being slightly off.Many have solved this by putting small washers on the screws that tie the connectorto the caddy. The washers go between the connector and frame such that the caddyconnector is lifted out just a little more (single washer thickness is usually aboutright). This causes more full seating of the the caddy into the host connector.While I never had any connection problems with the drives on my HD24XR, I have donethe washer mod and all the caddies that have had the mod feel way more securewhen they seat.It's a great machine, with many good features for the money, but this part of itsexecution isn't the best. Be gentle with it, don't force it, but try giving it justa little help in this area and see if that doesn't clear the problem.Hope that helps,Frank StearnsMobile Audio-.DienerMusic18.10.08 18:48. You might want to visit the HD24 yahoogroup.

Alesis Fireport 1394 Software Windows 7

There are a few knownproblems involving the physical connection of the drive to the bay.One fix involves adding plastic washers to the caddy behind themultipin connector. Essentially the drive is not making full contactso it dismounts.

I've had problems with a particular drive/caddy, andhaven't been able to determine if it's the drive itself or the caddy.Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't! Also the HD24 appears toprefer some brands of harddrive over others. Good Luck!Peter Larsen18.10.08 20:29. Rick Ruskin wrote:I've tried all auggestions and nothing helps so far. I havedetermined that any drive in bay 2 is not getting power. Swapping thepower connectors makes no difference. All ribbon connectors aretight.

Any ohter suggestions as to what the cause(s) might be?The meter will tell you. The meter is your friend. Track from the powerpins on the connector on back.Odds are there is a fuse or a 'safety resistor' that is gone, assumingyou don't have a timer to delay power on for the drive. In which casethe timing circuit is suspect too.

The meter will tell you for sure.-scott-'C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis.' Mike Rivers23.10.08 19:54. On Oct 23, 6:03 pm, Rick Ruskin wrote: I've tried all auggestions and nothing helps so far.

I have determined that any drive in bay 2 is not getting power. Swapping the power connectors makes no difference. All ribbon connectors are tight.

Any ohter suggestions as to what the cause(s) might be?That kind of points to the drive bay. The one that's used in theMackie hard disk recorders has a little circuit board inside withseveral components on it.

I've had one fail on me, and a couple ofothers have, too. If the cables reach, you could swap them and see ifthe same drive bay (with the cables swapped, the 'other' drive withrespect to the recorder) still has the problem.You will probably have to deal with Alesis to get a replacement.Romeo Rondeau23.10.08 21:10. 'Rick Ruskin' wrote. I've tried all auggestions and nothing helps so far.

I have determined that any drive in bay 2 is not getting power. Swapping the power connectors makes no difference.

All ribbon connectors are tight. Any ohter suggestions as to what the cause(s) might be?Remember that the HD24 actively switches drive bay poweron/off under control of the computer firmware.

It is possibly aproblem with the power switching mechanism. I have not lookedclosely enough to know exactly what that is.Mike Rivers24.10.08 4:26.

Mike Rivers wrote: You will probably have to deal with Alesis to get a replacement.Romeo Rondeau wrote:If that was the part he needed, he could tell because the 'faulty' drivewouldn't work in either hole. What he might need is the part that'sinstalled in the recorder, not the enclosure for the bare disk drive. Iwasn't aware of the firmware-controlled power switching for the diskdrives that Richard mentioned. That could be a nasty problem to findsince it's difficult, without getting pretty far into the innerworkings, whether it's a hardware or a firmware problem. And if it's afirmware problem, it could require a replacement or reprogramming of anEPROM,-If you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring and reachme here:double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo - I'm really Mike RiversRick Ruskin25.10.08 15:37.

Rick Ruskin wrote: This problem solved. Bad transistor on the drive bay pc board.Good work. I have a dead Mackie (Lian Li RH-58) drive bay here.

Iprobably should figure out what's wrong with it and fix it. New problem: No signal at input of tracks 21 & 22. A/D converter for that position is toast. Part # is AL1101. Can these be purchased individually or will I be forced to buy an entirely new A/D assembly?It's a Wavefront part, which is Alesis Semiconductor. If you can find adistributor that carries the chip, you should be able to buy itseparately.

Did you check the DigiKey catalog?-If you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring and reachme here:double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo - I'm really Mike Riversetim.@gmail.com25.07.16 8:02. In article, wrote:On Monday, July 25, 2016 at 10:20:18 AM UTC-5, Scott Dorsey wrote: wrote: Guys II have a problem. After transfer with alesis interface theres nuthin really there. Transfer from what to where?

You have a computer and you played something through lightpipe into the HD24 and nothing was recorded to disk? You had a file on the HD24 and you played it through lightpipe into a computer and the computer didn't see anything? You can record and play through the analogue inputs? Or did this happen when using the analogue inputs?I'm wanting to transfer to computer thru 1394 interfaceOkay, then you need a device to turn the lightpipe signal into a firewiresignal, then you need a computer with an operating system and some applicationthat can read from the firewire.

Do you have these things and if so whatkind are they?Mike Rivers25.07.16 15:46. Mike Rivers writes:On 7/25/2016 6:08 PM, wrote: I'm wanting to transfer to computer thru 1394 interfaceThe HD24 connects to a computer through Ethernet (and it's only10BaseT). Are you talking about the Fireport adapter that plugs into theback of an HD24 drive?

Alesis Fireport 1394 Driver Windows 7

Have you RTFM? You can still get a copy from thesecret Alesis obsolete gear web site:You can also get the software that you have to use with it from the sameweb site. It's not just plug-and-play.And, that software will.not. run under win 7. XP is the last workable OS for theAlesis transfer software.However, do a web search for 'HD24tools'.

A fellow in Europe has developedreplacement software by that name that will work with newer operating systems. Also,it'll work with a wider range of configurations, such as inboard docking stationsrather than the external fireport (but I'm not 100% sure on that last one; I stillhave and use my original Alesis fireport for transfers).Also be aware that an HD24 Yahoo group exists; lots of helpful folks over there.FrankMobile Audio-.Frank Stearns25.07.16 17:12. If such a thing existed, it would be a painful method, as it would likely bea real-time transfer.Slipping the hard drive out of the HD24 (as it's designed to do), connecting it to acomputer via a docking station that talks to your DAW, can be a blindingly fast wayto do the transfer.The new 3rd party software is very fast; I get rates that are probably better than50x real-time for transfers.

(The original Alesis transfer software was probablyaround 20-25x.)Of course, straight-ahead use of WAV files on standard-format drives would be nice,but back in the day drives were not fast enough to support this. And, even then, Istill like the proprietary formatting Alesis does for multitrack audio recording.Many potenial gotchas are taken out of the disk equation when multitrack audio iswhat the format was designed to do.Ron C25.07.16 19:41. I used an ADAT HD24 in my old venue 10 years ago.I used ADAT connect software with usb hardware to transfermy data.Quick check, it works with:Windows 9X / ME / NT / 2K / XP / 2003 / Vista / XP 64 bit / 2008 / Vista64 bit / 7 / 7 64 bit / 8 / 8 64 bit / Android / Server 2012 / OSIndependent / 8.1 / 8.1 64 bit / 10 / 10 64 bit / Linux / Mac / All / UnixI never bothered to try the 10 base T or light pipedownload options.I had no problem down loading several hour multi tracksto my pc for processing.Later.Ron Capik-Frank Stearns26.07.16 3:33. Ron C writes:On 7/25/2016 8:12 PM, Frank Stearns wrote:snipsI used an ADAT HD24 in my old venue 10 years ago.I used ADAT connect software with usb hardware to transfermy data.Quick check, it works with:Windows 9X / ME / NT / 2K / XP / 2003 / Vista / XP 64 bit / 2008 / Vista64 bit / 7 / 7 64 bit / 8 / 8 64 bit / Android / Server 2012 / OSIndependent / 8.1 / 8.1 64 bit / 10 / 10 64 bit / Linux / Mac / All / UnixWhen you say 'quick check', what did you do? FSTconnect will load and.looks.like it might work, but when push comes to shove, it does not - at least least withWin7 64 bit.IIRC, it refused to see the 1394 connection (even running as Admin); probably adriver issue to get to the actual fireport hardware.

Sometimes you get lucky withancient drivers for which no updates exist, often you don't.I never bothered to try the 10 base T or light pipedownload options.Very wise. That's a good way to make yourself insane - loading dozens of Gbytes atsomething a little less than 10 Mbits/second (10 baseT). And that's when you got theconnection to hold without mysteriously disconnecting. Tried 10 base T one time,which immediately prompted getting the fireport.I had no problem down loading several hour multi tracksto my pc for processing.But did you do that with a modern OS? You mentioned '10 years ago' above.Mike Rivers26.07.16 4:20.

On 7/25/2016 8:12 PM, Frank Stearns wrote: Of course, straight-ahead use of WAV files on standard-format drives would be nice, but back in the day drives were not fast enough to support this. And, even then, I still like the proprietary formatting Alesis does for multitrack audio recording. Many potenial gotchas are taken out of the disk equation when multitrack audio is what the format was designed to do.The Mackie and TASCAM hard disk recorders had no problem writing WAVfiles on hard drives. The TASCAM wrote contiguous files, the Mackierecorded into memory and saved the recording in 10 minute chunks, whicha lot of people didn't like once DAWs came along and they wanted to useit for something other than a substitute for a multitrack analogrecorder. The pieces fit together seamlessly, though TASCAM used this'work around' to make a point about the Mackie couldn't record WAV filesof any length.It's good to know that either documentation was available or the diskformat was sufficiently hackable for someone to develop new software forit. That was never the case with the Mackie recorders.Scott Dorsey26.07.16 6:34.

Frank Stearns wrote:Okay, then you need a device to turn the lightpipe signal into a firewiresignal, then you need a computer with an operating system and some applicationthat can read from the firewire. Do you have these things and if so whatkind are they?If such a thing existed, it would be a painful method, as it would likely bea real-time transfer.A bunch of them exist, and yes, it's realtime. What's wrong with realtime?Slipping the hard drive out of the HD24 (as it's designed to do), connecting it to acomputer via a docking station that talks to your DAW, can be a blindingly fast wayto do the transfer.The new 3rd party software is very fast; I get rates that are probably better than50x real-time for transfers. (The original Alesis transfer software was probablyaround 20-25x.)What is this software? The only software I know of is the Alesis software.Frank Stearns26.07.16 8:18. (Scott Dorsey) writes:Frank Stearns wrote:Okay, then you need a device to turn the lightpipe signal into a firewiresignal, then you need a computer with an operating system and some applicationthat can read from the firewire.

Do you have these things and if so whatkind are they?If such a thing existed, it would be a painful method, as it would likely bea real-time transfer.A bunch of them exist, and yes, it's realtime. On 7/26/2016 6:33 AM, Frank Stearns wrote: Ron C writes: On 7/25/2016 8:12 PM, Frank Stearns wrote: snips I used an ADAT HD24 in my old venue 10 years ago. I used ADAT connect software with usb hardware to transfer my data. Quick check, it works with: Windows 9X / ME / NT / 2K / XP / 2003 / Vista / XP 64 bit / 2008 / Vista 64 bit / 7 / 7 64 bit / 8 / 8 64 bit / Android / Server 2012 / OS Independent / 8.1 / 8.1 64 bit / 10 / 10 64 bit / Linux / Mac / All / Unix When you say 'quick check', what did you do? FSTconnect will load and.looks. like it might work, but when push comes to shove, it does not - at least least with Win7 64 bit. IIRC, it refused to see the 1394 connection (even running as Admin); probably a driver issue to get to the actual fireport hardware.

Sometimes you get lucky with ancient drivers for which no updates exist, often you don't. I never bothered to try the 10 base T or light pipe download options.

Very wise. That's a good way to make yourself insane - loading dozens of Gbytes at something a little less than 10 Mbits/second (10 baseT). And that's when you got the connection to hold without mysteriously disconnecting. Tried 10 base T one time, which immediately prompted getting the fireport.

I had no problem down loading several hour multi tracks to my pc for processing. But did you do that with a modern OS? You mentioned '10 years ago' above. Frank Mobile AudioAll the ADAT hardware belonged to the venue so I haven't usedany of it since I left there.Anyway, the quick check was just a Google search.

I found thisLater.Ron Capik-Scott Dorsey26.07.16 8:42. Frank Stearns wrote: (Scott Dorsey) writes:Frank Stearns wrote:Okay, then you need a device to turn the lightpipe signal into a firewiresignal, then you need a computer with an operating system and some applicationthat can read from the firewire. Do you have these things and if so whatkind are they?If such a thing existed, it would be a painful method, as it would likely bea real-time transfer.A bunch of them exist, and yes, it's realtime. What's wrong with realtime?Well, if you had, say, 15-20 hours of 24 track from a 3 day location session, ormaybe 4-6 hours of a rehearsal plus performance from some other event, that's a LOTof transfer time.Yes, but transfers can be done unattended, so they don't eat into your billabletime unless they're blocking up a piece of equipment that needs to be used forsomething else.Where it becomes a problem is with stuff like DAT transfers which can't be doneunattended because you need to be on the lookout for dropouts.What is this software?

The only software I know of is the Alesis software.HD24tools from Mark Brovaart in The Netherlands. In some ways I don't like it aswell as the original Alesis software, but he does have a preview mixer, a way toselect what to transfer based on stop/start points, and a full suite of recoverytools should your HD24(xr) have an issue and mess up the disk. In over 10 yearsI've never had a disk issue, but it can be a disaster if you're recording and thepower glitches (I.always.

have my machines on a UPS), or if you're in a super loudenvironment and the drive hiccups from vibration. (Thankfully, I never do that kindof work.) In either case, HD24tools has methods and tools to recover that data.And, the transfers are blindingly fast. As noted, at least twice as fast as theAlesis software.That is extremely cool. I work often with a guy who uses the HD24 and I don'tthink he knows about this yet either, so I will definitely prod him about it.I'm also pretty sure the original poster in this thread doesn't know about itand would benefit from it too.-scott-'C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis.' Frank Stearns26.07.16 11:36. Ron C writes:On 7/26/2016 6:33 AM, Frank Stearns wrote: Ron C writes: On 7/25/2016 8:12 PM, Frank Stearns wrote: snips I used an ADAT HD24 in my old venue 10 years ago.

I used ADAT connect software with usb hardware to transfer my data. Quick check, it works with: Windows 9X / ME / NT / 2K / XP / 2003 / Vista / XP 64 bit / 2008 / Vista 64 bit / 7 / 7 64 bit / 8 / 8 64 bit / Android / Server 2012 / OS Independent / 8.1 / 8.1 64 bit / 10 / 10 64 bit / Linux / Mac / All / Unix When you say 'quick check', what did you do? FSTconnect will load and.looks. like it might work, but when push comes to shove, it does not - at least least with Win7 64 bit.snipsAnyway, the quick check was just a Google search. I found this That's version 1.05, which I though I was running, but maybe it's actually 1.04.I'll give this a try, see what happens.Thanks for the link!FrankMobile Audio-.Frank Stearns26.07.16 12:09. Frank Stearns wrote:And perhaps he'd want to join the HD24 group.

Lots of good resources there. The HD24is indeed an aging platform, but several design aspects are really spot on and noone has as yet duplicated them. Heck, how many machines feel as close to ananalog Ampex or Studer as the HD24?

(And in a much smaller footprint.)RADAR!There's a Tascam machine that people like and which I have considered, butI really, really like the way RADAR feels.The JoeCo box is kinda there, but it's spendy and the input flexibility isn't nearlyas useful as the HD24.Yes, it's sort of a special-purpose device for sound reinforcement guys whoare looking to do recording on the side, much like the Cymatic.Frank Stearns26.07.16 14:44. (Scott Dorsey) writes:Frank Stearns wrote:And perhaps he'd want to join the HD24 group. Lots of good resources there. The HD24is indeed an aging platform, but several design aspects are really spot on and noone has as yet duplicated them.

Heck, how many machines feel as close to ananalog Ampex or Studer as the HD24? (And in a much smaller footprint.)RADAR!Yes, indeed. But, unfortunately, at 8-10x the price of the HD24XR, and with a muchlarger footprint. But that's understandable; the Radar had a real editing systembuilt in, not the clunky 'toy' editor in the HD24XR.

(Meant nothing to me, though;always edited in the DAW.)While I've not personally done the shoot out, multiple sources report that thelater-generation HD24XR was on par with the Radar sonically. And, if you got the JimWilliams mods done to the analog I/O side of the HD24XR, sonics were supposed to bea touch better than the Radar.There's a Tascam machine that people like and which I have considered, butI really, really like the way RADAR feels.Tascam looks awfully 'computer-y' to me. That's not what I want in the field. Playedwith a Radar once and it's nice, but the size/weight and $16K price tag back in thatday kept me at bay.The JoeCo box is kinda there, but it's spendy and the input flexibility isn't nearlyas useful as the HD24.Yes, it's sort of a special-purpose device for sound reinforcement guys whoare looking to do recording on the side, much like the Cymatic.Exactly.

On your FOH console pick up your analog direct outs, insert loops, or moreideally, your Dante data, and away you go. But also a little pricy at $4K andwhatever version you bought (some version of analog in or some version of digitalin) you were stuck with. The HD24XR could do, in channel pairs, analog or digitalin - and be had new for $2K.

A rather remarkable value for what it did.Mike Rivers26.07.16 19:32. On 7/26/2016 3:09 PM, Frank Stearns wrote: The HD24 is indeed an aging platform, but several design aspects are really spot on and no one has as yet duplicated them.

Heck, how many machines feel as close to an analog Ampex or Studer as the HD24? (And in a much smaller footprint.)Well, there's the Mackie (the HDR24/96 has about the best editor I'veever used, something an Ampex or Studer doesn't have), and Radar isstill around. It's always sounded good, and its user interface keepsimproving. You can run Pro Tools on the current version if you preferthat GUI. The JoeCo box is kinda there, but it's spendy and the input flexibility isn't nearly as useful as the HD24.It's not a studio machine in the sense that you can't punch in.

Cymatichas a new 24-channel one that's similar in function to the JoeCo andsomewhat cheaper. The JoeCo offers the greater choice of input options,so it's a good choice (as long as you've bought a few accessory I/Ocards) if you don't know what you'll be connecting to until you get there.-For a good time, callLes Cargill27.07.16 9:11. Frank Stearns wrote: (Scott Dorsey) writes: The JoeCo box is kinda there, but it's spendy and the input flexibility isn't nearly as useful as the HD24.I'm not convinced that a good laptop plus an 8 ch interface withLightpipe and 8 channels of Lightpipe A/D isn't better, simply becauseit has a full display.It's a shame Fostex didn't move forward with a true successor to theVF16. I know they've had odds and sods in that direction but thatmarket's down to bare bones.

Frank Mobile Audio-Les CargillMike Rivers27.07.16 9:50. On 7/27/2016 12:16 PM, Les Cargill wrote: (Scott Dorsey) writes: The JoeCo box is kinda there, but it's spendy and the input flexibility isn't nearly as useful as the HD24.

I'm not convinced that a good laptop plus an 8 ch interface with Lightpipe and 8 channels of Lightpipe A/D isn't better, simply because it has a full display.If you needed 24 channels, or even 9 channels, would that convince you?What's attractive about a stand-alone recorder for situations where youonly need capture is less haywire. Your laptop computer with aninterface and A/D converter is three boxes with a lightpipe connection(two if you want to run at 96 kHz sample rate as many do these days)plus USB or something similar to get from the computer to the interface.More boxes to fall off the table and more connections to come loose.That may not be a big deal when you're setting up essentially a controlroom at a remote location - you have a certain amount of control overwhere you can put things and who wanders by a little tipsy and jostlesyour stack of gear. You could do a little damage control by racking upthe interface and converters so you only need to connect the analoginputs (you'd have to do that with the stand-alone recorder anyway), andhave just one cable going to the laptop computer. And while you have abuilt-in UPS for the computer, you don't for the interfacing hardware.The TASCAM X-48 is probably the most advanced of the dedicatedmultitrack recorders. It has a mixer built in so you can set up amonitor mix and solo channels with only a little more clumsiness than ifyou had a console on the gig.Scott Dorsey27.07.16 11:26. Les Cargill wrote:Frank Stearns wrote: (Scott Dorsey) writes: The JoeCo box is kinda there, but it's spendy and the input flexibility isn't nearly as useful as the HD24.I'm not convinced that a good laptop plus an 8 ch interface withLightpipe and 8 channels of Lightpipe A/D isn't better, simply becauseit has a full display.The thing about the JoeCo and the Cymatic is that they aren't computers,they are appliances.

You put them into the rack and cable them up and forgetabout them. They just work.It's a shame Fostex didn't move forward with a true successor to theVF16.

I know they've had odds and sods in that direction but thatmarket's down to bare bones.Agreed.Les Cargill27.07.16 19:16. On 7/27/2016 6:49 PM, Les Cargill wrote: I hadn't seen the X-48 before - that seems quite a good choice. I'm thinking many of the PreSonus boxes offer even more than that. If you can trust them.Are you thinking about a PreSonus mixer? Or one of their multi-channelinterface boxes?

The mixer can be both your mixer and your interface tothe computer. Just one cable between the mixer and the computer is allyou need. But if there's PA involved, either you'll need to get a splitfrom the PA mixer anyway, or convince whoever is providing the PA, ifit's not you, to use your mixer. Some pretty high profile artists areusing those mixers for their tours when it's a show that it can handle.32 channels isn't very expensive. But then you have shows like Rush,with 90 inputs for a three piece band.Trevor27.07.16 21:28. Mike Rivers wrote: On 7/27/2016 6:49 PM, Les Cargill wrote: I hadn't seen the X-48 before - that seems quite a good choice.

I'm thinking many of the PreSonus boxes offer even more than that. If you can trust them. Are you thinking about a PreSonus mixer? Or one of their multi-channel interface boxes?I am not 100% sure. Probably the mixers.

The mixer can be both your mixer and your interface to the computer. Just one cable between the mixer and the computer is all you need. But if there's PA involved, either you'll need to get a split from the PA mixer anyway, or convince whoever is providing the PA, if it's not you, to use your mixer.

Some pretty high profile artists are using those mixers for their toursYup. Although I question the reliability of those as well. I saw one inuse where a 'vocalist pedal' thingy would crowbar it. The 'vocalistpedal' was throwing something that gave the PreSonus a reason to shutdown now and again - probably supersonics or DC.You probably don't want that.I've just stopped telling people to stop using those 'vocalist pedals'.It's a lost cause. when it's a show that it can handle. 32 channels isn't very expensive.

But then you have shows like Rush, with 90 inputs for a three piece band.So 80 for Peart and 10 for the other guys, huh?:)I don't think those guys are all that cost constrained.-Les CargillLes Cargill27.07.16 23:38. Les Cargill wrote:Mike Rivers wrote: On 7/27/2016 12:16 PM, Les Cargill wrote: (Scott Dorsey) writes: The JoeCo box is kinda there, but it's spendy and the input flexibility isn't nearly as useful as the HD24. I'm not convinced that a good laptop plus an 8 ch interface with Lightpipe and 8 channels of Lightpipe A/D isn't better, simply because it has a full display. If you needed 24 channels, or even 9 channels, would that convince you?It might, if you really need 24 for live audio capture.24 is not very many channels. Often if there are multiple acts, they'llsplit the console up so that the first act gets the first 24 channels andthe second act gets the next 24 channels, so that both can soundcheck beforethe event and be set up. Digital stuff has reduced this a lot, but evenin the digital world it often continues so that each band can be preset intotheir own snakes.Then you get events where you have the console split into sections or youhave multiple consoles. I'll often work gigs where I am mixing an orchestrafeed while the guy to the left of me is mixing some jazz soloists and theperson to the right of me is mixing the narration and effects, all windingup as part of the same 2-bus at the end.The thing with both of these kinds of gigs is that there aren't a lot ofchannels being used at the same time, but there are a lot of channels outon the board.

So if you have a guy in a truck handling the record feeds,he can repatch everything at every set change so that he gets everythingactive in that set to tape without any of the other stuff.The whole point of these portable recorders, though, is to just run everythingto media and not need the guy in the truck repatching. So it's not unusualfor a larger festival stage to have three or four Joeco recorders racked uptogether.At 1U each, four of them still take less space than a DA-88.