FP33 by Shure

by Shure

Product Features

• Operates on two 9V batteries or 12 to 30V dc external voltage.
• Transformer balanced micline inputs and outputs.
• Internal headphone level adjustments.
• High-precision sealed potentiometers.
• 48 V12V phantom and 12V T A-B power.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22 x 6 x 4 inches ; 6.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0006OFP0A
• Item model number: FP33
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,632 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Stereo Mic/Line Mixer for Field Use, (2) 9V Batteries or 12-30V DC

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Once The Industry Standard, Now Very Outdated Technology, December 12, 2008

By 

Rob W. "Sounddude™" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FP33 by Shure (Electronics)

When I started out in the film and television production industries over 20 years ago, my first field production mixer was the Shure FP32A, the predecessor to this one.

The FP33 was introduced shortly after that with some minor improvements. At the time, Shure pretty much owned the field mixer market with it's portable mixers. But as wireless mic technology got better, more channels were being demanded by mixers. I remember emailing the R & D department of Shure, asking them when they were coming out with a four channel portable mixer. Their response was that they had the market sewed up and had no plans to ever design or release a four channel mixer.

It was this close minded attitude that killed Shure as the leader of field mixers and sent most of us looking for alternatives. This would take us to Europe, where four channel mixers were being released by companies like SQN and others. In the 1990s, U.S. companies, paying attention to the growing migration away from Shure, sprung into being, these being PSC, Wendt, and Sound Devices, all of which have established themselves in the EFP/ENG mixer market.

These companies have effectively knocked Shure, who hasn't updated it's mixer in over ten years, out of the market, and even though their website still shows the FP33, I rarely see one in the field. Sound Devices has become the industry leader and comparing the SD 302 with the FP33, which both sell for around $1,300.00, there is no comparison. The 302 is digitally quiet, has many modern features asked for by sound mixers, and is very reliable. The FP33 is nearly 20 year old technology, has a lot more self noise, and where it will do the job for you, why pay the same price for a very old tech mixer!

So based on my twenty plus years of experience, I would steer anyone who asked me away from buying the Shure FP33 field mixer, and direct them to check out the Sound Devices 302 if you want a three channel box. Better still, for a thousand dollars more, take a look at the 442, which IS the industry standard in EFP (electronic field production) mixers and you'll never look back!