Zaxcom

Zaxcom Oasis

Zaxcom's motorised mixing surface for location sound

Description

The Oasis is Zaxcom's answer to an old location-sound frustration: mixing a compact multitrack recorder comfortably, on faders. Eight motorised faders, three banks, up to 40 channels, all linked to a Nomad or Nova by a single serial cable — the mixer regains console gestures while recording stays in the machine. Clever and enduring (2.4 W).

Technical

Specifications

Surface

Physical faders8
Motorized fadersYes
TouchscreenNo
Faders8 motorised, touch-sensitive faders across 3 active banks, up to 40 assignable fader channels
ErgonomicsHardware trim controls, transport control, dedicated PFL keys, routing; ZaxNet gain control of digital wireless transmitters, playback function simultaneous with recording

Recording

Onboard recordingNo

Networking

Networking & protocolsUSB
Redundant PSUNo
Redundant networkingNo

Physical

Width273 mm
Depth324 mm
Height76 mm
Weight1.8 kg

Power

Power supplyVery low consumption: 2.4 W (200 mA at 12 V)

Other

ApplicationsControl surface: drives a host recorder (Nova 2, Nova, Nomad 12/10, Deva 24) over a single serial cable; processing and recording stay in the host
SoftwareHub function (direct interface to an RX-12 receiver or a USB keyboard); touch GUI: metadata, expanded metering, matrices and cross-points, visual timecode slate
Year / datesRelease year to be confirmed

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