Christian Spaeth Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Once again Jack, I think you have the best working Nomad. I have had mine for a year and a half now and I would say that multi knob is way too loud still. I hear the damn thing in recordings all the time. And yes I do the lean to side thing. I really wish I could fly around the menus while rolling to double (triple) check settings and enter Meta Data. I was recently comparing mine to a mate's, and his was loud as well. Instead I sit starring at the Nomad in terror that it will lock up or the blue ball destroy the take. I sure wish there was a Bright Screen Mod type thing for that button. There is. Stick a small piece of moleskin or soft tape underneath a bit of the area on which the knob sits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb1138 Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Hey all, How does the HP2 out work on the Nomad? The HP2 output on the side I mean, along with the other outputs. I thought it was supposed to give out the HP2 headphone selection, but perhaps I'm mistaken. Don't seem to be getting sound out of it. I have a Lite 5.11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Hirtenstein Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Ummm no. It's under the bus routing menu. You also need to read the manual on headphone monitoring. That's a whole 'nother topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb1138 Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 (edited) Ummm no. It's under the bus routing menu. You also need to read the manual on headphone monitoring. That's a whole 'nother topic. Wait is there a "manual for headphone monitoring"? Oh wait do you mean a thread/topic in this forum? EDIT: The manual's kind of brief on things it mentioned about HP2. I didn't read as closely the part on bus routing (I usually just record ISOs) but will look at it now. Edited May 6, 2013 by srab1138 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Woodcock Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 The bus routing menu, does exactly what it says on the tin <br /><br />Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2<br /><br /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb1138 Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 (Sheepishly) Okay I see my mistake now. Whenever I saw Headphone 2 (HP2) in the manual, I went from the contents/index. Didn't realize it was a sub-category in the bus routing menu. That makes...a lot more sense than what I thought it was above. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Liston Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 I guess I need some picks. 30 minutes with an Xacto and moleskin has not made any impact on the sound and put some tape gunk where I don't want it. It seems like the click is inside the button knob thing, and not from the button knob thing striking the faceplate. There is. Stick a small piece of moleskin or soft tape underneath a bit of the area on which the knob sits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretzel Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Hi, Bit of a question from a non-industry person. As part of my work I make nature recordings, (as well as foley, instruments etc., basically anything where interesting sound might be recorded). I was well on my way to purchasing a Nomad (I need minimum 3 channels for MSM), but then noticed (or it might be my limited understanding!) that it has only 30db of gain. Which is a bit of a concern? Obviously i'm looking for very quiet preamps (and of course putting this up against sound devices and the new Maxx, which based on recent comments on that thread has possibly better preamps? is that right Jack? ). I guess i'm trying to find out, is 30 enough for the purposes i've described? I'm aware this is a pretty vague question, but wondered if anyone could speak to it a little. Best, Pretzel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Any of the above mentioned devices will serve you well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 The limiting factor of the MAXX or the Nomad preamp will be the self noise of the microphone not the dynamic range of the pre-amp. The two products have the same preamp design. The MAXX circuit board layout gives it a slight edge over Nomad. Only noticeable with test equipment. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundslikejustin Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 The two products have the same preamp design. The MAXX circuit board layout gives it a slight edge over Nomad. Glenn In what regard? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Newer Nomad software give you then option of adding 10dB of digital gain to the inputs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 " as well as foley, " it is Foley, as it is a person's name... and I doubt you are recording Foley, as that is sound effects performed in sync while watching the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb1138 Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Newer Nomad software give you then option of adding 10dB of digital gain to the inputs. Yeah it's in "Input Levels" in I think...the ENG Setup menu. "Extra Input Gain". Just checked. Can't even see it in the manual January 2013 revision. But it is there tho. The limiting factor of the MAXX or the Nomad preamp will be the self noise of the microphone not the dynamic range of the pre-amp. The two products have the same preamp design. The MAXX circuit board layout gives it a slight edge over Nomad. Only noticeable with test equipment. Glenn Do you think it could take ribbons recording quiet VO? Anybody tried out ribbons on the Nomad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretzel Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 " as well as foley, " it is Foley, as it is a person's name... and I doubt you are recording Foley, as that is sound effects performed in sync while watching the picture. But of course, thanks for the correction. As I said though, I get up to all sorts. Main concern is the 30db limit. On an MKH800 twin i'm often sitting at around +20-30db on a metric halo (called trim on the MIO Console). Hopefully i'm misunderstanding some terminology... happy to be shown the light. Thanks for the replies thus far, I appreciate it. Somewhat a fish out of water on this forum (as I indicated already!) but seemed like the place to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 As I stated earlier, any of the mixers you mentioned will serve your purposes fine. Just choose one for the features you prefer and the price you're willing to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb1138 Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Main concern is the 30db limit. With the extra gain, it'd be a 40db limit. Is that enough? I wonder about your opinion of it. Never recorded anything so low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretzel Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Great, thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Yeah it's in "Input Levels" in I think...the ENG Setup menu. "Extra Input Gain". Just checked. Can't even see it in the manual January 2013 revision. But it is there tho. That's because that was implemented recently - though it is in the new manual which should be online this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Just choose one for the features you prefer and the price you're willing to pay. And pray they deliver those features... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb1138 Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 That's because that was implemented recently - though it is in the new manual which should be online this week. New manual! Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 And pray they deliver those features... Okay, I had to chuckle at that one. Perhaps I should revise my comments to say, "...choose the fully implemented features you prefer..." <g> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmus Wedin Posted May 9, 2013 Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 So, I've checked all the Zaxcom vids on youtube and gone through the manual up and down, but I just can't seem to find this: How and where is the AES output routing done in the Nomad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Ear Posted May 9, 2013 Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 So, I've checked all the Zaxcom vids on youtube and gone through the manual up and down, but I just can't seem to find this: How and where is the AES output routing done in the Nomad? Same as the analog outputs. http://wanderingear.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmus Wedin Posted May 9, 2013 Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 Same as the analog outputs. http://wanderingear.net In the same menu or are they automaticly routed as copies of the analog outputs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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