Sound Devices Astral Mini
firmware v5.00
Sound Devices · Released Apr 6, 2022 · First seen Jul 20, 2026
v5.00 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
To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of Astral Mini firmware with the latest version of Astral Remote software and A10-RX firmware.
New
New long-range modulation.
The state-of-the-art, 100% digital long-range modulation offers the same great audio quality (10 Hz – 20 kHz) as our Standard modulation scheme with a longer range for both line-of-sight and heavy multipath transmission.
Both Astral Mini and A10-RX Modulation menus must be set to “Long Range” in order to receive RF signals.
Support for Astral Remote’s new Group Control menu.
Allows setting changes to apply to a group of transmitters.
Group Control menu items include RF Power, Mode, Modulation, Mute Mic, Format Media, and LEDs.
New Allow Extra High - 40 mW RF Power setting in the Astral Remote Options menu.
This setting must be on in order to have the Extra High - 40 mW setting in the RF Power Menu.
The option is off by default.
If an Astral Mini's RF Power is set to 40 mW prior to updating to v5.00, the setting will be changed to 20 mW.
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