Core Sound is pleased to offer M-Audio's MicroTrack II
Professional 2-Channel Mobile Digital Recorder!
July 22, 2009: New lower price -- $189!
Core Sound is pleased to offer M-Audio's MicroTrack II, a significant
improvement over the earlier MicroTrack 24/96 handheld 24-Bit, 96 KHz
two-channel digital audio recorder. In our opinion, the MicroTrack
II is the best of the crop of low-cost portable digital audio
recorders.
MicroTrack II records to Compact Flash flash memory cards or
microdrives. It has two high quality microphone pre-amps, Line level
analog inputs, an S/PDIF coaxial (RCA) input, analog Line level (RCA)
and headphone (stereo miniplug) outputs, phantom power for microphones
and separate input level controls for each channel. It has a USB 2.0
interface, and a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery.
It can record high-resolution, uncompressed WAV and BWF files in both
16- and 24-bit formats at sample rates from 32 to 96 KS/s. It can also
record MP3 files at 96 to 320 kbps. While recording it allows
monitoring via headphones and the Line outputs.
What's improved? MicroTrack II adds a limiter to its microphone
pre-amp, useful in eliminating distortion when an unexpectedly loud
sound occurs. It also is able to continue recording seamlessly to a new
file when the current file reaches the maximum size of 2 GB -- nothing
is lost as it starts recording to a new file. Its microphone pre-amp
now accommodates a wider range of loudness without overloading. You can
now monitor what's coming in on the S/PDIF input over headphones. And
its phantom power supply now offers a true 48 Volts.
Since MicroTrack II has an S/PDIF coaxial input, you can use our Mic2496 V2 dual mic pre-amp/A-to-D converter as a
professional front end offering real 24-bit performance. The two of
them can easily be Velcroed together to make a compact recording
system.
Recommended Compact Flash Cards for MicroTrack II
M-Audio tell us that there is no limit in card size. You may use as
large a card as you wish.
Here's a list of cards that M-Audio says that they have confirmed work
well with the MicroTrack II:
- Transcend 4GB CF, 45x
- Corsair 4GB CF (47-00057)
- Lexar 1GB CF Professional 80x
- SanDisk 1GB CF
- JAMedia 1GB CF
- Toshiba 512MB CF
- JAMedia 256MB CF
- SimpleTech 128MB CF
- Kodak 64MB CF
Kingston Elite Series
- CF/1024-S 1 GB Compact Flash Card (SLC) (50x)
- CF/2GB-S 2 GB Compact Flash Card (SLC) (50x)
- CF/4GB-S 4 GB Compact Flash Card (SLC) (45x)
Kingston Standard Series
- CF/128 128MB Compact Flash Card
- CF/256 256MB Compact Flash Card
- CF/512 512MB Compact Flash Card
- CF/1024 1024MB Compact Flash Card
Kingston Elite Series
- CF/1024-S 1 GB Compact Flash Card (SLC) (50x)
- CF/2GB-S 2 GB Compact Flash Card (SLC) (50x)
- CF/4GB-S 4 GB Compact Flash Card (SLC) (45x)
Kingston Standard Series
- CF/128 128MB Compact Flash Card
- CF/256 256MB Compact Flash Card
- CF/512 512MB Compact Flash Card
- CF/1024 1024MB Compact Flash Card
External Battery Packs for MicroTrack II
Many folks have asked us about using an external battery pack to
extend the MicroTrack II's recording time. Essentially any USB battery
pack will work fine.
M-Audio recommends using the Energi-To-Go USB Battery pack from
Energizer. Simply plug the Energi-To-Go's mini-USB cable into the
MicroTrack II and you'll be able to record for many hours. The
Energi-To-Go packs are small and fit in the palm of your hand.
Two other compact and low-cost (under $20) battery packs are the Tekkeon
myPower GO and the JAVOBooster.
They use four AA batteries and power the MicroTrack for ten hours on a
single set of batteries.
Note: M-Audio regularly releases firmware
updates for the MicroTrack II. Visit M-Audio's Web site and look in the
Support section for the latest release.
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