Trew Audio

Big news from Sound Devices, fresh from NAB. 🎙️

Astral Mini Plus: IP67 waterproofing, 8+ hours of runtime on a single XL-B14500 cell, and a fully extended SpectraBand range down to 169 MHz (the original Mini started at 470 MHz). USB-C charging built in, ePaper display, same compact form factor. Available for pre-order now (shipping soon).

Astral PowerStation Cell: Dedicated fast charger for up to (6) XL-B14500 and (4) XL-B18650 batteries. Its compact form factor is designed with stacking and expansion in mind, to efficiently scale to your needs. A powerful power solution to make sure you stay charged up for when you need it most. 🔋 Pre-orders are live now.

And exciting news for SD 8-Series users: the upcoming Viviana Cloud Box 2 brings direct cloud upload to the Scorpio and 888, including Frame.io integration. Files off the cart and into editorial the same day, without a laptop in the bag or a separate file transfer workflow. Cloud 2 is still unreleased, but this is a real gamechanger we’ll be keeping a close eye on. ☁️

Blog post is now up for a deep dive, over on trewaudio.com: https://tinyurl.com/bdz7p3j7