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From: Stonewall Ballard on 8 Dec 2005 14:47
I got my Tascam HD-P2 today, from Sweetwater. I think it's going to
work out very nicely for me. It's an impressive device. Very usable.

The only problem I've found is that with pre-record turned on, and with
no existing takes, I always get a "buffer overrun" error when I hit
"record" if there's even a tiny amount of pre-recording. If there are
existing takes, the probability of this overrun error goes down with
the number of takes.

I've tried this with two different 2GB CF carts, but the same thing
happens on both. The media tester in the HD-P2 says that both CF carts
are fine at all speeds. I'm running the latest 1.03 firmware.

Anyone else seen this?

- Stoney

From: Leo Sreto on 8 Dec 2005 15:03
Stoney,

Could you please elaborate on that? I simply don't understand what you
mean... :-( Is this happening only if your CF is empty or...?

Do you have any other comments on the device? What about its sturdyness? Is
it good "qualityfeeling"?

And most importently: how are the pre-amps? And noise?

I'm very interested in this machine but I'm in Denmark and don't know when
it will ship here...

Leo

"Stonewall Ballard" <sb.nospam(a)sb.org> wrote in message
news:2005120814473116807-sbnospam(a)sborg...
>I got my Tascam HD-P2 today, from Sweetwater. I think it's going to work
>out very nicely for me. It's an impressive device. Very usable.
>
> The only problem I've found is that with pre-record turned on, and with no
> existing takes, I always get a "buffer overrun" error when I hit "record"
> if there's even a tiny amount of pre-recording. If there are existing
> takes, the probability of this overrun error goes down with the number of
> takes.
>
> I've tried this with two different 2GB CF carts, but the same thing
> happens on both. The media tester in the HD-P2 says that both CF carts are
> fine at all speeds. I'm running the latest 1.03 firmware.
>
> Anyone else seen this?
>
> - Stoney
>


From: David Satz on 8 Dec 2005 16:37
Leo, I can contribute exactly one small fact to a discussion of the
HD-P2. It was shown at the recent AES Convention in New York, which I
attended, and one of the many obnoxious things I do at such shows is to
carry with me a pair of miniature devices which test the phantom
powering capabilities of a microphone input. I asked permission of the
nice people at the Tascam booth and tried these testers on the HD-P2.
It passed the test very well.

What I should explain, however, is that these testers only draw about
4.5 - 5 mA per input, not the full 10 mA which the IEC standard permits
for 48 Volt phantom powering. So this doesn't prove that, for example,
Earthworks condenser microphones would work with the HD-P2 (at least
some of their models really require the full 10 mA). But the available
current is adequate for any 48-Volt phantom powered Neumann or Schoeps
microphone, as well as many other types. That's welcome news, since
many items of portable equipment have inadequate phantom supplies.

--best regards

From: Stonewall Ballard on 8 Dec 2005 18:42
Pre-record is a mode where when the pause key is pressed, it monitors
the inputs and keeping up to the last 15 seconds of audio in a circular
buffer. When you hit Record, it dumps what it has in its pre-record
buffer onto the CF card, and continues from there. This is intended to
keep you from hitting record too late and missing the beginning of
something.

I haven't determined what state is necessary to cause the problem.
Clearly an empty CF card will do it. After recording about 30 seconds,
pre-record works most of the time. I think it's a firmware bug. I've
asked Tascam via email. We'll see what they say.

The HD-P2 has excellent fit-and-finish. It feels like a lightweight but
sturdy pro device. Rubber edge on the record gain control. Very clear
LCD, although small font - I need my reading glasses to use it. The
menus and switches are very well-designed.

I have not yet had a chance to see just how good the mic pre's are.
I've only had time to go over it operationally, and still haven't
looked at the timecode or video sync functions.

Can't you buy one here in the US? Or is that a reverse Gray Market?

- Stoney

On 2005-12-08 15:03:44 -0500, "Leo Sreto" <leo(a)cable.se> said:

> Stoney,
>
> Could you please elaborate on that? I simply don't understand what you
> mean... :-( Is this happening only if your CF is empty or...?
>
> Do you have any other comments on the device? What about its
> sturdyness? Is it good "qualityfeeling"?
>
> And most importently: how are the pre-amps? And noise?
>
> I'm very interested in this machine but I'm in Denmark and don't know
> when it will ship here...
>
> Leo
>
> "Stonewall Ballard" <sb.nospam(a)sb.org> wrote in message
> news:2005120814473116807-sbnospam(a)sborg...
>> I got my Tascam HD-P2 today, from Sweetwater. I think it's going to
>> work out very nicely for me. It's an impressive device. Very usable.
>>
>> The only problem I've found is that with pre-record turned on, and with
>> no existing takes, I always get a "buffer overrun" error when I hit
>> "record" if there's even a tiny amount of pre-recording. If there are
>> existing takes, the probability of this overrun error goes down with
>> the number of takes.
>>
>> I've tried this with two different 2GB CF carts, but the same thing
>> happens on both. The media tester in the HD-P2 says that both CF carts
>> are fine at all speeds. I'm running the latest 1.03 firmware.
>>
>> Anyone else seen this?
>>
>> - Stoney


From: Tom Jancauskas on 8 Dec 2005 18:54
Stonewall Ballard wrote:
> Pre-record is a mode where when the pause key is pressed, it monitors
> the inputs and keeping up to the last 15 seconds of audio in a circular
> buffer. When you hit Record, it dumps what it has in its pre-record
> buffer onto the CF card, and continues from there. This is intended to
> keep you from hitting record too late and missing the beginning of
> something.
>
> I haven't determined what state is necessary to cause the problem.
> Clearly an empty CF card will do it. After recording about 30 seconds,
> pre-record works most of the time. I think it's a firmware bug. I've
> asked Tascam via email. We'll see what they say.
>
> The HD-P2 has excellent fit-and-finish. It feels like a lightweight but
> sturdy pro device. Rubber edge on the record gain control. Very clear
> LCD, although small font - I need my reading glasses to use it. The
> menus and switches are very well-designed.
>
> I have not yet had a chance to see just how good the mic pre's are. I've
> only had time to go over it operationally, and still haven't looked at
> the timecode or video sync functions.
>
> Can't you buy one here in the US? Or is that a reverse Gray Market?
>
> - Stoney
>
> On 2005-12-08 15:03:44 -0500, "Leo Sreto" <leo(a)cable.se> said:
>
>> Stoney,
>>
>> Could you please elaborate on that? I simply don't understand what you
>> mean... :-( Is this happening only if your CF is empty or...?
>>
>> Do you have any other comments on the device? What about its
>> sturdyness? Is it good "qualityfeeling"?
>>
>> And most importently: how are the pre-amps? And noise?
>>
>> I'm very interested in this machine but I'm in Denmark and don't know
>> when it will ship here...
>>
>> Leo
>>
>> "Stonewall Ballard" <sb.nospam(a)sb.org> wrote in message
>> news:2005120814473116807-sbnospam(a)sborg...
>>
>>> I got my Tascam HD-P2 today, from Sweetwater. I think it's going to
>>> work out very nicely for me. It's an impressive device. Very usable.
>>>
>>> The only problem I've found is that with pre-record turned on, and
>>> with no existing takes, I always get a "buffer overrun" error when I
>>> hit "record" if there's even a tiny amount of pre-recording. If there
>>> are existing takes, the probability of this overrun error goes down
>>> with the number of takes.
>>>
>>> I've tried this with two different 2GB CF carts, but the same thing
>>> happens on both. The media tester in the HD-P2 says that both CF
>>> carts are fine at all speeds. I'm running the latest 1.03 firmware.
>>>
>>> Anyone else seen this?
>>>
>>> - Stoney
>
>

There is a software update available at the Tascam site. Maybe this is
fixed with the update?

---
Tom Jancauskas
Imedia
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