mirko Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Hello I'm almost new on this forum, I'm an Italian sound mix. Now that Deva and Fusion are officially discontinued, I hope that Zaxcom not forget to update the firmware. I hope to find under the tree for my fuzion 12: Nverclip AutoMix Support for FP8 Trin indicators in the main display Compressor indicator in the main diplay Did I forget something? Someone has information about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afewmoreyears Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Good luck with that...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Neverclip needs specific hardware, so that won't happen. The others are probably not likely at this point, but we'll see how Howy configures the new firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I kinda thought that discontinuing a product pretty much includes firmware development Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Sadly, "end of life" usually means just that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 I kinda thought that discontinuing a product pretty much includes firmware development Well, yes, and no. For instance, all the Zaxcom TRX model transmitters can benefit from features in newer versions of the firmware that work across the TRX line, including discontinued models TRX900, TRX900AA, TRX900LT, TRX900LA, TRX900LANC, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Well, yes, and no. For instance, all the Zaxcom TRX model transmitters can benefit from features in newer versions of the firmware that work across the TRX line, including discontinued models TRX900, TRX900AA, TRX900LT, TRX900LA, TRX900LANC, etc. Yes, that's true. But do Deva and Nomad share firmware, too? But I meant, mostly, that Zaxcom will likely not develop new features for a discontinued recorder, especially if it needs its own firmware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Yes, that's true. But do Deva and Nomad share firmware, too? But I meant, mostly, that Zaxcom will likely not develop new features for a discontinued recorder, especially if it needs its own firmware That's why I said "Well, yes, and no." I was just pointing out that there are exceptions. There have even been instances where a company will issue software updates to a discontinued product. Typically, these are final maintenance updates. A person might not have predicted that the Fusion and Deva would share the same firmware. However, my guess is that the Deva 32 will be a significant enough departure that it will have entirely new firmware. We'll know eventually <G>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 That's why I said "Well, yes, and no." I was just pointing out that there are exceptions. Sure, there always are. They exist to prove the rule. Maybe I should rephrase: To the OP: It's best not to get your hopes up. While it is not impossible, it's unlikely there will be any new firmware. And if there will be a maintanance update, it will probably not include any new major features. Although it may... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacysound Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Gone the way of the Cameo mixer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Terry Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 I threw my Cameo mixer into the dumpster last year. (It died in 2009) There were no repair parts from Zaxcom. I hope that the Fusion12 Mix 12 combination that I now use and like will not end up in the dumpster when they require a new board. A recorder should last more than 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 The Cameo Mixer came out in 2000 and there are still a few in operation, so it did last over 10 years. Think about how many Fostex machines couldn't even make it to the end of their warranty period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacysound Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Are people using the Mix 12 with the Nomad? If not, considering the Mix12 REQUIRE a Deva to work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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