Tascam DR-100 MKII Linear PCM Recorder

The DR-100MKII, designed for professional recording applications in the field, offers high-quality recording directly in WAV or MP3 format from a rugged 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.

Main Features

• Handheld digital stereo recorder for professional use
• 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-bitMP3 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/line 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 loopFolder or playlist playback
• Pitch control function (–50 % to +16 %)
• Switchable VSA function (change playback tempo without affecting the key)
• Mic stand adapter (? 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)

• Number of Inputs: 3-4
• Microphone Input: Yes, XLR
• Phantom Power: Yes
• Input 1: XLR
• Input 2: 3.5mm mini jack
• Overdub Function: Yes
• Number of Channels: 2
• Internal Microphone: Yes
• Internal Speaker: Yes
• Headphone Connection: 3.5 mm
• LINE IN: Yes
• Storage Media: SD card
• sampling rate (kHz): 96
• Bit Resolution: 16 and 24 Bit
• Number of Tracks: 2
• Batteries Included: Yes
• incl. SD Card: Yes
• Looper Functions: Yes
• Camera/Stand Thread: Yes
• USB Interface: Yes
• Distortion (THD) in %: 0,01
• Number of Outputs: 1-2
• Output: Jack