Sound Devices 8-Series firmware v3.00

New

Support for the Sound Devices CL-12 Linear Fader Controller.

MixAssist automixer option.

Support for timecode-stamped two-track AAC recordings for transcription handoff.

Support for smart battery telemetry​ for Batt 1 and 2 (Scorpio).

Displays the following in the new smart battery menu: Time remaining Percentage of battery remaining Cycle count of the battery Internal temperature of the battery

New horizontal meter options (Scorpio):1-8 (Horizontal) 9-16 (Horizontal) 17-24 (Horizontal) 25-32 (Horizontal) LR,1-8 (Horizontal) LR, 9-16 (Horizontal) LR,17-24 (Horizontal) LR, 25-32 (Horizontal) LR Out, B1-12 (Horizontal) LR Out, X1-X10 (Horizontal)

Option to turn off ring LED indication of automixer.

Slate and Com Send switch can now be set to always momentary or always latching action in addition to the existing auto setting.

Added a */* Shortcut option for Edit Scene Name.

This shortcut always brings up the current take’s Edit Scene Entry keyboard.

Audinate Brooklyn II board (Dante) has been updated to firmware 4.2.0.28.

Bus and Output levels display in Meter View when adjusted from a controller.

EQ values display in Meter View when adjusted from a controller.

Changed

Rtn audio is now sent to the headphone monitor when the internal tone generator is on and Rtn is activated.

Voltage level for non-smart battery power sources is now shown on Meter screen.

Stop button now exits and cancels menus and returns to the Meter screen.

Menu button now exits and cancels popup windows.

Dugan Automixer is now available with 47.952, 48, and 48.048 kHz sampling rates.

Battery remaining color indication has been changed to green (healthy), yellow (getting low), red (battery low warning - change battery).

Orange indication has been removed.

Fixed

• Linked channels no longer clear after power cycling the unit.
• Brief drop of audio no longer occurs on LR Bus after Slating or using a Com.
• Improved ​Take List performance.
• Timecode backup blue LED is now disabled when TC mode is set to Off or External.
• Intermittent ToD timecode offsets on reboot or after playback no longer occur.
• Various improvements to 24 Hour and Free Run timecode modes.
• Timecode during playback no longer has a variable offset.
• Rare events of the unit not booting beyond the splash screen no longer occur.
• False Take commands now reliably perform the False Take operation.
• A10-RX scan results no longer draw with gaps.
• Playback shuttle mode is no longer prevented when viewing channel screens.
• Time Remaining on SSD and SD Cards now updates immediately after deleting files or making changes to track-to-media routing.
• USB Keyboard commands will now function when Caps Lock is enabled.
• USB Controllers no longer display the wrong EQ state.
• Dugan Automixer no longer over-attenuates low signal levels.
• Various improvements to SL-6 communication and stability.
• Improvements to system date and time saving.
• Various system enhancements and improvements.