Radio microphone competitors Deity and Zaxcom agree on licensing for a new range of products. At the moment on the Deity website, the description of their new digital radio mic system the BP-TRX has an asterix next to the feature ‘Transmit and record simultaneously’. Follow the lead down to the bottom of the page and you’ll see ‘BP-TRX units sold/shipped to the USA do not currently transmit and record simultaneously’. With reaching a patent agreement with legendary US radio mic innovator Zaxcom, the situation is about to change for all existing and future users of the BP-TRX in the USA. The Zaxcom TRXFB3 transmitter with record abilities. Image Credit: Zaxcom The agreement with Zaxcom is for five patents that allow this simultaneous ability in the US. The innovations go back to a Zaxcom product called the TRX900 which was launched in 2005. This Emmy award-winning digital recording wireless system was the first of its kind to transmit crystal clear audio while recording a timecode stamped full resolution audio file on the pack itself, a game-changing and required feature to secure audio takes and not worry about RF dropouts. This agreement will allow Deity Microphones’ new BP-TRX units to transmit and record audio at the same time when purchased or used in the United States. The new Deity BP–TRX radio mic transmitter, now with simultaneous transmit and record abilities in the USA. Image Credit: Deity Who does the agreement help? The licensing deal covers all BP-TRX units already shipped to the...
Published By: CineD - Saturday, 26 June, 2021