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Gear / Technical Help => Battery Boxes, Preamps, Mixers, ADCs, and Processors => Topic started by: sunjan on December 28, 2010, 04:08:04 AM
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Didn't see any mentions of this series yet, but then again the aren't optimized for what we do.
FM-3 - announced Aug 2009, 3-channel mixer
FM-4 - announced Dec 2009, 4-channel mixer
FM-1 - announced Dec 2010, 1-channel preamp
Maybe the latest model could interest some, even though it's only one channel. Competing with SD MP-1 perhaps? The gain dial is hidden on the right side below.
Specs here:
http://www.fostexinternational.com/docs/products/portable_mixers.shtml
(http://www.fostexinternational.com/public/images/highside_gallery_thumbs/FM1_001-thumb.jpg)
(http://www.studiosolutions.ie/ProdImages/FM3-large.jpg)
(https://www.secure.videoguys.com.au/scripts/thumbnail.asp?image=/ProdImages/20443/fm-4.jpg)
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Here is a better pic of the front of the mono preamp. A pair of these could be used, depending on how they sound.
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The 3 & 4 channels look like wendts...rebranded maybe?
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Still quite a difference. Here's the X4 as a comparison. My impression is that the Fostex have a lot more buttons...
(http://www.wendtinc.net/images/x4med.gif)
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defenitely not a wendt
the inputs on the FM-4 are transformer balanced - wonder how it sounds!
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The 3 & 4 channels look like wendts...rebranded maybe?
I think you meant Sonosax.................metering is different tho....
(http://www.dcaudiovisuel.com/images/sonosax/sonosax_sx-m32_1.jpg)
(http://www.fostexinternational.com/public/images/highside_gallery_thumbs/FM3_007-thumb.jpg)
Peace OOk
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Maybe there is not that many useable and clever layout for a portable mixer, hence the resemblance. ;D
The fostex is bigger and heavier (almost one more pound with batteries) than a SX-M32 by the way. And the SX-M32 has electronically balanced inputs.
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looks cool from the specs ...... getting interested in it ::)
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Just got my B&H gear email
here is their link
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/743723-REG/Fostex_FM_4_FM_4_4_In_2_Out_Portable_Field.html (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/743723-REG/Fostex_FM_4_FM_4_4_In_2_Out_Portable_Field.html)
(http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/largeimages/743723.jpg)
looks sweet but
* Price: $2,495.00
is spendy!
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Had a play with the FM-3 and FM-4 today. The preamps are nice (I preferred them to the Sound Devices 552, but not as much as the Sonosax). The build quality seems solid too, however I'm not convinced by the metering.
I'm not sure why so many mixers have their meters on the right, if you're right handed and mixing from the bag your hand's in the way.
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The preamps are nice (I preferred them to the Sound Devices 552, but not as much as the Sonosax).
just curious; what made you make those selections, e.g. "I like the Sonosax ones because of characteristics X, Y, and Z when compared to the Fostex"
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The preamps are nice (I preferred them to the Sound Devices 552, but not as much as the Sonosax).
just curious; what made you make those selections, e.g. "I like the Sonosax ones because of characteristics X, Y, and Z when compared to the Fostex"
I never feel that confident at describing these things but I generally prefer pre's where they bring out the detail of what's being recorded, more "open", "clean" and "smooth" (sorry for the woolyness). I think the SD had the most colouration out of the three (which some may like). All three showed very low noise.
Wasn't an ideal test (quite a high noise environment with headphones)
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The preamps are nice (I preferred them to the Sound Devices 552, but not as much as the Sonosax).
just curious; what made you make those selections, e.g. "I like the Sonosax ones because of characteristics X, Y, and Z when compared to the Fostex"
I never feel that confident at describing these things but I generally prefer pre's where they bring out the detail of what's being recorded, more "open", "clean" and "smooth" (sorry for the woolyness). I think the SD had the most colouration out of the three (which some may like). All three showed very low noise.
Wasn't an ideal test (quite a high noise environment with headphones)
fair enough, was curious what your factor of focus was. Thanks.
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I'm not sure why so many mixers have their meters on the right, if you're right handed and mixing from the bag your hand's in the way.
Because they are designed for electronic news gathering, where the right hand is always manipulating a boompole and the mixing is usually done with the left hand,
Saludos!
Erick del Valle
Santiago de Chile
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I'm not sure why so many mixers have their meters on the right, if you're right handed and mixing from the bag your hand's in the way.
Because they are designed for electronic news gathering, where the right hand is always manipulating a boompole and the mixing is usually done with the left hand,
Ah, I was taught to do it the other way round (on an SQN, which has meters on the left)
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booming with the left hand?
Erick del Valle
Santiago de Chile
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by the way, anybody knows wich is the street price of a FM-1?
Thanks
Erick del Valle
Santiago de Chile
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Doesn't seem to be shipping yet?!
It seems to have been available for pre-order on moogaudio.com, but the site is offline ATM.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=sv&q=%22Fostex+FM-1%22+site%3Amoogaudio.com
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It has a minimum gain sdetting of 30db tho. Thats a pretty hot signal and I bet its easy to overload. I think theyre made for ENG work
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booming with the left hand?
Erick del Valle
Santiago de Chile
Yes, not sure if this might be a British thing- was told to mix with the right as it's more dexterous.
It has a minimum gain sdetting of 30db tho. Thats a pretty hot signal and I bet its easy to overload. I think theyre made for ENG work
They are designed for ENG work, the limiter should prevent overloads though. The output can be attenuated too