The Fostex AR101 Audio Retriever is compact, lightweight, built tough to exacting standards, and compatible with Apple's iPhone 4, 4S, 5 (requires Apple's genuine Lightning-30pin adapter), iPod Touch 4G/5G, iPad 3G, iPad2, as well as DSLR camera and PC. It offers stereo Mic/Line I/Os and a Headphone Out, plus a rotary encoder for level and pan controls.
Fostex AR101 Features:
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Improves the audio quality of iOS devices using the supplied USB-30Pin dock cable
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Works with iPhone 5 and iPod Touch (5G) using the Apple genuine Lightning-30Pin adapter
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Works as an audio interface for PC by connecting with an off-the-shelf mini USB – USB A Type cable
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Both Input 1 and 2 are stereo Line/Mic, i.e. maximum 4 channels can be fed
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2 x Plug-in power condenser microphones come with the package. Off-the-shelf plug-in power type microphones can be used as well.
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Use the rotary encoder and the LED level meter for easy setting of various parameters including Input level of each channel, PAN, Headphone Out etc.
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A dedicated AR-101 App can be downloaded from the iTune store to control Pan, Low Cut, Limiter, Output Level
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Headphone Monitor Out to monitor the input and playback signal
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Analog Out (Line-Mic selectable) to output input or playback signal, or mixed
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No battery required; powered from the connected iOS device via USB
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When feeding power via micro USB, the AR-101 also feeds power to the connected iOS device
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The chassis has a shoe rail on which various camera rigs can be mounted
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Comes with a device holder that can be used either in landscape (horizontally) or portrait (vertically). It has screw holes on the horizontal and vertical sides for the supplied hand grip or off-the-shelf tri-pod.
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A pair of inner-earphones is included