SOUND DEVICES 7-SERIES RECORDER UPDATE

[F.O.Bean]

hey schwill, do you know a good card maker that is freewqare, id like to make the rentals a card for easter

thanks bud

[Marc Nutter]

i plan on having it split at 1GB every time

how about this though:

24/192 is 4 gigs an hour.  so any half hour jam will be longer than 2 gigs...we'll have to split files up into 2 just to save them

Hi Scott and All,

If I understand the responses in the FAQ properly, it indicates "Audio files can be written as either multiple mono files or as polyphonic files."

I find it helpful when recording on a laptop to write tracks as single channels since 2-gig of single channel is thereby two hours instead of one. This is particularly helpful in multi-channel recordings.

Of course, there are lots of other good arguments for why to break it even shorter.  I know some folks like to store a <700Mg for easy storage to CD.  I've also seen <1gB being preferrable to keep certain software packages happy.

I'm sure others can elaborate on this better than I can.

Marc

[Marc Nutter]

Hey Marc,  another set of questions for the FAQ:

- What is the HD installation procedure?  
- Is there a format procedure that must be applied when a drive is installed?  
- How long does that take?
- Can I preformat drives and then swap them in as they become full?
- Does the unit offer a "remaining" counter display to indicate the unused capacity at the currently selected recording rate?
- What is required to swap drives in the field?  Is there a drive bay and a ribbon cable or is there a proper drive enclosure?  
- If the latter is the enclosure available as an optional part?  
- Is the drive removable with finger screws or are tools required?
- What are the specific harddrives that have been qualified by SD for use in the 722?
- How are track marks handled during recording?  Does that cause a new file to be started?

thanks,
michael

Right On Michael,

Nice set of questions.  I was telling SD the other day that this is becoming contagious.  The more info they share with us, the more we want.  A couple of these are lighly addressed in the FAQ but I sure see the need for expansion.  I'll push the issues and post it ASAP.

BTW, on your page there are several customized packages.  Is that your doing or is that standard offering from SD?

That's an option for anyone who wants to offer the service.  For those who want to dig into their machines themselves, it is supposed to be a pretty straighforward process.

These are just suggested packages.  I've already had requests to configure a couple differently than these.

Marc

[recordista]

Who's gonna be the first to preorder?

I preordered last July 10th from LSC.

[flintstone]

The Sound Device web page http://www.sounddevices.com/products/7.htm
is updated again.  

MSRP for the 722 is now $2650!  Eeek! --Flintstone

[Joe w.]

MSRP for the 722 is now $2650!  

That is hardcore right there. There is NO WAY i could justify paying that price for what this box offers. Recording to HDD at these high resolutions is great and all, but that price is well beyond the scope of what this hobby merits IMHO.

[Brian Skalinder]

MSRP for the 722 is now $2650!  

That is hardcore right there. There is NO WAY i could justify paying that price for what this box offers. Recording to HDD at these high resolutions is great and all, but that price is well beyond the scope of what this hobby merits IMHO.

I dunno, some people have $1500 in a V3 for pre/ADC + $900 in a DAP1 - that's $2400 right there.  I think if it, in fact, offers top-notch pre and ADC the price isn't all that outrageous if you're happy running it as an all-in-one box.  Me, I only want the thing as a HD recorder, so in my case the price is too steep at the moment.

[John R]

i HOPE to have one for field testing during telluride bluegrass.  obviously, i want to run the v3 in front of it, but will give it a go as a stand alone 50% of the time.

jr

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

MSRP for the 722 is now $2650!  Eeek! --Flintstone

Maybe they pushed up the MSRP to make people feel better about the $2400 that they were quoting for preorders.  

Has anyone who preordered heard from their vendor that the price is going to be higher now?

[Joe w.]

I dunno, some people have $1500 in a V3 for pre/ADC + $900 in a DAP1 - that's $2400 right there.  

Yeah, That makes sense....But i am with you, I would only be using it as a hdd recorder. So it is definately out of my range.

[Jason B]

Yeah, That makes sense....But i am with you, I would only be using it as a hdd recorder. So it is definately out of my range.

Ditto.

I have yet to even receive the e-mail from Frank at Cascade regarding it. He said a short while ago he would send an e-mail to everyone on the pre order list containing details, but I hgave yet to see anything...

[Tim]

a new sony viao tr2(?) looks like a better option everyday.

[wboswell]

Yeah, That makes sense....But i am with you, I would only be using it as a hdd recorder. So it is definately out of my range.

Ditto.

I have yet to even receive the e-mail from Frank at Cascade regarding it. He said a short while ago he would send an e-mail to everyone on the pre order list containing details, but I hgave yet to see anything...

Frank sent out that email some time ago, I believe it was the first week in April.  Give him a call to discuss details.

[creekfreak]

The price is high, but if it rocks as an all in one box with a solid pre and good a/d it might be worth it. I am going to wait this one out a year or so and see what else comes along.

[JAH]

Not to knock it but how do we know that the pre and ADC are any good....compared to ModSBM, M148 or V2 and above pres...and same w/adc's Msbm/v3/mme units.
How does the SD stand up to any of the above combos?
Ya know we buy the better outboard units and end up spending that much or more...so what the real scoop on the SD pre and ADC????hummmmm
sure I'm all for the HDD but want to record the flavor I like (not that this doesn't do it but we don't know what is really sounds like).  So to me that is a lot od $$$$for a HDD.

jah