[gear] new recording options from Sound Devices

["oryoki2000" oryoki2000]

Sound Devices is reporting that firmware will be available soon for
the 7xx recorders:

"This new firmware adds several important new features, including FLAC
lossless audio compression, MP3 recording, and multi-unit linking
enhancements."

The new firmware will be previewed at the NAB2007 conference, starting
next week.

FLAC typically compresses WAV files 30% to 50%, depending on the
material.  This makes the 702 Compactflash recorder even more
attractive as a main recorder, since your 16GB flash card now will
hold the equivalent of 23GB of WAV files (or more).

--oryoki