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• 788T Firmware 2.00 Now Available

788T firmware revision 2.00 is now available for download on Sound Devices web site. 2.00 adds several significant functional additions, specifically support for the CL-9, plus:
• Dual System Sound for Music Production

Sound Devices regularly receives questions about specific production applications. Below is typical question relating to dual-system sound for music production with a Sound Devices 552:
• 552 Firmware Revision 1.1 Now Available for Download

Revision 1.1 firmware for the 552 is now available for download. This new revision includes several new features and numerous changes and bug fixes. Firmware updates for the 552 mixer require an SD card. Detailed instructions and complete details on features, changes, and bugs are on the download page.
• 552 Gain Control Topology

To provide the extensive control and flexibility provided by the 552, its high-performance analog circuitry is infused with numerous control types. Digital control of analog signals provides the circuit designer with the power to offer features that analog alone can't offer. The mix of different control types for gain in the 552 include analog potentiometers, digital potentiometers, analog switches, micro-relays, and physical switches. Each location in the circuit where gain is controlled is described below.

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