RENTALS - Audio recorders
MTA have a range of recorders including the Sound Devices 788T as well as our CD and Legacy Formats section for yesterdays mediums that still need to be heard.
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Audio recorders
The 744T is a four-track digital audio recorder that writes and reads uncompressed PCM audio or compressed formats being MP3 or MP2. The internal storage can be expanded with Compact Flash cards, and external FireWire drivers.
The Marantz PMD solid state recorder is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but it has features that make more expensive, full-sized field recorders green with envy.
It can run for hours on just four AA batteries and records to Compact Flash media cards.
Recording formats include 16-bit PCM at 44.1/48 kHz plus .mp2 and .mp3 for extended recording times.
The Denon DN-F650R is a highly versatile professional solid state recorder offering recording to and between SD/SDHC flash card and USB external drives. Designed to fulfill the most demanding playback and recording applications in AV installation, audio production, live sound, theatre and broadcast, the DN-F650R is a professionally specified, up to date replacement for cassette, DAT, MD, CDR and commodity PC based systems currently fulfilling such roles. Balanced XLR analog audio and AES/EBU digital I/Os are featured, as well as unbalanced analog and S/PDIF connectivity. Serial, parallel and contact closure remote control are supported, and the unit can be operated with Denon Professional’s latest RC-F400S ‘Hot Start’ serial remote controller.
360 Systems’ Instant Replay places 1,000 audio cuts at your fingertips! Get instant access to an entire audio library of your own creation.
Pack it up for the road, or install it in the studio or control room. Instant Replay is designed for creative people who need quick response, intuitive operation, and top-quality audio.
It’s a completely self-contained production studio and spot player in a box. And, unlike PCs, Instant Replay has the immediacy of real buttons.
Straightforward controls make operation easy and intuitive. Instant Replay records better-than-CD-quality audio directly to hard disk, edits it, and then provides playback from 50 Hot-keys.
Play your cuts instantly, in any order, as many times as needed. When audio elements are needed in a special sequence, Instant Replay lets you build playlists, and store them for future use.
Instant Replay stores 24 hours of stereo on its large internal hard disk. There’s never a restriction on cut length – record anything from a short sound effect to full-length musical performances. Instant Replay always delivers premium audio quality, with zero delay.
compact disc Recorders & Players
The CDR-800 is a professional CD recorder designed to simplify the process of recording. With digital and analog inputs and outputs, the CDR-800 offers flexibility when interfacing with other audio equipment.
The CDR-882 DualBurn CD Recorder is designed to record and play audio CDs in a broadcast or other professional audio environment, and incorporates a number of features and facilities that may be unfamiliar to users. In particular, the CDR- 882 permits the recording of programme material of longer duration than could normally be accommodated on one CD by recording across two or more separate discs, with user programmable intelligent cross-fading between consecutive discs. It also permits two discs to be burnt simultaneously with the same programme.
The Tascam CD-601 is a fully-redesigned version of the radio-standard CD player. With its comprehensive remote control and flexible monitoring and playback options, the CD-60 goes far beyond the capabilities of traditional CD players for broadcast. The radio presenter can select between online play (on the air) and monitor play (pre-listen), controlling whether CD playback reaches the on-air mixer or the monitoring device. The optional RC-601 remote control allows frame-accurate search using the jog wheel, direct location using numerical keys, index searches or flash starts. In addition, the CD-601 can save up to 10 cue points per CD, controlled directly using the Flash Start function. Many other features like pitch control, auto cue with five threshold levels, Auto Read and CD Text are all designed to reduce stress before the program goes on the air.
The Tascam CD-601 is available with a remote control unit, which gives you the ability to control the Tascam entirely from the remote.
legacy Audio Recording formats
Studio Dat
The Fostex D-10 is a DAT recocder that employs a 16-bit delta sigma AD converter to record digitally to tape. Once considered the prized piece of recording equipment, It has since been sidelined, now occasionally called upon to extract information embedded within the format.
if you have DATs that need to be archived and transferred to a non-fungible medium, our trusty D-10 is still in action, and can help preserve your old tapes for such purposes as remastering all the way to purely nostalgic reflection.
Quite simply, the D-15 is the lowest priced timecode-capable DAT recorder available. Combining excellent audio specifications with features that are necessary to professional sound and video production, this machine delivers rock solid performance for the most demanding of applications—all at an unbelievably affordable price.
• Powerful Interface Capabilities
AES/EBU and Optical I/O, balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA, 9-pin RS-422 connector, plus a GPI 37-pin general purpose interface connector.
• 48 or 44.1kHz Sampling Frequency.
• Built-In Chase Mode Functions.*
• Instant Start without Pre-loading.
• Front-Panel Lockout Function.
• Supports All Frame Rates.*
• Newly Designed Transport
4-motor design with 2 direct-drive motors.
• Standard Parallel Interface Supports cabled remote control for critical control.
• 18-bit, 64x Oversampling D/A and 20-bit 8x Oversampling D/A Conversion.
• Jog/Shuttle Wheel.
* Model D-15TC adds video reference capability to the standard D-15, so you can stripe the tape with externally-generated SMPTE timecode and output LTC or A-Time. It can also convert A-Time to LTC and reference external Video or Word Clock. The Model D-15TCR offers the best price-for-performance, adding RS-422 control (minus Varispeed) to the timecode capabilities of the D-15TC.
D-25 Full-Function Post Production DAT Recorder The D-25 offers everything you could want in a professional post-production DAT recorder—on-board timecode generator/ reader, extensive digital controls and I/Os, a powerful and reli- able transport mechanism, and much more. No matter the pro-duction setting, the D-25 provides outstanding performance and production peace of mind.
• 4-Head Drum With off-tape Confidence Monitoring.
• 4-Motor Transport.
• 16mb RAM Buffer Built-In.
• AES/EBU I/Os.
• Multiple Search Speed Modes.
• Instant Start Mode with Preview.
• On-Board Full-Function Timecode Generator/Reader with full Chase Lock function.
• Separate Audio Channels and ±12% Vari-Speed Control Functions available over RS-422 Data Com port.
• Edit Loop Mode.
• Program Control and Auto-Location Modes.
• Extensive PCM Monitoring.
• Jog/Shuttle Wheel.
The finest production DAT recorder we offer, the D-30 combines superb audio capabilities with a fantastic system of digital control and I/O options. It is entirely software controlled and upgradable, offers an outstanding, 4-motor direct-drive transport system, and on-board timecode generation and reading in any timecode format. All parameters are easily configured and stored via its easy-to-read, soft-key controlled display.
•4-Head Drum With off-tape Confidence Monitoring.
• 4-Motor Direct-Drive Transport Includes separate reel motors for unparalleled performance.
•16mb RAM Buffer Built-In.
• Dual RS-422 Data Com Ports Includes an additional port for machine-to-machine editing.
•On-Board Full-Function Timecode Generator/Reader.
•Separate Audio Channels and ±12% Vari-Speed Control Via front panel controls for easy access or via RS-422 port.
•Machine-to-Machine Editing Two D-30s can be interfaced via a 9-pin connector.
•18-bit A/D and D/A Conversion.
• Software-Controlled & Upgradable.
• Full Chase/Lock Functions.
• Comprehensive High-Contrast Display With intuitive soft-key functions for clear operation.
• Jog/Shuttle Wheel.
• Designed For Easy Maintenance Clean heads without removing from rack
Portable Mini Disk
The PMD650 is a portable Mini Disc recorder that features two XLR mic/line inputs each with 48V phantom power, Digital coaxial RCA Input, RCA outputs and a digital XLR output jack. Perhaps not the best recording solution for todays applications but if you need to archive a Mini Disc or two, the PMD650 is perfect for transferring to a more manageable format.
Digital MULTITRACK
The Fostex RD-8 is a 8-track digital recorder that records digital audio to S-VHS tape across eight full-bandwidth audio tracks. Sampling frequencies are switchable between 44.1kHz and 48kHz.
The 788T is a powerful eight input, eight-track digital audio recorder designed for production sound. Building on the success of the proven 7-Series architecture, the 788T offers greatly expanded input and output connectivity while continuing the 7-Series heritage of extensive control in a compact package.