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• 2Gb onboard memory

• Fits neatly into your hand

• Clear LCD Display

• All controls at fingertips

• Just 2 x AA Batteries will give you 10 hours of operation!

• Built-in / Clip-on Microphones

• External Microphone Connection

• Line Input

• Internal Editor

• Variable Pre-Record Buffer

• Fast USB v2 Data Download

• Menu Driven

• Built-in Loudspeaker

• FAT32 Format

• Switchable Manual Record Level Control & AGC (Automatic Gain Control)

• VOR Voice Activated Recording

• Multi-format Recording in Linear (uncompressed WAV), MP2 & MP3

(Some of the above features are
not available on the ARES-ML)
 

DISCONTINUED PRODUCT SHOWN ONLY FOR ARCHIVE PURPOSES - NOW REPLACED BY THE VERY SIMILAR NAGRA ARES-ML - CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS. IF YOU ALREADY OWN A NAGRA ARES-M, ARES-MII OR ARES-MII-ST YOU MAY STILL PURCHASE SOME OF ITS ACCESSORIES FROM OUR WEBSHOP BELOW.

Hand-held audio recorder/player with all functions and controls at your fingertips

Audio professionals and aficionados will recognise the Nagra brand as the zenith in professional audio recording. Their pedigree is of the very highest order, having provided sound recordists with cutting edge portable recording equipment since its foundation by Stefan Kudelski in 1951. The Nagra company is based in Switzerland, the home of some of the best high performance, miniature engineering in the world, and Nagra recorders have won many awards for excellence over the years, including no less than three Oscars and an Emmy.

Their smallest recorder to date - the ARES-M - came out in 2005 and brought the Nagra brand within reach of an even wider audience and without compromise. It became an Industry Standard. Now the improved ARES-MII is here (mono-clip-on capsule version) plus the stereo version, the ARES-MII-ST (stereo clip-on capsule version).

A broadcast quality solid-state audio recorder, the ARES-MII is principally designed to be used in any ultra-portable recording situation, as a modern replacement for tape, cassette and minidisk (MD). Its recording media is a 2GB built-in memory and it will record both mono and stereo audio in PCM (uncompressed WAV), MP2 (broadcast quality compressed audio), and MP3 (internet quality audio). The unit is powered by just two AA batteries, offering up to 10 hours of continuous operation.

ARES-MII is delivered complete with Nagra's superb premium clip-on mono microphone (omni), and the ARES-MII-ST stereo version comes complete with Nagra's excellent stereo clip-on capsule. Traditional external (third party) mono microphones may also be connected thanks to the XLR input cable supplied with the unit. You may even order the optional CM-MICS stereo mic cable for use with an external stereo pair of microphones.

Designed principally for radio applications, the ARES-MII offers instant start-up, one button recording, automatic level control, internal loudspeaker, voice operated recording (VOR), low-cut filter and a simple onboard graphic audio editor. It can therefore be used by many other applications too, including security recording, educational recording, oral history recording and may similar kinds of use.

FEATURES

• Internal Storage

• No need to buy a separate CF card with this recorder! Recordings in the ARES-M II, including their marker information, are stored in its generous 2Gb internal memory bank with FAT32 format.

• Template Settings

• The ARES-MII was created to be as flexible as possible. In order to achieve this, its operating concept is designed around a system of preset Templates, in which all the required operating modes are stored. The user can choose different parameters (internal or external microphone, recording format, AGC, pre-record buffer, etc.), and these personalised settings are then stored in a Template for future access from the LCD menu system.

• If no specific user Template profiles are stored then the ARES-MII will operate using the default factory settings (which actually cover most eventualities anyway!).

• Fast, Reliable USB Connection

• The USB v2.0 interface serves two purposes: fast file download and external DC powering.

• When connected via USB to a PC or Mac the ARES-M II mounts as a virtual drive in the explorer window or the File/Open menu of your application. You can then drag files across to the PC/Mac into a folder or editing software.

• No drivers are needed for Windows XP/Vista/7/MacOS. Just plug and play.

Detail of Clip-On Microphone connection

• Just two AA batteries needed

• Just two AA batteries are needed to power the ARES-MII for up to 10 hours (alkaline type).

• You can also use rechargeable NiCad or NiMH cells (must be charged with a proprietary external charger). These will give you several hours on a charge (varies depending on type and make) but remember that with rechargeables you will always get less operational time than with dry-fit cells.

• Internal Editor

• The ARES-MII & ARES MII-ST are fitted with a simple audio editor.

• Its miniature on-screen waveform editor enables you to remove unwanted sections of audio by setting two marker points and then deleting the portion between the two.

• Voice Activated Recording

• Here's unique feature for all you under-cover security people out there:

• The ARES-MII & ARES-MII-ST have a Voice Operated Recording (VOR) feature that enables it to start recording depending on its input level. You can set both the 'trigger' level at which this happens, as well as the duration of recording you want make once it has been triggered.

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