Pompton Plains, NJ - Dec 19, 2007 - Zaxcom has released a software upgrade for the company's Deva Deva IV, Deva V and Deva 5.8 multitrack recorder systems. Deva software 4.0 includes the capability for simultaneous multi-disk recording and background disk copying. This new background copy feature allows users to copy audio files to a common delivery media such as DVD-RAM while a live recording is in progress.

The new software also includes a full effects package, including three-band EQ, two notch filters per channel, and a soft knee compressor and delay. No PCs or external equipment are required to control the Deva or its functions. All features of Deva software 4.0 are accessible directly through the Deva's color touch-screen display.