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Re: Sound Devices MixPre Series Firmware v. 3.0 is out
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2018, 01:39:00 PM »
So, it's NOT a bug?

I posted that because of the irony. Several people reported the issue and Paul's response was basically "we tested this thoroughly, you must have screwed up by not loading factory defaults, etc". Given that there have been at least two broken firmware updates before this, I found the statement "interesting"
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Re: Sound Devices MixPre Series Firmware v. 3.0 is out
« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2018, 01:46:24 PM »
So, it's NOT a bug?

Am not sure how you can spin "files lost/corrupted, preamps going noisy, etc" as being "not a bug"

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Re: Sound Devices MixPre Series Firmware v. 3.0 is out
« Reply #17 on: December 12, 2018, 03:06:42 PM »
It's not a bug, it's a feature.

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Re: Sound Devices MixPre Series Firmware v. 3.0 is out
« Reply #18 on: December 12, 2018, 04:44:30 PM »
Recordings not auto-splitting correctly at 4GB is definitely a bug which we will address as top priority.
Until we release a fix, please revert to v2.21 if you use 4GB auto-splitting.

Apologies for causing any inconvenience.

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Re: Sound Devices MixPre Series Firmware v. 3.0 is out
« Reply #19 on: December 12, 2018, 04:48:34 PM »
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Re: Sound Devices MixPre Series Firmware v. 3.0 is out
« Reply #20 on: December 13, 2018, 03:02:40 AM »
Any signs of ever getting level adjustment feature from the Wingman App?

The little Roland R-07 does it. The new Sony offering to replace the M-10 offers it. Seems that it wouldn't be too hard for Sound Devices to build this capability into a firmware update.

Currently the Wingman app is just a pretty meter for monitoring levels and a neat way to name the channels so I don't forget which mic went to which. Beyond that it's not very useful.
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Re: Sound Devices MixPre Series Firmware v. 3.0 is out
« Reply #21 on: December 13, 2018, 07:08:57 AM »
Currently the Wingman app is just a pretty meter for monitoring levels and a neat way to name the channels so I don't forget which mic went to which. Beyond that it's not very useful.
Wingman could stop your recording by accident if you fat-finger the control. One extra point of failure. No thanks for now.


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Re: Sound Devices MixPre Series Firmware v. 3.0 is out
« Reply #22 on: December 13, 2018, 09:17:20 AM »

Wingman could stop your recording by accident if you fat-finger the control. One extra point of failure. No thanks for now.



wingman can already do that (stop/start).
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Re: Sound Devices MixPre Series Firmware v. 3.0 is out
« Reply #23 on: December 13, 2018, 10:11:19 AM »
Currently the Wingman app is just a pretty meter for monitoring levels and a neat way to name the channels so I don't forget which mic went to which. Beyond that it's not very useful.
Wingman could stop your recording by accident if you fat-finger the control. One extra point of failure. No thanks for now.

I get not wanting to use it. I do use it. I find it very useful to zip up my bag and press record from the app. I'd also love to be able to adjust levels with it, more features on the app wouldn't preclude your continuing decision not to use it...
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Re: Sound Devices MixPre Series Firmware v. 3.0 is out
« Reply #24 on: December 13, 2018, 10:24:35 AM »
Wingman could stop your recording by accident if you fat-finger the control. One extra point of failure. No thanks for now.

that's why they need to add a hold button in the firmware as well, preferably controlled from wingman also. you open up wingman, start the recording, adjust the levels, press hold, and your recording is now set for the rest of the night without needing to touch the mixpre at all. you can then undo the hold and stop it at the end of the show from wingman as well. i really have no idea what they were doing working on this wingman update the last 6 months (between wingman versions 3.1 and 3.2), as it's largely the same app as before aside from support for the M models.

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Re: Sound Devices MixPre Series Firmware v. 3.0 is out
« Reply #25 on: December 13, 2018, 03:37:05 PM »
I have 2 of these things. :smash: Still don't trust it for mission-critical work.

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Re: Sound Devices MixPre Series Firmware v. 3.0 is out
« Reply #26 on: December 13, 2018, 04:31:09 PM »
Currently the Wingman app is just a pretty meter for monitoring levels and a neat way to name the channels so I don't forget which mic went to which. Beyond that it's not very useful.
Wingman could stop your recording by accident if you fat-finger the control. One extra point of failure. No thanks for now.

I get not wanting to use it. I do use it. I find it very useful to zip up my bag and press record from the app. I'd also love to be able to adjust levels with it, more features on the app wouldn't preclude your continuing decision not to use it...

The Start/Stop function is pretty useful. It saved me once - I was having trouble getting through the thick of the crowd to get back to my gear and was able to start the recording from about 40' away just before the first notes of Second Set!
That being said, it screwed me once too because I accidentally pressed stop during a recording  :facepalm: that was my first time using it. I haven't made that mistake since (I just screen lock my phone to prevent that) but a lock feature through the app (and at the deck) would be awesome.
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Re: Sound Devices MixPre Series Firmware v. 3.0 is out
« Reply #27 on: December 14, 2018, 07:06:20 PM »
3.01 just released, already addressing the bugs in 3.0.

https://www.sounddevices.com/support/downloads/mixpres-firmware
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Re: SD MixPre Series firmware v. 3.0 (and fix, v. 3.01) out
« Reply #28 on: December 14, 2018, 11:03:59 PM »
Changes introduced in 3.01 include:

Fixed

For all models:

    The potential loss of recorded audio due to a failed automatic file split has been eliminated.
« Last Edit: December 15, 2018, 12:47:10 AM by sos »
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Re: SD MixPre Series firmware v. 3.0 (and fix, v. 3.01) out
« Reply #29 on: December 19, 2018, 10:13:03 PM »
Not trolling, really. I'm curious why folks updated so quickly.

With software updates in general, and SD firmware updates specifically, I wait a couple months to update unless there's a compelling bug fix or new feature.

I don't run a mp-10, so maybe I'm missing something important there, but for the MP-6, only significant change was the addition of pre-roll. That doesn't seem compelling to me on a deck which is easily powered for a long time and can use huge SD cards.

These days I start recording 15 minutes before the set, and leave it going through intermission if there is one. Easy to trim in post, and no chance of losing part of a set.

So, why update immediately?
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