ProAudio Review - December 2008 - (Page 27)

Fast Facts Applications Location and mobile recording Key Features Eight mic/line/digital inputs; input matrix; records to internal HD; CF cards and external DVD-RAM drive; word clock; SMPTE; six analog and digital outputs; output matrix; AES42 connectivity Price $5,995 list Contact Sound Devices | 608-524-0625 | www.sounddevices.com Product Points Supports up to 12-track recording Updatable firmware Interfaces with the new digital AES42 mics Inputs 4-8 require XLR to TA3 adapter cables if using XLR connectors Score A great effort744T.Sound Devices and a for significant step up from the really tidy up your mix. Then there’s surround; with the 788T, you are 5.1- and 7.1-ready. And with the Poly Wave file format, all eight tracks are seen and imported as one icon on the drives. As more and more post-production shops begin to use surround, you can have the production tracks for it. Summary Whether you’re running as a highly mobile “bag” operator or have the 788T on a cart, this is a seriously good-sounding and stable recorder. In its design, Sound Devices has managed to reduce menu levels, increase comprehension and ease of operation. (They should get an award for just that.) Even when I purposely under-recorded and used normalization in an editing program to bring the levels up, the sound was excellent. $6k for this 8-track recorder is a no-brainer. Nicely done, Sound Devices. monophonic and polyphonic formats [quoted from Sound Devices website]. A navigable file directory system allows files to be stored in different folders. Scene and take numbers can be changed with a USB keyboard via a separate USB jack on the back panel. False takes can be deleted. Maybe you don’t need eight tracks? How about six tracks of iso’d mics and two tracks for a stereo mix? If you get lucky, you might get a good stereo mix, but if you are really paying attention to your audio in post, pulling out unneeded sections can http://www.sounddevices.com http://www.berlinerusa.com http://www.berlinerusa.com

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ProAudio Review - December 2008 Contents Technically Speaking New Studio Products Opinion: Mastering Matters Review: BIAS Peak Pro XT 6 Review: Zaxcom Fusion ENG Mixer and Multitrack Recorder Review: Sound Devices 788T 8-Track Digital Audio Recorder Review: Universal Audio UAD-2 Solo DSP Accelerator Review: Chandler Limited Germanium Compressor Review: RME ADI-8 QS A/D-D/A Converter Feature: Converters and Clocks: Engineers on Their Choices New Live Products Opinion: From the Road Review: Yamaha IM8 Series Mixing Consoles Review: NTI Digirator DR2 Digital Audio Signal Generator Review: Sencore SoundPro SP495 Audio Consultant Test Set Single Slice

ProAudio Review - December 2008

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