Sound Devices Astral Mini firmware v2.00

Sound Devices · Released Oct 11, 2021 · First seen Jul 20, 2026

v2.00 is not the latest firmware for the Sound Devices Astral Mini: the current version is v8.40 (August 18, 2026). Go to v8.40

What's in this update

Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of Astral Mini firmware with the latest version of Astral Remote.

New

Support for Astral Remote group powering and recording.

Allows for control of power on, power off, record, and stop of all transmitters or custom groups.

New “LEDs” menu via Astral Remote.

Provides options for turning the A​stral Mini LEDs on and off.

New “Resume record state upon powering on” option via Astral Remote.

When active, the Astral Mini automatically resumes recording if the transmitter was recording when last powered down.

Change

Jamming timecod​e while in record mode now begins a new WAV file stamped with the jammed timecode value.

Fixed

  • Fixed issue where batteries could drain when Astral Mini was left connected to a timecode source or a powered off PowerStation-8M.
  • All Astral Mini transmitters inserted in a PowerStation-8M now reliably mount as mass storage devices to a computer.
  • Fixed issues where timecode could get out of sync.
  • Rare events where Astral Mini goes unresponsive after disconnecting USB-C without first ejecting from the computer no longer occur.

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