Marantz PMD560

For the past several years, Marantz Professional solid state recorders have been revolutionizing the worlds of broadcasting, journalism, and portable professional recording. With no moving parts, solid state technology has virtually made repair and maintenance a thing of the past.  Now, Marantz Professional brings the flexibility and reliability of this format to the installation market at an affordable price-with the PMD560. More and more, audio is being delivered online, through email, webcasts, and pod-casts. Even CD recording-once the "hip new thing,"- has become the de facto standard. The equipment you install has to be capable of rendering your audio in the high-quality digital formats that end users want, need, and frankly expect.

Features:

• Solid State Design
• No moving parts-no maintenance
• Records uncompressed 16-bit PCM .wav files at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.
• Records mono .mp3 files at 64 kbps
• Records stereo .mp3 files at 128 kbps
• 3 Presets allow instant configuration of recording format
• Uses inexpensive, widely available Compact Flash media (CF)
• A 1 GB CF card can hold over 1 hour of uncompressed stereo
• A 1 GB CF card can hold over 17 hours (stereo) or 36 hours(mono) .mp3
• RCA line I/O
• "Copy Segment" cut-and-paste editing to a new sound file
• 99 "Virtual Tracks" for EDL-style editing
• Front Panel USB port for easy file transfer
• RS-232 port for automation and machine control