Edirol R-1

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Top-Grade Components, World-Class Sound

Searching for the highest recording quality in a portable device? EDIROL handpicked the top analog and digital components for the R-1. The unit records and plays back at crystal-clear, 24-bit audio resolution without compression. Electrolytic capacitors provide stable, reliable power to the analog circuits, eliminating DC interference and offering a truly low-distortion sound. Audio recorded into the R-1 is stored directly onto a removable CompactFlash(tm) card. Maximum recording time is approximately 137 minutes (MP3, 64 kbps mode) when using the included 64 MB memory card. The R-1 offers nine quality modes ranging from 64 kbps compression to 24-bit linear WAV.

Record via Built-In Mic, External Mic, or Line Inputs

Need to record quickly, easily, with pro results - and without having to buy extra components? The R-1 is equipped with two omni-directional electret microphones for quick and clean capture. It offers superior results using internal microphones because it is completely solid state - the R-1 makes no noise itself for the internal microphones to pick up. Just press the REC button, the level indicator pops up on the display, and you're instantly ready to record. The R-1 also lets you capture audio through its external line or microphone input.

Internal Effects, Metronome, & Tuner

The R-1 goes above and beyond the competition with its pro-quality internal effects processor, equipped with 13 tools for perfecting your sound (microphone simulator, noise suppressor, hum-cut, EQ, reverb, center canceller, and more). The EQ of the R-1 offers a variety of presets for various styles of music. The R-1 also provides Tuner and Metronome functions, making it an excellent portable music-practice tool!

Take it Anywhere

Robust, rugged, and ready to travel, the R-1 is built to withstand the rigors of the road. Capture the sounds of nature, record live music, use it as an MP3 player, plug it into your studio gear or stereo for pristine playback - the options are vast. The R-1 runs on two AA batteries or from the included AC adaptor.

Convenient Connectivity

In addition to its headphone output and external audio inputs, the R-1 can connect to the outside world via USB 2.0 for importing/exporting WAV / MP3 audio files directly to the computer. The R-1's headphone jack also doubles as an S/PDIF optical out, so you can stream audio to digital equipment such as digital speakers or DAT/CD/MD recorders.

Recording Time (Units: Minutes)

 File Type  CompactFlash Size
64 MB 256 MB 512 MB 2 GB

WAV, 24 bit/44.1 kHz

3 15 31 125

WAV, 16 bit/44.1 kHz

5 23 47 188

MP3, 16 bit/320 kbps

26 102 208 831

MP3, 16 bit/256 kbps

32 128 260 1,039

MP3, 16 bit/192 kbps

43 170 346 1,386
MP3, 16 bit/160 kbps
52 205 416 1,663

MP3, 16 bit/128 kbps

65 256 520 2,079

MP3, 16 bit/96 kbps

86 341 693 2,772

MP3, 16 bit/64 kbps

130 512 1,040 4,158

* R-1 is a direct WAVE/MP3 recorder. Internal file conversion is not possible.

Main Specifications

Audio Input/Output
Input
Internal Microphone (stereo)
Stereo Microphone
(1/8" phone jack : plug-in powered compatible type)

1/8" Stereo Line Input

Output
1/8" stereo phone jack,
Headphones (1/8" stereo phone jack),
S/PDIF 1/8" phone optical type (same port as Headphones)

Recorder/Player
2 Tracks (1 stereo track) Recording data format WAV, MP3

CompactFlash(tm) card Up to 2 GB capacity

Audio Effects
1. Easy EQ (11 presets)
2. For Speech
3. Voice Perform
4. Editable EQ (10 Band EQ : 32/64/125/250/500/1k/2k/4k/8k/16k Hz)
5. Noise Reducer
6. Hum Noise Cut
7. Reverb
8. Int-Mic Rec. (Mic Simulator Optimized for Built-in Mic)
9. Ext-Mic Rec. (Mic Simulator for External Mic)
10. Mastering
11. Center Cancel
12. Tuner
13. Metronome


Signal Processing
AD/DA conversion 24 bit / 44.1 kHz

Power Supply
AC adaptor (included) or Battery Rechargeable Ni-MH AA x 2 or Alkaline AA x 2. R-1 has no charge function.

Battery life
Playback: approximate 6 hours, Recording: approximate 2.5 hours

USB
USB 2.0 Storage device (WindowsXP/2000/Me, MacOS9.2 or MacOS X, OS standard driver)

Display
20 x 2 character display

Accessories
CF Card 64 MB,
AC Adaptor Roland PSB-6U type,
Carrying Case,
Owner's manual

Dimensions
99.25 (W) x 134 (D) x 30.2 (H) mm / 3-15/16 (W) x 5-5/16 (D) x 1-3/16 (H) inches

Weight
205 g / 8 oz
(excluding CF and batteries)

EDIROL R-1

G.Hope
February 5, 2005

Rating: 8/10

This recorder is so unbelievably overpriced I simply am baffled to how edirol are getting away with it, it feels like an old texas instruments machine from the 80's, the plastin is thin and one drop this thing is a goner, last night after purchasing it i was disappointed, but today i got to use it and the quality of the recordings blows mme away ! I've been using DAT for years for field recording and MD which I've never been happy with, the recordings this achieves are DAT worthy, and uploading a 20min field recording to my pc is done in all of like 3mins so for sound I give this a 10, for build I give it a 1, for value for money I give it a 2, not worth £329 no way, infact not worth half of that, I'm fortunate that the BBC are paying for this, please note that the sound quality is totally awesome uing the built in dynamic/condenser mics, I've also used tonight with a Rode NT4 with fantastic results - the cosm effects are a joke and I dont know why anyone would want to use, this can be done on your mac/pc, also has a metronone and tuner totally not required if you ask me. GREAT SOUND but a pisstake at anymore than £100 in terms of the pathetic cheap kids toy plastic used to make this.

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