# Stereo recordings interruption on usb stick **URL:** \ **Category:** CQ Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [8 November 2026 08:18 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/stereo-recordings-interruption-on-usb-stick/33329 "2026-11-08T08:18:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Aden](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/Aden)\ **Post date:** [8 November 2026 08:18 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/stereo-recordings-interruption-on-usb-stick/33329/1 "2026-11-08T08:18:38Z")
Hi there, we have a common problem, that every time I want to record our rehearsal (I record each song with stop and rec), the recording does only work for few songs, not for all. After an undefinied number of songs (e.g. from 5 to 12) the recording does not work anymore. And even worser, you cannot see as a user, that the mixer didn‘t record. Later on, loading the usb stick on my PC, I see for example 18 single files (songs) created, but only 12 worked. The other files are corrupted, so you cannot open those files. I have tried many different usb sticks since (4gb to 32, old, new, fast, slow sticks) and did the formatting only with CC20b. I am pretty frustrated now, anybody who can help 🙂 Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![steveCQ18t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@steveCQ18t](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/steveCQ18t)\ **Post date:** [8 November 2026 19:58 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/stereo-recordings-interruption-on-usb-stick/33329/2 "2026-11-08T19:58:40Z")
Im recording to an SD card with no troubles, sometime 50/60 different takes. The lack of date/time info is a pain, but that can be overcome after loading the tracks back into the computer…hth…/s~ ---
**Author:** ![Aden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Aden](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/Aden)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2026 06:57 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/stereo-recordings-interruption-on-usb-stick/33329/3 "2026-11-09T06:57:56Z")
Thanks Steve, I do not have any problems with recordings on SD cards either. But this Multitrack recording. But for the sake of simplicity and to make it easier to listen back to the rehearsal, I would prefer to record the stereo mix. As far as I know, this is only possible via an SD card (as a two-track recording)? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![steveCQ18t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@steveCQ18t](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/steveCQ18t)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2026 13:43 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/stereo-recordings-interruption-on-usb-stick/33329/4 "2026-11-09T13:43:23Z")
Hey Aden, hadn’t thought of just a stereo file. It only comes up occasionally for me depending on the client. And doing that is a real time burner…(sigh)… So I’m going to get Claude to scan the main folder with all the subfolders and select the L/R(23/24) files from each and generate a stereo file. And also fix the date/time stamps…/s~