Since I'm in love with the Flash Tracker, I've been keeping up with all of the new info coming out. One of the most interesting updates was in French.......I translated in on line. It cracked me up but does provide some additional info.
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http://fr.audiofanzine.com/news/affnews,id_news,66040.html----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MicroTrack 24/96
Anxious to answer the sympathetic nerve R-1 d' Edirol,
Mr.-Audio presents MicroTrack 24/96, a mobile numerical recorder 2
tracks able to store the audio with formats WAV or MP3 on CompactFlash
charts or microphone drives.
Conceived for the musical recordings, this recorder is suceptible to
be used in other sectors (journalism, education...). The recording can
be done via the symmetrical entry line in standard jack, or via the
built-in micro préampli (with phantom food). In more of the
symmetrical exit in jack, MicroTrack 24/96 has a practical
input/output S/PDIF for numerical connections and the transfers.
Lastly, the apparatus is provided with an exit helmet to the format
mini jack, and with an exit to the format PHONOGRAPH (taken RCA).
The selected supports are the charts Compact Flash (as for the
numerical cameras) or the microphone drives (mini hard disks). The
storage capacity thus depends directly on the selected support. For
example, a chart Compact Flash of 1 Giga makes it possible to
record approximately 100 minutes of audio of quality CD (with stereo
format WAV, in 16 bits/44.1 Khz). The same capacity can still allow
the 1500 minutes storage of stereo MP3 96 kbps. The user will
consequently choose to choose such or such support, and to be equipped
with various mediae according to his needs.
MicroTrack 24/96 can record individual files as many the storage
capacity allows it. A connection USB makes it possible to see the
apparatus, since MAC or a PC, like media of standard storage. It is
thus possible to transfer the files from simple a glisser/déposer.
MicroTrack is delivered with the software Audacity (Mac and PC) which
makes it possible to publish the recorded files and to convert them if
need be.
Will be able to finish that the food is provided by piles long lasted
for lithium ion, with approximately a 8 hours capacity (or 3 hours
with the phantom food), and that it is reloaded at the time of a
connection with a computer via port USB (or via an optional external
food).
Was no final price still announced but it is a question that
MicroTrack 24/96 is marketed around the 599? Including all taxes.