Two pieces of news regarding the 664: 1) limited quantities are starting to ship now, so some of you should have 'em in your hot little hands soon and 2) a number of the problems we noted in our review have been fixed. Here's the list of fixes in the newest version of the firmware and the download link:

New Features:

• PreRoll (up to six seconds)
• Record File Split
• Track Names in Meters option
• External DC reference options (12V Ext DC, NiMH, Expanded NiMH, 12V Lead Acid, 14V Li-ion, Full Range)
• Headphone Warning Beeps for low power and other warning conditions
• Time code display indication when incoming frame rate does not match the 664 frame rate setting (display alternates between incoming shown in red and 664 setting shown in white)

Changes:

• LCD display indicator when Tone, Slate, or COM is active
• LCD display battery icon power status (green is healthy, flashing yellow is warning, and flashing red is critical)
• Limiters now ON at Factory Setting
• RTN levels now reset on Factory Settings
• Headphone program vs. TONE, Slate, COM, RTN priority changes
• Track Arm indicators now only show tracks that will be recorded according to Recorder settings and media inserted
• Metering improvements in Input Settings Window
• AES Output Routing navigation changes
• Tone is disabled during Playback

Fixes

• Various time code related issues
• Track polarity issue
• Channel Screen Fader value display now updated after Input has been turned on
• Rare Lock Up during boot cycle
• MP3 Recording Lock Ups
• Various AES Routing issues
• Various Input Linking issues
• Wordclock locking issue after unsupported rates where detected
• Various metadata entry bugs
• Various keyboard data entry bugs
• Various Take List updating bugs
• Headphone Preset Names now cleared after Factory Settings are restored

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