New M-Audio Recorder

[Jammin72]

Didn't see this posted yet.  New 24/96 Palm Sized Flash recorder with digital In!

[gewwang]

Great find, I was all set to order an R1 this week but this definitely changes things.

[Ed.]

wow, it looks like these things are gonna be hitting the streets left and right in the upcoming year.  i wonder which one will be "the one."

[Jammin72]

It's still way pre-production I think, but it's nice to know that they're in the loop!

[F.O.Bean]

NICE!

[Nick's Picks]

goofy ass flash card recorder.
if it takes the PCMCIA drives, that will be nice.
oh, and it had better cost between $5-700.

why wont somebody just build one of these fuckers with a nice laptop sized 60gb 7200rpm hdd.

[Jammin72]

This was the only data listed by the reviewer from the show:

Flash Tracker
# In a quiet corner of the impressive M-audio stand, were a couple of interesting gems. First up was the Flash Tracker, a dimunuitvie hand-held recorder, using Compact Flash and Micro-drive as media, it sports (according to preliminary specs): 2x TRS mic/line jack inputs
# 48V phantom power
# 3.5mm jack mic in with 5V power for electrec and back condenser mic
# SPDIF input
# 3.5mm headphone out
# RCA stereo out
# USB 2.0

The unit really is palm sized and something that we are certainly lusting after. Unbelievably, this unit will be capable of 24-bit 96kHz recording and no doubt some popular compressed formats, we'll have to wait andx see - this is the only one there is for now. Stay tuned for more details.

So there's the hurry up and wait for the media in order to do festivals ecomomically but if it's drag and drop USB 2.0 Shouldn't be a big deal to dump to the Laptop Periodically.   audioMIDI.com references the R1 as the intended competition so I would have to guess it's going to be in that ballpark pricewise.

[JasonSobel]

if this records 24/96 bit perfect, and is cheaper than the PMD-671 (and it looks like it will be cheaper), maybe I should hold off a little while longer before buying a 24 bit recorder...  I wonder how long it'll be before this is released.

[gewwang]

it sports (according to preliminary specs): 2x TRS mic/line jack inputs
# 48V phantom power

So I guess you'd run mics with xlrs > trs inputs and the unit could power the mics that way. Looking at the Sonosax HD recorder picture, it looks like that's how they're doing it too maybe?

[Jammin72]

it sports (according to preliminary specs): 2x TRS mic/line jack inputs
# 48V phantom power

So I guess you'd run mics with xlrs > trs inputs and the unit could power the mics that way. Looking at the Sonosax HD recorder picture, it looks like that's how they're doing it too maybe?

No reason why it couldn't, the connections stay balanced. They're really thinking space if they're using that.  Makes you wonder about the supporting cast inside the box! 

[balou2]

Didn't see this posted yet.  New 24/96 Palm Sized Flash recorder with digital In!

As it has been said before, and will be said again, NOYCE.

[cascademedia]

not shipping to early June, still in pre-production.

we have some on order and will keep you guys updated.  that pic is prob from NAB

[Jammin72]

not shipping to early June, still in pre-production.

we have some on order and will keep you guys updated.  that pic is prob from NAB

It's from the Messe Show in Frankfurt just last week!

[JasonSobel]

June isn't bad.  considering it took a LONG time for the SD 722/744 to go from "pre-production" to shipping.
Early June is only a month and a half away

not shipping to early June, still in pre-production.

we have some on order and will keep you guys updated.  that pic is prob from NAB

[BC]

fuckin sweet! Looks like manufacturers are FINALLY on the right track!!     Nice to see a RCA SPDIF connector too, as opposed to optical.

Glad I did not dump the lappy for a 722 quite yet...