Zaxcom Introduces Deva
Software Version 4.0 for Greater Functionality and Ease of
Use
December 19, 2007
Source: Zaxcom
Zaxcom, a pioneering
provider of professional audio equipment for the television
and film industries, today announced that it has released
an upgrade of the software package that supports the company's
popular Deva family of multitrack recorders. The latest software
version is designed for use with the company's Deva IV, Deva
V, and Deva 5.8 systems.
Deva Software 4.0 includes the capability for simultaneous
multi-disk recording and background disk copying. This new
background copy feature — unique to Zaxcom — allows
sound professionals to copy audio files to a common delivery
media such as DVD-RAM while a live recording is in progress.
The new software also includes a full effects
package, including three-band EQ, two notch filters per channel,
and a soft knee compressor and delay. No PCs or external equipment
are required to control the Deva or its functions. All features
of Deva Software 4.0 are accessible directly through the Deva's
color touch screen display.
"Version 4.0 of our Deva Software will
help our customers to be more responsive and productive than
ever before. Our background copy feature in particular will
help to bridge production workflows and ease the transition
between recording and post-processing. Now, production staff
can burn yesterday's audio files to DVD for post even while
live recording continues," said Glenn Sanders, president
of Zaxcom.
The latest in Zaxcom's Deva family, Deva
5.8, is now shipping with AES sample rate converting inputs.
With this feature, any sample rate from 32 KHz to 192 KHz
can connect to the Deva without need for synchronization to
the internal clock. This new feature removes the need to reference
external devices and eliminates time code drift.
Deva 5.8 is the most flexible and cost-effective
multitrack recorder on the market, and is frequently used
to record high-end motion picture and television programming.
With 10-track recording, eight mic/line inputs with 48-V phantom
power, an eight-channel AES input with sample rate conversion,
and 10 channel meters, Deva 5.8 provides a robust feature
set. The Deva microphone preamps offer the lowest noise and
distortion of any multitrack hard disk recorder. The Deva
operates with a proprietary internal operating system that
provides significant benefits over other hard-disk recorders
that are based on "off the shelf" operating systems.
This includes the ability to recover audio files recorded
to the hard disk, even if power is lost during recording.
All Deva systems are now shipping with the
new software, and upgrades are available to those customers
who are already using Deva IV, V, or 5.8 systems. To download
the software, visit www.zaxcom.com/software_updates.htm
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