Up for sale is a gently used Zaxcom Nomad with FP8extra fader panel in excellent condition. I am the original owner, and her one and only user. This unit was / is my portable, i.e. non-cart mixer/recorder. We’ve been around the world together. From Alaska to the Cook Islands, the Nomad has never let me down. On the island of Rarotonga, the machine and I were blessed by a Shaman - no joke - and that blessing has not worn off… I wish I was still in as good a shape as the Nomad. Truly an exceptional machine. Must have been put together on a sunny day by a person in a great mood.

This is the Nomad Lite. I never upgraded to enable Zaxnet, as all my wireless systems are Lectrosonics and I use Tentacles for timecode. Current software is installed. Comes with the FP8 extra fader panel mentioned above, in a bag that fits her nicely. I’ll also include two CF cards and the original AC adaptor.  

Ships to continental US, but pick-up in person is much preferred. (Santa Monica) The unit will be sold as is, with no warranties expressed or implied. I hope she will go to a good home. Treat her well, and you’ll enjoy this amazing machine for years to come.

 Let’s talk tech and specs:

The Nomad has 6 XLR analog inputs with Zaxcom Neverclip (brilliant invention) that accept either line or mic level and can also supply phantom power. These are on the back of the machine, thereby making the unit more compact and tidier than other mixers with inputs on the side. On the right side, there are 4 returns onTA5 connectors (2 per connector) which can be used as additional line-level inputs, bringing the total number of inputs up to 10. On the same side are 4 XLR outputs which you can set to line, mic, or custom settings -10db or -35db. TA5sends, as well as 1/8” mono and tape outs are also there (I used those for a Comtek transmitter).  

Once the signal is in the Nomad, everything is digital. The Zaxcom digital mixing engine provides zero distortion, zero noise (!), and a far greater dynamic range than is possible with an analog mixer. As everything is digital, it means the headphone monitor is always a true reflection of the output buses as well as the recording tracks; it will never sound “over-loaded” (looking at you,SD664). It also allows you to literally route any input to any track, and to control with any fader you like. I always set input 1 to track 1, to be controlled with Fader 1, and so on – but you could do so much more, if the need arises. Several ins / tracks can be routed to be controlled by one fader for volume or gain, which is very handy when you have to attenuate a group of inputs simultaneously, e.g. applause or people screaming. Not that you would have to, as the Nomad’s soft knee compressor has you sorted. You can control recorded track levels as well as outputs with absolute precision. Every input on the Nomad has this compressor, as well as 2 adjustable notch filters and phase inversion.

The Nomad records onto 2 CF cards. The “Primary” stays in the machine and functions like the internal hard drive of a SD788. The “Mirror” card is what you give to DIT at the end of the day.

I could keep going here, but instead I encourage you to read up on the machine on Zaxcom’s homepage. Also, please do look at all the pictures I have posted. You will see the machine is tip top with only very minor signs of use.

$2500for the package as is described