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One, One Pro, and what 400 pounds usually buys.

The third column is the average of four recorders in the same price bracket, checked against their published specifications in December. Where they differ from each other, the column says so.

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Kerf One

Kerf One Pro

Typical £400 recorder

Tracks

Tracks

4

4

4

4

2

2

XLR inputs

XLR inputs

2

2

4

4

2

2

32 bit float

32 bit float

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sometimes

Sometimes

Timecode

Timecode

No

No

BNC in and out

BNC in and out

No

No

Replaceable battery

Replaceable battery

Yes, NP-F

Yes, NP-F

Yes, NP-F

Yes, NP-F

Built in

Built in

Run time, four tracks

Run time, four tracks

14 h

14 h

12 h

12 h

6 to 8 h

6 to 8 h

Records while charging

Records while charging

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Usually not

Usually not

Screen readable in sun

Screen readable in sun

Transflective

Transflective

Transflective

Transflective

Backlit only

Backlit only

Physical gain knobs

Physical gain knobs

Yes, one per input

Yes, one per input

Yes, one per input

Yes, one per input

Menu

Menu

Low cut switch

Low cut switch

Physical

Physical

Physical

Physical

Menu

Menu

File format

File format

WAV plus text log

WAV plus text log

WAV plus text log

WAV plus text log

WAV

WAV

Proprietary software needed

Proprietary software needed

No

No

No

No

Sometimes

Sometimes

USB audio interface

USB audio interface

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Card slots

Card slots

1

1

2, mirrored

2, mirrored

1

1

Body

Body

Polycarbonate

Polycarbonate

Aluminium

Aluminium

Polycarbonate

Polycarbonate

Weight

Weight

486 g

486 g

612 g

612 g

400 to 700 g

400 to 700 g

Mount threads

Mount threads

2

2

3

3

1

1

Price

Price

£349

£349

£549

£549

£380 to £450

£380 to £450

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