[DHOYTParticipant]

Thank you both for your prompt replies.

1) The previous show to this last one, I had just formatted the drive and I had no problems with recording a 2 hr multitrack show.
2) After dumping the files into my home computer, I erased them from the recording drive.
3) I did not re-format prior to the most recent show and I also added some wave files for preshow playback.
4) During set up, I noticed that the QU 24 was having a hard time recognizing the drive. One time I re-booted (because I don’t know if there is another way to get the QU to recognize the drive. If there is, please advise.) The second time, I actually replugged the USB, or jiggled it or something, but then it “saw ” the drive.
5) Near the end of set up, the 2 tk playback (wav files from the drive) just stopped in the middle of a song. When I went to investigate, the QU 24 no longer recognized the drive.)
6) All of this made me wary of being able to record the nights show, so I took the drive home to see if it was a bad cable (it wasn’t) and to see if my home computer had any trouble recognizing the drive (it didn’t.)
7) When I armed the drive to record the show it seemed to arm, but then when I pressed play I saw an error message (can’t remember what it said) it didn’t seem like the elapsed time started, but then it did after a few seconds, so I let it go.

Since I’m playing in the band and not just engineering, I had to let it go. There was no recording when I checked the files at home.

So:
1) Either the problem is that the drive should be formatted before each session, which is OK, but I now know not to use it to play 2 tk files for Preshow/Intermission.
2) Or the drive is in fact NOT a tested drive (the knowledge base says WD 500gig My Passport, but not Ultra. Mine is a 500 gig My Passport Ultra. I’m not sure if that makes a difference)
3) Or there is something wrong with my QU 24 desk?

Based on the description of the problems above, what do you think? Unfortunately, I only have access to the desk at our monthly show, so I wanted to have an idea of how to solve the problem before the next show.

Since I did get one good recording on a freshly formatted drive, I am assuming that is the solution and not that there is a problem with the drive or the desk

Thanks for your help,
David

[DHOYTParticipant]

Hi Andreas, in your post above, you said:

“And just to repeat some hints for recording multitrack on HDD:
– always start recording on a freshly formatted device (no fragmentation at all)

UNDERSTOOD TO MEAN FORMATTED BY THE QU DESK.

– do not copy additional files from a PC to that drive (recording need to seek around that data)
DO YOU MEAN LIKE WAV FILES FOR 2 TK PLAYBACK FOR PRESHOW ETC. OR SHOW, OR PATCH INFORMATION?

– do not erase files/sessions (this also requires additional seeking)

I TAKE THIS TO MEAN THAT AFTER TRANSFERRING MULTI TRACK SESSIONS TO THE COMPUTER THAT ONE CAN NOT JUST ERASE THE SESSION. RATHER, THE DRIVE NEEDS TO BE REFORMATTED BEFORE THE NEXT SESSION. IS THAT CORRECT?

– do not defragment a multitrack recording (interleaved tracks will get sorted, resulting in additional seek times)

I’m using WD Passport 500 gig and have yet to get consistent multitrack recordings from my QU24 desk. One 2hr show will record just fine and the next won’t. I think what your saying is that the drive should be reformatted before every session and that if I wanted to use another feature like 2tk playback, or virtual sound check, that it should be on a separate drive. is that correct?

Thanks,
David

[DHOYTParticipant]

Thank you for your responses.

I decided not to use the multitrack last night and the show went great. I love the new desk and just need to get used to getting to where I need quickly without thinking about it too much. Basically, just keep practicing.

After the show, I tried to recreate the problem but wasn’t able to. The only change I made was to change 17 & 18 to Pre L and Pre R. I didn’t get the feedback loop and it seemed to work fine. Because this is just a hobby band and we only play a few times each month, I’ll need to wait until the next event to experiment more.

Thanks for the help,
David

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