Let’s get it out of the way. The Sony PCM-D1 is expensive and discontinued. So why are we writing about it? Allow us to explain in this edition of Patina. Justifying the idea spending two large on a ...

May 17, 2007 Sony's gorgeous PCM-D1 recorder allows effortless capture of stereo recordings with surprising spatial detail, thanks to its two built-in condenser microphones in an XY configuration. If ...

Sony’s new portable recorder has analog level meters with LED peak overload indicators. At the AES conference in New York last week, Sony introduced the PCM-D1 portable audio recorder. The PCM-D1, ...

The new PCM-D1 features 4GB of internal flash memory, removable Memory Stick Pro high-speed storage and a built-in USB 2.0 port for Macintosh and Windows/PC operating systems. Sony has introduced the ...

We've recently been blacklisted from legal bootleg service Furthur Net due to the low-quality Phish concert recordings we've been uploading, so we were delighted to see that Sony has released a new ...

The PCM-D1 features include 96 kHz-24 bit recording capability, 4GB internal Flash Memory, removable Memory Stick Pro High-Speed storage (optional) and a built-in USB port compatible with Macintosh ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This Sony device looks like a prop out of Star Trek, with its analog gauges, dual microphones and curved metal pick-up guard. However, ...

PCM-D1: Designed to produce digital stereo recordings that are identical to the original master, the PCM-D1 is lightweight, free of all drive mechanisms, equipped with sensitive, built-in condenser ...

When the PCM-D1 recorder was launched, we were excited but unsure exactly what about. We are set for much of the same emotional confusion with Sony’s PCM-D50, the successor to the PCM-D1. The new ...

Remember when Sony outed its PCM-D1 digital audio recorder and charged $2,000 for it with a straight face? Even today, the aforementioned player (along with the still-pricey PCM-D50) stands as one of ...

Sony comes up with a weird-looking sound recorder, the PCM-D1. If you’re into spiritual mysteriousness, EmoSystech’s ML-0401 might be just the DAP for you. If you’d rather stick to good old Bluetooth, ...

My first attempt at producing a podcast last year was a big let-down. Armed with a digital dictaphone that I’d borrowed from a colleague, I went off to record a bunch of student journalists in a big ...