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Live Recorder LR-
16
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6.
Supported USB storage devices
USB2.0 Thumb Drives
1.
Thumb drives used for Direct-to-USB recording have to be USB2.0 compatible and guarantee a sustained data
transfer rate of at least 25 Mbit/s when writing in order to ensure drop-out free 16 track recording.
In order to prepare and optimize the file system on a USB thumb drive, it is strongly advised to format the drive
with the Live Recorder’s format function regardless of the outcome of the USB device performance test in order to
minimize the risk of drop-outs during recording. (Menu ❿ -> Format USB device).
The default sample width setting applied by the
Live Recorder LR-16
when recording to a thumb drive is 16 bit.
Even though the sample width can be set to 24 bit by the user, this should only be done if it is well established that
the thumb drives performance is sufficient to support 24 bit recording. Using 24 bit recording with USB thumb
drives that do not deliver the necessary performance will lead to recording drop outs.
USB2.0 Hard Disks
2.
USB Hard drives used for recording have to be fully compatible with the USB2.0 specification without requiring
custom software.
If the hard disk has more than one partition the primary partition will be used for recording. The Live Recorder's
USB Storage connector supplies power to run external USB hard disks, but depending on the hard disk's power
consumption an additional power supply for the hard disk might be needed.
The default sample width for recording to a USB hard disk is automatically set to 24 bit
!
All data as well as all partitions on the thumb or hard drive will be
deleted when the format function is used!
!
Some USB thumb drives show, even when the Live Recorder performance test was
passed successfully, an unstable performance when used for longer recordings.
For 'mission critical' recordings please use a USB2.0 hard disk or make sure to
thoroughly test the thumb drive you are intending to use by recording to it for a
longer period of time and checking whether the device indicates that drop-outs
have occurred while recording (number of drop-outs will be shown at top of screen)
