Old technology but...importing of WAV files not working...
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:25 pm
I have an aging multi-track audio recorder (Fostex VF16) that is still doing a great job for me (so why upgrade?? haha) and as long as it continues to work for my needs, I'm happy.
However, I've gotten to an area now where I want to import someone else's audio WAV files into my unit, so I can further work from that point. AND it's not working... Since it's older technology, I've found little answers for it out in Google land and other associated forums.
Early promo writeups and manual list the process as one of the features. But, the manual is not exactly clear in many areas, as I've witnessed from the accounts of so many others over the years...let me explain a little now in detail:
The last and final OS update to the unit was made several years ago, and that enabled the unit to then be paired up with a Plextor CD burner/player unit (only a few specific models were ok'd) that would then give the user the ability to burn normal CDs, burn all files of a song as a backup with the Fostex proprietary software, or SAVE all the files in WAV form to a CD. (earlier versions only allowed for use of a Jazz drive) The Plextor is connected via SCSI cable.
Now, I can SAVE PGM all individual instrument files as WAVs to a CD, I can backup all files with the Fostex software to a CD with no problems. I can then put those particular CDs back into the Plextor, and LOAD PGM the files back into the Fostex with no issues.
BUT, no matter what I've tried (and a stack of CDs to boot) I cannot get the VF to import any WAV files burned to a CD...always ends up kicking out the CD with an "ACC ERROR".
The manual talks about the specific naming of each file, and I've followed these directions with as many deviations possible, in case I was missing the meaning of a specific. All I can surmise is the statement that the CD has to be formatted with FAT16. Now THAT is greek to me, as my computer has the Vista OS, and I think I vaguely remember in past years something about moving from FAT16 to FAT32 and then beyond. I'm also thinking that with VISTA, I cannot format in the requested way. (only options I see listed in any windows that come up are "live" or "master"; or in another window, it offers a choice of four UDF types.
Could this be the reason (disc not proper to start with) I can't get the unit to import the files?
One post I read from a few years ago mentioned something about using NERO to make it happen, and something about DATA--not sure if he was talking about DATA CDs or something else...
I had asked the folks at Fostex a few months back, but their wording seemed like a "deer in the headlights" answer about it couldn't be done, and that there was probably no one around at present that remembered the technology of it way back then...
Any ideas from anyone? I just can't seem to let this go....seems as if it should be so simple...
However, I've gotten to an area now where I want to import someone else's audio WAV files into my unit, so I can further work from that point. AND it's not working... Since it's older technology, I've found little answers for it out in Google land and other associated forums.
Early promo writeups and manual list the process as one of the features. But, the manual is not exactly clear in many areas, as I've witnessed from the accounts of so many others over the years...let me explain a little now in detail:
The last and final OS update to the unit was made several years ago, and that enabled the unit to then be paired up with a Plextor CD burner/player unit (only a few specific models were ok'd) that would then give the user the ability to burn normal CDs, burn all files of a song as a backup with the Fostex proprietary software, or SAVE all the files in WAV form to a CD. (earlier versions only allowed for use of a Jazz drive) The Plextor is connected via SCSI cable.
Now, I can SAVE PGM all individual instrument files as WAVs to a CD, I can backup all files with the Fostex software to a CD with no problems. I can then put those particular CDs back into the Plextor, and LOAD PGM the files back into the Fostex with no issues.
BUT, no matter what I've tried (and a stack of CDs to boot) I cannot get the VF to import any WAV files burned to a CD...always ends up kicking out the CD with an "ACC ERROR".
The manual talks about the specific naming of each file, and I've followed these directions with as many deviations possible, in case I was missing the meaning of a specific. All I can surmise is the statement that the CD has to be formatted with FAT16. Now THAT is greek to me, as my computer has the Vista OS, and I think I vaguely remember in past years something about moving from FAT16 to FAT32 and then beyond. I'm also thinking that with VISTA, I cannot format in the requested way. (only options I see listed in any windows that come up are "live" or "master"; or in another window, it offers a choice of four UDF types.
Could this be the reason (disc not proper to start with) I can't get the unit to import the files?
One post I read from a few years ago mentioned something about using NERO to make it happen, and something about DATA--not sure if he was talking about DATA CDs or something else...
I had asked the folks at Fostex a few months back, but their wording seemed like a "deer in the headlights" answer about it couldn't be done, and that there was probably no one around at present that remembered the technology of it way back then...
Any ideas from anyone? I just can't seem to let this go....seems as if it should be so simple...