ekimsound Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Hi. My name is Eugene. I'm working under a Production Sound team based in Korea. Our team recently switched our Recorder from Fostex PD6 to Zaxcom's Fusion12. As you can see the huge years gap between the two recorder, and also our lack of English to properly navigate through the manual or google searches etc. we are facing many difficulties to make this new fancy gear work properly. So if anyone can kindly help us out, it will be a great help. 1. File naming issue. we are wondering if Fusion12 has an option to save the recorded files name as "Scene_Take" instead of the default "segnamez000.zax(/wav)" we came to an answer to use WaveAgent to rename the files, after copying to our PC but if we can save it as "Scene_Take.zax(/wav)" from the beginning that will save huge time for us. 2. Zaxconvert, MacOSX freeze we were testing the Zaxconvert, works as it suppose to on our PC. but when we tried it on our Macbook pro(we did downloaded the newest 'for Mac' from Zaxcom) we faced an issue. The program itself runs. But when we click the Translate Files after setting options and output folder, another pop-up window showes up with a progress bar saying "Translating Files". but the progress bar never shows any progress being done, and freezes. (Can't even force quit) Our MacOSX version is 10.9.3, we bought it brand new just for the purpose to work with Fusion. Only other program on the Macbook is Protools, WavAgent and BWFmanager. Anyone had simlar issue? Solutions? 3. Testing Sample rate 192 & no sound on Headphone as the Fusion manual recommended, we did Factory Reset to make sure turning off all the effects and also changed the Rate step by step from 48>96>192. we test recorded 1 files each used 4 channel on all the sample rates. It was lagging a bit on 192 but was ok. But after recording 192, when we tried to go back to 96, Fusion12 Freezed. we had to turn off the recorder and turn it back on. And suddenly from that point, our headphone stopped. (which is the main reason we decided to post this topic for help) Headphone works fine on other devices. the Recorder is still getting levels from the mics. It's just something wrong between the recorder and our headphone and we can't find what it could be. More surprisingly, we lost the way to go to 'headphone volume' screen. We thought maybe somehow the Volume is off and wanted to check it, we all saw it before when we were testing other things. And no one of our team is able to reach that screen again. On the Manual it says press 'HPH' button and it will go to Headphone Options and if we press it again it will go to Headphone Volume. But now we only have Headphone Options and Home Screen. Also going through pressing 'Menu > Headphone options setting' way is lost as well. We tried Factory Reset, Changed Sample Rate to 48k still Headphone not working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Make sure you are using the newest firmware. 1) this has been an option for a while now. 2) In the past I had a Zaxconvert issue and resolved it by making another user in OSX, and running Zaxconvert from there. A bunch of people had done the same thing successfully. That implies it's some other 3rd party software conflict and not a problem with the Zaxconvert & OS X issue. 3) pushing the headphone and volume button takes you to headphone settings. Are you listening to the right inputs / outputs / card files? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 3) Pressing Mon mutes the headphones if there is no Return source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindrop Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 I've very occasionally had the 'disappearing headphone output' mysteriously occur right from bootup, which only a reboot has cured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Mansvelt Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 If you did a factory reset and you aren't seeing the headphone volume control option when you press the headphone button, then the machine has possibly defaulted to headphone volume controlled by the rotary fader #8. if you open that fader you should hear your headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmsalang Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Hope you get everything sorted out. I'm not a fusion user, but a nomad from Korea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfatjames Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 File naming will always be segnamez000.wav style. They way in work around it is using zaxconvert (which I feel is faster then mirroring, when sometime you forget to switch it on) then use wave agent to change the file name and then generate sound log. Make sure your zaxconvert is the latest. Headphone most likely became on fader 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bralleput Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 "File naming will always be segnamez000.wav style." What does this mean?A unique number or something alike?Is it not possible to just put in anything you want (like 90031-2011T1 :SD style)Going to Wave Agent end of the day to rename everything...At what time after wrap do you get home............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfatjames Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Example your folder is z001 your file names will start from z001001.wav until the end of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfatjames Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 If production wants the file in scene and take number like sd and nomad or maxx... I will continue using wave agent to do that and clock as working hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamTimmer Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 You can rename the file to anything you want. As long as it is only 8 characters long. That is how it is on my deva 5.8. Should be the same on the fusion 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bralleput Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Ok but then you have to rename every take...Why this 'unique number' (Cantarstyle),and not YOU who decides what the folder and filename should be?!Saves a lot of work during and after the shootingday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Woodcock Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Because it stops duplicate files and potential file corruption. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Because it stops duplicate files and potential file corruption. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk It's true for the duplicate files issue. If you shoot the same scene/take twice during the same production it's clearly a problem - but not for the recorder. Only for the AD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bralleput Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 I've never shot "the same scene/take twice" during a production.Ever.In drama.But we (Netherlands) have a different system in slatenaming compared to..the rest??( filename example: 9003-215T1: scene 9003,slate 215(increments with every camerasetup)Take 1. I think the recorder should have the option 'Unique number' or 'name it what you want' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Make sure you are using the newest firmware. 1) this has been an option for a while now. 2) In the past I had a Zaxconvert issue and resolved it by making another user in OSX, and running Zaxconvert from there. A bunch of people had done the same thing successfully. That implies it's some other 3rd party software conflict and not a problem with the Zaxconvert & OS X issue. 3) pushing the headphone and volume button takes you to headphone settings. Are you listening to the right inputs / outputs / card files? 1) Apologies, it's now an option on the Nomad, but not the Deva/Fusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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