Olympus LS11 - Portable Digital Recorder

Product

The Olympus LS-11 Linear PCM Recorder delivers an unbeatable combination of high-tech audio quality, portability and creative flexibility. This ensures that crisp and rich audio recordings can be captured anywhere from the office to the street, or from the dance floor to the lush soundscapes of the natural world.

The Olympus LS-11 takes the award-winning style and substance of its predecessor, the LS-10, to the next level. Convenience has been improved another notch, with the ability to capture each superior audio file at the touch of a button. Designed to complement mobile modern lifestyles, the LS-11 fits comfortably in the palm of the hand for maximum freedom and flexibility. Ideal for musicians, journalists, podcasters, and anybody needing high quality audio recording and playback capability on the fly, this pocket-sized studio captures it all in superb 24bit/96kHz quality.

A new editing feature even allows files to be edited in the device, while Auto Recording makes sure no important sound is lost by switching on automatically once a certain audio level has been reached. In addition to extra long battery life, the LS-11 boasts a whopping 8GB of internal memory plus an SD card slot to extend storage options.

Features

Features
* Elegant, compact metal design
* Up to 24bit/96kHz sampling rate & PCM recording
* High-quality built-in microphones
* PCM/WAV/WMA/MP3 recording & playback
* USB Audio Class
* Index Marks
* Auto recording
* Large, backlit display (1.8 inches)
* Long battery life time
* SD / SDHC card slot
* Built-in stereo speaker
* Steinberg Cubase 4 LE software
* Cubase 4 LE and LS series Trainings video in 6 languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian)
* package includes remote control (incl. battery) and receiver for remote-in socket of LS series
* New case for device and accessories
* Improvement of frequency response
* Improvement of the clock accuracy
Specifications
Storage Media
* Internal / Removable Media: Internal + Removable
* SD / SDHC card: Yes
* microSD / microSDHC card: No
* Internal memory: 8 GB
* Replaceable memory: SD card (512 MB - 8 GB) + SDHC
USB functionality
* USB Audio Class: Yes
* USB storage class: Yes
* USB Speed: USB 2.0 High Speed
Display
* Display Backlit: Yes
* Display colour: White
* Display Type: Full Dot Matrix Display
* Display Size: 30.1 x 35.4 mm / 1.83 ''
Recording Modes
Recording format: WAV / WMA / MP3
* PCM (WAV) recording time:
o 96 kHz 24 bit: 0 h 55 min
o 96 kHz 16 bit: 1 h 25 min
o 48 kHz 24 bit: 1 h 55 min
o 48 kHz 16 bit: 2 h 55 min
o 44.1 kHz 24 bit: 2 h 5 min
o 44.1 kHz 16 bit: 3 h 10 min
* MP3 format recording times:
o 320 kbps: 14 h 10 min
o 256 kbps: 17 h 45 min
o 128 kbps: 35 h 35 min
* WMA format recording times:
o 160 kbps: 27 h 50 min
o 64 kbps: 69 h 35 min
Playback Modes
* Playback format: WAV / WMA / MP3
Frequency response
* 96 kHz (PCM): 20 - 44.000 Hz
* 48 kHz (PCM): 20 - 23.000 Hz
* 44.1 kHz (PCM): 20 - 21.000 Hz
* 320 kbps (MP3): 50 - 20.000 Hz
* 256 kbps (MP3): 50 - 20.000 Hz
* 128 kbps (MP3): 50 - 17.000 Hz
* 160 kbps (WMA): 50 - 19.000 Hz
* 128 kbps (WMA): 50 - 19.000 Hz
* 64 kbps (WMA): 50 - 15.000 Hz
* Built-in stereo speaker:70 - 20.000 Hz
Record function
* Index: Up to 16 per file
* Partial Erase: Yes (only PCM mode)
* Auto recording: Yes
* Zoom Mic. Setting (DVM): Yes
* Rec Monitor: Yes
* Manual Rec level control: Yes
* Low-cut filter: Yes
Playback function
* EUPHONY: Yes
* Repeat playback: Yes
* Reverb: Yes
* Gapless Playback: Yes
Data organisation
* Folder music: 128
* Files per folder:200
* Folder voice: 5
* File move: Yes
* File divide: Yes (only PCM mode)
* File Copy (Folder to Folder): Yes
* File copy (internal memory - external memory): Yes