[LAU] Zoom R16

[Kevin Cosgrove]

On 15 March 2012 at 16:08, Bob van der Poel <bob at mellowood.ca> wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Jan Depner <eviltwin69 at cableone.net> wrote:
> 
> > Little known fun fact - if the on/off switch is in the on position, even
> > though you don't have the power cable in or batteries in it, nothing
> > will happen when you attach it to the USB port.  Brilliant design!  If
> > it's switched off it should come up saying ">AUDIO INTERFACE".  Press
> > the right arrow to switch it to ">CARD READER" then press ENTER followed
> > by ENTER, and it should show up on your system.  There will be PROJnnn
> > directories where the AUDIO data will be stored.
> 
> Okay, tried it again. And, it works :)
> 
> Silly me ... It didn't occur to me that the computer needed to be
> connected at the time of selection. I just thought one set the port to
> <card reader> and then you could plug/unplug ... like a camera :)
> 
> Nope.
> 
> For others as dumb as me:
> 
> 1. Plug the square end of the USB cable into the R16
> 2. Plug the flat end into the computer.
> 3. If the R16 was ON then hit the USB button and select <card>
>     or
>     If the R16 was OFF then the menu should come up.
> 
> Either way, when you unplug the cable you lose the connection and need
> to go back to <1>.
> 
> Honestly, I think it is easier to just pull the card and use that
> directly in the computer :)

Pulling the card is a good way to get data out of the unit.  But, 
does it work as a control surface for Linux audio applications?

Thanks.... 
 
--
Kevin