Sound Devices is now shipping its new CL-2 Remote Fader for the 788T digital audio recorder. The CL-2 can be mounted directly to a microphone boom pole, used in the hand, or on a flat surface.

Field recorders, or backpackable audio recorders with a few XLR jacks and an SD card slot, are a niche device, and no matter what commercial field recorder you choose you’ll always compromise on what ...