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Sound Devices Announces New 888 Portable Production Mixer-Recorder With Dante

Compact unit provides includes eight microphone preamplifiers, 16 channels, 20 tracks, multiple powering methods, and support for multiple USB control surfaces
Three views of the new 888 mixer-recorder from Sound Devices.

Sound Devices has announced the third model in its new 8-Series, the 888 portable production mixer-recorder, offering Audinate Dante for sending and receiving audio over Ethernet.

The new 888 includes eight microphone preamplifiers, 16 channels, 20 tracks, multiple powering methods, and support for multiple USB control surfaces allows the 888 to be tailored for a wide range of workflows. Similar in size to the company’s 788T recorder, it is well-suited for either bag or mobile cart use.

All 8-Series mixer-recorders have dedicated trim and fader controls, dedicated returns and coms, and internal timecode generator, AES in/out, 2 SD card slots, an internal 256 GB SSD, dual L-Mount battery powering and charging, and an updated processing architecture with multiple FPGAs. This architecture enables the mixer-recorder to be fully routable: any physical input may be sent to any track, bus, or output.

Dugan Automixing and Sound Devices’ own MixAssist are also integrated with the 8-Series mixer-recorders. Both algorithms automatically attenuate unused microphones in multi-mic applications.

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