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  1. When it comes to the production sound dept, there is no contest whatsoever between F6 vs H6 Essentials, it's not even a vaguely close contest between them whatsoever. The Zoom F6 is vastly preferable, not just for the better preamps but also the vastly better ergonomics in many ways. The whole debate about 32bit (or 196KHz) is utterly irrelevant for our line of work. I'd even rather get the original first ever Zoom F8 secondhand than have a Zoom F6. As it's just a vastly better laid out machine. (although the gap between the F8 and F6 isn't quite as vast as the gulf between the F6 & H6 Essentials!!) You should have a look for a secondhand Zoom F8, many great bargains can be found. And you might find it coming with some bonus extras, such as a mixer bag, or an external battery, or such.
  2. Another German invasion of France! ARRI takes over Aaton
  3. Aaton I could imagine being part of the vision of world domination?? Imagine a world where the metadata on the sound recorders and the cameras get shared automatically! So you're always on the same scene/setup/take. (heck, even get the focal length too being recorded to both the sound recorder and the camera! And all the other data)
  4. https://www.societe.com/societe/aaton-digital-794022384.html I think it might be all tied up legal in the french courts such as that there isn't even any IP to be bought out by someone else if they wanted to? It's just.... "gone"?
  5. Maybe they can swoop in to buy it for €1 from the French Govt? That's a good point, they might be interested. Buying it for the brand name? And maybe the recorder software could be kept for the next iteration to be used.
  6. Atomos recently had their founder return back as CEO, seems they're keen to get charging ahead again. And they're already dabbling in timecode with their TCS Ltd purchase. Maybe Aaton would be a natural acquisition for Atomos??
  7. Exactly, a slightly beefed up F8n with four pairs of AES inputs, and a new Zoom F Control that allows you to gang up two of the Control Surfaces at once (for 16 channel mixing) would be fantastic. Sounds like a new Zoom F4n with an optional "Zoom SL2" accessory on the front. (so sad there was never a F4n released, as the F4 was fairly close to perfect as a basic lightweight recorder for simpler gigs)
  8. The team from Sound Devices were on very good terms with Shure, and Shure was a massive and thriving company. Usually the earliest years are the toughest for any new company, but Sound Devices was designing and manufacturing new products for Shure (such as the Shure FP22 and Shure FP23). Am sure having those contracts were very helpful indeed for Sound Devices in getting their business up off the ground and getting in the door some critical cashflow! If the Aaton engineers were to start up a new company however, not only would they need to a huge amount of capital to get started with, but they'd also have to work unpaid for well over a year or more until they could get designed and out the door their first new recorder. It's a long time to go without any income. If they were mad keen enough to give this a go, they'd probably be best first of all focusing on making accessories / add ons perhaps? That can be designed and pushed out the door relatively quickly, so that they can get some quick results up on the board. Darn, just discovered the Tascam DR701D is no longer being sold. (was one of Tascam's other TC recorders) Tascam DR680 mk1 & mk2 (no TC, but a six channel recorder, friendly for bag usage) and Tascam HD-P2 (two channel TC recorder) are two others that Tascam no longer makes. (I started out with a Sound Devices 552 / Tascam DR680mk1 combo as my bag) A pity, as they were quite good lower priced products, and would be nice to see what a modern updated 2024 version of them would be. Especially what a modern HS-P82 would be like! Tascam DR70D & DR60Dmk2 still are being sold though, and are arguably a better choice from a bag ergonomics perspective than the Tascam Portacaputure X8, and those two Tascams are what I normally recommend to indie/student/hobbyist/amateur filmmakers looking for a "no budget" option. Or it could be a proper true replacement to the Sound Device 970 that is no longer made? That is perhaps the biggest gap in the market right now, a super high track count recorder that can do 64 tracks at once (or maybe even 128 tracks??).
  9. Just to be crystal clear: I'm a big fan of the Zoom F Series. (even though my primary daily machine these days is an 833, I do also have a F4 & F8n) But I can't deny that for other people than myself, then Zoom has a brand perception problem.
  10. Even more insane: What if Zoom purchased Aaton simply to use their brand name, and nothing else. Thus they then released the "Aaton Cantar F8" entirely under the Aaton brand. (would be identical to the current latest F8 series machines, perhaps with a small natural update to it) To be fair, it would fix the biggest problem about the Zoom F Series! That it "is a Zoom" (as the Zoom brand name carries a lot of negativity, even though the F8n is a truly fantastic machine).
  11. Imagine if Blackmagic purchased Aaton and released a $3K Cantar Mini v2, that would be insane!
  12. Deva24 I believe is no longer currently made (I think an issue with parts shortages? As is often the case, with screwed up supply chains). And the Nova is like the Sound Devices 833, certainly a very capable mixer that's suitable enough for many (even most?) shows. But when it comes to specifically targeting drama mixing at seriously high end, then the Nova is like the 833, it's more of a bag first mixer or at best a hybrid between bag vs cart. (for instance, no Dante, and Nova doesn't have anything similar to the Aaton Cantaress / Sound Devices CL16 to mix with) I regard Nova / 833 as like the Sonosax SX-R4+, also a very fine machine, suitable for many/most drama productions. But's primarily a bag mixer first, rather than prioritizing the biggest serious high end drama work. I guess that's a niche that's too small, and is a factor as to why Aaton went into bankruptcy.
  13. Further confirmation I am afraid: https://www.societe.com/societe/aaton-digital-794022384.html Sadly we're living in a world where there is only one serious drama machine being currently made and sold Hope that lack of competition doesn't lead to stagnation and price increases.
  14. @Blocktek it was such a good idea "in theory"! It's a pity they never stuck with it and polished it up into a better implementation 😞
  15. It seems to be quite popular to use together with the TXAdvance app https://www.compasseur.com/
  16. Everyone I know who has been using Deity slates, both Mixers and ACs, seem to be liking it. I've got a couple of Deneke slates myself, but I know that currently if I was to ever get another then it would be without a doubt a Deity TC-SL1
  17. Now that sadly the Zoom F Control is also discontinued (so you'd also have to have the hassle of source a secondhand one and/or old forgotten retail stock somewhere in the world), this Tascam recorder / control surface deal could be a good solid alternative to get.
  18. Your attempt at photos still got some beautiful pics!
  19. We need a blackmarket repairer who does fixes under the table.... (I didn't post that above! For legal reasons I shall claim that someone else hijacked my computer and posted this, not me 😉 )
  20. Each time a patent gets "renewed" (gets a minor modification made for a "new" patent) then the basis of that patent monopoly becomes weaker and weaker than it originally was. So if you're of the opinion that original patent for recording/transmitting was granted already on a very weak basis, then the "new" one should be even weaker, and be even more vulnerable to strong and well funded legal challenge. (but that's the problem... even weak patents are very expensive to properly and thoroughly challenge, and even then, you're guaranteed nothing! Is it worth taking the risk with all those $$$$ if it's for a very niche product market that has only a small number of sales each year in that country?)
  21. nah, very different, the Rode Newsshooter is only 2.4GHz Might have been the only thing I liked about the Rode Newsshooter! Could do theoretically up to 8 channels. (of course real world practice might be very different)
  22. Olle might be referring to rotten fish? (Rakfisk) Zoom F3 would be the way to go. Indeed, the vast bulk of the Norwegian population lives in the southern part of Norway.
  23. I've used the iPad also for when I needed to have control over the Zoom F8 while doing 360VR shoots. As my F8 had to be located under the 360VR camera, but I couldn't be there myself! (otherwise I'd be in shot) The iPad is also useful simply to have a nice big screen to look at while you're mixing with the Zoom F Control (as you can use both at once).
  24. A new model, the "Zoom H4essential" just got released today for US$199. Supports timecode, but only via the Atomos (formerly TCS Ltd) Ultrasync BLUE. The new Zoom H6essential (for US$299) also supports timecode via the same manner as well. Is interesting seeing even these very low end consumer products are now kinda supporting timecode too. https://www.newsshooter.com/2024/01/25/zoom-adds-three-new-models-to-its-lineup/
  25. A broader market appeal then means, more sales and thus: 1) more dollars to put into R&D to make even better products 2) more affordably priced products, because fixed costs can now be spread over a large number of units sold 3) a combo of both #1 & #2 above Bonus item: 4) more users to discover weird new bugs, that they can then push out firmware to fix. Making it less likely that you will be the first person to discover it!
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