When recording direct to drive/card and the media is removed, power is lost or the recording is not correctly finalised for any other reason, files will not have the correct headers and can appear corrupt.
As a bonus, he’s also created a handy python utility which will look through recorded files and remove anything with a level lower than specified – useful if you armed tracks that weren’t actually in use and now have silent files taking up drive space!
Please note that neither of these tools are officially supported or tested by A&H, so use at your own risk:
Great news that could be really helpful for everyone affected.
It’s so cool that someone from outside the company has developed such a workaround app, making it much easier to solve these problems afterward.
Many thanks to @robinhow!
But of course, it would be much better if these problems didn’t occur in the first place.
The suggestion, which even @MarkF supports, would naturally still be a better solution than having to repair corrupted files afterward.
And A&H hasn’t denied the possibility, and if it’s technically feasible, it shouldn’t be a feature request, but rather a given that it should be implemented in the affected consoles CQ, QU and SQ.
Btw.: @robinhow
Couldn’t you also lend A&H a hand with your expertise by developing a modern audio player that could be integrated into the aforementioned series?
Thanks again!
Yes, I can confirm that both folders could be downloaded as a ZIP file from the original link without logging into Dropbox.
Thanks again for your effort and for sharing!
I only had to go through this procedure once because some janitor thought he needed to turn off the power after everyone had left the hall.
Anyone who experiences this more often will be more grateful.
