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The Danger of Applying Phantom Power to Unbalanced Outputs

Phantom power is an important and essential feature of a microphone preamplifier. All Sound Devices mixers and recorders that include microphone preamplifiers offer phantom power, conforming to the IEC specification. Select Sound Devices products also offer phantom power for line-level signals, since many microphones can output very high signal levels in the presence of high-sound-pressure-levels, such […]

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PIX 270i, PIX 260i and 970 Dante Network Switch Guidelines

The Sound Devices 970 Audio Recorder and the Video Devices rack mount video recorders, PIX 270i and PIX 260i, utilize the Dante audio over IP protocol to allow the transport of high quality, multi-channel, low latency audio over standard Ethernet networks. While all Ethernet switches will pass Dante traffic, Audinate provides a few guidelines on […]

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Legacy Approved Media – 970

The following is a list of approved storage devices for use with the 970 audio recorder. The specific mechanisms and devices below have been extensively tested by Sound Devices. This list is regularly updated as new drives are tested. 2.5″ SSD Size Brand Model 480 GB OWC OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G (7mm) 480 GB […]

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6-Series Quick Track Naming

Post loves having audio track names to help identify what they’re editing. This video shows you how it easy it can be to deliver what they want using a Sound Devices 6-Series!

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Inside the Media Approval Process

Take a look inside the Sound Devices media approval process! Sound Devices extensively tests storage drives and removable recording media to ensure they meet the highest of performance and reliability standards. Only the best make it on the Approved Media List and become

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Sound Devices & Video Devices Recorder Metadata and Sound Reports

Homebrew tutorial about the Metadata, Sound Report and other cool features from the new v2.10 firmware for the Sound Devices 970 and Video Devices PIX 270i, 260i and 250i rackmount recorders.

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