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Pcmcia card data loss

Postby 313ryans » 21 Jun 2018, 17:36

I had banks of really important nord rack2 patches and performances on my pcmcia card. I was working out some stuff on another synth to go with the nord patches. I go to power up the nord, and my pcmcia card had been ejected and sitting there for a week or more unplugged.

I plug it in and go to load my patches, and they were all gone. There were what i think came with the card, files for some other synth. The nord can read them and i tweak them to useable files...but anyway,

Is there any way to recover the lost files? And why did it lose them in the first place?
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Re: Pcmcia card data loss

Postby 313ryans » 21 Jun 2018, 18:34

Maybe the nord is the problem....almost all of my card’s banks are now the same exact sound
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Re: Pcmcia card data loss

Postby dhbp-nord » 21 Jun 2018, 18:45

Does that card require a battery? Maybe worth checking if it's any good.

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Re: Pcmcia card data loss

Postby 313ryans » 21 Jun 2018, 20:28

Yep, battery. Back it up to pc, but my pc crashed awhile back
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Re: Pcmcia card data loss

Postby dhbp-nord » 21 Jun 2018, 20:34

If all the sounds are the same that is a definite sign of data loss due to power loss/low battery. A test would be to edit one sound on the card and let it sit out for a few days. If the battery is removeable you should be able to put a battery tester on it.

I remember I had PCMCIA cards for my D50 and the batteries did not last forever.

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Re: Pcmcia card data loss

Postby 313ryans » 22 Jun 2018, 06:47

Yep, stupid me and a $6 battery. There is only one patch that was irreplaceable, now i have to tweak for months to get it back. Did not even record it. It started out Amon Tobin Supermodified-ish, had BOC devil in the details lfo delay, ended with Autechre LP7/ Aphex bouncing ball goodness. Pretty angry about losing that one particular patch.

But yeah, it was all about a dead battery. And my pc has no pcmcia slot.
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Re: Pcmcia card data loss

Postby dhbp-nord » 22 Jun 2018, 12:04

When life hands you lemons - maybe you'll end up with a better version of your patch :-)

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