RadoStefanov Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Just worked 630 feet down and then 4000 ft horizontal tunnel under lake mead. 115f 90% humidity for 5 hours. Maxx worked without a single issue. Extreme condition performance - CHECK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Daddyo Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 I have an ergonomic question. When you go into record on the Maxx does it require two hands? If so how are you able to do this while running and gunning with a boom in one hand? Thanks, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 It requires only 1 hand and a single button press to go into record, stop or play. PFL is also a 1 hand function. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campion Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 I have a similar question about panning.. One hand or two? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 One hand to pan as well. No shifted keys are utilized. All common mixing functions are designed to be single hand controls. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Oh how I long for the day when you can control your mixer via mind control. Then we'll be, and look like, the ultimate wack jobs on set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 " It's late or else I'd call them. " two days, but for a more accurate answer: call them now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Campbell Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 But Senator, that'd involve me having to work. No really I got it squared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Andy All functions are single button operations. The only thing on the entire machine that requires two buttons being pressed at the same time is going into the headphone setup matrix. But even that can be done with one hand since the two buttons are the headphone and the menu button - which are right next to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campion Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Thanks Glenn, sounds promising. In the manual I gather you have to be in an ENG setting, then press 'BUS', then scroll the menu button to the channel in question, then click it to toggle through 'L,C,R,-' I tend to do a great deal of quick panning so i'm wondering if I will keep needing to press the bus button or will it remain in a panning-enabled state after pressing once? I'd be all new to Zax so it would take a lot of getting used to I imagine. Will certainly need to play with one first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate C Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Thanks Glenn, sounds promising. In the manual I gather you have to be in an ENG setting, then press 'BUS', then scroll the menu button to the channel in question, then click it to toggle through 'L,C,R,-' I tend to do a great deal of quick panning so i'm wondering if I will keep needing to press the bus button or will it remain in a panning-enabled state after pressing once? Thats correct. From my brief playing with Maxx it remains in Pan mode until you hit the back button/HP knob, just like the nomad. The draw back is you cant trim or go into menus whilst in Pan mode. They are not the quickest machines in regards to panning. You do get used to their way of panning but I don't believe it is as efficient as a pan knob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resonate Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 From the Zaxcom webpage, i see that Nomad stays at 96khz. Will it have an option to record in 192khz in the future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Nomad records 4 channels at 192 right now with 1 second of prerecord. We will change the web site to reflect the feature. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky03 Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 My Maxx has arrived in Montreal Nice! I'll have the weekend to get acquainted... thank you Zaxcom! Franky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted August 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Perhaps other Nomad/Maxx users can chime in regarding the pan functionality - but I personally don't find it to be an issue. I takes a bit of time to get use to but after that all is good. All machine are different and have pluses and minuses and are layed out differently. For example I personally don't like the panning in the 664, for me my fingers are way to fat to successfully pop up the pan knob and pan the input without bumping the fader. But for others this may not be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 The pan on the 664 is far easier and faster to work with (even with my big hands) compared to Nomad. I can't say the same for the gain and HP pots of the 664 though. I use "unshifted" with my nomad so I can just press certain functions to start immediately instead of holding and waiting. This however causes other functions to become 2 hand work a rounds like using the BUS menu for panning. I'd like the BUS button to act as it does in shifted mode for unshifted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldmixer Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Panning is unfortunately not fun in nomad. I wish I had the option to disable the "P" in the panning cycle. I end up sending a momentary prefade signal when wanting to pan. I use the bus panning page because the other option, getting out of my home screen is even more of a hassle. Maybe if I could choose to eliminate some screens... Anyway panning not fun. unfortunate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Futterman Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Send any suggestions to Zaxcom. They listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 " Send any suggestions to Zaxcom. " PLEASE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 " Send any suggestions to Zaxcom. " PLEASE!! But, Mike, if everyone called companies first with their questions, your post count here would go down to nearly zero and you'd be left seeking a new hobby! Plus, for most of us here this is a community and we share things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Ear Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Nomad records 4 channels at 192 right now with 1 second of prerecord. We will change the web site to reflect the feature. Glenn I can't select sample rates higher than 96k in my nomad. How do you access 192k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Sorry I meant to say Maxx records 4 Channels at 192Khz right now. Not Nomad. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campion Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 I don't see a problem with the panning method as long as it can click between L C and R at the same time as the faders being adjusted. Eg. Fading down boom and pushing a radio onto that mix track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Daddyo Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Thanks Jack and Glenn for answering my how to go into record question. I heard differently and glad to learn I was told incorrectly and that it appears to be a very easy to do. Thanks, Andy Oh and Jack I have no problems panning on my 664. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Ear Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Sorry I meant to say Maxx records 4 Channels at 192Khz right now. Not Nomad. Glenn Great. Thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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