Product: Tascam DR-10X Plug-On Linear PCM Digital Audio Recorder for XLR Microphones
Brand: Tascam
Color: Black
Firmly attaches to a handheld microphone via a captive XLR connector for the ultimate compact news gathering recording system
Has both manual and automatic gain settings, with a low cut filter and limiter to prevent overloads
The Dual Recording mode captures a copy of the audio at a lower level, so if there is distortion you have a backup safety
Besides WAV files, recording and playback of MP3 files is supported; literally days of audio can be recorded on a microSD card
The recording switch uses a sliding mechanism to prevent misoperation from accidentally pressing a button

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