Core Sound is pleased to offer M-Audio's MicroTrack II
Professional 2-Channel Mobile Digital Recorder!
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 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. M-Audio recommends using
the new 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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