Roland R-44 specifications Recorder Section, Other Terminals, Input and Output, Others

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Specifications

Recorder Section

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recommended Load Impedance

Line : 4k ohms or greater

Channels

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headphone : 16 ohms or greater

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Level

Line Output : -20 dBu (fixed)

Data Type

Format : WAV/BWF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headphone : 40 mW + 40 mW

Sampling Bit Rate

16/24-bit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise

Line Output : 0.02 % (Input Sens : +4 dBu)

Sampling Frequency

44.1kHz/48kHz/88.2kHz/96kHz/192kHz (Limited to Stereo x 1 at 192kHz)

 

Noise Level

Line Output : -100 dBu (Input Sens : +4 dBu, Input Level : Center)

* 16 or 24-bit sampling rate can be selected with any frequency

 

 

Recording Media

SDHC memory card (compatible with 64 MB - 8 GB*)

 

 

 

Residual Noise Level

Line Output : -103 dBu (Input Sens : +4 dBu, Input Level : Minimum)

 

* As of November 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frequency Response

20Hz - 40kHz(0/-3 dB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AD : 100 dB

 

 

 

16 bit/44.1kHz

16 bit/48kHz

24 bit/48kHz

 

24 bit/96kHz

24 bit/192kHz

 

Dynamic Range

 

 

 

 

 

DA : 104 dB

Recording Time using

 

Stereo

755 minutes

694 minutes

462 minutes

 

231 minutes

115 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phantom Power

48 V + or - 4 V, 8 mA per 1 channel (20 mA or less in all channels)

 

4 ch

377 minutes

347 minutes

231 minutes

 

115 minutes

 

 

8 GB SDHC card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Terminals

 

 

* Recording times are approximate. Actual results may vary somewhat.

 

 

 

* If more than one recorded file exists, the total recordable time will be less than listed.

 

USB Port

Mini-B Type Connecter

Input and Output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB 1.1 or 2.0 High Speed (Mass Storage Class)

Analog Input

Ch 1 - 4 : XLR/TRS Combo type, XLR type (phantom powered),

 

 

Control Sync Jack

Stereo Mini Type Jack

 

 

Word clock sync and start/stop remote control of 2 units

TRS type (balanced/unbalanced), Stereo Built-in Microphones

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Remote control function does not guarantee the exact same REC start time

Analog Output

Ch 1 - 4 : RCA Pin type (line output)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

Headphone : Stereo Phone type (1/4 inch)

 

 

 

 

Digital In/Out

RCA Pin type (IEC 60958-3)

 

 

 

 

 

Display

128 x 64 dot organic LED

Input Impedance

XLR: 4k ohms or greater (balanced), TRS: 6k ohms or greater (balanced)

 

Power Supply

AC adaptor (PSB-1U), AA type battery x 4 (Alkaline or NiMH)

Nominal Input Level

11 steps : -56, -50, -44, -38, -32, -26, -20, -14, -8, -2, +4 (Input Level Knob : Center)

 

Current Draw

1.2 A

Maximum Input

+24 dBu (Input Sens Knob: +4 dBu)

 

 

 

 

 

Dimensions

157(W) x 183(D) x 61(H) mm (6-3/16(W) x 7-1/4(D) x 2-7/16(H) inches)

Output Impedance

Line Output : 600 ohms

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weight

1.3 kg (2 lbs 14 oz) including batteries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Requirements

Microsoft® Windows® Vista®/XP/2000, Mac OS X 10.2 or later

 

 

 

 

Block Diagram

SENS

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT1/L

LIMITER

LEVEL

 

 

LINE OUT

 

Lo-Cut

 

 

 

 

A/D

SDHC

D/A

 

1/L

 

 

Memory

D/A

 

2/R

SENS

 

Card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D/A

 

3/L

INPUT2/R

LIMITER

LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lo-Cut

 

D/A

 

4/R

 

A/D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENS

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

DSP

 

LEVEL

 

 

 

 

L PHONES

 

 

D/A

 

 

 

EFFECTS

 

R

Built-in MIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

A/D

 

D/A

 

Built-in

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKER

R

A/D

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

SENS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

INPUT3/L

LIMITER

LEVEL

 

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

 

Lo-Cut

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

A/D

 

R

 

 

SENS

 

 

DataTransfer to PC

 

 

 

 

To PC

 

 

 

USB 2.0/1.1

INPUT4/R

LIMITER

LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

Lo-Cut

 

 

 

 

 

A/D

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL AUDIO IN

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

Optional Items

CB-R44CS-50

Carrying Bag

Stereo Shotgun

Dedicated carrying bag with

Microphone

 

shoulder strap for safe, comfortable use in the field.

Stereo condenser type microphone for stereo recording.

Dimensions

182.9

157.0

61

Unit: mm

RH-200 RH-300

Monitor Headphones

Monitor Headphones

Related Items

4-Channel Portable Recorder

 

4-Channel Portable Recorder

R-4and Wave Editor

 

R-4 Pro with SMPTE Timecode

The R-4 with built-in 40GB HDD is a great

 

The R-4 Pro with built-in 80GB HDD shares the

companion for many DV and HDV cameras

 

R-4’s rugged construction and robust feature set.

not equipped with time code. The L-control

 

The R-4 Pro also includes AES/EBU digital

connector allows the R-4 to record, pause and

 

input/output and SMPTE time code to work with

stop via the camera controls.

 

professional video cameras or decks.

 

 

 

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Compact and light-weight 4-channel audio field recorder. Professional quality recordings with sampling rates up to 24-bit/192kHz.

Uncompressed

Light-weight

24-bit/192kHz

1.3kg

linear PCM

compact body

Supports

AA batteries for

SDHC

4 hours

large capacity media

of recording

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R-44 specifications

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