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MartinTheMixer

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  1. Fellow Zaxcommers, If the screen is the same one as Nomad, it might have been a choice made to go with the same screen because that was a trusted vendor. Having designed and built a fair amount of electronics, decisions are not as easy as you may think. A few of you are aware that I designed and built my own power distro for the mixer bag. I designed it, I decided what enclosure would be used, I decided what switches, at what level the different color led lights would come on, at what voltage level a light would come on to indicate the decreasing voltage in the battery supply. I did it all. And I'm not crazy about the design, as far as indicator lights, the voltage level they come on with. But I'm not sending anyone an email, because it's me. I had one, just one customer to make happy. Me. And I failed. So, if I can't make me happy building a device with an unlimited budget (how much can you possibly spend building a distro box?) designed for just one customer, what chance does Glenn have designing for thousands of people? Would I like the Nomad display bigger? Probably, but that display is very reliable. As far as scratch resistant, I put a clear protective cover over mine. It also makes it more dent proof as well as scratch proof. If you got this far, I will send the first 3 Nomad owners a free protective screen for their Nomad. Send me a message via JWsound, and I will mail it to you. Sincerely, Martin
  2. Sony, does this mean you have one in your hands? Thank you, Martin
  3. AJ, What are we seeing happen in that video? Thank you, Martin
  4. Pillepalle, Yea, but can you write with a carbon fiber pole? Like if you needed to take notes. See? Jon was on to something there, I could just choke up on the end of the boom and make some quick post notes with a graphite boom. The only problem I see, by my calculations, a 12 foot boom would only be able to hold a 90 gram blimp setup, but on the bright side, you could write over 12000 Km of notes before the boom length became unusable. Sincerely, Martin
  5. The first one, in whatever length you need. I.e., not just the extended length but the compacted length. Thanks, Martin
  6. Hi All, Yes, this sounds like a lot of quality couch time, maybe Gilligans Island playing in the back ground, while sitting there for many hours learning the new system, just like I had to do with Nomad. But, here is my take on it. In my experience, it's rare to have a transmitter "emergency" gain adjustment. With Zaxcom, I personally use the trim much less than the transmitter gain control. That leaves faders. I will have to sit there for many hours training myself as to what color equals what fader bank. That won't take long, I believe. Now, and I am serious here, after I have memorized the colors of banks and the buttons for trim, zaxnet and fader, I will have someone, probably a P.A. , make little flash cards that have, for example Z6,T4, F16 printed on them, meaning zaxnet gain control transmitter number 6, Trim for track number 4 and of course fader for number 16. Then have the cards held up and see how fast I can get that done. Maybe compare that with doing the same thing on Nomad, and time both events. One thing of course, the FP8 has no knob 16, so on the Nova, it will not only be faster, it will be possible. Thank you, Martin
  7. Hi, Do you want me to see if I have it? I can send it to you. Thank you, Martin
  8. Patrick, I believe Brent was comparing one model of Arri with another model from Arri. I don't think that was a Red Weapon comment, but Brent can clarify. Thanks, Martin
  9. AO, was that what you meant, the power roll function. I would like this to get cleared up, just to make sure that there is not some actual problem with his, or anyones sleep function. Thanks, Martin
  10. Someone done stole that man's low power function. What version are you guys on that don't have the sleep feature? Thanks, Martin
  11. Bouke, Everything said by everyone on this site is what they said. You are correct. Thank you, Martin
  12. Hi, But what does matter, the time code was connected and working and the warning indicator was flashing indicating it was not working properly, and it was not Zaxcom. We also know: Arri Alexa Mini= Zaxcom erx use indicates a problem with time code when there is not a problem. Arri Amira= Zaxcom is great and the Arri says all is great. Thanks, Martin
  13. Hi, No, I don't think the DP is irrelevant. He had the same time code warning situation with an Arri Mini the week before with a non Zaxcom product. And that is the problem, the warning. There is no time code problem, just a time code warning problem. As I mentioned earlier, if it were a time code problem, then there would be a problem on the Amira as well. Thank you, Martin
  14. Hi, You didn't step on my toes, I don't own any Tentacle sync, you only merely misstated something. And yes, I agree, the one time that I had a warning on the Arri, was the exception, that was the first time. Thanks, Martin
  15. Hi, It wasn't that he thought it could have looked like, it was that it did look like the one that I showed him. You mentioned "my tentacle", I don't own and have never owned a Tentacle product. Not sure how you arrived at that conclusion. Anyways, the Tentacle flashed the same warning. Also, he wasn't a "camera man", he is a d.p. As far as time goes, that was the first time I have ever had time code do anything odd with any camera ever. I find it interesting that the D.P. hadn't had problems until recently and the problem was absolutely not Zaxcom. Thanks, Martin
  16. Osa, 10-4. I will watch it. I will be on an Amira in about an hour. I'm going to try hooking up to it the same as I did that Mini last week. I will let you know what happens. I have hooked up to this particular camera before, this exact serial numbered camera. If it works or if it doesn't work I'll check the firmware version. I wonder what brand, other than Tentacle sync and Zaxcom, the Mini doesn't like. Thanks, Martin
  17. Osa, I didn't go thru the link you sent, but it is titled, Amira, not mini. Thanks, Martin
  18. Hi, Ditto on the Zaxcom. I always make sure the "R" is showing on my receivers, indicating the transmitters are recording. The boom is wireless Zaxcom also, so the boom also records itself. I have never had a Zaxcom MARF failure, and the only time I have used the transmitter files, was when the talent went out of range. Thank you, Martin
  19. Exactly, the moon is not in phase, it just has the correct polarity.
  20. Wandering, I don't understand what you mean. I can send track 2 to out 1. I'm too tired to go dig the mixer out, but, are you saying you can only send certain tracks to certain outputs? Maybe I'm just tired, but that is not making sense to me right this minute. Thank you, Martin
  21. Hey guys, as for Bouke, I don't have a beef with that company, if they want to show goofy warnings for Zaxcom, and at least on that day, on that camera, goofy warnings for tentacle sync, who am I to say anything to them. If they were not aware, that would be a different matter. As far as the D.P goes, the one time I have had this problem, he was the one telling me he was aware, and when he had the problem, it was tentacle sync, not Zaxcom. If I want to show him all is fine, he can look at the slate, which is in sync. As for Patrick, a shorter response, the tentacle sync showed the same problem, at least on that one day with that one camera with that one Tentacle sync box. Thanks guys, Martin P.S. Bouke, thanks for all your time you took to provide us with all the info. M.W.
  22. Bouke, Hi. My take on all this. If Zaxcom time code is good enough for all the other camera's, then it should be good enough for all of Arri's cameras. Since the Tentacle sync, something I don't own, also had problems on that same type camera, Alexa Mini, then it is a camera problem, and I am not a camera repair technician. I can't imagine what Arri could say to me that could possibly improve the my set life, or the set life of any mixer, as it pertains to Arri dysfunctional time code issues. I like those camera's. If I make a movie tomorrow, I'm shooting it on an Arri. Thank you, Martin
  23. Osa, This question hit me later. If any brand, whatever brand, is not "good" enough for the Alexa Mini, does that mean, since it works fine on the Amira, that Arri decided sub par time code was acceptable for the Amira, but not acceptable for the Alexa Mini? I showed the D.P. a picture of the tentacle sync, and he said that was the one that was giving warning readings for him last week. Thanks, Martin
  24. Hi all, I talked to the DP this morning, DOP for the blokes out there, and we talked some more about him having TC warning issues on the Alexa mini last week in Miami, he says it was definitely not a Zaxcom erx, he knows what they looked like, he described it as small like a cigarette lighter, I am guessing tentacle sync? So anyway, here attached is a picture of the firmware version that is a problem. Thank you, Martin
  25. R.patterson, Hi. I understand you are probaly referring to a technical description when you talk about the "jitter rate", but all I use is Zaxcom and I never get a call saying my files are not in sync. If it works on all the other cameras, then Arri is just being to picky, that's the word I'll use. If Jack is still single at 98 years old, I think Jack is being to picky about finding a wife. Thanks, Martin
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