20 Most Recent M-Audio MicroTrack 24/96 Questions & Answers

Similar problem to mine, and until I get my question answered, I can only propose a temporary solution.

Get a USB cable that fits the bottom small USB socket on your M-Audio Microtrack, but with a standard USB plug on the other end. Such a cable should have come with your Microtrack to begin with.

Replacement cables can be found at Best Buy, Radio Shack or most electronics stores or department stores. If the original cable is broken, please save it for reference to make sure you are getting the exact same type connectors when getting your replacement.

As I learned the hard way, not all small USB connectors are the same size, but APPEAR the same.

So, what are you connecting on the standard USB end?

A battery.

That's right, a rechargeable battery that features a power-only 5 volt USB receptacle. This will function as your A/C power adaptor does, only on the go.

The external rechargeable battery I use is a Black and Decker "Power to Go" unit that measures approx. 5 1/2"L X 3"W X 1" D.
It has both a low-draw two-prong AC (yes, it has an inverter and I never use it) and the desired 5V USB receptacle. You may find a better solution WITHOUT that A/C inverter. Just ask around for a rechargeable NmHh (better than NiCad) battery with a standard USB receptacle.

If the Microtrack's power is off when it is connected to the 5V power source (be it A/C power adaptor OR my proposed external battery), it will go into charge mode. With a fair amount of charge, remove the external power, and it boots up into operation. Then, re-connect the external power and your Microtrack is running and recording for a considerable longer time, depending on the charge and condition of your external battery.

Now, if one observes the LCD screen while running off of external power, the upper right corner box indicating the internal battery's charge shows "CHG" instead of the black square (Full charge) or half of the box in the form of a triagle (half charge) or any variation thereof as normaly indicated.

Someone might say, "But I don't want to have to carry around all this extra stuff! I want my old battery life back!"

Well, that's precisely how I feel as well.

But until you get your original lithium ion battery replaced (and at what cost for parts and labor?), you have to ask yourself if being an original condition purist is serving your situation well, or if this proposed add-on can get you by in the meantime.

Take care.
JJM

I had this issue and had to return the unit to the manufacturer for repair.

I was able to clear the same issue by removing the CF memory and erasing it using a USB card reader connected to my PC. I erased all the files and reinstalled the card in the Microtrack. Works fine now, must have been a corrupted file even though it only contained two mp3s I had recorded earlier.

Hello. Check the left and right input controls. It is possible that the left input control is set low and causing the problem. regards, Joe

Hi,

This issue could be due to the corrupted memory card...

To solve this issue, remove the CF memory and erase it using a USB card reader connected to PC.
If all the files erased and reinstalled the card in the Microtrack.should Work fine, must have been a corrupted file even though it contains few files....

If that doesnt work try resetting the device by just holding the ON/OFF button down for about 10 seconds.
if that doesnt work try resetting by holding the ON/OFF and delete button down simultaneously for 10 seconds..

Please leave me comment, if you need further assistance
Rnj VINODKUMAR

Try pushing it and release quickly, most of this equipments work like that.

The circuitry is not teh best on these, make sure when charging thet power does not fluctute (it's been known to "error" during recharge) - also, dont leave plugged-in for much onger than taht charge duration, else it will begin to drain!

I'm been searching for slutions to this as well - It's happened to me numerous times, so much so, I've almost thrown it on the ground to see how many pieces I can break it into... 

Sounds like you are pressing the red button twice. The first time starts recording and the second time closes and writes the file to the memory card. If you don't think you are pressing the button twice, you may have a bad unit. Make sure you have checked with M-Audio to get the latest software before you reject it as a bad unit.

That sounds like a hardware problem requiring a service. The front-case buttons are sensitive to pressure and I suspect that they go bad if stored where something is pressing against them.

Hi,
I suggest that you to select Reset to Factory Defaults in the System menu to soft reset reset the unit or by pressing Delete and the power button and holding them down to hard reset. Good luck!

Two things to try: make sure you have a big enough memory card for the intended format and recording time. I suspect you are trying to use the 16MB Compact Flash card that came in the box. A 1GB card will record much longer than the battery life in the Microtrack 24/96, even when recording 24-bit stereo in WAV format. If you have a smaller card, and want long recording times, use an MP3 format. Using the MP3 encoder, monophonic recording, 128K bits/sec, 44.1K samples/sec, you should be able to record over 16hrs of audio on a 1GB memory card. Same card, WAV encoder, 44.1K samples/sec, stereo, 24-bit audio will produce only a little over one hour of recording time. With the 64MB card that came with the recorder, the most you can record using WAV encoding, 24-bit audio, 44.1K samples/sec, is a little less than 4 minutes. With 16-bit audio about 6 min, and with mono and 16-bit audio about 12 min. With WAV, 24-bit audio, mono recording yields 7:52.