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Zaxcom does the same, encoders with no stops. And this is even marketed as a good thing. (and I'd tend to agree) Sad to hear about all the other problems though 😕 😞 That's really bad. Needs a lot of firmware fixes.

I honestly think if I had to start over again on a budget, and had a gun held to my head that I had to immediately buy all the wireless now and brand new then I'd go all in Shure SLXD+ If you don't know already, then just be aware that these are three very different things: Shure SLX, Shure SLXD, and Shure SLXD+ (the last one is what this thread is about)

I think this might be the first public statement/mention about Aaton from Atomos since a year ago when they announced the Club Cantar partnership. https://www.newsshooter.com/2026/04/12/atomos-acquires-flanders-scientific/

If you're in the middle ground bag-cart world (for instance the sort of person who might be using a Zuca Mini Cart. Guessing OP might be, as they're using an 833 rather than a Scorpio) then the SL MixFace is a great option if you can't commit to the cost of a CL16 and you also need to keep ultra compact and nimble

Wish Sound Devices would make a PIX970 mk2, but I guess they believe there isn't a big enough niche that still exists for this that a Sound Devices Scorpio (or two them) couldn't already do.

That's the idea! If the worst of the worst thing happened and your primary mixer died, then it would actually be quite easy to swap out in a heartbeat. Yeah, it's one big combo cable in a way, so definitely have a spare or two. (even if just normal convention cabling, better than nothing I guess) "Overpowered" while also being very lightweight software in terms of hardware demands.

You should definitely still use your Deva 16 to be rolling all day long a back up to the recording you've got going to the Mac Mini with WildTrax (or whatever it is that is your main recording). Heck, grab a couple of Zoom F8n recorders on the cheap to record yet another back up to the back up! No way would I be trusting only a computer recording over a six month long project. Have back up plans for when things break and fall over (which over a six month period of doing it every day, is a reasonable non-zero chance. The Yahama DM3 is cheap enough you might want to think about having one on standby ready to go in a moment's notice, or if a DM3 is too expensive to have two, get a Zoom LiveTrak L20 as a spare. And design our rig, such as with DB25 connectors, such that you can at a moment's notice quickly swap in or out new gear) and data management (which will be fairly significant) will be a couple of key things to think through beforehand. Hopefully if the job is for 10 tracks, then 16 channels should give enough spare breathing room for when more are added (although over a six month project it might be tricky to predict how the job will evolve from Day 1 vs Month 4 or Month 5) Maybe if coms are a bunch of channels, that should be kept on a separate mixer.

@LDstudios, the new Behringer's FLOW 4V field recorder ($279 USD!) has also brought out a low priced bag that would suit the MixPre6 very well: So keep an eye out for that? Plus I agree the portabrace bags are very good value and are a great choice: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1350113-REG/porta_brace_ar_mixpre6_custom_soft_sided_carrying.html , https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1370941-REG/porta_brace_ar_mixpre10t_case_for_sound_device.html , https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1205091-REG/porta_brace_hip_2aud_carrying_case_for_zoom.html Or Strut: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1775820-REG/strut_str_mp6stealthii_fit_field_case_for.html Or even Orca: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1445331-REG/orca_or_270_audio_bag_for_mix_pre.html , https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1340191-REG/strut_str_mp6_fit_field_case_for.html , https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1327790-REG/strut_str_f8_strut_field_case_for.html Or for an even lower cost approach, check out Op Shops for any appealing small bags. Something like a large bum bag or a small/mid sized camera bag, especially if you're willing to cut holes in it to mod it to your needs.

The link that @Patrick Tresch posted answers this: https://sonosax.ch/sononews-march-2026/ Am impressed also that they're starting a new production run of the Sonosax SX-R4+: As I thought the SX-R4+ was very impressive when it was initially released as it was "the first of the next generation of recorders", easy to make the case for the SX-R4+ vs a Zaxcom Nomad or Sound Devices 6 Series, but not so sure I'd take it now in 2026 vs a Nova or 833?

I think it is a fairly reasonable size. Name one half-rack receiver that has more than 4 channels? Or for that matter, a full rack-size receiver with more than 8 channels?

Why not? I wish Half Rack was a much more popular size in our world. (we've already got a fair bit of half rack sized gear, such as Lectro DSQD, Sound Devices 970, Sennheiser EW-DX EM 2, Shure SLXD4D+, etc) As if using just one or two them it means it is still a great fit for a sound bag, while using a whole bunch of them means you can make up a great mini sound cart, without the width / bulk of full size rack mounted gear (such as Lectrosonics Venues) Also, 10 inch mini racks are recently becoming an increasingly popular standard in the IT world, and lots of hardware/accessories is coming out for that now. So we could use half rack sized audio equipment with that. https://www.youtube.com/@JeffGeerling/search?query=mini rack https://mini-rack.jeffgeerling.com/

It's not about cameras any longer. It's about having thankfully some sort of standardised form factor that all the manufacturers have embraced (even Zaxcom for a brief moment! ha), thus we can then have a lot of accessories / designs we can share such as Lecto Octopak, PSC Sixpack, Wisycom MRK16, Soundbag Dashboard, or even 3D printing your own! The Lectrosonics DSQD 4-Channel Digital Wireless Receiver is the closest thing to what you want.

They have their high end Shure Axient Digital which are SuperSlot compatible. Then at the prosumer level, they have their brand new Shure SLX-D+ series, which has a receiver that runs on a couple of AA batteries (or Shure's own battery). If I had to start over complete from scratch, buying everything myself brand new, then I think this is what I'd get. It is ridiculously good for its price. https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/wireless-systems/slxd-plus/slxd5plus They've got the ShowLink Ease system, so you can control transmitters remotely. It can even change frequencies automatically if there is interference. It's got digital encryption, for if you want that privacy. They've got a rack mount quad receiver with dante if you wish to use this system with a sound cart as well. Works with the Wireless Workbench Mobile app, so you can name devices, identify open channels, adjust gain, and manage frequencies. So many features.

Whoa.... how many "major" but independent brands do we have left? Zaxcom is the obvious example. What others are there? I guess various brands such as Tentacle and Orca Bags, if you can count them as "major" players in our little industry niche. As Lectrosonics is part of the Rode family, and now Wisycom/DPA/SoundDevices/etc are all in the same family, to mention just a couple of the recent major acquisitions. And we've seen others such as Aaton disappear completely, or others like Nagra and AETA cease to make products for us any longer. And others are likely on the way out too, such as Sonosax. (nice to see Tascam attempt a return to semi-relevance though, with their FR-AV4. It's hardly a modern day HS-P82 though) Going to be curious as to the future of SD Wireless, I wonder if Wisycom have any digital wireless prototypes they're working on?

All in all this seems like a very cool product, basically "a modern Zoom F4"! I've been hammering on for years "where is the update to the Zoom F4?" (a "F4n"?) As I'd have loved to get a Zoom F4n! Because the F4 is not a true update to the F4, and the F4 had various benefits I liked over its big brother F8 https://www.behringer.com/behringer/product?modelCode=0603-AFE "We skipped the built-in battery on purpose. Fixed battery systems age quickly, while USB-C stays flexible and can be easily adapted to what you already own. Two recessed USB-C ports provide redundant, hot-swappable power from any USB-PD source, including power banks. A compatible power supply is included." That's crazy they don't have hirose to power this, or even a DC jack, but instead just USB! https://www.behringer.com/behringer/product?modelCode=0606-ADZ The optional FLOW 4VIO that adds to the recorder four additional dual-stage microphone preamps and two independent headphone outputs is pretty cool though (the combo setup would however be heavier than a Sound Devices 833, higher power consumption as well) https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1819630-REG/behringer_flow_8_8_in_digital_mixer_bluetooth_audio_app.html US$199??? That's crazy cheap even for Behringer! At least we've got the quickstart guide for the Flow4V already which is fairly extensive: https://cdn.mediavalet.com/aunsw/musictribe/WZN169UOxE-CxMe1pln0ww/HBUz2xY-m06IJalUFZotCg/Original/QSG_BE_0603-AFE_0606-ADZ_FLOW4V_4VIO_WW.pdf I thought this was interesting: Because wait a second... can it record even more than 10 tracks??? Exactly. And even buying two of these will still be dirt cheap. And even you have "a pro recorder" you should always have a spare with you anyway (no matter if it is say an old 744T or a cheapie Zoom F8, or whatever) I expect at launch this recorder will have a lot of shortcomings, but will be very interesting to revisit the Flow4V in a couple of years' time, once it is on v2.0 firmware (or even v3.0 or whatever it is up to). Heck, recall way back to say the original launch of the MixPre series vs what it is today after all the firmware updates! Is 100x better. Tascam is going to have to drop their prices a lot to be competitive. But I'm kinda expecting that, Tascam has often had a big gap between launch RRP and street prices a few years later. (such as the DR60D / DR680 / HS-P82 / etc) Would be their own proprietary digital system? Not unusual for a stage box to have multiple channels running over a single cable. Surprisingly the video said it is only 5m over a standard mic cable, but is longer with a DMX cable. And they've got range extenders too they mentioned in the video.