Products: Edirol

Years ago, the first portable, hard drive-based digital audio recorders delivered remarkable quality and ease of use. But the steep prices kept them a rental item for most productions.

Now, products such as Edirol's R-4 digital audio recorder offer high-quality results while pricing at prosumer levels. The R-4 combines four-channel, 24-bit/96kHz recording with a wave editor in a compact 2.5lb. chassis. Features include a built-in limiter, five different dynamic processors, a 3-band parametric EQ, a 6-band graphic EQ, and a noise gate. The four XLR/phone combo jacks come with switchable phantom power and a choice of mono, stereo, stereo x2, or four-channel recording. Digital I/O is also provided. www.edirol.com