Functionally upper compatible to MRS-1608CD
16-track playback, 8-track simultaneous recording with 160 V-takes 8 balanced XLR - 1/4" phone combo inputs with phantom power 2 Hi-Z inputs for direct connection of guitars 16 bit / 44.1 kHz linear PCM recording in WAV format Over 100 effects for guitar / bass / vocal recording, mixing, and mastering Drum / Bass machine with touch-sensitive pads and approx. 500 drum sounds Audio track editing, copy / move / erase / trim / reverse / fade in-out Built-in CD-R/RW drive and 80 GB HDD (CD drive can be optional on HD16)

Additionally:

Control Surface function for DAW software Bundling Steinberg Cubase LE Sampler function lets you add original drum sounds to Drum Kit Expanded sampling memory to 60 seconds (22 seconds on MRS-1608) Assignable encoder on each tracks for controlling 3-band EQ, pan and send level Built-in USB2.0 port, not optional card anymore Easily viewable 5-segment LED level meters Low profile metal chassis realized half cubic capacity compared to MRS-1608
8-track playback, 2-track simultaneous recording with 80 V-takes 2 balanced XLR - Hi-Z 1/4" phone combo inputs with phantom power
One point stereo microphone design Realize Mid/Side (MS) Stereo technique by using 3 mic capsules configuration and digital signal processing Switchable pickup angle between left and right channel, choose 90 for single voice or instrument, or 120 for many voices and instruments, arranged across the stage Also Switchable cardioid pattern as front, rear and omni direction Finally record 360 sound as 2ch data or 4ch data simultaneously Built-in USB interface with audio interface function, usable as USB mic Wav 96kHz/48kHz/44.1kHz and MP3 up to 320kbps VBR data format EXT MIC IN can connect general plug-in-power stereo mic (additional to H4) Time stamp function (additional to H4)
*Subject to change during development.