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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Two new pro sound recorders announced: Zaxcom Nova ($5K)& Sound Devices Scorpio ($9K)

Zaxcom Tutorials Episode 300 - Auto-Pick Frequencies / Audition and Re-Record


The actual info in the video is between 2:38 and the 5:17 mark everything else is just a bullshit bad skit.


By Zaxcom Inc


 
rand thompson said:
Introducing NoiseAssist - the Noise Suppression Plugin for 8-Series
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At US$600 (for its "introductory price" too!!) this is waaaaaaay overpriced.

They're setting a record here in charging for a firmware update / plugin / whatchamacallit. (yes, even beating out Aaton by a nose)

Which I feel is worthwhile highlighting, as it signals a radical change in business strategy by Sound Devices. (although, like I said, perhaps not a total surprise after all, as their MixPre series could've been a clue)

As in the past you'd buy a recorder (such as say a Sound Devices 688) and over the years of its life cycle, Sound Devices would keep their product relevant and keep the sales up (and also build up a loyal fanbase of their existing customers, who thus serve as great marketing tool to promote the product) by releasing new cool updates / bonuses / accessories to it.

Other companies would approach it with a different business strategy, for instance Tascam would go with the strategy of slashing the price of its products later on their life cycle. (look at how much cheaper the Tascam HS-P82 was at launch vs at the end when they discontinued it, or at the opposite extreme the Tascam DR60D at launch vs on sale)

So it seems Sound Devices has shifted to a new strategy, in which they sell us hardware as the gateway drug to then keep on upselling us with new software purchases being offered.

With hindsight, if I'd known that a Sound Devices 833 is buying into an ecosystem with a series of $600 paid firmware updates, then I'm not sure if an 833 would've made as much sense at all.

Something to be aware of if anybody is considering buying into Sound Devices, it seems the Sound Devices of the future is no longer the Sound Devices of the past.

As one other sound mixer said in response to this news: "I just feel like they've opened pandora's box. I'm disappointed"

Where will it end, are we going to get charged for 32bits? Charged for ambisonics? Charged to unlock all the features with the new SL-2? Did we dodge a bullet that the EQ firmware update wasn't instead a paid plugin?? Etc etc etc.... heck, by the end of its 5 year life cycle are we going to have ended up spending more on firmware upgrades than on the recorder itself????

rand thompson said:
Zaxcom Tutorials Episode 300 - Auto-Pick Frequencies / Audition and Re-Record
The actual info in the video is between 2:38 and the 5:17 mark everything else is just a bullshit bad skit.
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"Bullshit"?? I think you made a typo, and meant to spell "AMAZINGLY"

"Bad"??? I think you made a typo, and meant to spell "HILARIOUS"

But perhaps you need to be working in the Sound Department yourself to appreciate just how spot on Zaxcom is with these series of videos.
 
David,

Maybe they should have stuck to the Sound Department. One person's "Amazingly Hilarious " is another person's " Bullshit Bad". To each his own.
 
Here is a video not directly related to any of the recorders in this thread but about remote recording.


Remote Recording for The Artist: Perfecting Audio with Keith Alexander


By Adorama


 
CL-16 Training with Paul


By Sound Devices

It is 2 hours and 8 minutes long.


 
Virtual Broadcast Audio Convention 2020: Zaxcom


By Gotham Sound


 
Thanks for the Video Patrick!


Sound Devices NoiseAssist Demonstration - Reduce Noise While Recording


By Curtis Judd


 
NoiseAssist Plugin for Sound Devices 8-Series - How does it Sound?



By
Pinknoise Systems


 
Zoom H8 Eight-Track Recorder


Zoom H8 Website
https://www.zoom-na.com/products/field-video-recording/field-recording/zoom-h8-handy-recorder

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By
ZoomSoundLab






The Zoom H8 : Introduction


By ZoomSoundLab



 
Mix and Record Multichannel Audio From Anywhere in the World with Sound Devices and Unity Connect




By Sound Devices


 
Shop Talk EP 5 - Sound Devices 888


By
Northwest Camera Co.



 
Back working post-lockdown with my Sound Devices 833 again, got to remember to switch off auto-mute when testing the setup at the start of the day:


rand thompson said:
CL-16 Training with Paul


By Sound Devices

It is 2 hours and 8 minutes long.

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Wish I could get a CL-12! Doesn't work currently with the 833 (although a firmware update is coming)

Just got an Icon Pro Audio Platform M+ control surface instead.

rand thompson said:
Maybe they should have stuck to the Sound Department. One person's "Amazingly Hilarious " is another person's " Bullshit Bad". To each his own.
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Zaxcom isn't targeting RED camera ops.

They're selling usually to people who are working in the sound department, probably their full time profession too.

It is nice to see a product video which isn't just corporate blandness! Has a bit levity to it, jokes you'd appreciate and get if you had to deal with the B.S. we in the sound department are dumped on with.
 
Doing a firmware update to the Sound Devices 833



By
Sound Speed!



 
Using a Smart Antenna with the SL-2


By Sound Devices


 
The Sound Shack - Sound Devices Noise Reduction



By Thom Shafer


 
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