Sound Devices Astral ARX8 firmware `v1.61`

Sound Devices · Released Mar 12, 2024 · First seen Jul 20, 2026

v1.61 is not the latest firmware for the Sound Devices Astral ARX8: the current version is v8.40 (August 18, 2026). Go to v8.40

What's in this update

New

User-nameable internal memory setup slots

NexLink now reconnects to transmitters that are coming back from the edge of range.

Rare loss of channel lock is now fixed.

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