"We've incorporated many new features into the Deva 5.8 that will make it more intuitive and flexible than ever. The system's new integrated eight rotary fader control panel makes it a great choice for reality television productions in particular," said Glenn Sanders, president of Zaxcom. "For those who are already enjoying our legacy Deva IV and V units, we'll now be offering complementary software upgrades to bring EQ, notch filter, and compressor functionality to our popular hard disk records."
The Zaxcom Deva 5.8 records 10 tracks of audio directly to a compact flash memory card. The memory card slot is mounted directly on the control panel for quick and easy transfer of material from the production site to post-production staff. The internal DVD-RAM drive provides users with a recording alternative and saves space by combining two products into one.
Additional features include EQ, notch filter, compressor, and delay on each channel; the ability to mix to disk or outputs both pre- and post-fader; eight mic/line inputs with 48-V phantom power; and support for external FireWire recording drives.
For a complete sound cart package, the new Deva 5.8 will integrate with the Deva Mix-12, a control surface for the internal mixer of the Deva. The Mix-12 integrates with the Deva to perform all location mix and record functions, eliminating the need for expensive external mixing consoles.
(Jim Evans)
