Some of it is from the provided marker but ACs use their own markers and sometimes shapies. I have since cleaned it and it does clean off well. I would highly recommend getting the deity screen protectors they sell. They have been great.

@@ShelbyWatson Thank you so much for your quick response... Very helpful. A shame the surface of the screen is not better protected against the dirt from the markers. Thanks for the tipp...

I haven’t used them personally, but I would assume that they have similar performance to the Np-1’s

By NP-1, do you mean NP-L7? L7’s are 68Wh whereas the 9X batteries are 96Wh.

Hmm, I guess I’m not sure. It’s been years now since I’ve switched to the esmart batteries. I would search the JWSound forums about the NP-9X batteries and how they compare.

I believe it’s 8 different menus.

It’s very easy. With my setup, I just turn on all of the TC-1’s and the SL-1, open the Sidus audio app, choose the correct framerate for the shoot I’m on, hit jam, use the cables that work with whatever camera we’re filming with, make sure that the settings are correct on the camera and that the timecode in camera is showing the same timecode as my mixer/sync boxes. Unfortunately this process is slightly different depending on what gear you’re using, which cameras are being used, and sometimes even the firmware of the camera. Hope this helps.

Great, a million thanks!@@ShelbyWatson

I haven’t noticed it since the video thankfully. Not sure if it was fixed in a firmware update or if the other times were flukes. The Black Friday prices are great and I would highly recommend it. I get a lot of compliments with this slate. I would recommend buying the faceplate protectors as well. The markers seem to leave less residue on those.

What do you mean?

It should be pretty similar to the trxla3. Hold the menu button while powering it up to get to the extended menu, press inc until you find the format page. Hope this helps

Hopefully they fix that sometime soon.

I have not.

@ShelbyWatson I'm attempting to take one apart. It not easy. I'm going to post it when. I do it. I think it's cheaper

Please do. I’m curious to see a teardown.

@ShelbyWatson lol that word Teardown reminds .e of my ex. We used to go walking through the neighborhood and look at all of the new houses being built and certsin hpuses she would just label as a teardown like she had the authority to make that call lol

Yeah, still figuring out the cropping of these vids

@@ShelbyWatson all good just redo it put text on top

Thanks man! This workflow has been a lot of fun. I’ll post the full songs on here at some point. I’m really happy with how this song came out.

To be honest, I’m not sure. If you use a TC-1 from your bag, you may be able to have it read your timecode from your mixer/playback, but I’ve never done it. I would reach out to Andrew from deity on one of the Deity groups on Facebook to get a better answer. Let me know if you get it figured out.

@@ShelbyWatson i prior already bought into nano lockits from ambient. i read though that the TC-1 don't continually communicate like other brands do so I thiunk the TC-1's may not adjust to timecode rewindow / going back to a prior part of the song like you'd do with music video playback. I'm not sure if my nano lockits update often or just once like the TC1s. We shall see. Someone suggested sending a LAV tranmit/reciever to be able to send timecode audio and plug that in... maybe? I'll give it a shot haha. I'm sure it will also require figuring out the timecode offset if it even works. I'll have to setup a premiere /avid project with like 2 pop / tail pop before / after the song on specific timecode on the music track, and see exactly where it lands. wish me luck. it'd be rad for music videos. I know that's how the big boys do it.

@@stenbiller99 I have only used the nano lockits a handful of times, but I feel like that may be a consistent jam. I just glanced through the slates manual and it didn’t mention a read mode, so I’m not even sure if that is something you can do. I’ve never thought of a practical reason for read mode on a slate, but this must be the reason for it.

@@ShelbyWatson i think if you've got the cable going the other direction (since they make one directional timecode cables) it may respond that in read mode.. i will let you know! haha. I'll be testing it soon

@@stenbiller99 I had some time today to check and see how the slate would respond to the timecode source changing. The timecode does change to the new timecode after about a second.

Thanks!

Good question. Since I invested in the deity timecode TC-1s and can jam everything wirelessly, I’d have to go with the deity. It feels really good as well. Both are great though.

First off, you need the nova keyboard dongle (www.gothamsound.com/product/nova-keyboard-dongle). Double check the “Rev” your nova has and just double check when you order that it’ll work with yours. Mine was Rev 1 because it’s one of the first Novas (it requires a slight change in the wiring in the dongle), but the majority is rev 2 which work fine with the dongle. Then the keyboard is just a cheap Bluetooth keyboard from Amazon that comes with a small usb that’ll plug into the dongle and wirelessly connects to the keyboard. Hope this helps.

thank you bro,I will to try it.I like the bag but I can't buy it because i can't find it.the bag looks amazing,my nova is in ORCA 272 now.

Maybe reach out to ktek. They have great customer support and may be able to source a bag for you.

Sorry to hear that. That does suck. If the slate works as intended, it’s great. But with your screen dying, mine slipping in time, my second battery not showing up, and the app keeps logging me out; I get why it’s cheaper than my Denecke which has always been rock solid. Have you tried reaching out to Andrew from Deity?

@@ShelbyWatson Deity support finally gave me a clearer response last night. They said that they "should" have a unit to ship me in beginning of March and if I wanted they offered a refund. Perhaps the issues are because you and I got the the first batch of slates. I hope they've ironed out any manufacturing or firmware issues when I get my replacement. The advanced connectivity of this slate shows promise. I have a strong feeling that Tentacle Sync will have a Timecode slate that works with their ecosystem at NAB this year. They are big players and are not going to sit on the sidelines.

@@willvazquez3218 glad to hear that you’re making progress with it. And I totally agree, I think tentacle is probably going to jump in on it. I had to use tentacles for a shoot last week and apparently you can jam the new GoPros with a QR code in the tentacle Timebar app. I had never heard of this feature, but it worked very well. Curious to see what they come up with next.

I don't do a lot of deity stuff but I've had amazing customer service from andrew. Perhaps the well known supply chain issues they mentioned are the issue.

I have.

Sorry I didn’t explain it. The way to do the playback commands is to hold the “Card” button, and press “up” to put the transmitter into record, “down” to put tell it to stop, and “menu” to play the last segment. Let me know if that helps.

Not sure. Maybe it’s just marketing or maybe the telemetry in the batteries is more advanced.

Ktek Jet-X

It’s a smart slate, so I jam it and pass it on to the camera team. It helps post sync up the audio and video if the timecode on camera is off

I’ll make one once I get my Denecke back from the other production. I am using the deity slate on a feature now, so hopefully I’ll have a more informed opinion by the time I get the Denecke back.

I was too, but having a switch right there on the side is nice. I’m sure if it auto rotated there would be times that it flipped the wrong way and could be frustrating.

Sorry, KZbin didn’t notify me. Honestly, the range on the QRX200’s without a micplexer is not good. I was always struggling to get decent range with them. The Nova or micplexer makes a huge difference. What are your thoughts?

Glad I could help!

Glad it was helpful!

Sorry I missed this, I am using one of these from Remote Audio. remoteaudio.com/power-cables/usb-power-converter-cables/remoteaudio.com/power-cables/usb-power-converter-cables/

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