Topic: New SD 722 Firmware 2.15

[F.O.Bean]

http://sounddevices.com/download/722-firmware.htm#known

anyone d/l yet? i dont see anything that catches my eye to upgrade to 2.15 from 2.10

I probably wont upgrade til the flac encoding comes into play....

[StuStu]

I'm still using version 1.74. It's worked flawlessly. Is there any real benefit to updating to version x.xx? And if so, what version is beneficial yet bug free? Thanks for any input.

[F.O.Bean]

2.10 has been ROCK SOLID for me

[StuStu]

2.10 has been ROCK SOLID for me

Am I missing out on anything though? I guess I'm hesitant to mess with a good thing. And I'm with ya on the flac feature; I'd be upgrading now if that was in the picture. Hopefully soon. 

[F.O.Bean]

2.10 has been ROCK SOLID for me

Am I missing out on anything though? I guess I'm hesitant to mess with a good thing. And I'm with ya on the flac feature; I'd be upgrading now if that was in the picture. Hopefully soon. 

well, i like some features on 2.10 you can rename files after theyve been recorded on the 722, thats kinda neat. just read all of the fixes since 1.74 lots to warrant an upgrade IMO

[MattD]

I'm still using version 1.74. It's worked flawlessly. Is there any real benefit to updating to version x.xx? And if so, what version is beneficial yet bug free? Thanks for any input.

If you sent it in for the hardware update or have a new unit, there's the ability to record to an external drive.

[StuStu]

I bought mine as Sound Devices were just starting the 2.0 upgrade. Thus, mine has a "2.0 ready" sticker on the bottom. But I never had the update done to it. I'll read up the updates.

Thanks for the input Bean & Matt. I do love the 722!   

[F.O.Bean]

I bought mine as Sound Devices were just starting the 2.0 upgrade. Thus, mine has a "2.0 ready" sticker on the bottom. But I never had the update done to it. I'll read up the updates.

Thanks for the input Bean & Matt. I do love the 722!   

best piece of gear ive ever owned/ran

the pre's are really impressing me lately when i actually give them a chance. been thinkin of selling the V2 actually tehyre such a great match with the 480's any more questions, feel free to ask

[mmedley.]

I'm sticking with 2.10 myself for the time being. Looks like this release might have introduced a bug...

Bizarre crash with new firmware. I had a strange problem crop up shortly after installing 2.15. Installation went fine, Reset system time and proceeded to record several test files about 10 to 15 seconds each. Recording 1 channel 24 bit 48k. After recording several files without incident, I recorded some with cue markers in the middle.
Then after the 6th or 7th take, the LCD display became corrupted. Large numbers disappeared and random dots and lines appeared on display. Some fields were still readable but most were corrupted. (I have pictures) When I would go to the Menu and scroll through the items they would all appear normal except the top line was just a single row of dots. Shut down then removed all power and re-booted 744t. Same display problems after re-boot. Mostly unreadable. Tried several shut down re-start cycles and display still corrupted. Start-up SD logo animation is also corrupted. Machine still seems to function but display is mostly unusable when recording or playing. Re-loaded firmware version 2.10 and all was fine. Display returned to normal. Recorded a few files and all works as it did before. Re-Loaded Version 2.15 and recorded a few more files. So far I have not been able to repeat the display corruption problem.

Could have just been some fluke or perhaps a bad install although no errors were ever reported. But thought I would mention it here to see if any strange thing like this happens to anybody else.

---Courtney

[monochromic]

thanks for the tip m. will be sticking with 2.10 for now.


Brett.

[F.O.Bean]

thanks for the tip m. will be sticking with 2.10 for now.


Brett.

me too i wont upgrade til teh flac encoding is bug free for sure

[THE NIZ BIAAAAACH!]

Just upgraded today I'll keep everyone informed.

[kennedy]

whats everyone using for a CF card? most compatible/cheapest/largest...
ive been recording onto the HD only for the past year now with no issues
bu ti figured its time for a little backup just in case, TIA




EDIT: nevermind, just noticed there was a child board or this section 
http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,75115.0.html

[ts]

I'm still on 1.46. What am I missing here? Faster transfer is all that would interest me at this point. Flac would be nice. Any other mission critical things I'm missing out on? Anyway way of grabbing a newer version thats not 2.15?

[jmerin]

I'm camped out on 1.46 and don't run CF so don't plan on moving anytime soon.

i have 2.10, and i also have a 120 gb Western Digital HD, so i am all set.  don't want to upgrade firmware yet.