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Preview Firmware for 702, 702T, 722 and 744T Now Available

"Blue Demon" firmware for the 7-Series recorders adds record-pause, as well as several other minor changes. Load and test on 702, 702T, 722, and 744T recorders. May 02, 2008

Sound Devices 442 and 744T in the Field at the Alaskan Iditarod (PDF link, 276 KB)

Dave Ruddick used the 442 Field Mixer and 744T Portable Recorder on a documentary about musher Rachael Scdoris for Discovery Channel. Follow the link above to read about his preperations and challenges. April 25, 2008

Sound Devices’ 788T Recorder Wins TV Technology’s “STAR” Award

Sound Devices’ 788T eight-track digital field recorder, the latest edition to the company’s popular 7-series, stood out among this year’s new NAB technologies and was recognized by the editors of TV Technology as a recipient of its STAR (Superior Technology Award Recipient) Award. April 25, 2008

Sound Devices Introduces 788T at NAB 2008

At NAB 2008, Sound Devices (Booth N7235) will introduce a powerful new addition to its 7-Series line of digital audio recorders—the 788T eight-track recorder. Designed specifically for multi-track on-location productions, the eight-track 788T features a significant expansion of input and output capability—eight full-featured microphone inputs and eight tracks of recording. April 14, 2008

Sound Devices Introduces New Wave Agent Utility Software for Mac and PC At NAB 2008

Sound Devices is improving the workflow from field production to post production with the introduction of its revised Wave Agent utility software. Compatible with both Mac and PC platforms, it provides comprehensive metadata editing tools and file playback for sound files recorded with the company’s popular 7-Series Digital Recorders. April 14, 2008

Sound Devices Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Sound Devices will be celebrating ten years as one of the industry’s leading manufacturers of portable audio mixers, digital recorders and related audio equipment for production sound at NAB 2008 (Booth N7235). April 14, 2008

Sound Devices and Willow Creek Community Church Bring A Voice to AIDS Awareness Projects In Africa

Sound Devices’ 744T digital recorder recently helped Willow Creek Community Church illustrate its AIDS relief and prevention efforts in Africa. March 03, 2008

7-Series Firmware 2.40 Now Available

Sound Devices has made firmware revison 2.40 available for download for all 7-Series Recorders. December 01, 2007

Sound Devices Adds to Support Staff

Nicolas Stage joins Sound Devices in a Technical Support Role. November 20, 2007

Firmware Version 2.34 Offers Lossless Compression on 7-Series Digital Audio Recorders

Firmware revision 2.34 for Sound Devices 702, 702T, 722, and 744T recorders is now available for download. This new release adds several important new features to the 7-series digital recorders, including, FLAC lossless audio compression, MP2 and MP3 format recording, and multi-unit linking enhancements. October 04, 2007

Sound Notes Technical Reference Goes Live on the Web

Sound Devices has launched a new, searchable repository of technical notes on its web site. Sound Notes is now available at www.sounddevices.com/notes. “Sound Notes is great resource for any customer wanting to learn more about production sound and the nuances of our products,” October 04, 2007

Sound Devices in the Movies

"The Brave One", starring Jodie Foster, is the feature-film debut of Sound Devices 702T. The 702T plays...a 702T. Jodie's character, Erica, uses it to record street sounds and interviews. August, 2007

Sound Devices at SMTPE Australia

Sound Devices sent representatives to SMTPE Australia. July 24, 2007

More New Engineers at Sound Devices

Sound Devices continues to add talent to its engineering staff. July 24, 2007

NAB 2007 Recap

Sound Devices presents a brief 5-minute review of our NAB 2007 announcements. May, 2007

New Engineers at Sound Devices

Sound Devices has added Yelena Akhramkov to its staff. April 03, 2007

Sound Devices Receives C.A.S. Techical Achievement Award

CAS AwardSound Devices, LLC and its 744T Digital Audio Recorder is the 2006 recipient of the Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Techical Achievement in Production Technologies. February 27, 2007