User guide

664 User Guide and Technical Information
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v. 1.0 Features and specifications are subject to change. Visit www.sounddevices.com for the latest documentation.
Metadata Fields
664 Broadcast wave fi les include iXML (revision 1.5) data and bEXT chunk data. For bEXT and iXML-
aware software applications this data is available. For applications that don’t recognize bEXT or iXML,
this information is ignored.
Sound Reports
The 664 can generate sound reports as a comma separated values (CSV) fi le. CSV fi les can be opened
and edited by any common spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel, OpenOffi ce Calc, Apple
Numbers, Google Docs, and many more.
Sound Report Setup
A sound report consists of two sections: A Take List section which provides information for each take
in the folder the sound report was generated in, and an Overview section that contains ancillary infor-
mation to the Take List section. The Overview section is fi rst, followed by the Take List section.
Overview Section
The table below lists the rows that make up the Overview section.
Row Description Default
Project: The name of the project. <NONE>
Producer: The name of the producer. <NONE>
Director: The name of the director. <NONE>
Job: The title of the job. <NONE>
Date:
The date. The <System Date> option will insert the current system
date (In MM/DD/YY format) at the time the report is generated.
<System Date>
Location: The location. <NONE>
Sound Mixer: Your name. <NONE>
Phone: Your phone number. Limited to numbers and symbols. <NONE>
Email: Your email address. <NONE>
Client: Client’s name. <NONE>
Boom Op: Boom operator’s name. <NONE>
Prod.Co: The name of the production company. <NONE>
Prod.Co. Tel:
Production company telephone number. Limited to numbers and
symbols.
<NONE>
Mics: Notes about mics used. <NONE>
Comments: Miscellaneous comments. <NONE>
Roll: The roll / daily identifier. <NONE>
Media: Media type <NONE>
File Type:
File type. Options are <Current Selection> (WAV Poly or MP3) or
<None>
<Current Selection>
File Type:
File type. Options are <Current Selection> (WAV Poly or MP3) or
<None>
<Current Selection>
Sample Rate:
Sample rate of recorded audio. Options are <Current Selection> (At
time of report generation) or <None>
<Current Selection>
Frame Rate:
Timecode frame rate. Options are <Current Selection> (At time of
report generation) or <None>
<Current Selection>
Bit Depth:
Bit depth of recorded audio. Options are <Current Selection> (At time
of report generation) or <None>
<Current Selection>
Tone Level:
The amplitude of the 664’s tone generator. Options are <Current
Selection> (At time of report generation) or <None>
<Current Selection>