Category: Mixers

The MixPre-D by Sound Devices

  One box. Many uses. We’re going to see the MixPre-D with just about everyone who works in professional field production audio because with a single, compact, affordable, high quality box, the MixPre-D combines the utility that previously required three separate devices. It’s a two-channel mic pre and analog mixer. It’s a 2-channel A-D converter. […]

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The long-awaited Nomad from Zaxcom


After months of speculation about this product, Glenn Sanders demonstrates the very sophisticated Zaxcom Nomad Production Sound System and how it is more than just a field mixer/recorder.

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Communications options for the CL-9

  Since the Sound Devices CL-9 hit the blogosphere, views and how-to’s have filled the web.  Instead of rehashing what the CL-9 is designed to do, I’ve decided to take a practical approach to using the communications section of the new control surface. If the boom operators wish to listen to the same mix as […]

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2009 Highlights (yes, there were some)

As we looked back over 2009 we found several things to be happy about. NAB2009 brought out a few new products of interest and the Sound Devices 552 debuted to a waiting crowd. We worked to bring some clarity to the complex and ever changing world of digital workflows with our Sound for Picture session […]

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PSC Refines the Solice Mixer

Since the original review of the PSC Solice mixer of April 2009, PSC has responded with several improvements as described below. It is a credit to PSC that they responded so quickly, and an added bonus that they are offering all of these refinements to existing Solice owners at no charge. Below is a description […]

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Sonosax SX-ES64 Review

Another jewel from Switzerland: The new Sonosax SX-ES64 portable compact audio mixer. It just arrived at Trew Audio this past Friday, September 18, and I must say it is a beautiful piece. We’ve grown to expect audio equipment as art from Sonosax, but still, the first gaze at the SX-ES64 is stunning. Read full entry »

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Sound Devices 552

  On September 8th, Sound Devices rocked our world with their latest product release: the 552 Mixer/Recorder. Evolving from the esteemed 442 mixer, the 552 has 5 mic/line inputs, all with pre or post fader direct outputs, plus two other very notable additions: a built-in stereo recorder, and four channels of AES outputs. The two […]

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Ron Meyer shows the Solice Mixer at NAB 2009

Professional Sound Corporation’s Ron Meyer shows off sleek and stylish Solice Mixer.

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Glen Trew reviews the new PSC Solice mixer

  SEPT. 2009 NOTE: After reading this review, please read about the important refinements that PSC applied to the Solice mixer after this review. SOLICE REFINEMENTS, Sept. 2009   APRIL 8, 2009 It sounds great. When listening to a Sennheiser 8040 through the Solice for the first time, I was betting this mixer had transformerless inputs. A quick […]

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Bullets of info

I’ve had numerous Audioflow topics running through my head, but none were extensive enough for an entire blog. So let me shoot through some bullet points. The strike has come to an end, and we’re all glad to hear it. I’m not going to discuss the politics of the situation, just that a resolution is […]

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