User guide

744T User Guide and Technical Information
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v. 2.67 Features and specifications are subject to change. Visit www.sounddevices.com for the latest documentation.
• Generating customized PDF and CSV Sound Reports
• Large time code display
• Monitor mixer with faders, pans, solos, mutes, and meters
• Drag-and-drop operation
• Comprehensive keyboard shortcuts for accelerated operation
• Mac OS and Windows compatible
Wave Agent is available as a no-charge software download for either Mac OS or Windows.
http://www.sounddevices.com/download/waveagent.html
File Management
The 744T, like a computer, saves audio recordings to a file system containing files and folders. The
744T formats its internal hard drive, CompactFlash medium, and attached external drives as single
drives named “744T IN DD”, “744T CF ”, and “744T E X TH D D,” respectively. All files generated by the
744T can be saved to the Root Folder, a Daily Folder, or a Scene Folder.
Folder Actions
All files generated by the 744T can be saved to the Root directory, a Project Folder, a Daily
(Roll) Folder, or a Scene Folder (Files are saved to the Root directory by default). File organiza-
tion is managed in the Setup Menu option FILE: FOLDER OPTIONS. Folder choices include
TOP-LEVEL, MID-LEVEL, AND BOTTOM LEVEL FOLDERS. Folders are created when the record key
is pressed. This reduces the likelihood of empty folders.
• Top-Level folder - is a root-level folder and can be set with a user-selected name. The Top-
Level folder can also be de-activated by selecting <NONE> from the Setup Menu. If the Top-
Level folder is not used then the next lower-level folder will reside at the drive’s root. If the
TOP-LEVEL folder is active then the MID-LEVEL and BOTTOM-LEVEL folders will be its sub-
folders.
• Mid-Level /Daily folder - can be selected as a <DAILY> folder, a folder with a user-selected
name, or not used. If a TOP-LEVEL folder is in use, the MID-LEVEL folder will be a sub-folder of
the TOP-LEVEL folder. If no TOP-LEVEL folder is used the MID-LEVEL folder will reside at the
drive’s root. If set to <DAILY> a new folder will be created daily. When recording past midnight
the 744T will prompt to make to a new daily folder.
• Bottom-Level /Scene Folders - can be selected as a <SCENE> folder which will use the name
generated from REC: SCENE NAME/NUMBER Setup Menu, as a user-selected name, or not used
at all. If no upper-level folder is in use, the BOTTOM-LEVEL folder will reside at drive’s root. If
the MID-LEVEL and/or TOP-LEVEL are in use the BOTTOM-LEVEL folder will be a sub-folder.
Example: If a daily Folder is desired, set the TOP-LEVEL to <NONE>, the MID-LEVEL folder to
<DAILY>, and the BOTTOM-LEVEL to <NONE>. This will generate a Daily Folder in the root directory
with it’s files directly inside the folder.