glenn Posted June 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 We start shipping next week :-) Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindrop Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Great thanks, looking forward to the additional versatility it's going to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Great thanks, looking forward to the additional versatility it's going to offer. With out sounding too much like a used car salesman - this will add a huge amount of versatility to any Nomad user at a very reasonable price point. It is lightweight and low profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 What are the weight, dimensions, and current requirements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniebeaudry Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 With out sounding to much like a used car salesman - this will add a huge amount of versatility to any Nomad user at a very reasonable price point. It is lightweight and low profile. How does it connect to the Nomad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 How does it connect to the Nomad?via the serial port Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 What are the weight, dimensions, and current requirements? Glenn can give the specifics but it is about 1.25 inches X 1.25 inches and it is the same width of Nomad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 JB still doesn't know the weight, and current draw; John, might these be deal-breakers ? if so, what are your limits..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldmixer Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Shipping next week that's great. is it available to be seen somewhere? It is not on zaxcom.com. Is anyone beta testing that can post a handful of images? and perhaps explain its features and what it will do to expand usability of the nomad? I actually would like to hear a long form used car salesman pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 JB still doesn't know the weight, and current draw; John, might these be deal-breakers ? if so, what are your limits..? Rather than calling them "deal breakers" I'll just say that weight, size, and current draw are "deciding factors." Instead of determining, and declaring, my limits, I'd much rather know the specifics of the device to decide if it fits my needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 I actually would like to hear a long form used car salesman pitch. The FP8 has 8 hardware faders that can be assigned to fade any one of the 10 analog inputs or any of the 8 digital inputs. You can also assign it to be a ZaxNet transmitter gain control knob. And any fader can be assigned any function in any combination. Howy is also working out a few bugs with them acting as input trims. There are 8 PFL keys - one over each fader - the PFL automatically follows what is assigned to that fader. So by pressing the PFL key you will listen to what you assigned to that fader. The panel has a dedicated record and stop key. Which will allow Nomad to start and stop recording with a quick push while you are on any screen. So there is no need to back out of a menu or sub menu screen to record - or stop recording. There is also a function key - that key is currently assigned to act as a shortcut to the mirror menu. But there are other plans for that key in the future. There is also a pan key that will act very similar to the way the current auto pan works - but with a dedicated key. The FP8 is connected to Nomad via the serial port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 I wish the RX12 was the same size so you can just mount units together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze Frias Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Was it ever explained why the FP8 could not be mounted on the bottom as opposed to the top? Not that it is a "deal-breaker". Just curiosity is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Good call on the rec/stop buttons, one of my fave aspects of CL6. Does this thing add analog inputs to the Nomad? Or is it for contol of digital inputs the machine already has? I understand it can control lots of other things too which is cool. Re the trim thing-do you mean that the 8 knobs can also function as analog input trims for the existing analog inputs? philp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elior Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Was it ever explained why the FP8 could not be mounted on the bottom as opposed to the top? Not that it is a "deal-breaker". Just curiosity is all. By the image I guess he produced without bottom surface, so the top surface of the Nomad serves the FP8 as a bottom surface. So it can be mounted only on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Was it ever explained why the FP8 could not be mounted on the bottom as opposed to the top? Not that it is a "deal-breaker". Just curiosity is all. maybe someone flipped a coin... it is what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Does this thing add analog inputs to the Nomad? Or is it for contol of digital inputs the machine already has? The fader panel is essentially a control surface for Nomad with some extras. All the faders can be set to control any of the 18 inputs of Nomad - analog or digital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Was it ever explained why the FP8 could not be mounted on the bottom as opposed to the top? Not that it is a "deal-breaker". Just curiosity is all. The FP8 was designed to be mounted to the top of Nomad - though you can potentially do a DIY bottom mount. There are two things that need to be done. First there no metal on the bottom of the FP8 so you would need to fashion something to close the unit. Secondly you would need to make sure you have a good physical ground between Nomad and the FP8. Given that Glenn has mentioned if there is enough interest he would design a kit that would allow you to mount the FP8 on the bottom of Nomad - or even elsewhere in the bag. I personally like it mounted on the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 FWIW, I went back and forth a few times with 664/CL6 and ended up with it more or less permanently on top. The "bottom kit" is a good idea because some folks might want to use the two boxes side by side on a cart or table, or in separate pouches of a bag (I think someone mentioend doing this w/ CL6) p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLouder Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 a shortcut to the rec enables page would have been good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arnold Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 A bottom mount solution would be a very good idea Jack - access to the inputs can already prove difficult in a bag situation, so a top mount could exacerbate this in some cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arnold Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Also - the unit is open? No concerns about water or dirt getting in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Also - the unit is open? No concerns about water or dirt getting in? When mounted the top of Nomad the opening is sealed when it is attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 a shortcut to the rec enables page would have been good. Howy is planning on making the functionality of the function key user assignable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Ear Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Howy is planning on making the functionality of the function key user assignable. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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