New Sound Devices 664 mixer/recorder

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Looks like Sound Devices is coming out with their answer to the Zaxcom Nomad.
http://www.sounddevices.com/products/664/


Introducing the 664 Field Production Mixer

Sound Devices introduces the 664 Field Production Mixer, the newest addition to Sound Devices mixer line.
The flagship 664 builds on the features of the popular 552 Production Mixer and offers expanded input/output connectivity,
additional recording capabilities, and full-featured time code. See the 664 on display at IBC, stand 8.D74.

Key 664 features include:

  • Six high-bandwidth, low noise microphone preamplifiers with phantom, limiters, high-pass, pan, and direct outputs per channel
  • Four output buses, Left, Right and Aux 1, Aux 2; transformer-balanced for freedom from ground loops; multiple output connectors, including dual multi-pins
  • Built-in production recorder, records all inputs and output buses, 10 tracks. With CL-6 Input Expander, records 16 tracks.
  • Broadcast WAV recording to dual memory card slots, CF and SD Record, with different track combinations to each card type
  • Ultra-accurate, Ambient Lockit-based time code generator/reader with auto-recharging of internal TC battery and time code compare tool
  • Sunlight viewable, transflective LCD menu
  • Two AES42/AES3 digital inputs (input connectors 1 and 6) and AES3 output selection, up to eight channels of AES out (XLR, multi-pin)
  • Expanded return monitoring capabilities, with three camera returns and dedicated communication circuit (PL)
  • Built-in slate microphone and external slate microphone input connector

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Anyone wanna buy my 552 and 788T?
 
NICE! I love that company. Still swear by my 722....everything they make is bulletproof. :beer:
 
Seems like the price is going to be $4000 and $1500 for the CL-6 module that turns it into a 12 input mixer/recorder.
 
I got my hands on it at IBC. It is surprisingly light, but I would imagine with 12 receivers in your bag the weight would add up real fast. I asked them if they would put breakout or pong in it. Press a secret sequence of buttons, and the game launches. I really didn't get a response. I've been asking Zaxcom to do this with their Devas for years, and they don't want to bother with it. I think it would be cool, but that's just me.
 
Obviously they won't do it, but how nice would it be to have video behind all your audio info on the screen and make the audio information dimmable to blend the 2.


davefisk said:
I got my hands on it at IBC. It is surprisingly light, but I would imagine with 12 receivers in your bag the weight would add up real fast. I asked them if they would put breakout or pong in it. Press a secret sequence of buttons, and the game launches. I really didn't get a response. I've been asking Zaxcom to do this with their Devas for years, and they don't want to bother with it. I think it would be cool, but that's just me.
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