Fostex 3x2 mixer/recorder.

Actually more usable with DSLR. Has built in recorder.
No need for grumpy soundman.
 
Chadfish said:
Actually less usable. There are no XLR outs for use with real cameras.
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I have to agree.
I like the idea especially for what it was designed to do, but why they would market themselves out of mainstream mixer market
by failing to include that is just silly in my opinion.
 
BRH said:
Actually more usable with DSLR. Has built in recorder.
No need for grumpy soundman.
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Yes because the sound guy on set is so easily replaced with someone concentrating on the images.

Sound = just that annoying thing that goes with the picture. Right?
 
if it had bus in input , it was perfect device , probably could be implemented for 100 us$.about interacting with other cameras , the -10dbv becomes sometimes noisy with camera line inputs as you need to push the gain to much ,using line level out and turning it to mic level at the camera end will make you work freely for short cable runs up to 10 m .
 
If it's $750, I find that a bit much for a product without xlr outs. For example, I can buy the Mixpre for about the same price, and put XLR adapters on it to take it down to a smaller jack on output, gaining not only the ability to run into anything else but also getting MixPre preamp quality, which is excellent. While having a recorder is a nice touch, I'd be curious about the quality of the recorder, as even the Zoom has a bit of a harsh quality. Looking forward to a review of this product and in particular a comparison.
 
Rippie said:
Yes because the sound guy on set is so easily replaced with someone concentrating on the images.

Sound = just that annoying thing that goes with the picture. Right?
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Stop being so "grumpy" Rippie. It's all about the picture. Any monkey can go to RadioShack, get a mic, plug it into whatever and bam.... AUDIO FOR FILM. It takes almost a genius to buy a DSLR and focus it while their friends shoot fake guns.

But seriously, if Fostex would have just slapped 2 XLR outputs on this thing they would have a competitor in much larger markets. At first glance I thought, "Maybe I won't go for a MixPre-D" then immediately came to my senses.
 
I had heard earlier release, they seem to be saying Fall now. Even if they included a couple min XLRs, would have been a great move. Worth noting the mixpre has one less input. The real marketburner to my mind would be 302 update/version with built in recorder and XLR outs: 302R, 3022. I would like the mixpreD more if there were more simple, elegant and inexpensive bit buckets to connect it to.
 
Gweilo,

The 302 can do what you want ....sort of. If you couple TA3 line out to a small recorder, you can preserve your XLR outs for whatever else. Or, you can buy a 552 and get 5 xlr inputs, a 2 track recorder, and 2 xlr outputs, and much more......done deal for $2800.

Grant
 
Yep. Another 2 grand or so and problem solved. ;) But yeah..the 302 is close...and long in the tooth enough to warrant a new feature set that could lock in a lot of sound folks.
 
It's a neat box. I saw it at NAB, but the only place I saw it was at Location Sound's booth, and even then, it wasn't to much fanfare. I think it's reasonably priced for what it is. Knowing the track record of Fostex (having made location sound recorders for years..PD2, PD4, PD6, FR2, FR2LE, PD606) I'm sure it sounds good, although I didn't actually listen to it, so I can't comment on the sound quality based on first hand experience. If it functioned as a real 3 channel mixer with all the ins and outs that are expected, I'm sure it would be a hot seller, but then you are looking at a much higher price point when you start adding all that, and the DSLR market is already pretty skimpy when it comes to spending money on audio equipment.
 
I wasn't there..but I don't think they had a working prototype at NAB :(
If it's borderline pricey for the DSLR market, I have to wonder how much more it would have added to have some kind of balanced out (even a proprietary breakout) that would make it applicable to a broader market.
 
davefisk said:
I'm sure it would be a hot seller, but then you are looking at a much higher price point when you start adding all that, and the DSLR market is already pretty skimpy when it comes to spending money on audio equipment.
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I think DSLR owners tendency to NOT spend much on audio is what Fostex might be going after. DSLR'ers want as simply and straightforward as possible, and I could easily see having a set of XLR outputs as making a gear "too fancy for what I want". I guess the idea that people will pay more when it looks like every feature is targeted at them.
 
I think we have a few folks that see that One feature, ability to pass professionally to a camera, as something that would have exponential ramifications. How about a Cat 5 output and an optional XLR breakout cable for those who want it. Or a separate model for a bit more that has that feature added. Probably more efficient to have the optional breakout cable. Dunno..seems silly to lock out 95% of the engineering from a larger market for the sake of skimping on the 5% of a niche market.
 
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