Korg MR2000S DSD Rackmount Studio Recorder

A DSD and Mastering Recorder Born to Run

In keeping with the MR Series studio recorder heritage of portability, the MR-2000S 1- bit recorder adds a number of new features to meet the requirements of the most demanding studio, yet retains a sleek, single rack-space profile. This compact format is also ideal for any live recording rig; or for grabbing that "off-the-board" live recording night after night - as well as shuttling your recordings from venue to studio and back again. So whether you want to capture that once-in-a-lifetime performance with impeccable detail, or need to transfer those priceless recordings from session to session, the MR-2000S high-resolution audio recorder is ready to roll.

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Main Sections

Recorder section
Number of tracks: 2 tracks, 2 tracks simultaneous playback/2 tracks simultaneous recording

Recording formats
PCM audio format: BWF (extension .wav) 44.1 kHz @ 16/24 bit, 48 kHz @ 16/24 bit, 88.2 kHz @ 24 bit, 96 kHz @ 24 bit,176.4 kHz @ 24 bit, 192 kHz @ 24 bit

1-bit audio format: 2.8 MHz @ 1-bit, 5.6 MHz @ 1-bit,DSDIFF format (extension .dff), DSF (extension .dsf),WSD (extension .wsd)

mp3 audio format(playback only): 44.1kHz/32kbps - 320kbps

Recording
Maximum approximately: 120 hours at 44.1 kHz/16 bit, 14.5 hours at 5.6 MHz/1- bit (for 80 Gbyte hard disk), Maximum continuous recording 6 hours

Number:

Recognizes a maximum of projects four hundred projects of each format

Mark points:

100 points per project *No mark names

USB functionality:

Connect to computer via USB 2.0, usable as FAT32 USB external drive

Project editing:

Rename, Delete, Protect

General
Display:

160 x 104 pixel, LCD with backlight

Level meter:

-54dBFS – 0dBFS (PC audio); -54dBSACD – +3dBSACD (1-Bit audio); L and R each provide 21/23-step LED + peak LED

Power supply:

AC100 –240 V

Power consumption:

20 W

Dimensions/Weight:

18.9"(W) x 8.6"(D) x 1.7"(H):Including protrusions/6.17 lbs

Main Specifications
Frequency response:

10 Hz ... 20 kHz ± 1 dB@ Fs 44.1 kHz / 48 kHz, 10 Hz ... 40 kHz ± 1 dB@ Fs 88.2 kHz/96 kHz/176.4 kHz/ 192 kHz, 10 Hz ... 100 kHz (1-bit)

S/N:

103 dB (typical) @ IHF-A

THD+N:

0.005% (typical), 20 Hz ... 20 kHz

A/D conversion:

2.8224 MHz/5.6448 MHz(1-bit), 24bit (PCM)

D/A conversion:

2.8224 MHz/5.6448 MHz(1-bit), 24bit (PCM)

Line In L/R 
XLR
Connector: XLR-3-31 type (balanced)
 

Input impedance: 22 k Ohms
 

Nominal level: + 4 dBu (REC LEVEL=0dB)
 

Maximum level: + 24 dBu

RCA
Connector: RCA (Unbalanced)
 

Input impedance: 50k Ohms
 

Nominal level (– 12 dBFS – 12 dB-SACD): 6 dBV (REC LEVEL = 0 dB)
 

Maximum level: + 10 dBV

Line Out L/R
XLR
Connector: XLR-3-32 type (balanced)
 

Load impedance: 600 Ohms or greater
 

Nominal level: – 4dBu
 

Maximum level (0dBFS 0dB-SACD): 
– 16 dBu (Nominal level= –12dBFS), 
– 18 dBu (Nominal level= –14dBFS), 
– 20 dBu (Nominal level= –16dBFS), 
– 22 dBu (Nominal level= –18dBFS), 
– 24 dBu (Nominal level= –20dBFS)

RCA
Connector:RCA (Unbalanced)

Load impedance:47 k Ohms or greater/

Nominal level (– 12 dBFS – 12 dB-SACD): 6 dBV (REC LEVEL=0dB)

Maximum level (0 dBFS 0 dB-SACD): + 6dBV

Phones
Connector: 1/4" stereo phone jack
 

Load impedance: 16 Ohms or greater
 

Maximum level: 170 mW + 170 mW @ 32 ohms

S/P Dif In/Out (coaxial)
Connector: RCA pin

Format: IEC60958

Word Clock In/Out
Connector: BNC receptacle, 75 Ohms

USB
Connector: Type B

Format: USB 2.0 compliant,
 

USB mass storage class
Supported operating systems: Windows 2000,or later Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later

Included Items 
AC power cable, Install CD ("AudioGate" audio file conversion application)

AudioGate ver,1.5 Operating Requirements
Windows
-Supported operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional Edition Service Pack 1 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista
-Supported computers: 
CPU: Intel Pentium III /1 GHz or better
RAM: 256 MB or more
A USB port that meets the operating requirements of Microsoft Windows XP/Vista

Macintosh
-Supported operating system: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
-Supported computers:
CPU: Apple G4/800 MHz or better, Intel Mac is supported
RAM: 256 MB or more
A USB port that meets the operating requirements of Mac OS X

Demo Project
All Most Blues
The Wind and the Wheat performed by Phil Keaggy
copyright Phil Keaggy 2006
http://www.philkeaggy.com/

*This product comes installed with the "ISC-MP3 BF532 d Korg" MP3 decoder which was developed by The Institute of Super Compression Technologies, Inc. (ISCT), Japan.

*”DSD” is a registered trademark.

*Logos, product names, and company names are their trademarks or registered trademarks.

Specifications subject to change without notice