Marantz PMD620 Digital Audio Recorder with Free 1gb Card

The Marantz PMD620 digital audio solid state recorder is a handheld audio recorder offering ease and speed of operation and versatile recording options.  The PMD620 is a pocket size recorder integrates a stereo condenser microphone array, highly intuitive user menu and interface controls, built in speaker, and utilises SD flash recording media, as well as the high end quality of the Marantz brand.

The Marantz PMD620 is a high performance handheld digital recorder that records to SD flashcard media in either PCM (.WAV) or MP3 audio formats. The light weight compact form (just 62 x 102 x 25 mm), ergonomic design and ease of operation means the Marantz PMD620 is suitable for a wide range of users, including journalists, reporters, programme makers, podcasters, musicians and sound recordists everywhere.

Features on the PMD620 include an inbuilt stereo condenser microphone array for point and shoot recording, and an intuitive control surface for single handed operation, with thumb operated transport wheel and tactile, red illuminating, record button. A high contrast, low power draw organic LED (OLED) screen provides vivid display of menus which guide the user through the optimum set up and operation for their application.

Recording settings on the PMD620are selectable between those for high quality music recording to extended voice recording. The use of SD cards, the most stable and commonly available type of flash media, includes support for SDHC (SD High Capacity) cards, with recording file size limited only by card capacity. Recording time with a 4 GB card extends from 3 hrs 44 mins for stereo PCM at 24-bit / 48 kHz, to 283 hrs 44 mins (almost 12 days) for mono MP3 at 32 kbps.

Journalists and podcasters will appreciate the Marantz PMD620's non-destructive onboard editing, with non-destructive cut-and-paste Copy Segment™ editing to create new sound files. Transcription is simple with the Skip Back function, and file transfers to any computer are drag-and-drop via the USB 2.0 connectivity.

Marantz PMD620 Key Features:

• Model: Marantz PMD620
• Handheld portability, compact rugged design
• Single handed operation and one-touch recording
• Professional recording, editing and playback features
• User configurable, high contrast OLED display
• Solid state SD and HSD card recording media

Marantz PMD620 Key Specifications:

• Selectable stereo / mono / .WAV / MP3 recording
• Selectable 16 bit and 24 bit recording depths, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz sample rates, and six MP3 bit rates from 192 kbps to 32 kbps
• Integrated stereo condenser microphone array
• Mic and line level external inputs
• Internal playback speaker

Marantz PMD620 Connectivity and Power:

• USB 2.0 connectivity to PC, for drag and drop file exchange
• Power from two AA cells typically provides 4 hours operation