Sound Devices 7-Series

Model: 788T with CL-8 Controller

• Integrated Recording and Mixing: Offers high-quality audio recording with the 788T and dedicated mixing functionalities via the CL-8 controller, facilitating a seamless blend of recording and mixing tasks.
• Multi-Track Recording: Capable of recording up to eight tracks simultaneously, it caters to complex setups like multi-microphone scenarios in film and TV production.
• High-Quality Preamps: Features premium microphone preamplifiers to ensure clean, low-noise recordings, crucial for professional-grade audio capture.
• Compact and Durable Design: Built for portability and resilience, both the 788T and CL-8 are constructed to withstand the demands of field use.
• Timecode Capability: Equipped with a precise timecode generator and reader to streamline the synchronization of audio with video in post-production.
• Flexible Powering Options: Supports various power sources, including AA batteries, external DC, and rechargeable Li-ion batteries, offering flexibility across different field conditions.
• Extensive Connectivity: Includes a range of input and output connections, such as XLR and TA3, ensuring compatibility with a broad spectrum of audio equipment.
• Integrated Digital Mixer: The CL-8 adds an eight-fader control surface to the 788T, enhancing tactile control over mix levels, panning, and inputs, which is particularly useful in field operations.
• High-Resolution Display: Features a large, backlit LCD that displays critical information about track levels, timecode, and settings, facilitating easy monitoring in various lighting conditions.
• Metadata Entry: Allows for direct input of metadata into recorded files, simplifying the organization and identification process in post-production.

The ultra-compact 788T records and plays back up to 12 tracks of audio to and from its internal drive, CompactFlash, or external drives, making fi eld recording simple and fast. It writes and reads uncompressed PCM audio at 16 or 24 bits with sampling rates between 32 kHz and 192 kHz. The time code implementation makes the 788T ready for any recording job—from over-the-shoulder to cart-based production. The 788T implements a no-compromise audio path that includes Sound Devices’ high-performance microphone preamplifiers. Designed specifically for high bandwidth, high bit rate digital recording, these preamps set a new standard for frequency response linearity, low distortion performance, and low noise. 

With documentary and ENG mixing engineers in mind, the 788T is very small, while still being feature-rich. No other recorder on the market matches its size and feature set. In addition, its learning curve is quite short—powerful does not mean complicated. 

Sound Devices took advantage of the best in professional and consumer electronic technologies to bring incredible feature depth with ease of use. Hard drives, SSD drives, and CompactFlash are highly reliable, industry standard, and easily obtainable. With the ability to write to an external drive, low-cost, portable media can be delivered to post production. The removable, rechargeable battery is a standard Sony-compatible Li-ion camcorder battery pack (not included). The 788T interconnects with Windows and Mac OS computers for convenient data transfer and backup.