M-Audio 9900-52278-00 MicroTrack II 2-Channel Recorder - International Version

After dealing with handicapped minidisc technology for years as a radio producer, and watching the rather limited ability of digital recorders over the years, this recorder is a godsend. The discounted $200 price I paid for this invaluable equipment was hard to believe. I carry it with me everywhere, doing on the street interviews and field recordings at will.I'm somewhat unimpressed by the battery life, but otherwise adore it's ease-of-use, simple interface, and high recording quality. The included stereo microphone is useful, but you could include a better one in your kit.

Lots of people have poor reviews for this great little recorder, but it offers a some things others don't, a digital, SPDIF, audio input. The mic and line inputs are relatively noisy, (85dB dynamic range) compared to most other recorders in it's class, but not a lot worse. Most other recorders in this class offer about a 90dB dynamic range. If you are recording music, you probably wouldn't know the difference. But, if you need the best, lowest noise recordings, you can use external microphone preamps with SPDIF outputs to input to this recorder, giving you superior audio to any other recorder in it's class. For the price of a good microphone preamp and this inexpensive recorder, you can beat $1500 dollar equipment in performance, exceeding 115dB dynamic range. It offers phantom power and you can use an external usb battery pack to extend the battery life. I hope M-Audio redesigns this with a new model that uses SD cards with a better internal mic amp.I have been using the Microtrack and Microtrack II for years as a bit bucket using an external mic amp with an SPDIF output. They are cheap enough to have spares in the field.

I bought one of these last year and have had nothing but problems. First and worst: it is utterly unreliable - it will APPEAR to be recording just fine (monitoring and meters work, Rec. light is on), but when you press a control button, you'll discover the unit is actually 'frozen' - the buttons don't work, and nothing has been recorded. The battery lasts about 30 min., and it is factory-replaceable ONLY - it will cost you $80.00 to have that done. The dim blue display is virtually unreadable in dim light, and boot-up and file xfers take WAY too long. If you want to play "Recording Roulette", this box is for you. If you want to RECORD, get a Tascam DR-1 - it's comparably priced and superior to this unit in every way.The 'M' in M-Audio must stand for 'misbegotten'...

Great Audio sound recordings with the T mic. Love its features.Longer Bat life or a replace-a-ble battery would be great.Have used MT II since 2008, bat still charges good.

This unit is extremely unpredictable.When it works, it works well and is a great portable recorder.Most units lack a digital input which I think is a critical component for the application i use it for.However I have had several instances where the unit stops recording for no reason when it should be recording.I'll start a recording, put the hold button on, it will be recording fine then out of the blue it just stops the recording.It does not happen all the time but it is a big problem when it does happen as i'm taping a live performance.M-Audio technical support is clueless.

This is a great unit for what it is. The recording quality is amazing with the right microphone(s) and the true 48 volt phantom power makes every microphone a viable option. Even the included t-mic sounded fair to good when recording in high resoulution (WAV / 24 / 44.1 or higher).What I like - Ease of use. One touch recording is a snap and navigation the file is easy once you get used to it. It ain't no iPod. It's small, light, built well and has a low learning curve. Additionally, one of the BEST features that this unit has is the analog limiter. A loud peak in your audio source will cause distortion but the limiter corrects it before it even gets to the DAC. This is a huge plus for recording live music. The 1/4 inch input makes connecting to a mixer or a condenser mic a breeze. One warning though.. it should be a balanced 1/4 inch (TRS) connector. Don't use and unbalanced input for 2 main reasons. 1. it will not pass phantom power to the condenser mic, and 2. it will be a bit noisy for signals such as an instrument or other unbalanced inputs.What I don't like - It ships without memory so you'll have to buy your own. I bought mine at the big guitar store and a 512MB card cost me 40 bucks! I have since found it online for a MUCH better price so memory is not that big of a deal but would it hurt them to throw a small card in the box? There is no stand for the unit as well so you're gonna have to be careful where you place it for your recording. You also can't change the battery so when it dies, you have to send it in.All in all, I compared it to the Edirol, the Zoom, and another smaller Yamaha unit and this is hands down the best of the lot. The Edirol was a close second because of the remote. The sound quality is about the same.Good Luck!

It seems like this is a really nice recorder for the 45 minutes or so I was able to get it to work. The battery died and it will not power back on (it is essentially dead). This is not a unique situation to me. Check the M-Audio help forum. I wasn't able to bring it back as others did by pressing power and delete to reset. I feel like I completely wasted my money. This is the first time that I have felt strong enough to write a review if that says anything.

現場でのDJプレイをライン録音し、自宅や車中で聴くという当方の目的に対しては十分こと足りている。欲を言えば高音より中音がもっと太いと暖かみのある音になると思うが、金額を考えれば満足できる製品だと思う。

音質、シンプルな操作に関しては問題無しアナログの入力レベルが最大+4という事に関してはバランス入力が出来るのに・・・・という疑問と早送り、巻き戻し速度が一定、操作に動作が追いつかない部分があるのが少々惜しいところではあります。しかし、価格を考えると全然相応以上のコストパフォーマンスかと思います。

商品購入したが全く作動しない．メーカーに送り返したら，「問題なし．」と送り返されて来た．しかし，相変わらずまったく作動しないので，再度，クレームつけて送り返したら，「よく調べたら不良品だった．取り換える．」と言って来た．しかし新しく送られて来た代替え品もまったく作動しない．払い戻ししてもらおうとしたら，返品期間を過ぎているという．踏んだり蹴ったり．消費者センターに相談予定．