• LCD Monitor Menu with Exposure Assist, Focus Assist and Flip Display features.
• Exposure Assist includes False Color and Zebra Stripes options and is activated using LCD + FILES buttons
• Focus Assist includes Peaking Filter and Edge Enhance algorithms. Activate Focus Assist using LCD + MENU buttons
• 1:1 Pixel Mapping Zoom function to further aid focusing of HD video. Activate using LCD + AUDIO.
• Image brightness, contrast, and chroma adjustments in LCD popup menu. Only affects signal on the PIX LCD.
• Support for Standard Definition recording and playback
• Ability to create and delete cue markers using the FILES button during recording or playback
• Locate to cue marker function using Rewind and Fast Forward keys
• Loop Play mode allowing looping from start to end of a clip or between consecutive cue markers
• Support for Analog + SDI/HDMI audio input combinations

Download the firmware and follow the update instructions from the download page here.

• new – Ability to drag playback slider during playback.
• new – Added support for Control Mode on 64-bit MAC and PC.
• change – Qt framework now packaged inside the installed bundle to prevent overwrite of system installed Qt.
• change – PDF Sound Report column widths optimized to allow for more space for Filename and Scene metadata.
• fix – Renaming with ‘/’ and ‘\’ characters could cause files to disappear. These characters are now not permitted in the Scene and Take fields.

 
Download Wave Agent 1.17

Changes are listed below:

• New: Files List organized by Reel Folder for faster navigation of recordings. Press the encoder to expand or collapse Reel folders.
• New: Files List displays files faster.
• New: File Skip: Ability to quickly skip to the next or previous file with a short press of the REW (<<) or FFWD (>>) buttons, respectively.
• New: Playback mode – a new sub-menu in the System menu:
  • Play Once: when finished playing the current file, switches back to Live mode
  • Play Once – Pause: when finished playing the current file, pauses on the last frame. This is useful for quickly rewinding and checking the last few seconds of the file again.
• New: False Take function: Press STOP + REW (<<) buttons simultaneously to delete the last recording and automatically decrement the clip and take numbers.
• New (PIX 240): Outputs timecode and record start/stop flags from the SDI output. To record start/stop a slave PIX, set the slave PIX to ‘SDI Flag – Red’ in the System/Rec Start/Stop menu.
• New: Record mode can be instigated during playback.
• New (PIX 240): Drop Frame Enable sub-menu in the Timecode/Sync menu. Forces drop frame timecode when in freerun or 24hr run timecode modes.
• New (PIX 220): HDMI timecode can be read from Sony FS100, and other Sony NX cams. (PIX 240 already supported this feature in v1.03)
• New (PIX 220): Record start/stop triggering via rec-run timecode from Sony FS100, and other Sony NX cams. (PIX 240 already supported this feature in v1.03)
• New: While a drive is mounting, orange text ‘Mounting’ is displayed in the drive status field.
• New: Updated list of approved drives to include a selection of mechanical drives. (Note that these drives will be supported by version 1.07 firmware and greater, so they should not be used during the update process itself.)
• Change: Remove timeout on LCD/Button backlight popup. Simply press the LCD button to hide the LCD popup.
• Change: LCD color space adjustments to slightly reduce washed out look.
• Fix: PIX UDF formatted disks now quickly mount and unmount from MAC OSX computers.
• Fix: Drive activity orange indicator not staying on long enough for cached data to be fully written to disk. Could cause corruption if disk was removed too quickly after a recording. Always wait until the orange indicator turns to white before removing drives.
• Fix: Field inversion when playing back 1080i files locked to an incoming 1080i video source.
• Fix: Color inversion on SDI output with scaler set to 720p23.976/24
• Fix: Wrong TC frame rate displayed when setting scaler to a PsF rate
• Fix: QuickTime wrapper missing 2 padding bytes causing incompatibility with AutoDesk Smoke
• Fix: On very long recordings, video starts to lag behind audio when 3:2 pull-down removal is activated. Lag could be about 15 frames over 1 hour.
• Fix (PIX 240): Pulling HDMI during recording causes video input to reset to SDI
• Fix: Drive remaining time calculated incorrectly during playback and scaler on.
• Fix: Invalid Path when playback is instigated after deleting the current file.
• Fix: Improvements to prevent current settings randomly resetting to factory settings after a power cycle.
• Fix: Other minor fixes and enhancements.

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“We are honored to be a recipient of TVBEurope Best of IBC 2011 Editors’ Award for our new line of audio/video recorders,” says Jon Tatooles, managing director for Sound Devices. “With Sound Devices making its official video debut to the European market at this year’s show, we couldn’t be more pleased to walk away with such positive feedback and recognition from the industry. Being honored by such a prestigious industry publication reinforces our aim to simplify and streamline production workflow, while providing high-performance tools for our customers in each product we introduce.”

The new PIX 220 and PIX 240 can be connected to cameras with HDMI and can record directly to QuickTime using Apple’s ProRes or Avid’s DNxHD codec. Since PIX recorders use ProRes and DNxHD, files recorded in the field can be used directly in post production, making the workflow simple and fast. The PIX 240 adds even more flexibility, with its HD-SDI input and simultaneous SDI and HDMI outputs.

The audio circuitry on the PIX 220 and PIX 240 is based on Sound Devices’ award-winning 7-Series digital audio recorders. The low-noise (-128 dBu EIN), high headroom, high-bandwidth inputs are mic/line switchable and include limiters, high-pass filters and phantom power.

PIX 240 includes a built-in Ambient Clockit time code generator/reader with Genlock output for multi-camera and double-system sound applications. The source time code can be derived from the SDI stream, from an external source, or from the built-in generator in PIX 240. Additional features include digital audio inputs on AES3, and an external eSATAp connection for direct connection to large SATA storage volumes.

Both PIX 220 and PIX 240 include generous five-inch, 800- x 480-pixel LCD displays. The displays are essential in the field and gives immediate confirmation of recording, playback, audio metering and setup menu selections. A side panel rotary control and four front-panel buttons provide quick access to setup options, while the large, illuminated, tactile record controls give instant confirmation of recording status.

PIX recorders are built with a metalized, molded carbon-fiber chassis and are powered by external 10-18 VDC or two removable Sony L-battery mount power supply systems.

TVBEurope Best of IBC 2011 Editors’ Awards are a compilation of the game-changing products launched to the EAME market at the show. Winners are selected by the combined staff of TVBEurope and the IBC Daily, with further review conducted by Associate Editor David Fox, who visited each stand during the show to validate the products.

REEDSBURG, WI, APRIL 20, 2011 — Sound Devices, experts in portable hard-disk recording for audio, was recently recognized for its innovation in product design, as the company took home three leading technology awards from the 2011 NAB Show. Following the company’s introduction of its first video product at NAB, TV Technology and DV magazine honored Sound Devices’ new PIX line of integrated video and audio recorders, while Broadcast Engineering highlighted the company’s recently upgraded USBPre 2 sound mixer.

“We are honored by the recognition from the industry, but more excited about the positive customer response to our new PIX Video Recorders,” says Jon Tatooles, managing director for Sound Devices. “Being honored by each of these prestigious industry publications reinforces our aim to simplify and streamline production workflow, while providing high-performance tools for our customers in each product we introduce.”

Now in its eleventh year, TV Technology’s STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient) celebrates and showcases the preeminent technological innovations available to the media industry. During each NAB show, the judging panel of broadcast industry experts reviews a variety of products and services, examines the technical applications and their overall contribution to the industry, and then submits their award nominees. TV Technology selected PIX 220 and PIX 240 as they demonstrate the ability to help advance the acquisition and distribution of entertainment and information across the media spectrum.

DV magazine also recognized PIX 240 for its Best of Show Black Diamond Award. During the NAB Show, a select panel of engineers, editors and production and post professionals join the magazine staff to judge the Best of Show awards for DV—recognizing outstanding achievement in the advancement of the art and science of video technology.

Continuing Sound Devices’ heritage in field production, the PIX 220 and PIX 240 recorders combine high-performance video with high performance audio. The new PIX 220 and PIX 240 connect to cameras with HDMI and can record directly to QuickTime using Apple’s ProRes or optionally, Avid’s DNxHD codec. Since PIX recorders use ProRes and DNxHD, files recorded in the field can be used directly in post-production, making the workflow simple and fast. The PIX 240 adds even more flexibility, with its HD-SDI input and simultaneous HD-SDI and HDMI outputs.

The audio circuitry on the PIX 220 and PIX 240 was based on Sound Devices’ award-winning 7-Series digital audio recorders. The low-noise (-128 dBu EIN), high headroom, high-bandwidth inputs are mic/line switchable and include limiters, high-pass filters and phantom power.

Both PIX 220 and PIX 240 include generous five-inch, 800×480 pixel LCD displays which are essential in the field, giving immediate confirmation of recording, playback, audio metering and Setup Menu selections. A side panel rotary control and four front-panel buttons provide quick access to setup options while the large, illuminated, tactile record controls give instant confirmation of recording status.

Also at the 2011 NAB Show, Broadcast Engineering recognized Sound Devices’ USBPre 2 USB interface as one of its Pick Hit award winners. Pick Hits are one of the most prestigious technical awards given at the NAB Show, as a panel of independent judges tours the NAB show floor for three days, looking for innovative products and technology. The judges then meet to make their selections based on several criteria, including the technical and financial improvements the products can bring to a facility’s operation.

USBPre 2 is an all-new version of its popular USBPre computer audio interface which offers professionals a powerful, yet easy-to-use, portable interface to interconnect audio sources to both Mac OS and Windows computers over USB.  With the recent addition of Windows OS ASIO drivers, the USBPre 2 can now connect to popular DAW software platforms in Windows, such as ProTools 9.

The USBPre 2 is ideal for a broad range of applications including voiceover recording, reference playback and monitoring, and test and measurement. USBPre 2 uses the same extended-bandwidth, low-noise microphone preamplifiers and digital converters as Sound Devices award-winning 7-Series Digital Recorders.

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 11, 2011 – Sound Devices, experts in portable hard-disk recording for audio, will offer customers an exclusive first look at their newest line of products at the 2011 NAB Show. For the first time in company history, Sound Devices will soon bring its recording technology to video with the introduction of the PIX recorders, consisting of two products—PIX 220 and PIX 240.

“Continuing Sound Devices’ heritage in field production, we’ve taken the next step and introduced high-performance video along with high performance audio with our new PIX recorders,” said Matt Anderson, Director of Engineering for Sound Devices. “While our existing products have become the audio recorder of choice for countless productions worldwide, their superior design, reliability and support is now extended into video with the introduction of the PIX 220 and PIX 240. Camera and sound operators alike will soon be able to count on these new high-performance recorders.”

The new PIX 220 and PIX 240 can be connected to cameras with HDMI and can record directly to QuickTime using Apple’s ProRes or optionally, Avid’s DNxHD codec. Since PIX recorders use ProRes and DNxHD, files recorded in the field can be used directly in post-production, making the workflow simple and fast. The PIX 240 adds even more flexibility, with its HD-SDI input and simultaneous HD-SDI and HDMI outputs.

The audio circuitry on the PIX 220 and PIX 240 was based on Sound Devices’ award-winning 7-Series digital audio recorders. The low-noise (-128 dBu EIN), high headroom, high-bandwidth inputs are mic/line switchable and include limiters, high-pass filters and phantom power.

PIX 240 includes a built-in Ambient Clockit time code generator/reader with Genlock output for multi-camera and double-system sound applications. The source time code can be derived from the HD-SDI stream, from an external source, or from the built-in generator in PIX 240. Additional features include digital audio inputs on AES3, and an external eSATAp connection for direct connection to large SATA storage volumes.

Both PIX 220 and PIX 240 include generous five-inch, 800×480 pixel LCD displays. This display is essential in the field and it gives immediate confirmation of recording, playback, audio metering, and Setup Menu selections. A side panel rotary control and four front-panel buttons provide quick access to setup options while the large, illuminated, tactile record controls give instant confirmation of recording status.

PIX recorders are built with a metalized, molded carbon-fiber chassis and are powered by external 10-18 VDC or two removable Sony L-battery mount batteries.

Sound Devices, LLC designs and manufactures portable audio mixers, digital recorders and related audio equipment for feature film, episodic television, documentary, news-gathering, and acoustical test and measurement applications. The twelve-year old company designs and manufactures from their Reedsburg, Wisconsin headquarters with additional offices in Madison, WI and Highland Park, IL. For more information, visit the Sound Devices website, www.sounddevices.com.

The introduction of MixPre-D continues Sound Devices’ heritage of studio-quality portable mixers which began with the original MixPre. At the heart of the new MixPre-D are two studio-grade mic/line switchable inputs with limiters, high-pass filters and selectable phantom power. To accommodate the increasing variety of cameras and devices used in production today, the MixPre-D has incredible output flexibility and serves as a flexible, class-compliant USB audio interface.

The MixPre-D offers numerous analog output options including mic/line switchable balanced XLR, dedicated consumer mic-level on a locking TA3 connector (designed specifically for DSLR-type inputs) and an aux-level output on 3.5 mm connection. Digital outputs include balanced AES3 on XLR and USB audio streaming for Mac OS, Windows or Linux computers.

“The ‘D’ in MixPre-D describes the infusion of extensive digital technology for even more output flexibility,” says Jon Tatooles, managing director of Sound Devices. “We are constantly innovating to meet the needs of our customers. Sound Devices is excited to present the MixPre-D at this year’s NAB show.”

MixPre-D includes many additional features that help make it a perfect complement to larger mixers, such as the Sound Devices 302 Compact Production Field Mixer and 552 Portable Production Mixer. These include:  MS stereo matrix, tone oscillator, internal slate microphone, return monitoring of both analog and USB audio, high-gain headphone output and two-AA battery or external 5-18 VDC powering.