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Audio Recorders

Classic Recording Studio Equipment

Audio Recording formats, encompassing both stereo and multitrack configurations, are essential tools in the creation and preservation of audio content. Stereo recording formats capture two audio channels, typically left and right, providing a simple yet effective method for reproducing sound with spatial accuracy. Stereo formats are commonly used in music production, broadcasting, and consumer audio devices, offering immersive listening experiences across various media platforms.

Multitrack recording formats, on the other hand, enable the simultaneous recording of multiple audio channels or tracks onto a single medium. This allows for the independent manipulation of each track during the mixing and editing process, offering unparalleled flexibility and creativity in audio production. Multitrack formats are widely used in professional music studios, film and television production, live sound reinforcement, and podcasting, enabling artists and engineers to craft complex arrangements, add effects, and achieve precise control over the final audio product.

Both stereo and multitrack recording formats have evolved over the years, from analog tape-based audio recorders to digital technologies such as hard disc recording, solid-state recording, and computer-based digital audio workstations (DAWs). These advancements have democratized audio production, making high-quality recording accessible to a broader audience while pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation in the field of sound engineering and music production.

A computer-based digital multitrack set-up might be fine for studio use, where you can work around limited inputs and complex operational issues, but when it comes to live recording they simply don’t cut it. Enter the Fostex D2424LV!
The Alesis ADAT HD24XR was the world’s first 96kHz, 24-track hard disk recorder designed to fit into any ADAT environment and match ADAT’s legendary performance and affordability.
The Mackie SDR24/96 is the ideal solution for live, home or project studio recording. Because the Mackie SDR24/96 is portable (3ru) and lightweight, it is the perfect recorder to travel with bands or sound engineers from gig to gig.
The Fostex DV40 DVD Master Recorder is a professional-grade DVD recorder designed for high-quality recording and mastering of audio. With excellent converters built-in, the Fostex DV40 is a superb sounding recorder.
The Tascam DA-98HR takes the 24-bit recording engine of the DA-78HR and adds critical features specifically designed for the rigors of post-production and the highest end of commercial recording facilities. Since its introduction in 1993, TASCAM’s DTRS modular digital multitrack recorders have become a worldwide standard for all facets of the recording industry.
The next generation of standalone multitrack recorders arrived with the Fostex DV824, and it provided supreme quality 8-track recording to standard-size DVD-RAM discs in a unique package representing the very forefront of multitrack recorder design.
The TASCAM DV-RA1000 recorder is a professional solution for recording high-resolution audio – up to 192kHz/24-bit – to inexpensive DVD media.
The Fostex CR500 not only allows for professional mastering of stereo recordings onto CD-R/RW, but it also provides the unique capability of directly recording Broadcast WAV files onto a UDF formatted disc.
The Tascam DV-RA1000HD shatters the price barrier to recording mixes and TEC award winning DV-RA1000HD masters to Direct Stream Digital, Sony’s 2.822MHz/1-bit “Super Audio” format that must be heard to be believed. The stereo recorder captures audio from 44.1kHz to 192kHz as WAV files. In addition, the breakthrough DSD recording format adds incredible detail with all of the depth and imaging of quality analog recording.
Tascam X-48 was the world’s first standalone 48 track Hybrid Hard Disk Workstation. It integrated the best of both worlds: the stability and ease-of-use of a purpose-built hard disk recorder, with the GUI, editing features and plug-in compatibility of a computer-based digital audio workstation.
The Fostex UR-2 is a 1 U rack size stereo audio recorder using SD card and USB storage device that is flexibly adapting to the wide variety of playback requirements.
The Klark Teknik DN9696 High Resolution Audio Recorder offers 96 Tracks of high-resolution recording at 24-bit/96kHz for up to 9 hours and can be integrated with a Midas digital console making it the ideal recorder for live recording rigs the world over.
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