For more than 25 years, Sound Devices, now part of the Audiotonix group, has been a major player in the location sound marketplace. Its rugged portable audio mixers, digital recorders, and wireless products can be found on sound stages and on location worldwide. The groundbreaking Sound Devices Astral wireless family has become a trusted favourite of location sound professionals, thanks to user-friendly interfaces and workflows, unprecedented channel counts packed into compact devices, and universal operation. With the introduction of the Astral ARX32 receiver and Astral HH handheld microphone transmitter, live sound pros can take advantage of the Astral family’s unparalleled sound quality.
Meet the family
The Astral family includes the Astral ARX32 full-size 16-channel rackmount receiver, expandable up to 32 wireless channels. Offering HexVersity, it supports up to six antenna inputs. The half-rack Astral ARX16 is an 8-channel, true diversity receiver expandable to 16 channels. For smaller setups, the half-rack Astral ARX8 is a 4-channel portable true diversity receiver that can be expanded to 6 or 8 channels. A system’s channel count is expanded via a software licensing process. Licenses can be purchased or if they are only needed for a specific gig, rented to save cost.
Transmitter lineup includes the Astral TX bodypack with display, Astral Mini tiny bodypack and the Astral HH handheld. Rounding out the family are the Astral Opto I/O expansion box for the ARX32, Astral Outpost remote NexLink antenna unit, A20 Monarch omnidirectional wide-band antennas and a host of transmitter-specific accessories.
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