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Thanks that is exactly what I needed to hear 👍 I will have that setup ready for next week. As avoiding vibration in the environment it is expected to operate in is impossible. Usually for recording I sub it out to a recording specialist but for the small shows it is a nice service to offer, and could make the difference between getting the gig in the first place. It is not a nice conversation to have about how it failed unexpectedly,and may indeed loose the customer for good.

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Tested HDD drives for stereo / multitrack recording and playback:

Intenso model 6002510 USB2.0 320GB
Intenso model 6021560 USB3.0 1TB
Adata Superior SH93 500GB
Samsung M3 Portable 500GB USB3.0
WD My Passport 500GB USB3.0
WD Elements 500GB USB3.0
Seagate Backup Plus 500GB USB3.0

Maximum USB drive size (FAT32 file system limit) is 2TB.

And yes I thought the seagate back up was going to work as it had the right features as outlined in the documents provided by A&H . But it seems not to be the case.

Like I said previously I will not be relying on it , as the one time I do I will be disappointed or made to look a fool . It is a great feature for selling equipment but weather it can do the job remains to be seen. I will report back and eat my hat if necessary.

[CameronjennerParticipant]

Okay thanks, I will try a few different things mentioned above , it is going to be a problem for me if it is indeed vibration when I use it in front of a fairly chunky system where isolation is impossible. The usb drive option sounds like the way forward for me . I thought it was important to have the external power supply for the hd , and that usb sticks are unsuitable for multitrack recording otherwise I would have tried this first.

[CameronjennerParticipant]

Yes indeed I will give it a go of course, but I should have been clear from the beginning. It was a very small venue with concrete floor no stage tiny PA approximately 500w class D . The desk was in an adjacent room being mixed from iPad. There was no way that vibration could possibly be an issue. But that said I am greatfull for the advice, it would seem that the official advice on the website should be corrected to reflect the feedback from users of qu- range. It would save the hassle if they recommend the large format high speed usb 3 devices as problems seem to be commonplace. I will post the results from the suggestions and thanks again.

[CameronjennerParticipant]

Thanks I am familiar with vibration as I have 300kw of FOH PA on Chevin_research amplification , but believe me when I say this was certainly not the cause . I have taken the advice from the website and bought what I believe to be certified equipment and still the problem has arisen. I will try again using an extreme 64gb stick as recommend by the other members of this forum and report back my findings . But still it’s quite annoying to have to discard a new hd and replace it with a new usb stick when I checked all this before hand. Luckily this was a test or it could have resulted in not getting paid. I will certainly use a backup from now on just in case. But thanks for the advice all the same 👍

[CameronjennerParticipant]

Hi , no not ssd it is a 2tb high speed drive with separate power supply, I read before hand not to use solid state drives because of the transfer speed otherwise I would have just used my ssd Samsung 1tb that I already have, it’s a pain because I bought it for specifically for this recording as it is endorsed by a&h. I read also that external power supply was needed as usb can’t supply the power to the disk this seems to be inaccurate according to this thread. Thanks hopefully I can sort it for my show tomorrow somehow.

[CameronjennerParticipant]

Hi all ,I have read through this whole thread to try and solve my track skipping problem from a 18ch recording I made last weekend (qu-16). I’m running firmware 1.8 with a new 2tb seagate drive that I formatted at the start of the show. From the first song it jumped like a scratched cd and their isn’t a single song that is usable from show .The drive was next to a digital drum kit so there was no vibration at all. The waveforms are fine -10db max no clipped signals. We only had a pair of 12″ monitors and a small PA . Has anyone found a solution to this yet or do I need to use a dedicated multitrack recorder ? Luckily it was a test,and now I know to run a backup for my important gigs but still it would be nice to have it working properly . Any suggestions would be appreciated 👍

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