How do I use the Blackbox recordings in my workstation?
The BLACKBOX RECORDER will record to any USB2 drive (though we recommend that you get the fastest drive you can. The FAT32 filing system can be read by any workstation (both PC or MAC based as well as most workstations based on dedicated hardware). Broadcast WAV files (BWAVs) are used by most workstations now as a standard file format. So, after finishing the gig, you should be able to plug the drive into your workstation back at your studio and all the tracks that you’ve recorded will be instantly accessible by your DAW software. Some DAWs can play back more tracks over a firewire disk than a USB2 disk in which case we recommend buying one of the many drives that have both interfaces built in. You can then record using the USB2 interface and replay in the studio using the Firewire interface – the data will be exactly the same.
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