Topic: Sony Debuts PCM-D1 Field Recorder at AES

[RDunn]

Let's see...... built in microphones..... memory stick for media..... and it's $2000.  Do you think Sony has a clue what the market for flash recorders is? 

[BC]

must be aimed at recording interviews and radio broadcast type stuff? I can picture this thing sitting on a table on that funny little tripod in front of someone in a radio station.

This is definitely one weird-ass piece of equipment, what the heck were the engineers that designed this thing thinking?

I wish Sony would come out with the next-gen M1/D8: replace the tape transport with a HD or CF slot, and make it 24/96 digi in capable. Everything else could stay the same and they would have a great little box.

[keepongoin]

must be aimed at recording interviews and radio broadcast type stuff? I can picture this thing sitting on a table on that funny little tripod in front of someone in a radio station.

This is definitely one weird-ass piece of equipment, what the heck were the engineers that designed this thing thinking?

I wish Sony would come out with the next-gen M1/D8: replace the tape transport with a HD or CF slot, and make it 24/96 digi in capable. Everything else could stay the same and they would have a great little box.

i think you are right about it's use... i see reporters holding this thing up at press conferences and people having it on a table for meetings.  other than those uses, it is pretty much useless.

also: they will only do memory stick - never going to put HDD or CF slot on it. 

[Chuck]

What's with the botched X-Y config on that thing too...
Jeez... I'd be embarrassed to hold that thing up in front of some I'm interviewing.
This thing is a dog. I can't believe they even released it.
Come on Sony, you can do better than this.... can't you?

[George]

What's with the botched X-Y config on that thing too...
Jeez... I'd be embarrassed to hold that thing up in front of some I'm interviewing.
This thing is a dog. I can't believe they even released it.
Come on Sony, you can do better than this.... can't you?

Sony's response: "No, we can't..."

[justread]

what the heck were the engineers that designed this thing thinking?

Dunno, but it was probably the same engineers that designed Sony's latest DRM scheme for their audio discs...  not having a good month.

[whatboutbob]

there was a completely random photo of this in the free metro paper today.  Anyways...there's an angled shot of the side.  The photo quality's not great, but I'm pretty sure that silver knob to the right of the lcd adjusts levels...and the 1/8 input is just above it (to the right of the analogue meters)...which looks like it'd be very easy to knock.  its just bizarre.  anyone care enough to want to see a scan?