Sound Devices 744T - Manual (Page 4)

744T User Guide and Technical Information
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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing the 744T. The ultra-compact 744T records and plays back audio to and
from its internal hard drive, CompactFlash, or external drives, making field 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. It also writes and reads data compressed FLAC and audio compressed MP2 and
MP3 files. The time code implementation makes the 744T ready for any recording job—from over-
the-shoulder to cart-based production.
The 744T implements a no-compromise audio path that includes Sound Devices’ next generation
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 744T is very small, while still being
feature-rich. No other recorder on the market matches its size and feature set. In addition, its learn-
ing curve is quite short—powerful does not mean complicated. While the 744T is a very capable
recorder by itself, it truly excels when used in conjunction with an outboard audio mixer such as
Sound Devices’ own 442 or 302.
Sound Devices took advantage of the best in professional and consumer electronics technologies to
bring incredible feature depth with ease of use. Hard drive and CompactFlash are highly reliable,
industry standard, and easily obtainable. With the ability to write to an external drive, a low-cost,
portable medium can be turned in to post production. The removable, rechargeable battery is a
standard Sony-compatible Li-ion camcorder cell. The 744T interconnects with Windows and Mac OS
computers for convenient data transfer and backup.
744T Firmware Known Issues
For a complete list of known issues regarding the most current firmware please visit Sound Notes.
http://www.sounddevices.com/notes/recorders/known-issues/