fieldmixer Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 These particular tools in question and the software behind them i believe are traveling on the road towards some type of synonym of perfection. This could be why so many have so much to say. And the FACT that ideas, suggestions and complaints actually lead to improvements, modifications and revisions, sometimes in short order! can on occasion empower owners and non owners to chime in, and flame up the discourse. On good days and bad. But seriously, who else would even listen or care about any of this. Pillow talk this is not. Cheers to traveling down this road with all y'all, the moderate gear rants, raves, flames and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Solution: I added a remote start/stop miniature toggle switch to the bag. Now I have the best of both worlds. John, that's pretty groovy. Question: are you concerned about accidentally toggling the toggle switch? Any particular reason you went for a toggle rather than a rocker or something similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 John, that's pretty groovy. Question: are you concerned about accidentally toggling the toggle switch? Any particular reason you went for a toggle rather than a rocker or something similar? No concerns. If I'm working under frantic conditions where I might accidentally hit the toggle, I can just unplug it and use the Nomad's switches. That hasn't been the case so far -- it's placed where it's pretty much out of the way. I decided I preferred the action of a toggle over a rocker, etc. -- personal preference, I guess -- partly because it's not as "clunky" sounding as a rocker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Campbell Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I so far really like the Maxx. It gets it's first trial run tomorrow, and I'm certain it will do well. The size and track count won me over from what SD products were in my price range. Because it got buried, I'll re-ask: did feet ship with the Maxx, and if so, mine didn't include any- is there a way I can order some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanosound Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Today still trouble on ch3 I have stereo mic on 3 and 4. Ch3 donot work. Factory reset every time I switc of. Seems like if the menory store do not work. My version is 1.11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Maxx does not come with feet. We should have them available in about 4 weeks. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanosound Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I stored my setting in all the memory and in the card. When I try to recall ch 3 is out all the time. So I have to restart from factory setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I stored my setting in all the memory and in the card. When I try to recall ch 3 is out all the time. So I have to restart from factory setting. Please contact your dealer as it sounds like you need a replacement machine. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Campbell Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Maxx does not come with feet. We should have them available in about 4 weeks. Glenn Thanks for the fast reply! Will they cost, and if so, how much? Also: I requested this earlier, but anyway to show the custom track names on the main screen (they are displayed on the record screen currently). Again, fantastic product. I had a fun time trying to clip the inputs showing it off to another sound mixer this week. We're both new to Zaxcom recorders and the interface is quite easy to pickup.The amount of features at this price point is really nice, and the recordings sound great! I've been using a mixer to recorder setup for awhile and it's awesome to have everything in one unit and not sacrifice features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Thanks Nick, I am very happy that you took the time to really test out the sound quality. I think that most people judge this by listening at more normal levels and do not know good this product sounds without typical limiter distortion. We do not have a price on the feet yet . It will be fairly low I think. Not much to them. We worked to make the interface as simple as possible with as few menus as we could put in. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Are the additional Maxx feet something simple we could just find at the hardware store, or are you designing something custom that will give ample spacing for XLR's between the bag and connectors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Are the additional Maxx feet something simple we could just find at the hardware store, or are you designing something custom that will give ample spacing for XLR's between the bag and connectors? They are specifically designed for Maxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 @Macrecorder yeah, make your list and call Glenn. I never used multiple folders, though i used to use a machine that required a few DVD-Ram discs per day, so my training is to have a sound report. There would be no way to use multiple folders on that machine. Interesting idea to have a folder of things that get transcribed. Again, if that was my responsibility to track, I would probably use the sound report to denote the interviews (versus ambience or something). This is also why message boards like this and on Zaxcom.com are great. People can float ideas and the users can hash them out. I've seen quite a few ideas become reality really quickly with Zaxcom firmware over the years. Some things are actually really easy to add, and some are not possible. Thats why real user feedback is so useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbois Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Yesterday I had my first job with the Maxx. Previous to the Maxx, I didn’t own a recorder but rented another favorite competitive brand from the usual suspects. My work primarily consists of 1-4 talent, corporate interviews, run & gun and documentaries. After clarifying some confusion with headphone routing which Jack was kind to explain the night before, I had the Maxx prepped with all the correct routing. There are many things that I love about it. First of all when I heard about how clean the pre’s are, I didn’t believe it. I had to hear it and it feels good to own this machine. When it comes to button pushing, I have no complaints. If our livelihood involves our gear then we must know it inside and out and I believe that to be investment that the end user must make. I prefer to have one button for trim and a visual display to go with it. I prefer that it doesn’t overheat. The screen is perfect. I appreciate that it flashed when it wasn’t mirroring, after which I proceeded to enable mirroring on “continuous.” So what if MARF files take quite some room on the CF card? I would rather have and invest in large CF cards than pay the price with a recorder which files could be corrupted upon a power loss or other issue. There are many things I as I said but ultimately every one needs to spend some time and test it for themselves. The only thing I ask is for scene & take numbers and frame rate on the screen. And the only future suggestion is that perhaps one day it will have voice recognition, allowing me to press the slate button and say “format card,” or “record at 23.976” it will do it. One can dream right? J I am glad that I wasn’t quick to judge about previous things with nomad because this is Maxx and I realized months before making my purchase that Zaxcom is at a different stage. My respects to a fine product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted August 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Zaxconvert version 6.17 (both PC and Mac version) has been added to the Zaxcom Forum. 6.17 adds support for Maxx files. http://www.zaxcom.com/forum/showthread.php?17084-ZaxConvert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted August 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Myriam Glad everything worked out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 " There is no reason to ponder these questions on this forum or publicly complain about the worst case number of keystrokes needed to do something. Just give me a call... OK we will have a fix tomorrow.." Glenn and his spokesperson Jack are very helpful, andhugely responsive Over the next few weeks several new items will be added to both Nomad and Maxx - many of these items are as a direct result to user feedback.... which Jack was kind to explain the night before, " Spokesperson Jack, and Glenn are very helpful, and hugely responsive and this apparently qualifies as <old cap> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blit Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Hi Received my Maxx a few days ago and am spending some time with it. Interesting it seems both very easy and very complex at the same time. Easy because things make logical sense once you get what they do. Complex because it does a heck of a lot of stuff. I am coming from a SD 702. Quick question if anyone knows. I am getting the following error. MIR_Z2BWFMaud_ERR I am suspect it is warning of an error in a mirrored broadcast wave file, Z2. Question, if my guess is correct, why and how do I prevent it. Also how to deal with and clear the error. Thanks in advance for any that can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky03 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Blit, Try to be more specific: when does this error come up? Does the Maxx still records in another folder? Its difficult to answer your question but the usual troubleshooting tips apply: Firmware version upgrade Reformat/change cf card Im sure Jack or Glenn will answer better than me but anyhow, phone them up... Good luck, Franky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted August 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Quick question if anyone knows. I am getting the following error. MIR_Z2BWFMaud_ERR I am suspect it is warning of an error in a mirrored broadcast wave file, Z2. Question, if my guess is correct, why and how do I prevent it. Also how to deal with and clear the error. I would check with Howy directly but I believe it is a card issue. What card and size you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geluidswerken Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Question about preamps Maxx. First off all design wise its for me an deammachine. But from the beginning I had the feeling that I missed low end soundwise. First I thought that that was only the headphone amp, but its in the pre s. I set up an synth as ocsilator and notice there is quite a lot cutoff starting as high at 140 Hz 1 or 2 db but from 80 Hz it goes quite fast down to about -10db at 40 Hz and more at 20 Hz all without hpf. Thats all in the audible range even for normal voice recording. I realy miss the warm character of my carefully selected mics even with shwitched off hpf s. Fore shure in run and gun situations I always have engaged hpf, but I also do classical and jazz music programs and sfx gathering, where I like the full spectrum. Is there any way to get rid off the fixed cutoff in the pre s despite to give up some headroom, but get the character back off my mics, where I am now not able to? All my mics have an cuttoff flter by it self when i need to get rid off more low end. The one s who don t have cutoff schwitches, do have also not that much bottom end, that the filters in Maxx can t handle. Best, Ton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 I designed Maxx to cut off at 50 Hz. This is what most tv/film sound mixers asked for. We can make it go down to 20 Hz easily but it would be a special order to do so. I would boost the low end in post if you want to equalize out the low end to any desired lo freq response that fits the bill. I am getting very positive feedback on the mic pre when used for music recording so I am very open to a special version for classical recording to better utilize the 137dB dynamic range.. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Wang Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 I designed Maxx to cut off at 80 Hz. This is what most tv/film sound mixers asked for. We can make it go down to 20 Hz easily but it would be a special order to do so. I would boost the low end in post if you want to equalize out the low end to any desired lo freq response that fits the bill. I am getting very positive feedback on the mic pre when used for music recording so I am very open to a special version for classical recording to better utilize the 137dB dynamic range.. Glenn I had same feeling with Ton about Nomad&Maxx pre amp. And I do prefer a "warmer" sound. Plz list this sort of special modify info on your website so when people looking at them, they know what can be done. Btw, check your email Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Just to clarify there is no special version available. This is something I would consider if enough people wanted it. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geluidswerken Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Hi Glenn, Thanks for fast reply. I realy like your company and its attitude to be open for suggestions. I did before buying the thing research and never did find an post off this. Strange, it was the first what i was hearing when put it on. Given is, I never worked with the Nomad to judge it. But was soundwise very happy with my zfr 100. So bought Maxx blind. Do you think its possible to tweak it afterwards? That should be great. Best Ton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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