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Chris Welcker Brings Heightened Naturalism to Sinners with Sound Devices Scorpio and Astral Wireless
“This was an incredibly involved project for Sound Mixing because of all of the different layers we were responsible for,” Welcker explains. “We really had to be close with the director and script supervisor to create a fluid, seamless environment that would still allow the actors to perform comfortably while capturing everything we were responsible for at the highest possible level of quality.”
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Introducing Astral v8.20: Over-the-Air Firmware Updates, Multiple Astral Outpost Network Support, Frequency Exclusions, and Major Web App Improvements.
Astral v8.20 introduces the most impactful and expansive feature set ever released for the Astral Wireless Products, it brings support for the use of multiple NexLink antenna locations via Astral Outpost network, enabling expanded NexLink coverage. This update also introduces a new over-the-air firmware update feature, frequency exclusion regions, our patent-pending TV-Channel Finder, a whip […]
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The Weeknd Upgrades to Sound Devices Astral Wireless for Ongoing Stadium Tour
LOS ANGELES, CA, September 17, 2025 — The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour has circled the globe multiple times since it officially kicked off in 2022. During that time, the four-time Grammy-Winning alternative R&B singer and producer has found himself performing at large stadiums to some of the biggest audiences of his career and embracing a level of audio and video production to match.
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Sound Mixer Peter Prestrud Builds a Career with Sound Devices 888
JACKSON, WY, July 15, 2025 — With production credits on projects for NASA, CBS, The National Parks Service, and Budweiser under his belt, Peter Prestrud was already a seasoned industry professional by the time he had graduated from college. Now an in-demand production sound mixer, he has brought his considerable talents to popular documentary and reality-show programs for Netflix, the CW, Discovery, and Fox among others.
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Inside Sound Devices: CEO Matt Anderson on Building the Best in Pro Audio
Los Angeles, CA, June 16, 2025 — Since 2009, LA’s Design Sound has been the A/V architect behind some of the most prestigious private events in southern California. Boasting A-listers such as Kim Kardashian, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jessica Simpson as well as major corporate entities like Apple and Google as clients, the firm has built a reputation on their ability to create bespoke live sound solutions that offer peerless sound quality and stability to suit intimate industry gatherings, lavish star-studded weddings, and major corporate galas. In their ongoing quest to provide innovative methods to deliver the highest quality sound with minimal instrumentation, Design Sound have recently made Sound Devices Astral wireless receivers and transmitters their RF system of choice.
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Design Sound Crafts Bespoke Audio Solutions for High-End Events with Sound Devices Astral Wireless
Los Angeles, CA, June 16, 2025 — Since 2009, LA’s Design Sound has been the A/V architect behind some of the most prestigious private events in southern California. Boasting A-listers such as Kim Kardashian, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jessica Simpson as well as major corporate entities like Apple and Google as clients, the firm has built a reputation on their ability to create bespoke live sound solutions that offer peerless sound quality and stability to suit intimate industry gatherings, lavish star-studded weddings, and major corporate galas. In their ongoing quest to provide innovative methods to deliver the highest quality sound with minimal instrumentation, Design Sound have recently made Sound Devices Astral wireless receivers and transmitters their RF system of choice.
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