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1. Only the PSC AlphaMix offers individual LED meters per input channel. These

meters are incredibly handy for preamp level setting and PFM (pre fader metering)

functions. Once you use them, you will never want to work without them again!

2. Only PSC offers you a boom pole mounted remote control for the first input. It

makes mixing while booming very easy. No other manufacturer offers this user-

friendly feature!

3. Two camera shoots are an everyday occurrence. 10 pin Hirose connections for

betasnake cables are now the industry standard. If you offer two-camera support,

it might as well be done right! Only PSC offers two-camera support including

tape-monitoring functions on two Hirose 10 pins!

4. Every camera in the world is now equipped with LCD audio meters. Why?

Because they are consume little power and are easily sunlight readable. Your

mixer’s meters are supposed to match the meters on the camera right? So why

not use the same technology to begin with. Only PSC offers this meter

technology!

5. Two camera support should equal two 10-pin Hirose connectors. It’s simple

enough, but the other manufacturers don’t seem to get it. Why should you have to

carry two different style betasnakes? And, how reliable is a non-locking 3.5mm

tape return jack? You will never have to ask these questions when using a PSC

AlphaMix.

6. Output transformers with dual isolated secondaries need to be twice the size of

output transformers with single secondaries. The laws of physics can’t be broken,

no matter how hard our competitors try. PSC is the only company to offer true,

properly sized, dual isolated output transformers in an ENG mixer. For further

information on this subject, go to our web site and look at our “Transformer

Physics” page listed under the downloads section.

7. True balanced outputs offer signals of equal amplitude and opposite polarities.

Pseudo balanced outputs only offer balanced impedances. While this sounds

great in theory and works most of the time, it is nearly impossible to replicate the

output impedance of an op-amp with a simple network of passive components up

through the RF frequency range. This detail seems unimportant until you use

your mixer with transmitter hops to the cameras. Then you will see the benefit of

true, transformer balanced outputs over “impedance” balanced outputs. Why do

other manufactures use impedance balancing?…because it requires less parts!

8. Some mixers offer a microphone level auxiliary output and some offer a line level

auxiliary output. Murphy’s Law will tell you that what you have on hand is the

opposite of what you need at that time! The PSC AlphaMix is the only mixer to

offer two auxiliary outputs and they are both independently switchable for either

mic or line level output! Problem solved!

9. Let’s face it, you are not going to buy a new ENG mixer and leave it sitting at home

in the cardboard box. These mixers are designed for run and gun applications

and thus require a sturdy field bag and shoulder strap. Most manufactures

provide you with a bag and strap, some don’t and you have to buy this

“accessory” separately. Keep this in mind when you look at the price of new

mixers. PSC always includes a nice bag and strap with every AlphaMix.

10. Ever tried to boom with one hand while mixing with the other? Its hard work and

the results can sometimes be dangerous. Only the PSC AlphaMix comes with a

convenient boom pole mounted remote control for this purpose. Now you can

boom with two hands when needed.

11. Nearly every mixer is now used with wireless and lots of them. These use

batteries at a rate that will cost you hundreds if not thousands of dollars over the

life of the mixer. The solution of coarse is to use a NP-1 rechargeable battery for

your mixer and wireless power needs. You can buy various accessory battery

adapters, etc to cobble together this function or you can use the PSC Alphamix,

which is the only mixer to include a built in NP-1 battery compartment at no

additional cost to you!

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