RadoStefanov Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I ALWAYS record backup audio on my machine. It protects me and the client and I think it's the professional thing to do - so I am recording every single day that I work. Me too. I always record. Regardless of what the client wants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Daddyo Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Thanks Brooks (Basenji Boy) for confirming the looseness of the encoder knob. I agree it seems like it could fail in a short amount of time. In regards to the menu encoder knob's clicking I tried as you suggested feathering the knob as I push it and I thought it made no significant difference. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Spaeth Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 The menu knob is a bit loose and during an interview today I had to press it couple of times so I had to wait for a question. Not so practical of course. If you try to press it quietly you might do things you don't intend to (by holding the knob when you just wanted to press). So you have to practice the ergonomics and your workflow a bit. I disagree with those saying Nomad is just for ENG type jobs. I bought mine instead of a 788T which I would have used for both do and fiction (with a mixing console for the latter). If Zaxcom wants to compete with a 788T which I think they do then they will try to give the Nomad most of the features (or more than) that the 788T has. And of course they'd rather fiction people use the Fusion or Deva (which are better for fiction) but personally if there was no Nomad I would have bought a 788T, neither Fusion nor Deva were options for me. So I don't think they would want to lose that segment of the market. It's like making either 5500$ or 0$ per mixer. One more thought on file naming: I imagine when an editor or post audio guy looks at his timeline and can see each region with the scene and take number written on it instead of a segment number that will make things more comfortable for them. I know they are for me when I edit or do audio post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 The HP and the menu knob are different and they aren't interchangeable. The play in the HP knob is normal it is the way that knob is built. As for the click in the menu knob - I was concerned about the click early on. But after use the knob has been "broken in" and is virtually silent now. So much so that quiet click in the HP knob seems loud when compared to the menu click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Daddyo Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Hey Jack, Thanks for being so responsive. That is good to know that the Menu knob actually gets quieter with use. It seems odd that the HP knob is normally that loose but hopefully it will hold up after years of constant use. Thanks, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VM Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 is there a way to have tje file names labeled as the scene and take from the meta data? Or am i stuck with the &quot;z001 etc naming scheme? As I usually use Wave Agent to check the metadatas before importing my sounds in Protools I noticed that it permits to rename the files in the Scene/Name/Take mode. Just use Wave Agent's rename function. </div> I did it with all the sounds that were coming from Nomad ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted January 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 It seems odd that the HP knob is normally that loose If I recall correctly Glen Trew spoke about the HP knob in his review of Nomad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 The headphone knob is naturaly a little loose because it is both a switch and a pot. We have seen no failures to date and I am confident it will be fine for many years to come. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actualsizeaudio Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 I've been banging on my menu knob for about 4 months. It's not any quieter than it was in the beginning. Should I start hitting it harder to break it in? It's loud IMHO. That's a great tip with the rename function in Wave Agent BTW. Thanks for that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted January 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Should I start hitting it harder to break it in? Not necessary - just normal usage should do it. Other users have reported that the clicking has gotten quieter as well. I don't know if it makes any difference but do you do much "push and turn" operations with the menu knob? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprotnik Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hi. I would like to know what kind of batteries do you use with Nomad on location and how many time does the batteries work. (the specs of Nomad are 8 to 18 VDC @ 300mA) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Spaeth Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 NP1 LiIon, the grey no name ones. Almost got an entire day (12 hours) out of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprotnik Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 this one? wich A? how do you connect it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Spaeth Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 no, but the same size. They should be okay though the one on the photo is a NiMH. You will need something like the Hawk Woods cup with a Hirose 4-pin cable and a charger, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galwaysound Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Just received my Nomad 6 and while familiarising myself with it i noticed that if output limiters are engaged it increases tone by 3dB,( into the yellow, if i set tone to -23dB it shows -20dB in the display, back to green). Haven't had a chance to plug into camera to see if this level is actually outputted. Going on first job tomorrow with Epic( some Iv's and singing nothing too complicated)so will just be using as recorder only, if we get a chance will plug directly in and see what levels are limiters on/off & -20/-23dB. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Trev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Just received my Nomad 6 and while familiarising myself with it i noticed that if output limiters are engaged it increases tone by 3dB,( into the yellow, if i set tone to -23dB it shows -20dB in the display, back to green). Haven't had a chance to plug into camera to see if this level is actually outputted. Going on first job tomorrow with Epic( some Iv's and singing nothing too complicated)so will just be using as recorder only, if we get a chance will plug directly in and see what levels are limiters on/off & -20/-23dB. This is a result of the limiters make up gain. Currently the make up gain affects tone on the output buses. This will be corrected in a future software update. The quick work around, until it is implemented in software, is when sending tone turn off the limiters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galwaysound Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Thanks Jack That never occurred to me, my poor little brain hasn't had to deal with this much cognitive processing in getting to grips with Nomads capabilities that the simple workarounds slip past. It's a great testament to this forum that a soundie on the west coast of Ireland can pose a question and have it answered from a different continent and several timezones away in half an hour, long live JWSound and all who sail in her. Trev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jindy30 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 excuse me if this has been asked before... how are people dealing with the one format recording medium. As there are just CF slots and no internal drive, can it also record to external drive. How would i copy the card to DVD for hard copy back up. thx again... JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davideo Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Take the card out, put it in a CF card reader attached to your computer. I use the Lexar USB3.0 Dual-Slot reader (model LRW300U) - although not with the Nomad yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 You can pull the mirror card and like mentioned with a computer and a card reader you can make a back-up. Or with a Nomad 8 or 12 - when the USB support is implemented - you can directly mirror to another media as well. You can copy directly via the USB as you are shooting or you can even do it at the end of the day and make as many copies as you like directly from Nomad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Jack, What mirroring mode do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 I usually use continuous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Thanks Jack, One more question: When I set mirror mode to AFTER POWER CYCLE:ON and restart from my distro the mirror mode is not remembered. I guess there is a difference between power loss and the hardware switch button... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 When I set mirror mode to AFTER POWER CYCLE:ON and restart from my distro the mirror mode is not remembered. I guess there is a difference between power loss and the hardware switch button... Should have no effect. I never use the switch - I cycle power via a BDS which is the same as pulling the power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniebeaudry Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Should have no effect. I never use the switch - I cycle power via a BDS which is the same as pulling the power. My Nomad doesn't remember the mirroring either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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