IronFilm Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 Could you share with us any comparisons you've recorded with Scorpio vs Deva/Nomad? 11 minutes ago, didikaonabo said: Nice I am very impress and happy with my scorpio sounding better than my all zaxcom recorder deva and nomad.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Sullivan Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 Is there anyone out there using a Scorpio with a CL-12 who can report back on how well that is working for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHS2 Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 I give. On the Bus sends there is green for pre, orange for post but what is the blue for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcopenhagen Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 As a a new 888 owner, I was curious to know. At first glance through the manual for the 888 , the only reference to the blue color is in a photo screenshot of the Bus 1 screen. In the legend in the top left corner, it says Send = <blue box> (See attached image from the 888 manual). I will keep looking, but that’s the first clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mano Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Blue means it's a Send. So you can define a value of how much is sent to the bus. I think this is controlled in the channel setup screen of the specific channel. Manual page 8 CHANNEL TO BUS ROUTING Determines to which bus or buses the channel audio will be sent. When a channel is routed to a bus as a Send (bus box highlighted blue), the Send Gain value is used. When a channel is sent Pre (green) or Post (orange), the Send Gain value is ignored. I hope Im right and this is helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Isaacs Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Mano - you are correct! Blue allows you to create mixes independent of the pre or post fader gains feeding the main mix. This technique is often used for creating custom monitor mixes for musicians but could also be useful for creating personalized IEM feeds on set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Craca Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 I have to do this often on live remote anchoring sets for network news and sports. Often the host/talent have IFB ear molds in their ears and can't hear their guests / other talent sitting or standing right next to them well, especially in high noise environments. They each need each others iso's blended in lightly for a mix minus on set. It was always a struggle with the 688 having no control of the send to aux levels of the ISOs; I'd have to provide the remote program feed hot to each aux talent in-ear monitor so the ISO pre-fade (of the others) to the aux was at a lower level. It was a delicate and painful dance. On the 8 Series with the aux send option it's a breeze. One of the many reasons I added a 833 and Scorpio. This is a great feature that you don't know you needed until you had the option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Maxwell Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 On 6/25/2019 at 12:41 AM, Paul Isaacs said: Geoff - thanks for sharing your first impressions of Scorpio. All good stuff, much of which we know about and are in our short term plans. You mention 'half-baked' ... I'd prefer to think of Scorpio as a fully-baked first tier of a cake designed to be robust enough to have many further tiers added to it:) And each layer is sweeter than the last;) Just like all our previous products e.g. 788T, Scorpio's hardware, OS, and external control ecosystem have been architected to evolve and grow with the needs of the production sound industry for many years to come. Keep watching this space. This is just the beginning. Thx again Paul Hello Paul! I feel like I know you now after all of your recent webinars, which by the way have been most excellent! It's been almost a year now since I posted my intitial reactions and true to your word, the "cake" is shaping up quite nicely. Almost all of my early concerns have been addressed and remedied. As you have often said, this is an entirely new platform and now, as you add more and more functionality to it, I can appreciate the design structure and the years of thought that went into the framework. It is truly an extraordinary achievement. Thank you for that and your continual support and forward thinking. I look forward to years of new and exciting updates and accessories. Cheers and thanks again! Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Isaacs Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Many thx Geoff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 On 12/28/2019 at 4:30 AM, Alex Sullivan said: Is there anyone out there using a Scorpio with a CL-12 who can report back on how well that is working for them? I'm bumping this post. I am seriously thinking of upgrading my 688 to a scorpio but before i make the purchase i'd love to know if people have been using the scorpio - SL6 - CL12 combo and would like to report. There are still a few point that are a bit unclear to me. When using the SL6 you need to power the SL6/scorpio through the SL6 (NP1 or Hirose), correct? So that means you cannot charge the potential NPF battery plugged in the back of the scorpio through the machine? Will any USB A - USB A cable work as a connection between the scorpio and the CL12? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Sullivan Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/19/2020 at 11:17 AM, Ben B said: I'm bumping this post. I am seriously thinking of upgrading my 688 to a scorpio but before i make the purchase i'd love to know if people have been using the scorpio - SL6 - CL12 combo and would like to report. There are still a few point that are a bit unclear to me. When using the SL6 you need to power the SL6/scorpio through the SL6 (NP1 or Hirose), correct? So that means you cannot charge the potential NPF battery plugged in the back of the scorpio through the machine? Will any USB A - USB A cable work as a connection between the scorpio and the CL12? I only had about 12 shoot days with the Scorpio and CL-12 before the shutdown but I was pretty happy with the setup. Probably the most useful trick was to map two of the user buttons to "select" and "headphone" so that you could use the single knob on the CL-12 to operate both of those functions on the Scorpio. It'll soon go into a case as a backup device once I get my hands on a CL-16. Oh, and although I did send the CL-12 the extra power via the USB power port, according to SD this is not necessary with the Scorpio. Mine setup has been stable so I'm leaving it connected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Thanks Alex for the report and the tip. I'll finish the show i'm shooting now and will very probably buy the scorpio right after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Mega Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 Hi I’ve sent Sound Devices a feature request. I thought I’d describe the feature here as well in case 8 series owners are interested and keen to see this feature. I've requested a copy and paste feature like large consoles have. Mainly for EQ but also good for compression and possibly noise assist. An example that came up recently was a day with insane cicadas. EQ notched out most of the cicada noise however going through the EQ process for every channel was time consuming. Copy and paste from 1 channel to the others would be superb. Thanks and regards Peter Mega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungo Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 Good idea, Peter. I only have an 833, but even configuring just six channels to the same status can be exhausting. It would also help designing clean standard setups for different tasks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 @henrirappwrote a good blog post on why he chose the Sound Devices Scorpio: https://henrirapp.com/sound-devices-scorpio/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Dobler Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Hello together Now in Corona times it would be really useful to get an overdub feature for the Scorpio. I often have to record singers one after another to a prior recorded track and I wonder why a cheap MixPre is able to do overdub and such an expensiv flagship like the Scorpio isn‘t. It‘s time now for implementing such an important feature... Many regards Markus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Mega Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 8 series firmware version 8 released a couple of days ago and includes copy and paste feature. Many thanks for listening, Sound Devices. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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