Sound Devices Astral Mini
firmware v8.30.03
Sound Devices · Released Mar 11, 2026 · First seen Aug 19, 2026
v8.30.03 is not the latest firmware for the Sound Devices Astral Mini: the current version is v8.40 (August 18, 2026). Go to v8.40
In short — summary by updatemystuff.com
Adds RF-muted power-on capability and faster receiver-transmitter locking.
- RF-muted power-on for Astral TX and HH
- Faster receiver-transmitter locking
Written from Sound Devices's release notes, which are printed in full below.
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What's in this update
New
Ability to power on an Astral TX or Astral HH with RF muted.
Changes
Faster lock of receiver to transmitter
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Astral Mini v8.20 Firmware Released: October 02, 2025
Fixed
Added ability to wirelessly update Astral Mini firmware from an Astral receiver
Changes
Astral Mini LEDs now alternate between blue, red, and green when being ID’d.
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Astral Mini v8.10.02 Firmware Released: June 05, 2025
Fixed
Supplementary fix to address the elimination of rare audio artifacts when using balanced input (Astral TX only)
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Astral Mini v8.10 Firmware Released: April 23, 2025
Fixed
Fixed an issue where Astral Mini's timecode would drift.
Fixed an issue where TC LED may inadvertently start flashing after being powered down for several hours.
Fixed an issue where RF and audio are not disabled upon connection to a PC. They should be disabled.
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Astral Mini v8.00 Firmware Released: December 04, 2024
New
Ability to unlock restricted frequencies from Astral receivers that have the necessary Frequency Authorizations installed. Appropriate licenses required.
Firmware Update Guide (HTML) Firmware Update Guide (PDF) Astral Mini v7.70 Firmware Released: July 17, 2024
New
Added 3-Wire Lav Mic Type audio input option.
Fixed
Astral TX ePaper display now always updates battery level upon battery insertion
Very low frequencies no longer cause rare audio clicks.
Astral TX now reconnects more reliably with Astral Remote after putting the app into the background then reopening the app.
The possibility of corrupting recordings when reaching the 4GB limit is now eliminated.
Astral Mini v7.64 Firmware Released: May 21, 2024
New
Add support for T&M (Test and Measurement) modulation.
Fixed
Timecode drift after pulling battery or powering down is now fixed.
Auto-resumed recordings after a prolonged period of the transmitter being powered down, no longer result in an invalid timestamp.
Astral Mini does not always power on with Lav connection, is now fixed.
Various system improvements.
Astral Mini v7.62 Firmware Released: February 20, 2024
New
Faster NexLink power on/off
Fixed
The Auto-Resume Record when Powering On function now works without having to power down the transmitter first.
Astral Mini v7.60 Firmware Released: November 16, 2023
Astral Mini v7.51 Firmware Released: August 10, 2023
Fixed
Various system improvements
Astral Mini v7.50 Firmware Released: July 25, 2023
New
Added Privacy mode
Astral Mini v7.40 Firmware Released: May 16, 2023
New
Astral Mini now resumes prior power state upon battery insertion.
Fixed
Up to one frame timecode drift after a power cycle is now fixed.
Improved NexLink range when both Astral ARX16 and Astral Remote are active.
Astral Mini v7.30 Firmware Released: April 12, 2023
Fixed
Improvements to reduce the likelihood of the flashing red LED low battery warning occurring with a fully charged NP-BX1.
Astral Mini v7.21 Firmware Released: February 27, 2023
Fixed
NexLink connection improvements after Astral Mini and Astral ARX16 have been powered down for a while.
Astral Mini v7.20 Firmware Released: February 14, 2023
Important: After installing the firmware, it is essential that Astral Minis are unpaired, then re-paired with the Astral ARX16.
Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of Astral Mini with the latest version of Astral ARX16 and Astral Remote.
Changed
Orange, red, and flashing red battery colors come on at slightly higher percentages to provide more notice for low battery state.
Fixed
Rare momentary audio corruption no longer occurs.
Occasional NexLink communication errors with Astral ARX16 due to non-unique pairing IDs no longer occur.
General performance improvements and bug fixes.
Astral Mini v7.10 firmware Released: December 21, 2022
Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of Astral Mini with the latest version of Astral Remote and Astral ARX16.
Fixed
Fixed a sporadic occurrence where a 2 mW setting performed normally but 10, 20, and 40 mW settings exhibited poor range.
Power state no longer changes when a USB-C charging source is connected.
1 frame timecode offset between Astral Mini and Astral ARX16 no longer occurs.
Astral Mini v7.00 Firmware Released: November 29, 2022
Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of Astral Mini with the latest version of Astral Remote.
New
Support for the Sound Devices Astral ARX16 8-, 12-,16- channel digital receiver
Support for NexLink 2.4 GHz long distance wireless control.
Astral Mini Firmware 6.10 Released: October 31, 2022
New
Support for the A20-BatteryDoubler accessory.
Fixed
Jamming to a non-integer frame rate no longer sets the frame rate to the nearest integer frame rate.
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