Search Articles
Product Series Filter
Articles
788T Microphone Preamplifiers
The 788T introduces a new microphone preamp and analog-to-digital topology to Sound Devices. This new circuit improves the dynamic range of the microphone inputs beyond the performance of the class-leading 702, 702T, 722 and 744T recorders.
Read The Full Article
Time Code Display Discrepancy with External Time Code Source
The 702T, 744T, and 788T include powerful time code functionality. One time code feature is the ability for the recorder’s time code clock to chase an external time code source. This is called “reader” mode. The time code value displayed by the recorder will indicate a +1 frame offset from the external master time code […]
Read The Full Article
Audio Performance of the Red Camera (Red One)
Since it began shipping, Sound Devices has received numerous inquiries concerning audio interconnection with the Red One camera and our field mixers and recorders. We elected to bring an example of the Red camera in-house for audio testing.
Read The Full ArticleRemoving AA Batteries from a Mixer
Sound Devices has heard from a few mixer customers experiencing difficulty removing AA batteries from the battery compartment of a field mixer, specifically the first two inserted cells. There are two reasons this would occur:
Read The Full Article788T with Wireless Systems
Since the conception of the 788T, Sound Devices engineering designed the recorder to make sure that it could be used in a bag in close proximity to wireless receivers without ill effect. The result: the 788T is a benchmark for digital recorders and RF performance.
Read The Full ArticleExternal to Internal Powering with 7-Series Recorders
7-Series recorders automatically switch from external DC power to the attached Li-ion battery when the external voltage falls below a 9 volt threshold (or the setup-menu set voltage on the 788T). This seamless switchover provides protection against sudden or unexpected loss of external power.
Read The Full Article