Korg MR-1000 Professional Mobile Recorder

MR-1000 Professional Mobile Recorder description:

With the pristine fidelity and ultimate flexibility of 1-bit technology, the Korg MR-1000 ensures that your final mixes and location recordings are never obsolete.

The mobile/tabletop Korg MR-1000 delivers an astonishing 1-bit/5.6 MHz, doubling industry DSD recording quality standards. This new super-rate spec delivers a “true to what you heard” fidelity that will amaze even the most jaded audio enthusiast.

The Korg MR-1000 is the perfect tool for the professional who wants to record and archive their final mixes in the studio, while its compact size and portability make it ideal for location recording, podcasting, live music performances – even for rehearsals and song-writing sessions.

After recording and editing all your tracks in the DAW/hardware system of your choice, you can mix directly, or via an analog summing mixer, to the Korg MR-1000. This gives you the superb fidelity of high-rate 1-bit technology, which preserves all the transients, nuances, and “air” from the original recording.

Powerful new software bundled with the Korg MR-1000 enables the conversion of your 1-bit recordings and mixes into all of today’s audio formats without degradation. Best of all, by archiving your data/mix in this new double-speed 1-bit format you’re ready for the future, as playback systems and standards change.

The Korg MR-1000 supports multiple recording formats including DSDIFF, DSF, and WSD 1-bit formats*, as well as multi-bit PCM format (BWF) with resolutions up to 24-bit/192 kHz. It features a 40 Gbyte internal hard drive, offering up to six hours of recording at the highest audio quality (1-bit 5.6448 MHz stereo), or approximately sixty hours at CD quality (16-bit 44.1 kHz). The table-top MR-1000 includes combination XLR/ 1/4" input connectors with top quality microphone preamps, phantom power and built-in limiting. Both XLR and RCA outputs are provided for maximum flexibility.

The MR-1000 comes with Korg’s innovative and powerful AudioGate™ software for Mac® and PC. AudioGate can convert 1-bit recordings into WAV and AIFF formats at various bit-rates (and vice versa) and offers real-time conversion and playback of 1-bit files using your computer’s audio hardware.

Korg MR-1000 main features include

• 2 tracks, 2-track recording/playback simultaneously
• 1-bit audio formats - DSDIFF, DSF, WSD: 2.8224 MHz @ 1-bit, 5.6448 MHz @ 1-bit
• PCM audio formats - WAV, BWF: 44.1 kHz @ 16/24-bit, 48 kHz @ 16/24-bit, 88.2 kHz @ 24-bit, 96 kHz @ 24-bit, 176.4 kHz @ 24-bit, 192 kHz @ 24-bit
• MP3 format - playback only 44.1kHz/32kbps-320kbps (MP3 format support will be added in an upcoming free update)
• Internal Hard Disk Drive: 40 GB
• Recording Time: Max Approx. 31 Hours (44.1 kHz @ 16-bit, 2-track)
• Number of Projects: Recognizes a maximum of 200 for each format, max 1,000 projects
• Mark Points: 100 points per a song (no mark name)
• USB Functions: USB 2.0 supported, ability to use as FAT32 external USB drive. USB 2.0 High-Speed device, USB mass storage class, Connector Type B
• Display: 160 x 104 dots LCD with backlight
• Dimensions: 192(W) x 170(D) x 56(H) mm/7.56"(W) x 6.69"(D) x 2.20"(H)
• Weight: 1.0 kg/2.20 lbs. (without batteries)
• Power Supply: AC Adapter, or eight AA batteries (sold separately), Oxyride batteries, or charged nickel metal-hydride batteries
• Current Consumption: 7 W
• Accessories: AC Adapter; Carrying Bag; CD-ROM ("AudioGate" Audio File Conversion Software)
• Frequency Response: 10Hz ~ 20kHz ±1dB @ Fs44.1kHz, 10Hz ~ 40kHz ±1dB @ Fs88.2kHz/96kHz/176.4kHz/192kHz, 10Hz ~ 100kHz (1 bit)
• S/N: 96 dB (typical) @ IHF-A INPUT-OUTPUT
• THD+N: 0.008% (typical) 20 kHz-LP
• A/D Conversion: 2.8224 MHz/5.6448 MHz (1-bit), 24-bit (PCM)
• D/A Conversion: 2.8224 MHz/5.6448 MHz (1-bit), 24-bit (PCM)
• Supported OS: Windows Me, 2000 or later, Mac OS 9.0.4 or later
• Included Items: AC adaptor (also operates as charger), carry bag, CD-ROM (“AudioGate” audio file conversion application)