Marantz PMD560 Digital Audio Recorder - FREE 1GB CARD

For the past few years Marantz Professional's solid state recorders have been revolutionising the worlds of broadcasting, journalism, and portable recording. With no moving parts, solid state technology has made repair and maintenance practically a thing of the past.

Now Marantz Professional brings the flexibility and reliability of this format to the installation market at an affordable price-with the Marantz PMD560. More and more, audio is being delivered online, through email, webcasts, and pod-casts. The equipment you install has to be capable of rendering your audio in the high-quality digital formats that end users want, need, and expect.

The PMD560 from Marantz is designed precisely for this purpose. Mounting into an economical 1U rack space, the Marantz PMD560 records audio directly to an inexpensive Compact Flash card. It can easily be configured to record mono or stereo in two of the most common data formats, PCM (uncompressed) and .mp3.

If you use more than one format, the Marantz PMD560 offers three programmable presets for your favourite setups ? press one key and the PMD560 is configured to your specifications. RS-232 is provided for machine control and automation, while editing and playlist creation can be done directly from the front panel. Marantz have even included a USB connector on the front panel to facilitate transfer of sound files to your PC.

• Solid State Design
• No moving parts-no maintenance
• Records uncompressed 16-bit PCM .wav files at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz
• Records mono .mp3 files at 64 kbps Records stereo .mp3 files at 128 kbps
• 3 Presets allow instant configuration of recording format
• Uses inexpensive, widely available Compact Flash media (CF)
• A 1 GB CF card can hold over 1 hour of uncompressed stereo
• A 1 GB CF card can hold over 17 hours (stereo) or 36 hours (mono) .mp3
• RCA line I/O
• "Copy Segment" cut-and-paste editing to a new sound file
• 99 "Virtual Tracks" for EDL-style editing
• Front Panel USB port for easy file transfer
• RS-232 port for automation and machine control
• FREE 1GB MEMORY CARD.