Sony PCM-D100 digital audio recorder

PCM-D100, Portable Audio Recorder, 394 g <b>High performance, high resolution portable audio recording</b>
Sony’s PCM-D100 audio recorder is designed to deliver the highest sound quality in professional audio applications including live music events, theatrical performances, and news gathering. The recorder supports the latest high-resolution codecs and formats, including 192kHz/24bit PCM and DSD.

Compatibility with the DSD format enables the recording of source sounds using digital signals, but in a format that closely resembles analogue waveforms. Compatible with recording and playback in 192 kHz/24-bit linear PCM, the unit can reproduce ultra-high range, delicate music components with excellent audio quality from low to high range. Its broad playback frequency band easily exceeds the audible band of 20 Hz to 25 kHz.

A highly sensitive directional microphone uses a new 15 mm unidirectional mic unit. The mic’s sound collection range adjusts to suit various sounds, from performances with a small number of people to concert halls with a large group of performers. The highly sensitive, broadband recording functionality expresses frequency properties up to 40 kHz, to maximize the advantages of DSD recording.

The PCM-D100 recorder has 32 GB of built-in flash memory and a combination SD Card/Memory Stick slot for expandable storage. The recorder’s lightweight metal aluminium body is built to withstand the demands of professional applications and offers long battery life via four AA batteries (up to approximately 11 hours in DSD (2.8 MHz/1-bit).

The PCM-D100 recorder is part of Sony’s newly announced High-Resolution Audio initiative, a complete series of products designed to help music lovers conveniently access and enjoy the digital music they love in the best playback quality.

<b>High Resolution Recording</b>
- Supported recording formats include DSD2.8, LPCM up to 192kHz/24 bit and MP3

<b>Built-in Electret Condenser Microphones</b>
- The PCM-D100's electret condenser microphones have exceptional high sound quality. The X/Y or wide position stereo microphones are uni-directional with a flat and wide frequency response and natural sound characteristics.

<b>Flexible Playback Features</b>
- The PCM-D100 includes both digital pitch control and key control for both LPCM and MP3 recordings. Digital pitch control maintains pitch while slowing down or speeding up playback speed. Key control allows changing the pitch while maintaining playback speed.

<b>Simple uploading to computers</b>
- The recorder includes a USB 2.0 high-speed port for simple uploading/downloading to/from Windows® PC or Macintosh® computers.

<b>Versatile Recording Functions</b>
- The PCM-D100 offers comprehensive signal processing features for location recording including a limiter and low cut filter. The PCM-D100 also includes a 5 second pre-record buffer and cross-memory recording function.