The Compact Mixer-Recorder for State-of-the-art Production Sound
If you’re a professional production sound mixer, Sweetwater is about to make your gig a lot easier. Sound Devices’ 888 is a portable 16-channel, 20 track field mixer-recorder that’s lightweight and compact enough to use in your run bag, yet has the high channel-count and power you need for mobile cart productions. Despite its small size, the 888 is equipped with the high-end features you require for state-of-the-art production sound. With eight of Sound Devices’ acclaimed ultra-low-noise, 8 Series mic preamps, Dante for sending and receiving audio over Ethernet, multiple powering options, and support for multiple USB control surfaces, the 888 can be easily configured to suit your workflow. Its updated processing architecture and multiple FPGAs enable the 888 to be fully routable, with any physical input sendable to any track, bus, or output.
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Premium professional features
The 888 includes many premium features carried over from Sound Devices’ flagship Scorpio mixer-recorder, such as 8-Series preamplifiers, 2 SD card slots, an internal 256GB SSD, and dual L-Mount battery charging and powering. Alternatively, you can power your 888 using a smart battery, NP-1 battery, or an in-line power supply via its TA4 DC input. The 888’s ultra-accurate, full-featured timecode generator has its own battery that holds timecode for up to four hours after power off. Dedicated coms and slate controls allow for professional bi-directional communication with other crew members. You can send customized mixes to the camera or crew with multiple mix buses. With the ability to record to three media simultaneously, you can turn over an SD card to production, AAC files for transcription, and keep a backup on the internal 256 GB SSD. You can enable Dugan Auto-mixing or MixAssist to automatically attenuate unused microphones in multi-microphone setups. Up to 16 channels can be auto-mixed simultaneously.
The cutting-edge tech you need for big productions
The 888 benefits from Sound Devices’ latest cutting-edge technology. Its ultra-powerful processing engine, comprised of three FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) circuits and six ARM (Advanced RISC Machine) processors, delivers the horsepower you need for even the most complex field recording. FPGA-based audio processing with 64-bit data paths ensures the highest sound quality and reliability. The 88 also gives you Sound Devices’ latest analog mic/line preamp design, which delivers the best sonics and lowest noise of any preamp in the company’s history. Also onboard are phantom power, analog limiters, highpass filters, delay, and 3-band EQ that can be set either pre- or post-fader for each channel.
Advanced menus, battery, and timecode features
For over two decades, Sound Devices gear has been used to capture production sound on the sets of award-winning feature films, television shows, and documentaries. Sound Devices knows what production sound mixers need, and they applied their vast expertise to every aspect of the 888’s design. Frequently used menus are accessible with only one or two button presses, and many menu shortcuts can be accomplished with just one hand. The 888 features an onboard dual L-Mount battery charger and may be powered with L-Mount batteries or via its TA4 DC inputs using smart batteries, NP-1 batteries, or in-line power supplies. The full-featured, ultra-accurate timecode generator even has its own battery to retain timecode for up to four hours after power off.
Sound Devices 888 16-channel Field Mixer with 20-track Recorder Features:
- Mixer | Recorder with 8 mic/line preamplifiers, 16 channels, and 20 record tracks.
- 16 channels of Dante I/O; AES I/O; 10 analog outputs
- Each of the 8 inputs includes built-in analog limiters, highpass filters, delay, 3-band EQ, and phantom power
- Records simultaneously to internal 256GB SSD drive and removable dual SD cards
- Dugan and MixAssist auto-mixing
- Master timecode generator
- Powered via 2 x L-Mount batteries (not included) or external power via TA4 connector
- XL-WPTA4 power supply included. Will charge connected L-Mount batteries
