Tom Visser Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 How about an 8000 series native Tx (Zaxcom, Sony digital, or Lectro digital), powered off of a single AA strictly for narrative work - boom op can keep on top of battery swaps for "ultimate lightweight narrative only Tx on the end of a boompole" type of works. Seems to me on-board recording, or high Tx power would be unnecessary as I've always observed outstanding wireless reception from a Tx up in the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted January 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 30 minutes ago, Tom Visser said: How about an 8000 series native Tx (Zaxcom, Sony digital, or Lectro digital), powered off of a single AA strictly for narrative work - boom op can keep on top of battery swaps for "ultimate lightweight narrative only Tx on the end of a boompole" type of works. Seems to me on-board recording, or high Tx power would be unnecessary as I've always observed outstanding wireless reception from a Tx up in the air. Similar to what audio Ltd had for the schoeps capsule I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thomas Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 5 hours ago, Tom Visser said: How about an 8000 series native Tx (Zaxcom, Sony digital, or Lectro digital), powered off of a single AA strictly for narrative work - boom op can keep on top of battery swaps for "ultimate lightweight narrative only Tx on the end of a boompole" type of works. Seems to me on-board recording, or high Tx power would be unnecessary as I've always observed outstanding wireless reception from a Tx up in the air. Or even a sennheiser digital tx... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnitesnd Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 2016 Equipment wish: Zaxcom Hub expansion for Nomad. Allowing Mix 8 use with Nomad touch or even Oasis and Mix 8 used together for extra control on those heavy track days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Midnitesnd said: 2016 Equipment wish: Zaxcom Hub expansion for Nomad. Allowing Mix 8 use with Nomad touch or even Oasis and Mix 8 used together for extra control on those heavy track days. Would 12 fader oasis do the job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fauzan Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 If Sound Devices would do a 'small' update on the MP-1 / MM-1 series: A SD slot for recording ability with just one button: Rec/Stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 A real request I really wish SD and Zaxcom would implement in all their recorders/mixers; An option to mute selected outputs while not recording. Most of the time, I have directors and lots of different people listening to my mix with actors lavs and they could say something stupid or inappropriate. I don't think it'd be too hard to implement in software, and it could potentially save actors some privacy, and the directors and other people listening some peace. I.e, when we're rolling, the mix is heard just as it should, when not, the ifb is muted. Just as on any cheap handheld tascam or zoom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Deva does this now and has for years. We will look at the other products for implementation. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe Dolinger Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 I think it would be cool to have an MKH50 that includes a figure 8 capsule for an easy MS stereo. Similar form factor, 5 pins, plug/unplug second channel as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Deva does this now and has for years. We will look at the other products for implementation. Glenn Great! Frankly I didn't really know if this feature existed with any Zaxcom product, I just assumed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 6 hours ago, Olle Sjostrom said: Great! Frankly I didn't really know if this feature existed with any Zaxcom product, I just assumed. And with the 788 at least you have it too, twice in fact, at least with CL-9. Either you just pull down the faders or you use the mute function to mute select outputs. Don't know if this mute shortcut exists with CL-8, too, or with just the recorder. I don't think I have ever met a director who didn't want to have the boom open at all times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Yes, surely you can mute selected outputs with a button manually. The setup me and my mixer use is that we send the lavs to IFB only, so we can use the boom to communicate and talk a little more privately. I always pull faders down between takes so that no one except me can listen in to the actors, but I have forgotten from time to time obviously and a few times an actor or someone standing close to an actor has said something and not thought about him her being laved. Not a big thing, but I just think that if the outputs mute automatically between takes, the chances of that person being heard is less. And on this show, I'm booming. My mixer doesn't pull faders down between takes because.. I dunno. Even though I told her to do it, maybe she thinks it's just too much work. Anyway. If it's a selectable option then I just think it'd be good. I don't think I'm the only one who'd like it and use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertolomi Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Better playback menu in Nomad.Maybe a +10seconds option in the scroll menu and access to fp8 pfls would do the job...I hhate scrolling 5 minutes to get to the end of a 30 minute Recording.Better would be a scrollbar like any mediaplayer has... auto framerate detect on all transmitters. Option to copy takes in more than realtime from tx to recorder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstauffer Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Bertolomi, if you hold and turn the Menu knob on the NOMAD I believe it does scroll 10 seconds at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertolomi Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Thanks, I will try that soon Bye the way, is there any shortcut list for zax equipment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 16 hours ago, Bertolomi said: auto framerate detect on all transmitters. Don't they have that? I was so sure I saw that menu option in the extended menu... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Ear Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 1 minute ago, Constantin said: Don't they have that? I was so sure I saw that menu option in the extended menu... Right now it is only available on the ERX, not the TRX series. I also would like to see this implemented across the TRX line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 17 hours ago, Olle Sjostrom said: but I just think that if the outputs mute automatically between takes, the chances of that person being heard is less. Oh, I am sorry, I didn't realize you meant automatic muting, that's another story, of course 1 minute ago, Wandering Ear said: Right now it is only available on the ERX, not the TRX series. I also would like to see this implemented across the TRX line. Ok maybe that's where I saw it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Both the ERX and RX200 will automatically detect and lock to virtually any standard frame rate. I echo Kelsey's request that this feature be implemented across all Zaxnet devices, especially the transmitters. On a feature, it's not that big a deal; but for day-playing, it's a prickly pain in the posterior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertolomi Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 To complete this little whish: It would be nice to have the ifb Frequency auto detect feature in all tx's as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Wasserman Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 CL-13! A Sound Devices CL-9 with P&G faders... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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