DR-680
8-track Portable Digital Recorder
The DR-680 brings multi-channel portable recording within reach of any musician for polished live, location and surround recordings.
This model has been discontinued in North, Central and South America.
Please check the availability with your local distributors in other areas.
Features at a Glance
Features:
- 8-track portable recording
- Record eight individual inputs or six inputs plus a stereo mixdown
- Up to 96kHz/24-bit Broadcast WAV file resolution for 8 channels
- Stereo 192kHz/24-bit recording mode
- 4-channel MP3 recording
- Digital monitor mixing (level and pan) with recordable stereo mixdown
- Mid-side microphone decoding, either during recording or monitor/mixdown
- Ganged input option for use with stereo microphones
- Ideal for surround music and effects recording
- Cascade function for running two units together
- Pre-recording feature
- Auto-recording mode begins recording when the input reaches a certain level
- Mark function during recording/playback
- Edit functions such as divide and delete
- 128x64 backlit LCD display
- Powered through (8x) AA batteries or (included) PS-1225L adapter
- Records to SD/SDHC card media (not included)
- Premium AKM Audio4Pro™ 192kHz A/D converters with over 100dB signal to noise ratio
Spec Description
Physical specifications:
- (6) mic pres with 60dB of gain and phantom power
- (4) XLR/1/4" (combi) mic/line inputs and (2) TRS 1/4" mic/line inputs
- Low cut filter and limiter on each input
- (6) RCA unbalanced line outputs
- S/PDIF digital in and out
- USB 2.0 (mini B) connection for computer
- Built-in speaker
- 1/4" stereo headphone output
- Included accessories: PS-1225L power supply, shoulder strap
- Dimensions: 7.95" W x 2.12" H x 6.93" D (202mm x 54mm x 176mm)
- Weight 2.65 lbs (1.2kg) without batteries
Documents
Manuals
| DR-680 manual addendum for V1.30 | 05-14-2015 |
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| DR-680 manual addendum for V1.30 | 03-16-2015 |
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| DR-680 manual addendum for version 1.20 | 12-09-2010 |
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| DR-680 notice regarding MP3 recording | 09-15-2010 |
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| DR-680 Owner's Manual | 03-10-2010 |
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Spec
| DR-680 DXF line drawing | 09-15-2010 |
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Firmware / Software
Instructions
| Release Notes | 01-13-2016 |
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Firmware
| Firmware V1.31 | 01-13-2016 |
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| Firmware V1.30 | 03-16-2015 |
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| DR-680 firmware update version 1.20 | 12-09-2010 |
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| DR-680 version 1.20 release notes | 12-09-2010 |
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| DR-680 firmware update version 1.12 | 10-21-2010 |
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| DR-680 Release Notes ver 1.11 | 09-03-2010 |
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| DR-680 Release Notes ver 1.11 | 09-03-2010 |
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| DR-680 Firmware Update ver 1.11 | 09-03-2010 |
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Software
| Poly/Mono Converter for Windows | 03-13-2013 |
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Compatibility
| SD Supported Media | 10-31-2023 |
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| DR-680 tested media list | 06-17-2014 |
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FAQs
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