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Hi, does anyone have the latest X3 firmware file. I was on a job and planning to do the update on wrap and then the closure was announced ! any help appreciated thanks trev

Hi Paul, Thanks for the update. Have you seen the video I sent through via my dealer? I'd be surprised if it was just an rf issue. I've had 2 actors standing next to each other in a scene and 1 of the packs will just totally shut down and the other will still have full RF. If I don't do anything then the pack will just come back on its own after about 20 seconds. If I turn it on again via the nexus it comes back quicker. Problem is always worse when the ratpac wireless dmx is in use. Thanks for your help so far Trev

So I'm 10 weeks into using the system .. mostly happy. I'm having an issue with the a20 minis.. I'm finding that they randomly turn them selves off ! Happens maybe 5 times a week. Almost certain it's related to the wireless lighting control system. Had very minimal contact back from SD... would like to know if this is happening to others..

Thanks for clearing this up Paul. I made an incorrect assumption when I noticed the greyed out gain setting on the nexus when docked. Are you able to clarify the difference between how the nexus down converts to 24 bit when used with dante versus how an 8 series does it? Thanks Trev

That's exactly what I was hoping for. A simple bank of knobs that you could plug into the usb port on the back of the nexus and have control at your fingertips. I'm not sure what sort of software support sound devices need to supply to get this to work..

Thanks for the link to the video. They don't really go into this topic in detail here, or any where else that I've seen. They way I currently understand how gain forward works with a nexus docked onto an 8 series recorder is that the trim knobs on the 8 series essentially just become controllers for the output gain on the nexus. I don't believe you're adjusting the digital input gain on the 8 series at all. When I was testing the nexus connected via Dante to my X3 , I found it pretty easy to end up with a clipped digital signal. Just prior to the Dante chip in the nexus the signal is truncated from 32 bit float to 24 bit and is where the clipping occurs. I think to get the most benefit of the 32 bit floating transmitter, you're better off doing all gain adjustments through the nexus so its done before the signal hits the Dante board in the nexus. It would be great to be able to do this with knobs rather than with software or on the nexus itself. It's not practical while mixing a scene to have to dig into the nexus menus. I have asked SD this directly and they did think it would be a good idea for people who own nexus and other manufacturers recorders. I think that the 8 series recorders work natively in 32 bits (but don't record 32 bit float) and so you probably get an advantage here because the 8 series is doing the conversion from 32 bit float to 24 bits for recording and it isn't done in the Dante chip.

Let's get this topic back on to Sound Devices and the Nexus! I'm loving the system.. in Pre production at the moment for its first job. How many Nexus users do we have out there that aren't recording on 8 series recorders? I use a Cantar and would love to have knobs to control the gain on the nexus...much like you can do with the 8 series recorders. It would he cool to plug a bank of knobs directly into the USB port on the back of the Nexus... Would be great to see if there's enough users interested in this to make SD take notice. Trev

Thanks so much for your reply. I did a very similar test last week and had similar results. The nexlink did indeed extend to double the range of the audio stream. Really keen to see how the transmitters hold up after a shoot. The battery door looks very breakable to me. Trev

Hi Ben, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the using the system, now that you've been at it a while? Thanks in advance Trev

Hi Karl, I just wanted to revive this thread. I'm still be pretty keen on finding out if it's possible to to send a mono full bandwidth ifb signal.

Thanks Larry! looks like I'll need to chat with my bank manager!

Hi Guys, Has anyone experienced any issues with a CMIT into a Lectrosonics HM? I used a friends CMIT for a film a couple of years ago and loved it. I finally bought my own one but can't get it to play with my HM plug on. There is no level out of it until I set the TX to 55 (max) and then its terrible and unusable, with hiss and noise. It works fine cabled into my recorder. Is there some grounding issue here? My friends CMIT worked fine with the same transmitter. Any help would be appreciated. Trev

Just want to revive this thread. Any news on how these units are functioning? Any news about an smqv sized digital transmitter would also be great!

The handle is an accessory offered by Maytec. Trev