Tascam Recorder DR-100MK2

The Tascam DR-100MKII, designed for professional recording applications in the field, offers high-quality recording directly in WAV or MP3 format from a rugged metal chassis. You can choose between two pairs of built-in uni-directional and omni-directional microphones, XLR inputs with switchable 48V phantom power, a separate mini jack line input and a digital input (SPDIF). This ensures that virtually all fields of application are covered – from music, speech and atmosphere recordings to meeting minutes and live concert recordings.

The recording level can be easily controlled by a twin hardware control rather than a menu option. Recordings can be started manually, automatically by level, advanced (by up to 2 seconds), delayed (to prevent key presses from being recorded) or with the help of the included remote control or an optional footswitch. A defeatable loudspeaker for playback is also included. You can make overdubs, manually create a new file during recording, divide a recording and use locate markers. The unit is further equipped with switchable automatic gain control and limiter, a switchable low-cut filter with three cutoff frequencies, line output, headphones output and USB connector.

The DR-100MKII comes with a 2-GB SD card, remote control, windshield and soft case and can be powered either by the included powerful lithium-ion rechargeable, two AA batteries, an optional batterie pack or an optional AC adapter. The second battery source is used as redundance allowing to change batteries while recording. The built-in mic stand screw socket allows the unit to be mounted on a tripod or microphone stand.

Features

Handheld digital stereo recorder for professional use Rugged metal chassis 2 separate types of batteries used together allow for many hours of operation as well as the ability to change batteries while recording MP3 and WAV file recording and playback Records to SD/SDHC card Selectable recording formats: - Linear PCM (WAV format), 16/24-bit
- MP3 32/64/96/128/192/256/320 kbps
Supported sampling frequencies: 96/48/44.1 kHz Four built-in high-quality condenser microphones - Two uni-directional microphones for stereo recording
- Two omni-directional microphones for minutes recording
Two lockable XLR mic inputs with switchable +48V phantom power High-performance preamp provides wide range of gain (58 dBu (max trim) to +24 dBu (min trim) Three selectable input sensitivities (hardware switchable) Stereo line input with adjustable level to connect an external source (mini jack) Tandem hardware level control for intuitive recording level setting Digital input (to be used with included conversion cable) Switchable low-cut filter (40 Hz, 80 Hz, 120 Hz) Switchable auto gain control Limiter to prevent clipping (hardware switchable) Built-in monitor speaker (hardware switchable on/off) Headphones output with level control (mini jack) Separate stereo line output (mini jack) Pre-recording buffer (2 seconds) allows a recording to start before the record key is pressed Delayed recording feature to prevent the unit from recording a touch noise of keystroke Auto recording start and stop by input level Overdub feature to add narration, singing or instruments to an existing recording Mark function (automatic or manual) Create a new audio file during recording (manually or by file size) File divide function (to cut unwanted noise, for instance, WAV format only) File renaming Playback features include: - In/Out loop
- Folder or playlist playback
- Pitch control function (–50 % to +16 %)
- Switchable VSA function (change playback tempo without affecting the key)
Mic stand adapter (¼ inch) on bottom side to attach the unit to a tripod or microphone stand USB 2.0 connection for file transfer to/from computer Power supply by lithium-ion rechargeable (BP-L2), two AA batteries, optional battery pack (Tascam BP-6AA) or optional AC adapter (Tascam PS-P520) 2-Gigabyte SD card, RC-10 wireless remote control, windshield and softcase included as standard Footswitch with three pedals for various functions available as an option (Tascam RC-3F)Specifications

Recording media: SD cards (64 MB–2 GB) and SDHC cards (4 GB–32 GB) Recording/playback format - WAV: 44.1/48/96 (HS mode) kHz, 16/24-bit
- MP3: 44.1/48 kHz, 32/64/96/128/192/256/320 kbps
Number of channels:2 channels (stereo)Dimensions: 80 mm x 153 mm x 35 mm Weight: 0.29 kg (not including batteries)