2009 Summer NAMM Show: Sony introduced the new PCM-M10, a palm-sized portable audio recorder.

“The PCM-M10 is ideal for budget-conscious professionals who still need high-quality sound capabilities,” said Sony’s Karl Kussmaul.

The PCM-M10 shares several features and design elements with the PCM-D1 and PCM-D50, including the same rugged construction and cool design. The new recorder is 96 kHz/24-bit capable with electret condenser stereo microphones, 4 GB of internal flash memory and a microSD/Memory Stick Micro (M2) Slot.

Key features of the PCM-M10 recorder include

• a built-in speaker
• cross-memory recording
• digital pitch control
• digital limiter
• low-cut filter
• track mark functions
• a 5-second pre-recording buffer and
• A-B repeat capability.

The PCM-M10 comes supplied with Sound Forge Audio Studio Recorder Edition software.

The PCM-M10 includes a USB high-speed port for simple uploading and downloading of native .WAV or .MP3 format recorded files to and from Windows PC or Macintosh computers. The M10 offers durable metal construction and long battery life using conventional AA alkaline batteries.

The PCM-M10 portable recorder is planned to be available in October, at a
suggested list price of $399.