Roland new portable recorder R-26

[Boon]

Look sexy, hope it sound as sweet :happy:

http://www.rolandsystemsgroup.com/products/100093

 

[gpforet]

Can't find the specs on the preamp gain capability.

 

[Mitch.Kear]

Reviews will be more telling than the website. Not very well laid out specs.

 

[Philip Goetz]

My pmd660 isn't rock solid anymore and I am not a fan of the h4n. Hope this product is great.

 

[nwstudios]

Reviews will be more telling than the website. Not very well laid out specs.

The most interesting things about electronics specs for me is what they are not telling you.

 

[JAWflyer3]

6 channels
XLR Line/mic

might just be the recorder for me!

 

[ZazaCast]

6 channels
XLR Line/mic

might just be the recorder for me!

Keep in mind, 4 of those mics are internal... there are only 2 inputs for your mics & a stereo miniature. You can only record 3 stereo sources, so at most, you could record 4 channels of your own mics.
http://www.rolandsystemsgroup.com/products/100093 (go to the 'more info' page & scroll down to the bottom of the page)

 

[manglerBMX]

takes true line in.

 

[Mitch.Kear]

Any pricing info? Also doesn't look like there is 1/8th line in.

 

[Sam Mallery]

Any pricing info? Also doesn't look like there is 1/8th line in.

The specs do mention a stereo mini-plug input with plug-in power.

 

[Rick R]

From the rather sketchy specs and features, the TRS line in & XLR mic in certainly cant be used at the same time. I see one 1/8" mic in, but that appears to be incapable of being able to use it to feed a separate of tracks at the same time whilst using the XLR/TRS inputs. I see no 1/8" line in at all. I'll take a wait and see stance. May just be a more robust alternative for the POS H4n.... with many of the same limiatations.

 

[Mitch.Kear]

The specs do mention a stereo mini-plug input with plug-in power.

Weird eh? Only 1/8th input seems to be mic in.

 

[Gweilo66]

Rick,
Looks to me like it can record via combo inputs, mini inputs and onboard mics simultaneously. Seemingly the only way you can access the six track recording. So..basically an H6N. Might be able to record XLR and TRS to separate tracks as well..when you read this:

"In addition to the onboard mics, the R-26 provides XLR/TRS inputs for up to six channels (three stereo) of simultaneous recording."

 

[Mitch.Kear]

I think they would have used multi track everywhere if it were possible. Its just another stereo recorder with omni and uni onboard mics. Like the Dr 100 but you can record a mess with everything. Do the xlrs do line in?

 

[Sam Mallery]

Here's a little video from Sonic State:

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2011/09/13/plasa11-roland-unveil-6-channel-portable-recorder/

 

[Rick R]

Rick,
Looks to me like it can record via combo inputs, mini inputs and onboard mics simultaneously. Seemingly the only way you can access the six track recording. So..basically an H6N. Might be able to record XLR and TRS to separate tracks as well..when you read this:

"In addition to the onboard mics, the R-26 provides XLR/TRS inputs for up to six channels (three stereo) of simultaneous recording."

That would certainly be nice. I wonder how stable the clock is?

Do the xlrs do line in?

The 1/4" plug probably acts as an line insert.

 

[Fpmurphy]

Any pricing info? Also doesn't look like there is 1/8th line in.

Sonic Scoop said the MSRP is $599.

 

[Sam Mallery]

$499 usd

 

[emkay]

If anyone has used one of these it'd be great to hear about the noise floor performance...In my case, especially compared to the H4n which I have been quite disappointed with in that regard.

 

[legrevedotcom]

Any experiences with this yet? I was thinking... could this be a contender to challenge the NT4 for simple ambient recordings? I was looking to buy that microphone, but having reminded myself of the R-26s existence I might have to rethink my idea of not owning an external recorder. I mean... this could give me 2 different types of stereo recordings along with the xlr input possibility if needed.