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Fostex MR8HD Digital Multitrackby Fostex
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Features
- Digital Multitrack Recorder - 40GB internal 3.5 inch HD offering more than 15 hours 8-track recording with CD quality (16bit / 44.1kHz)
Product Description
The MR8HD Digital Multitrack offers more than 15 hours of 8-track recording with CD quality (16 bit/44.1kHz) It comes with an internal 40GB 3.5" Hard Drive. Built-in digital effects including Reverb and Delay as well as Guitar Amp and Microphone simulations make it convenient to sweeten your tracks without turning to outboard gear. S/P DIF Digital Out allows you to mix down your music to an external DAT, Mini Disc or CD Recorder in digital quality. The USB port can be used for stereo WAV file transfer to and from PC allowing full access to the whole HD. ? Recording to 40GB internal 3.5" HD offering more than 15 hours 8-track recording with CD quality (16bit / 44.1kHz) ? 4-track simultaneous recording ? Phantom power on all the four XLR inputs ? Simple and intuitive operational environment inherited from MR-8 with the new push-dial button for easier menu operation ? Full-track (8-track) bouncing to a New Song (track 7/8) ? 128 x 64 dot LCD with comprehensive indication ? Industry-first FAT32 disk format and WAV file recording in the HD multitrack recorder of this class; PC-friendly advantage ? USB port for stereo WAV file transfer to and from PC allowing the full access to the whole HD from PC ? Free "WAV Manager" software available for multiple mono files transfer to and from PC ? S/P DIF Digital Out for digital mastering on an external MD, CD recorder, etc. ? Built-in digital effects including Reverb, Delay as well as Guitar Amp and Microphone simulations ?...Reviews
Sound specs reviewI bought my unit to do live 4 track recording using condensor microphones.
I actually measured the harmonic distortion because I could hear it in headphones and on the stereo outs to a backup recorder. Basically the main L/R output level peaks must be kept below -12dB and channel levels below -6dB.
The noise floor is below -100dB until the channel trims are past 3/4 of a turn then rapidly degrades. Higher output condenser mics can be directly connected (the unit has phatom power), dymanic mics should be run through an external mixer.
The unit has a quirk in that you must reactivate phantom power on power on even though the menu says phatom power is on!