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Which brings us to the Good-Albeit-Suspiciously-Beneficial-for-Gotham-News:

• You can order a Zaxcom Nomad any time before September 30th, 2015 at 4pm EST to lock in the current prices! Get your Nomad 12 (or upgrade your Nomad 10 or Lite) now to take full advantage of the Oasis' features!
   
• You can pre-order the Zaxcom Oasis Controller ($500 deposit), Nomad Touch touchscreen interface software, and the RX200 Wideband Receiver ($200 deposit) right now! Check out those pages for more details, plus NAB video previews!

Call us, email or order online to get in on the next level of Zaxcom's kit integration!

(Above) Audio supervisor and author Cory Allen on the set of Black Ink Crew: Chicago.

The Behringer X32 family of products was released two years ago among a sea of digital mixing consoles and has become a popular affordable choice for audio engineers to use for everything from middle school talent shows to big rock concerts. In the area of location sound recording, more and more mixers are finding ways to incorporate X32’s into their workflows. The various forms of the X32 offer a powerful set of tools that can fit into a variety of situations.

As with other digital consoles, the X32 is very flexible when it comes to routing and expansion. Inputs can be rearranged at the front end of the mixer’s channels, and each output source can be individually selected. The AES50 ports allow access to remote S16 and S32 units for additional input/output capability at up to 100m away. One of the most powerful features is the expansion slot found on all models in the X32 family, allowing them to interface with industry-standard protocols such as ADAT, MADI, USB & FireWire, and Dante. More on that in a bit.

The big thing that separates the X32 from the rest of the field... (Continued after the jump)

The Sound Devices CL-12 Linear Fader Controller has been announced for shipping at the end of October! It significantly expands the mixing capability of the 6-Series mixer/recorder line via a single USB cable that provides both power and control. It will be compatible with the 688 upon shipping with future support of the 664 and 633 to follow.

When the CL-12 is connected, the 688 gains twelve 100 mm linear faders and enhanced, sunlight-viewable LED metering. Numerous dedicated buttons also provides quick access to key functionality for fast track arming, naming, and routing. The CL-12 also features a 3-band parametric equalizer for each of the 12 inputs and the ability to monitor audio directly from the CL-12’s headphone port. Together, the CL-12 and 688 are a complete mixing and recording system, perfect for controlling the multiple audio signals often required in today’s production sound environments.

The CL-12 comes in two models. The standard CL-12 is designed to be a sleek and durable mixing surface with robust black aluminum side panels. Tactile controls, including illuminated buttons and twelve easy-to-use manual faders, combine with LED metering to improve the whole mixing experience.

In addition to offering everything the standard CL-12 does, the CL-12 Alaia features incredibly smooth gliding Penny & Giles faders and gorgeous custom hardwood side panels, available in either Blonde Maple or Red Mahogany.

The CL-12 also provides ports for a USB keyboard connection for efficient metadata entry, remote control via third-party applications (Ambient Beetle Bluetooth dongle, Timecode Systems’ :wave metadata hub), and for powering an optional USB lamp.


 

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Please note the date of this event has been changed to Thursday.

​Join us Thursday, September 3rd at 2pm for a stream on integrating the Sound Devices 970 with Boom Recorder and the Yamaha QL1. Peter Schneider and technician Will Colding will demo how it was done and discuss using Open APIs and DIY technology to customize audio recording set-ups.

Point your browser to gothamsound.com/livestream to watch and chat during the broadcast or catch the replay at your convenience.