Sony to launch portable PCM linear recorder with Flash memory, PCM-D100, in 2014

The PCM-D100 supports 1-bit 2.8 MHz DSD, a format that allows sound sources to be recorded using digital signals, but closely resembles analog waves.

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

The recorder reproduces high quality sound, live and outdoor shows with a fidelity close to organic sound. The PCM-D100 is ideal for live music shows, theater performances and electronic news production.

The PCM-D100 supports 1-bit 2.8 MHz DSD, a format that allows sound sources to be recorded using digital signals, but closely resembles analog waves.

También es compatible con la grabación y la reproducción de audio de 192 kHz/PCM lineal de 24 bits de alta resolución. La unidad puede reproducir componentes musicales delicados y de rango ultra-alto, con una excelente calidad de audio de rango bajo a rango alto. This is achieved by equipping the device with a wide playback frequency band that easily exceeds the 20 Hz to 25 kHz band gap.

The recorder features a highly sensitive directional microphone incorporating a new 15mm unidirectional microphone unit. This allows the user to adjust the audio pickup range. The highly sensitive wideband recording function displays frequency properties of up to 40 kHz, to take full advantage of the benefits of DSD recording.

Compared with conventional 24-bit DA converters, the PCM-D100 has adopted a higher-class 32-bit converter to achieve more accurate sound reproduction. The headphone amplifier incorporates high-capacity, ultra-low-impedance 0.33 F (330,000 μF) electrochemical double-layer capacitors (EDLC), equivalent to 750 times the capacity of conventional capacitors. This stable power greatly improves the power supply of the headphones and allows high-quality audio to be reproduced with even higher fidelity.

El modo S/N 100 dB del grabador minimiza la distorsión del sonido y el ruido interno durante la grabación, y también reduce el ruido interno al realizar conversiones del sistema analógico al digital aplicando un exclusivo mecanismo limitador digital que utiliza dos convertidores A/D para un solo canal. Esta funcionalidad consigue reducir el ruido con una relación señal-ruido de hasta 100 dB (para la grabación de entrada). Sony también ha incorporado un limitador digital convencional para asegurar de manera constante el audio normal, así como las señales bajas de 12 dB. Incluso si la entrada supera los niveles máximos, el dispositivo evita la distorsión del sonido ajustando automáticamente el nivel óptimo.

This device is capable of continuously recording truly perfected sounds and textures, exactly as they are heard in reality and for long periods of time. The recorder runs for approximately 6 hours and 35 minutes when recording in linear PCM (192 kHz/24 bit), or for approximately 10 hours and 50 minutes in DSD (2.8 MHz/1 bit). La memoria del dispositivo también puede ampliarse con la adición de una memoria externa; las grabaciones de audio pueden almacenarse directamente en esta memoria externa.