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New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« on: April 16, 2003, 12:54:25 PM »
Pulled this off the Sonic Sense web site.  Ideal!  Only issue is price.

http://www.sonicsense.com/744t.htm

744T Features: (Subject to Change)
--4 Track - Bit Accurate Hard Drive Recorder (supports up to 24bit/96kHz)
--Removable 40 GB 2 1/2" Hard Drive (replaceable with drives up to 60 GB+)
--Compact Flash Card Slot (up to 2 GB+) (Excellent for when Shock Resistance is needed, ie Film Industry)
--Record to Hard Drive and Flash Cards Simultaneously
--Inputs 1 & 2 are Full Size XLR Mic/Line Inputs (Switchable 48 volt Phantom Power and Vairable Gain Control)
--Inputs 3 & 4 are TA3F Analog or AES/EBU or SPDIF (Switchable)
--Word Clock Input and Output
--Outputs are 2 (L/R) TA3F Analog (Mic/Line), AES/EBU, SPDIF (Daisy Chainable over Digital I/O's)
--Built in Time Code Generator for Ambient
--Direct Headphone monitoring via 1/8" stereo mini (with variable volume control)
--Release 1 Firewire allows direct connection to laptop or computer (744T or 722 acts as external Harddrive)
--Release 2 will allow for recording over the Firewire Port (Release 1 buyers can purchase upgrade when available)
--Roughly the size of a USBPre (Small Brick)
--Supports the following formats (.wav, .mp3, broadcast wave)
--ProTools compatible
--Uses Rechargeable Camcorder Lithium Batteries good for approximately 3 hours of use
--External DC via Hirose connector (locking 4-pin) 5-18 volts
--Cost will be approximately $4000.00 (subject to change)


722 Features: (Subject to Change)
--Same as above but 2 tracks only (Use the analog inputs or one of the digital inputs - not both simultaneously)
--No built in Time Code
--Cost will be approximately $2000.00 (subject to change)
   
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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2003, 01:10:03 PM »
yikes, $4000 and then $2000 :o, damn.....guess I will still look to the PDA deal
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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2003, 01:16:49 PM »
I tend to agree with some other opinions that I have heard....let all the gear sluts get this thing first, then let some other manufacturers come out with their versions.  Last thing I want to be is a $2000 guinea pig.

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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2003, 01:19:21 PM »
I know what you mean, I did spend close to $1500 for a da-p1, but when I bought it, it was a proven pievce of high end gear....these prices suprise me coming from SD, but the features are nice.
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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2003, 03:10:14 PM »
i agree w/ mike on the dat thing....i will use one till they make no more tapes.... ;D

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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2003, 03:13:46 PM »
Amen to that, Mike. I'll never sell my DA-P1! A real work horse. I've also got a PCM-M1 that i use to patch and clone with. I'll never sell it, either!!  Just something about trusting your recording to an inferior OS like Winblows on a laptop that I haven't warmed up to yet...  ;D

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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2003, 03:21:42 PM »
yes, dat is proven and works, but I am all for a good HD recorder, just not going to dump $4000 into one, or really even $2000 for that matter, would rather buy new cap for my schoeps.
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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2003, 03:32:26 PM »
i feel ya......i'd rather dump money into a whole new rig than buy a HD just yet.....in fact, thats what i might do......and for about the same price..... ;)

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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2003, 04:34:14 PM »
You can build a pretty sweet laptop rig for under that amount!
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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2003, 04:47:56 PM »
once again, put your money into your mics. Say you have $4000 to blow on your rig, what is going to net you the biggest difference in sound, getting a HD recorder so you can do 24bit, or dumping that same money into mics and with $4000 you can get some bitchin mics.
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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2003, 05:16:23 PM »
While the unit might list for $2K, I doubt that any of our beloved retailers will sell it for that price.  I might be mistaken, but the DA-P1 lists for something around that.  It would take a pretty poor shopper to pay that price for one of those.  The same holds true for the D8, M1, and pretty much every DAT machine on the market.  The list price is always much higher in the Company Catalog than what they actually sell for.  I hope that we are pleasantly surprised by this box.  If nothing else, it is setting the stage for something else to follow...

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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2003, 09:36:32 PM »
IMO DAT is dead...  Transports aren't being made anymore, you best get to transferring all your masters to CD/DVD :)

I have been playing alot with 24 bit during the past month (to a lappy).  NO WAY IN HELL would I record 16/44.1 anymore, unless I don't have room to setup the lappy.  24/48 and especially 24/96 is absolutely mindblowing if you have a good 24 bit DAC for your home hifi.   And that's the biggest issue, really: finding a DAC for your home hifi that sounds great.  Not to mention having the gear to reproduce the extra bits of resolution down your signal chain.  But once you get past that, Money well spent.  And IMO money much better spent than on mics.   And if you don't have the hifi to hear the difference, archive at 24/96 and thank yourself later.

I'll put it this way: the upgrade from MD to DAT is *minor* compared with the upgrade from 16/44.1 to 24/96.  (provided you have the gear to hear it)

24 bit gets you so much ambience, air, and timbral beauty for the dollar...  I'd much rather run this thing than a lappy.  It took me 5 shows to get my laptop working 100% (no dropouts) with 24/48, then I had to tweak to get 24/96 working well.  I would hazard a guess this thing would be plug n play.

Not to mention this thing it should be more durable, have a better form factor, and be much less worrysome than having your $2k laptop sitting open for all to spill beer on...  And no tapes to buy!!  Add to that it includes mic preamps and a to d; if those are good quality, this is an all-in-one device.  Hook up the mics and go.

$2k seems like a bargain to me.  If I didn't just put together a laptop rig, I would buy one in a heartbeat.
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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2003, 06:32:41 PM »
+T mike....nice info..... ;D

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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2003, 07:54:58 PM »
that is a good point, I probably spend 300-400 a year in DATs alone....pays for it's self in 4 years on that alone
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Re:New Sound Devices 744T and 722 HD recorders
« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2003, 07:45:17 PM »
good point creekfreak....i never really thought of how much i spend on blank media.....prolly bout the same as you.... :D

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