Brian Willoughby
2008-Mar-16 02:17 UTC
[Flac] Any idea why Sound Devices 744T stops at 96 kHz FLAC?
Hi folks, I'm looking for equipment that I can use to record at 192 kHz in the field, powered by batteries. During my search, I've come across the Sound Devices 7-Series Recorders. The 744T supports recording to FLAC, but only at 96 kHz, not any of the higher rates that it supports up to 192 kHz (or even 200 kHz). Does anyone have an idea why? My hunch is that since this thing can record 4 tracks at 192 kHz, then maybe the on-board processor cannot run the FLAC encoder fast enough to keep up with the data. Hopefully this is something they can fix with a firmware upgrade. But if it is a CPU speed issue, then I guess there's no way to improve it without a hardware design change. Brian Willoughby Sound Consulting P.S. I think the Sound Devices 744T should be on the flac home page!