Sound Devices Astral ARX16 firmware v8.10.02

Sound Devices · Released Jun 5, 2025 · First seen Jul 20, 2026

v8.10.02 is not the latest firmware for the Sound Devices Astral ARX16: the current version is v8.40 (August 18, 2026). Go to v8.40

What's in this update

Fixed

Fixed a bug where ​AutoAssigning RX Channels with paired TXs that have no power caused NexLink to not reconnect after power was reapplied.

Fixed diversity issue on receiver channel 16 (A​stral ARX16 only)

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Changed since v8.10.01

  • Fixed a bug where AutoAssigning RX Channels with paired TXs that have no power caused NexLink to not reconnect after power was reapplied.
  • Fixed diversity issue on receiver channel 16 (Astral ARX16 only)

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