Sound Devices 8-Series firmware v8.10

New

The Astral Mini transmitter introduces GainForward, a new feature that eliminates the need to adjust microphone preamplifier gain at the wireless transmitter.

Audio levels from the transmitter are controlled either directly at the mixer’s trim control or at the wireless receiver.

Read more about GainForward.

Support for Astral Mini GainForward.

When the A1​0-RX receiving an Astral Mini signal is slotted into the SL-2 or SL-6, the A10-RX Input menu settings are bypassed and all gain, low cut, and limiter activity are performed and controlled by the 833, 888, or Scorpio.

Trim gain range is 0 to 60 dB for the 8-Series channel receiving signal from the Astral Mini.

A10-RX Receiver Setup screens show Limiter, High Pass Filter, and clipping status of the associated 8-Series channel when receiving signal from the Astral Mini.

Jam Astral Mini timecode from 8-Series using a standard USB-A to USB-C cable from Menu > Timecode/Sync > Jam Astral Mini.

New SuperSlot menu option “Use Transmitter Names” automatically applies the A10-TX and Astral Mini transmitter names to the associated 8-Series Track Name.

Scorpio’s SL-6 Receiver Overview screens updated to new layout displaying RF History and audio mute/overload/limit status info for A10-RX receivers.

Fixed

• Improvements to Bluetooth performance.
• 888 RTN signal activity is now displayed on the correct meter.
• 888 and Scorpio Dante Output meters no longer display full scale meter activity when no sources are routed to the output. This was a display only issue, the outputs remained silent when no signal was routed.
• 8-Series now always correctly applies the set headphone monitor preset after powering on.
• Corrected minor display issues with Mute and Overload indicators on the A10-RX SuperSlot menus.

8-Series Firmware 8.04 Released: May 19, 2021

Fixed

• Error message “Unable to record. SSD not formatted by [Scorpio][888][833].” no longer incorrectly appears and prevents recording.
• Pressing the headphone knob in Headphone Preset and Bus Routing screens now correctly toggles the headphone monitor between the active bus or headphone preset and the current headphone selection.
• SL-2 initialization improvements.

8-Series Firmware 8.03 Released: May 04, 2021

Fixed

• Incorrect take numbers are no longer generated following the creation of a new daily folder.
• 8-Series no longer becomes unresponsive when exiting a Headphone Preset Routing menu using a PFL switch to navigate to the Channel screen and then again to the Meters screen.
• Headphone Preset Routing menus now display changes to Com and Return routings without having to reenter the menu.
• Scorpio Bus 10 Com Rtn/Rtn routings now persist after a power cycle.

8-Series Firmware 8.02 Released: April 20, 2021

Fixed

• Loading setup files created with firmware v7.41 or below no longer causes the system to become unresponsive or temporarily slow.
• Improved connection stability and error handling with Frame.io projects.
• Implemented special handling of file names uploaded to Frame.io servers when certain characters are used.
• CL-16 no longer enters a state where it incorrectly shows channel 1 arm status.
• 888 and Scorpio no longer enter a state where meters are displayed as gray even when the track is armed.
• Bus Routing screens now properly reflect changes that are made from the CL-16 while in a Bus Sends screen.

8-Series Firmware 8.01 Released: April 08, 2021

Changed

Pausing upload or disconnecting from Frame.io while an upload is in progress now presents the option to disconnect/pause immediately or after the current uploading file completes.

Fixed

• Entering the Take List with a large amount of takes after power on no longer temporarily freezes the unit for several seconds.
• Rare events where the 8-Series could go unresponsive when connected to Frame.io no longer occur.
• Scorpio and 888 Take List no longer show the Frame.io Upload Drive as orange, indicating it is queued for upload to Frame.io, without being connected to Frame.io.
• Improvements to popup messages related to Frame.io.
• Switching channel source from AES3 to AES42 now correctly applies the 10 V of digital phantom power.
• Meter view LR, 1-3 (Horizontal) now correctly displays MixAssist indication on the 888.
• The following meter views now correctly show LR output metering instead of bus metering. LR Out, B1-4, X1-4
• LR Out, B1​-4, X1-4(Horizontal)

Take List no longer omits the record drives for previous takes if that drive is no longer available or setup to record. CL-16 user buttons mapped to the HP Presets menu no longer enter the Take List.

8-Series Firmware 8.00 Released: March 31, 2021

New

Scorpio and 888 support for Frame.io Camera to Cloud (C2C).

Frame.io C2C is a service that allows automatic upload of 888 and Scorpio recorded files to the cloud as soon as they are closed.

Recorded files upload even while recording new ones.

To upload to Frame.io, a Frame.io account and/or invitation to add your 888 or Scorpio as a Cloud Device to a Frame.io Project is required.

Visit for further information.

New Copy Channel Settings menu accessed from the channel screen allows you to copy the settings of the channel to other channels.

Any combination of EQ, high-pass filter, compressor, limiter, ISO, phase, pan, mute, source, name, routing, delay, and arm can be copied to other channels.

New bus name editing.

Bus names are displayed in the meter views.

Buses L, R, B1, and B2 ripple their names to their respective take metadata track names.

Bus names are also displayed on the CL-16 meters.

New CL-16 Channel Colors menu.

Customize the background color of individual CL-16 channel strips.

This helps easily identify and differentiate between channel sources.

Any bus can now be assigned to feed the left and right outputs.

LR, 1-3 (Horizontal) meter view added to the 833, 888, and Scorpio.

Additional meter views added to the 888 and Scorpio.

LR,1-8, B1-2, X1-2 LR Out, B1-4, X1-4 LR Out, B1-4, X1-4 (Horizontal)

Changed

Default selection of the False Take popup is now the