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  • 16 recording tracks to hard drive
  • 4 track simultaneous recording
  • FAT32 Disc Format and WAV Recording
  • 4 XLR Inputs - With phantom power and trim control
  • Analog Guitar Distortion
  • Direct CD-RW Connection via USB

    When inspiration hits, the last thing you need is a user interface that gets in the way. Slows you down. Turns you off. No fear of that. 25 knobs and 13 sliders get you immediate access to where the action is.

    Unique to the MR16HD are 33 stellar EQ presets available to each input and 2 AUX sends for connecting to external gear. Add to this the convenience of WAV file recording, digital effects, mastering effects, analog guitar distortion and mic simulation and you’ve got just about the slickest, highest quality and downright easiest to use 16 track available on the market.

    Features

    • 16 Recording Tracks to Hard Drive
      16-bit resolution at 44.1 kHz - no compression
    • 4 track Simultaneous Recording
      Great for capturing multiple instruments / vocal parts
    • 4 XLR Inputs
      With phantom power and trim control
    • Extended Recording Time
      More than 7.5 hours of 16-track recording at CD quality
    • Full 16-track bouncing
      Mix-down all tracks in stereo
    • FAT32 Disc Format and WAV Recording
      Plus USB port for easy transfer of recordings to PC
    • 2 x AUX
      For connection to outboard gear
    • S/P DIF Digital Out
      For digital mastering to external CD recorder, MD etc.
    • Input EQ Library
      33 sound shaping presets available for all inputs
    • Fantastic Built-In Digital FX
      Reverbs, guitar amp simulations etc. (see MR-8HD)
    • Analog Guitar Distortion
      Awesome distortion (see MR-8HD)
    • Direct CD-RW Connection via USB
      Master direct to USB CD-RW (no PC required)
    • Built-in CD-RW
      For Burning masters 

    Specification

    • Recording / Playback
      • 3.5 inch, hard disk (E-IDE type)
      • Approx. 471 minutes (16-track on 40GB)
      • 44.1 kHz (Format FAT32)
      • 16-bit linear (non-compression)
      • 24-bit Delta-Sigma
      • 8 tracks maximum
      • 4 tracks
      • Frequency 20 Hz - 20 kHz
      • Dynamic range : 93dB or more (typical)
      • T.H.D. : 0.01 or less (typical)
    • Input / Output
      • XLR-3-31 type (Pin2:hot) and ø 6mm phone
      • -48dBu(MIC) - +4dBu(LINE)
      • > 1.5k ohm (MIC/BAL)
      • > 40k ohm (LINE/UNBAL)
      • > 500k ohm (GUITAR/UNBAL)
      • +48v (on/off selectable)
      • ø 6mm phone x 2
      • -10dBV (unbalance)
      • 10k ohm or more
      • 2 x ø 6mm stereo phone
      • 20mW or more (@32 ohm)
      • 16 ohm or more
      • DIN 5 pin
      • ø 6mm phone
      • Optical
      • IEC 60958 (S/P DIF) 44.1kHz
      • B Type connector
      • A Type connector
    • General
      • 400(W) x 85(H) x 265(D)mm
      • 3.5kg with CD
      • 100V - 230V, 50/60Hz
      • 14W
  • Fostex MR-16HD

    Paul Sumner
    January 13, 2008

    Rating: 9/10

    I've been using the MR16 for about a month now, recording mainly acoustic instruments and vocals.
    I think it's perhaps easier to deal with it's faults first and get them out of he way.

    1: The small LCD screen recessed into the top panal. This is dificult to view unless you'r sitting directly over the unit. I found I was having to prop it up at the back with a few books to tilt it forward.

    2: Input EQ consists of choosing from about 30 or so presets. It would have liked, say a 7 band graphic equlizer to
    play with.

    3: The unit has a 40 gig hard drive but it's surprising how fast it fills up. Unfortunately the only way to free up space is to format the whole drive. Deleting tracks or songs only turns them into hidden files and does not free dard drive space.
    You therefore need to back up everything onto a PC.

    What about it's good points.

    A well laid out control panal, sliders, rotary controls all feel good, with most having a single function. The menu system is straight forward and the whole recording process quite easy.
    Takes about half an hour to learn how to use it

    Sound quality: (this is what really matters) Superb, it's difficult to find any fault with this. Friends have described it as “Too clear man, it needs dirtying up, I can hear all your mistakes”.
    Using decent mics, if you can't get a good sound out of it you'r doing something wrong.

    Marks out of 10: overall 9.
    For sound quality alone 10.

    If I dropped it and broke it, would I buy it again? Absolutely yes.

    Paul Sumner.

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