HHB DRM85 FlashMic: Digital Recording Microphone

Available in 4 models, the HHB FlashMic is the world's first digital recording microphone. Combining a studio quality mic capsule with a broadcast quality Flash recorder and high-speed USB file transfer, the HHB FlashMic makes it easy to capture and deliver high quality recordings, leaving the journalist free to concentrate on the story.

With no messy cables, just one button press is all it takes to start recording in either linear or MPEG 2 formats. Simple ‘drag and drop’ file transfer at up to 70x real time to a Mac or PC for editing or onward transmission is enabled by a ‘plug and play’ USB connection. Two AA batteries provide more than 8 hours continuous power and, with a 0 - 10 seconds prerecord buffer and 1GB of flash memory, you can be sure that you’ll never miss a word of that important interview with a FlashMic. With a total capacity of 999 tracks and more than 18 hours recording to 1GB of internal Flash memory, FlashMic entirely eliminates the worry of running out of tape or disc space. Holding the record button down for more than 2 seconds locks the FlashMic in record mode for complete security during, for instance, podium recordings, and visible warnings of low battery life and low recording memory add further peace of mind.

Pressing the record button briefly during a recording inserts a location marker which can be read by popular editing applications.

HHB FlashMic DRM85 Digital Recording Microphone Features:

• Convenient, portable and extremely easy to use
• Rugged build quality, designed to withstand the rigours of portable recording
• High-quality, omni-directional (DRM85) or cardioid (DRM85-C) Sennheiser condenser microphone capsule for broadcast-quality recording
• Line input equipped models for recording news feeds at press conferences
• Very high quality microphone preamplifier with full manual or automatic gain control (AGC)
• 1GB Flash memory for digital audio data
• Maximum record time of over 18 hours (see below for table of record times)
• LCD display with backlight for time, level and status information
• USB-Interface for transfer of audio data (configured as a mass storage device), also used for configuration presets and FlashMic firmware updates
• Headphone amplifier with volume control

• 9 user templates can be configured externally using the FlashMic Manager PC/Mac software supplied
• Real time clock, time-date updated when linked to host PC/Mac
• Uses 2 x AA batteries – either primary cells or rechargeable
• Battery remaining indicator with visible low battery warning
• Battery life greater that 6 hours (1500mAh primary cells)
• Pre record buffer adjustable from 0-10 seconds
• Records linear 32, 44.1 or 48kHz, or MPEG 1 Layer 2 encoded audio (128- 192 kbps) broadcast wave (.wav) files including time stamp.
• Simple mode of operation where presets from external PC/Mac templates can be recalled
• Expert mode of operation where all variables are accessible on the FlashMic
• Record time remaining indicator with low time remaining visible warning
• Switchable high pass filter, 12dB/octave @ 100Hz

HHB DRM85 FlashMic Recording Times: