Yamaha is now shipping the Pocketrak CX, a portable audio recorder with an upgraded stereo microphone system designed for recording live music.

Like its predecessor, the Pocketrak 2G Pocket Recorder, the Pocketrak CX supports a variety of different recording formats from 16-bit 44.1 CD quality .wav files to MP3. It comes with an onboard speaker, stand adapter, and Cubase AI DAW software.

While the Pocketrak 2G is good for recording discussions and lectures, the Pocketrak CX is designed with music recording in mind.

Other features:

• The CX has a larger battery, good for up to 40 hours of continuous recording and play-back
• a high sensitivity 90° X-Y microphone for high-quality stereo recording
• support for microSD cards (2GB card included).

The Pocketrak CX is now available for $499 MSRP at authorized Yamaha dealers.