Mackie MDR2496 24-Track Hard Disk Recorder

Introducing the newest member of Mackie's hard disk recorder family.
The new MDR24/96 is Mackie's price-busting commitment to nonlinear hard disk recording. For the first time recordist or those replacing aging ADAT¬s, the MDR24/96 is the perfect choice.

Ready to go right out of the box with 24 channels of analog I/O, the MDR24/96's familiar tape recorder style controls and simple operation will have folks up and recording in no time. Low-cost removable recording and backup drives make saving and storing projects a breeze.

Non-linear recording is nondestructive and uses drive space more efficiently than linear or "tape mode" hard disk recorders. Basic cut, copy, and paste editing is done using the MDR24/96's front panel controls right out of the box. With 999 Undos, creativity comes without risk.

The MDR24/96 is equally powerful for pro users. Combined with the HDR24/96 Recorder/Editor and Remote 48 controller, the MDR24/96 is the perfect 24-track slave at a very low cost. Multi-room studios can install MDR24/96's in the 'B' and 'C' rooms and edit those projects on an HDR24/96 in the 'A' room.

Features
Plug-and-play recording

Drive Bay for removable recording and backup media

24-bit, 48kHz Analog I/O included

Front Panel Cut, Copy, Paste Editing with 999 Undos

Perfect for home or project recording on a budget

ADAT or DA-88 replacement

Great for live multi-track recording

Combine with the Mackie HDR24/96 and Remote 48 for a 48-track digital recording system

'B' room recording for editing on an HDR24/96 in the 'A' room

24 Tracks - 192 Virtual Tracks - for up to 100 minutes of continuous recording

Built-in 20Gb internal disk plus pullout bay for extra Mackie Media removable hard drives

3.5 in. drive bay for importing tempo maps and software upgrades

Full Meter Bridge

Transport Controls, Track Arm buttons, Locate and Loop

24 channels of Analog I/O standard

100 BaseT Ethernet port built in

Sync to SMPTE, MIDI, and Word Clock and Video Black Burst

Non-destructive cut, copy, and paste editing right out of the box

Technical Info

Frequency response *2: 20Hz - 20kHz±0.5dB (2Hz - 20kHz±0.5dB with digital IO cards)

Harmonic distortion: 0.005% @ 1kHz +14dBU output level (20Hz-20kHz filter)

Dynamic range: 24-bit, 115 dB Signal-to-Noise-Ratio (EIAJ), 106 dB Dynamic Range, 128x oversampling

Adjacent channel crosstalk *3: -90dBu

Quantization: 24-bit

Sample rates: 44.1 kHz/48 kHz/96 kHz

Internal CPU: 433 MHz Intel¬ Celeron¬ with 128k internal L2 cache memory

Internal RAM: 128 MB PC66 SDRAM

Ethernet throughput: 100kB/sec

Internal Capacity *4: 20+ Gig <90 minutes

Mackie MÝ90 Media Capacity *4: 20+ Gig <90 minutes

Hard disk seek time *5: 9.5 millisecond

Hard disk throughput *5: 295 megabits/sec.

MIDI: MIDI IN/MIDI OUT, 15-pin D-Sub (adapter included)

I/O cards: AIOÝ8 Analog standard (optional digital I/O available)

Nominal/Maximum analog input *6: +4dBu/+22dBu

AIOÝ8 A/D Converters: 24-bit, 128x oversampling

Dimensions (H x W x D): 7 x 19 x 13.25 in. (178 x 483 x 337mm) - 4RU

Operating voltage: 120V/240V/100 V, 50/60 Hz

Power consumption: 50W

Optional: Remotes Remote 24, Remote 48

Notations
*2 48 kHz sample rate
*3 0dBu at 1 kHz
*4 24 tracks at 48kHz sample rate, your actual time will vary with number of virtual tracks and amount of non-linear editing
*5 same for internal and external MÝ90 media
*6 AIOÝ8 analog I/O card