RADAR (audio recorder)
Encyclopedia
RADAR is a product line
of professional digital multitrack recorders capable of recording and playing back twenty-four tracks of audio.
. This same partnership also produced the RADAR II. Creation and Otari ended their RADAR partnership in 2000.
Creation formed a new company, iZ Technology Corporation, to focus on the RADAR product line. The RADAR 24 was released in August 2000 under the iZ brand. In 2005, iZ released RADAR V.
Parallel to the development of the various hardware models, there have been many revisions to the RADAR system software
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, 48k audio.
, 48k audio on a single hard drive
, editing and multiple-machine linking for up to 192 tracks. Until April 2000, the RADAR II was branded as the "Otari RADAR II." After April 2000, it was sold by iZ Technology as the "iZ RADAR II."
3.5x is the new iZOS, the first version of which was released in July 2008. This new OS requires a new system drive and a processor rated at a minimum of 800 MHz.
3.4x is the latest version of the previous operating system
, which is still being developed.
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of professional digital multitrack recorders capable of recording and playing back twenty-four tracks of audio.
History
The first model, the Otari RADAR I, was released in 1994. RADAR I was manufactured by Creation Technologies, but marketed and distributed by Otari Corporation under an exclusive licenseLicense
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. This same partnership also produced the RADAR II. Creation and Otari ended their RADAR partnership in 2000.
Creation formed a new company, iZ Technology Corporation, to focus on the RADAR product line. The RADAR 24 was released in August 2000 under the iZ brand. In 2005, iZ released RADAR V.
Parallel to the development of the various hardware models, there have been many revisions to the RADAR system software
System software
System software is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide a platform for running application software.The most basic types of system software are:...
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RADAR I
The RADAR I was the first model released, under the Otari brand in 1994. It was capable of recording and playing back twenty-four tracks of 16 bit16-bit
-16-bit architecture:The HP BPC, introduced in 1975, was the world's first 16-bit microprocessor. Prominent 16-bit processors include the PDP-11, Intel 8086, Intel 80286 and the WDC 65C816. The Intel 8088 was program-compatible with the Intel 8086, and was 16-bit in that its registers were 16...
, 48k audio.
RADAR II
The Otari RADAR II, released in 1997, was capable of recording and playing back twenty-four tracks of 24 bit24-bit
Notable 24-bit machines include the ICT 1900 series and the Harris H series.The IBM System/360, announced in 1964, was a popular computer system with 24-bit addressing and 32-bit general registers and arithmetic...
, 48k audio on a single hard drive
Hard disk
A hard disk drive is a non-volatile, random access digital magnetic data storage device. It features rotating rigid platters on a motor-driven spindle within a protective enclosure. Data is magnetically read from and written to the platter by read/write heads that float on a film of air above the...
, editing and multiple-machine linking for up to 192 tracks. Until April 2000, the RADAR II was branded as the "Otari RADAR II." After April 2000, it was sold by iZ Technology as the "iZ RADAR II."
RADAR 24
RADAR 24, released in 2000, was the first new model branded by iZ Technology, and brought many hardware improvements including: sample rates up to 192k, networking, a faster processor, and ADAT I/O.RADAR V
RADAR V, released in 2005, added many capabilities to the RADAR 24, including the ability to record on all 24 tracks at high sample rates of 96k and 192k. The model name "V" is pronounced "Vee," not "Five."Software Versions
As of 2009, there are two RADAR software systems which are under development.3.5x is the new iZOS, the first version of which was released in July 2008. This new OS requires a new system drive and a processor rated at a minimum of 800 MHz.
3.4x is the latest version of the previous operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
, which is still being developed.
External links
- iZ Technology Corporation
- June 1999 Mix Magazine article on the RADAR II
- January 1999 Sound On Sound article on the RADAR II.
- August 2001 Sound On Sound article on the RADAR 24.
- August 26 2000 Billboard Magazine article on the end of the Otari-era of RADAR.
- Differences between the RADAR II and RADAR 24, by Barry Henderson, President of iZ.
- iZ Product Museum with details and history of the RADAR I, II and 24
- Otari FAQ for discontinued RADAR I and RADAR II
- Silent Way's RADAR Quickstart Guide