Sony will launch in 2014 the portable PCM linear recorder with flash memory, PCM-D100

The PCM-D100 is compatible with DSD of 1 bit and 2.8 MHz, a format that allows the recording of sound sources by digital signals, but that resembles the analog waves a lot.

At the beginning of next year, Sony It will launch the new PCM-D100, a portable PCM linear recorder with 32 GB integrated flash memory.

The recorder reproduces a high sound quality, live and outdoor shows with a loyalty close to organic sound. The PCM-D100 is ideal for live musical shows, theatrical performances and electronic production of news.

The PCM-D100 is compatible with DSD of 1 bit and 2.8 MHz, a format that allows the recording of sound sources by digital signals, but that resembles the analog waves a lot.

It is also compatible with the recording and audio reproduction of 192 KHz/linear PCM of 24 bits of high resolution. The unit can reproduce delicate musical components and ultra-high range, with excellent quality of low-to-high range audio. This is achieved by equipping the device with a wide breast frequency band that easily exceeds the 20 Hz band interval to 25 kHz.

The recorder has a highly sensitive directional microphone that incorporates a new unidirectional microphone unit of 15 mm. This allows the user to adjust the audio collection range. The broadband recording function, highly sensitive, shows frequency properties of up to 40 kHz, to make the most of the advantages of DSD recording.

Compared to conventional 24-bit converters, the PCM-D100 has adopted a 32-class higher class bits to achieve a more precise reproduction of sound. The headphone amplifier incorporates double-layer electrochemical capacitors (EDLC) of high capacity and ultra-low impedance 0.33 F (330000 μF), equivalent to 750 times the capacity of conventional capacitors. This stable power considerably improves the power supply of the headphones and allows a high quality audio to be reproduced even with greater fidelity.

The S/N 100 dB mode of the recorder minimizes the distortion of sound and internal noise during recording, and also reduces internal noise when conducting conversions from the analog system to digital by applying an exclusive digital limiter mechanism that uses two A/D converters for a single channel. This functionality manages to reduce the noise with a signal-signed relationship of up to 100 dB (for the input recording). Sony has also incorporated a conventional digital limiter to constantly ensure normal audio, as well as the low 12 dB signals. Even if the input exceeds the maximum levels, the device avoids the distortion of the sound automatically adjusting the optimal level.

This device is capable of continuously recording truly perfected sounds and textures, exactly how they are heard in reality and for long periods of time. The engraver works for approximately 6 hours and 35 minutes when recording on linear PCM (192 kHz/24 bits), or for approximately 10 hours and 50 minutes on DSD (2.8 MHz/1 bit). The memory of the device can also be expanded with the addition of an external memory; Audio recordings can be stored directly in this external memory.