Chapter 1
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Zaxcom Control Surfaces User’s Manual
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Chapter 1
– Introduction
The Zaxcom Deva Mix-8/Mix-12 are control surfaces for the embedded digital audio mixer in a Deva IV, Deva V,
Deva 5.8, Deva 16, Fusion 10 and Fusion 12 location recorders.
The Mix-12 is fully digital. All mixing is performed in the digital domain using a floating point DSP ensuring the
highest quality audio.
What’s included with the Mix-8
RS-422 cable
12 VDC Power Supply
User Manual on CD-ROM
What’s included with the Mix-12
RS-422 cable
12 VDC Power Supply
User Manual on CD-ROM
Mix-8 Features
Easily controls fader levels
Control of input trims
True digital mixing console
Zero time offset design for no phase distortion channel-to-channel
No audio cabling from mixer to recorder
Floating point DSP digital mixing with no internal clipping or quantization issues
Unlimited routing
No sample rate issues between mixer and recorder
Cross points can be pre- or post-fader with phase inversion
All cross points are cross faded (never any clicks or pops)
Power: 8 to 16 VDC (12 VDC @ 500 mA)
Size and weight:
(H x W x D – while looking at the controls)
o
6.88” x 10.56” x 3.13” – 174.8 mm x 268.2 mm x 79.5 mm – 4 lbs – 1.8 kg
Mix-12 Features
True digital mixing console
Three band shelving EQ with two notch filters and high pass per channel
Soft knee compressor with makeup gain
All cross points are cross faded (never any clicks or pops)
Cross points can be pre- or post-fader with phase inversion
Zero time offset design for no phase distortion channel-to-channel
No audio cabling from mixer to recorder
Floating point DSP digital mixing with no internal clipping or quantization issues
Unlimited routing
No sample rate issues between mixer and recorder
Integrated RECORD and STOP keys
Integrated QWERTY keyboard for metadata input
Power: 8 to 16 VDC (12 VDC @ 500 mA)
Size and weight: (H x W x D – while looking at the controls)
o
12.38” x 17” x 4” – 314.5 mm x 431.8 mm x 101.6 mm – 8.6 lbs – 3.9 kg
