The release of its 2.5″ hard disk drive (HDD) series line up that offers support for 24-hour non-stop operation with capacities up to 250GB. The new Fujitsu 2.5″ MHZ2-BK 7200 RPM and the 2.5″ MHZ2-BS 5400 RPM SATA series features enhanced performance for extended duty disk drive usage for business critical and industrial applications that require higher storage capacity. The high performance MHZ2-BK 7200 RPM model is maximized for blade servers, nearline storage devices, telecommunication devices, and other data-intensive business critical applications that require 24-hour operation. The MHZ2-BS 5400 RPM series is designed to support industrial applications with 24×7 access including surveillance cameras, industrial PCs, POS systems, ATMs and robotics. Both the MHZ2-BK and MHZ2-BS series have extremely low power consumption, providing the highest level of energy efficiency available…

A screw-on digital module turns the new, successful MKH 8020, MKH 8040 and MKH 8050 models into digital microphones that transmit audio signals according to the AES 42 standard. With conversion taking place directly behind the microphone head, the microphones’ clear, warm and responsive sound is directly “translated” to the digital world. Cable losses, disturbance from stray pick-up and deterioration in sound quality caused by analogue/digital transducers not being perfectly adapted to the microphone are now a thing of the past. New dimensions for recording technology are also being opened up by the (analogue) MKH 800 TWIN. At its output the dual capsule microphone provides both audio signals separately, allowing the mic’s pick-up pattern to be adjusted freely and remotely at the mixing desk, and then optimised later in the calm of the post-production studio…

The fantastic sound of the MKH 8000 series can now be digitalised directly at the microphone head, ensuring a natural sound without any loss of quality. The compact digital module is simply screwed onto the microphone head in place of the XLR module. Like all signal-carrying components in the 8000 series, the module is designed with two channels and converts the microphone signal according to the AES 42 standard, turning the audio signal of the MKH 8020 (omni-directional), MKH 8040 (cardioid) and MKH 8050 (super-cardioid) into a digital one. “Signal disruptions caused by interference or cable capacitance are a thing of the past, as digitalisation takes place directly behind the microphone head,” Schmitz adds…

The MKH 800 TWIN is a dual-capsule microphone that provides two separate sound signals at the microphone output. This means that the pick-up pattern does not have to be set at the microphone before the recording but can be remotely fine-tuned and corrected at the mixing console under monitoring conditions, and even during post-production. Its compact design allows the MKH 800 TWIN to be placed inconspicuously — a particularly important requirement for film scoring and live recordings. The microphone is available either in a nickel colour or, especially for film and live recording applications, with a dark grey non-reflective Nextel coating…