Marantz PMD-661
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manglerBMX
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yes and yes.
from b&h:
What's in the Box
Marantz PMD661 Professional Portable Flash Field Recorder
SD Card
AC Adapter
3.5mm to RCA Audio Cable
USB Cable
Carrying Strap
CD-ROM
User Guide
1-Year Limited Warranty
i'd get 2 8gb or 2 16gb cards, depends on how long you anticipate to be recording. and at least class 4 rating. and don't get off brand cards. transcend, sandisk, kingston & pny are popular brands. some users have better results with others. i have at least 1 of each brand and they work fine.
from b&h:
What's in the Box
Marantz PMD661 Professional Portable Flash Field Recorder
SD Card
AC Adapter
3.5mm to RCA Audio Cable
USB Cable
Carrying Strap
CD-ROM
User Guide
1-Year Limited Warranty
i'd get 2 8gb or 2 16gb cards, depends on how long you anticipate to be recording. and at least class 4 rating. and don't get off brand cards. transcend, sandisk, kingston & pny are popular brands. some users have better results with others. i have at least 1 of each brand and they work fine.
JordanBlock
Well-known member
Recording Calculator
You're looking at roughly 1 hour per GB, assuming you're recording 2 tracks at 24bit/48kHz in wav format.
You're looking at roughly 1 hour per GB, assuming you're recording 2 tracks at 24bit/48kHz in wav format.
Steve House
Veteran
That depends on sample rate and bit depth, as well as whether you're recording mono or stereo.
ESTEBEVERDE
Veteran
How does this compare to the H4n?
Steve House
Veteran
The size of an audio file of X duration is independent of the recorder that made it. The file size is determined by the duration, bit depth, sample rate, and number of channels recorded in it.
johnnyevil
Active member
I work at B&H, and I can honestly say I would not recommend PNY cards. While most of the time, there is no issue, lately, I have noticed that more PNY cards than any other brand, have strange incompatibilities.
I come from a photographic background, and would only buy SanDisk cards myself. Kingston, for a "budget" brand is probably the best bet. Also, for whatever reason, I have often noticed that a memory card rated for video will be cheaper by a couple of dollars than the same spec'd card for photography. There is NO difference.
though i've been quite happy with my PMD661 for the most part (usability/sound), i just had to send it in for service. the "fastforward/rewind" function does not work correctly. it should speed up to 100x after holding the respective button for a few seconds, but it won't. maybe i have a lemon. sigh.