Post pictures of your portable recording equipment

[Remoteness]

Do you mean the one in between the speakers?

That's a Roland M480 line mixer.

[thedoner]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

Do you mean the one in between the speakers?

That's a Roland M480 line mixer.

Those are the ones. They don't make them anymore do they? Too bad.

[thedoner]

Originally Posted by Graham Tobias

Is that the road ready G5 case? How's it working out?

Hey Graham,
Yeah that's a stock Road Ready G5 case. So far so good. Sturdy, with a pull out monitor tray, storage for keyboard, mouse and some cables. My only complaint is that because it's designed to be pulled, it only has a handle on one side, which makes it very hard for me to lift it by myself.
Your case looks amazing, I hope it was worth all the trouble you went through to get it.
-Gordon

[Douglas Whates]

Originally Posted by Plush

This set up is in an old dressing room from 1901.

Do you use speakers or headphones to monitor?

[XJR]

Not exactly high end by the standards on here but it makes money and the native PT thing cuts out the hassle of transfer to PT

[Graham Tobias]

Originally Posted by XJR

Not exactly high end by the standards on here but it makes money and the native PT thing cuts out the hassle of transfer to PT

that monitor drawer is pretty slick

[mrsteaks]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

Here's a picture of some of our mic pres, signal processors, FX processors and mixing systems...

My goodness, it's our portable Wall of Audio Goodness.

Well Steve, you just embarrassed me out of posting any pics of my meager collection of gear!

[Graham Tobias]

haha. had a photoshoot for my website today...


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[joelpatterson]

Don't point that KSM44 at me unless you intend to use it!

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by thedoner

Those are the ones. They don't make them anymore do they? Too bad.

Yeah, they went for a couple of grand back in the day.
You can find them online at a seroius bargain.

I'd like to wire a fader pack for those one of these months.

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by XJR

Not exactly high end by the standards on here but it makes money and the native PT thing cuts out the hassle of transfer to PT

You know how I feel about it.

It's really about the "ear" not the gear.

IMHO, proper mic placement and good levels are more important than the type of gear you use and (as you already know) I'm a total Gearslut.

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by mrsteaks

Well Steve, you just embarrassed me out of posting any pics of my meager collection of gear!

Nah, come on it's all good my man.

Let us see you rig anyway!

It's what you do with it that really counts...

Or at least that's how I look at it.

Bring it on!

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by Graham Tobias

haha. had a photoshoot for my website today...

Sweet!

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by Gaston69

Would like to get some impressions from your portable recording equipment.

Please post your pics here.

Hey Gaston,

Thanks for starting this cool show & tell thread.

[stirinthesauce]

Here is a couple pics. First is of our Althea, Bertha, and Corrina rigs (or A, B, and C rigs) together.

ALTHEA (24 channels)
Alesis HD24XR
Trident MTA iX One 16 channel preamp
Ramsa WZ-AD96M 8 channel preamp with A/D

BERTHA (24 channels)Alesis HD24 with EC2 upgrade (to XR)
Trident MTA ix One 16 channel preamp
Ramsa WZ-AD96M 8 channel preamp with A/D

CORRINA (16 channels)
2x MOTU 8PRE 8 channel preamps with firewire
Apple G4 Powerbook 1.5ghz with 1.25gb


The 2nd pic is of our mix room with the rigs and the Tascam dm4800.

On the bottom rack of the A and B rigs is our UPS and Motu midi timepiec A/V

[Gaston69]

Hi Steve,

Tomorrow there is stuff arriving so I can stuff my 19" rack, so pictures will follow soon. Actually it's nice to see how people have setup their mobile rigs, there are quit a few which I really like for example the Sonosax with the Schoeps mic because it's is very portable i.e. it just fits into your pocket. But also liked these neat 19" racks.

Look forward to see more pictures.

Gaston

[hakanai]

this, a four space rack and a cable bag get me through most projects. the rack and cable bag are pretty standard looking

[mrsteaks]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

Nah, come on it's all good my man.

Let us see you rig anyway!

It's what you do with it that really counts...

Or at least that's how I look at it.

Bring it on!

Thanks, Steve! I've got gig coming up Sunday where I'm using the "full Monty" - I'll get some shots. If I remember to bring my camera!

Like you, I'm really enjoying this thread! It's pretty cool to see how folks package their rigs. There have been some really clever ideas shown here. Much food for thought!

[Jim vanBergen]

Originally Posted by hakanai

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this, a four space rack and a cable bag get me through most projects. the rack and cable bag are pretty standard looking

Give us the dish, what are the mics & the preamp?

[Thom]

Originally Posted by hakanai

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this, a four space rack and a cable bag get me through most projects. the rack and cable bag are pretty standard looking

I see a couple of M160's, maybe a couple of MG's, but what is the rest?

[hakanai]

josephson c42 pair
geffel umt70s pair
beyer m160 pair
T.H.E. kr3h pair (sd hypercardiod)
heil pr40
TabFunkwerk V71 DI
there's also a pair os heil pr20's but those ride in the cable bag

i love this case but if anyone decides to go with something like this be prepared for non-stop hitman/sniper references

[Jim vanBergen]

Originally Posted by hakanai

josephson c42 pair
geffel umt70s pair
beyer m160 pair
T.H.E. kr3h pair (sd hypercardiod)
heil pr40
TabFunkwerk V71 DI
there's also a pair os heil pr20's but those ride in the cable bag

i love this case but if anyone decides to go with something like this be prepared for non-stop hitman/sniper references

Sweet package. Who cares about the references... it's a nice kit!

[Chris Wilson]

What an interesting and diverse collection of equipment everyone is posting. It's fun and interesting to see everyone's different setups. Here's me recording Ravel's Violin and Cello Duo at First Lutheran Church in Seattle


On top: Power Supply for a Brauner Valvet, and a BLUE Robbie Micpre
Two Channel Rig: LavryBlue A/D/A and Micpre, Shunyata Hydra-6, Foxtex CR-500

[boojum]

Well, since not everybody has a truck full of goodies I do not feel too bad posting my gear. I have the Schoeps CMC64 and the DPA 3506 plus an SD 722 and a Mackie 1402 for mixing. I am still trying to grow "the ear" and pack my mic placement manual with me. I just did a classical recording of a local chorale group and record a lot of the local bands and sometimes go up to Portland, OR, to record there. Still 100% amateur but I think that will soon be shattered. So, a year doing pro bono work and now a small paycheck.

I do not think this will ever be any more than a way to pay for the gear. But I am having some real fun, hearing some good music and learning all I can. This board is a gem for solid information and guidance. I have some pro work in the pipeline with a local bluegrass band that will be billed out at an area standard rate.

OK, gear photo:

[mrsteaks]

I took some updated shots of my rig just today (as I promised Steve I would). I was recording a classically trained tenor performing a folk concert, a project I talked about in an earlier thread. There's an HD24XR (EC2 upgrade) on top of the Mackie 1604 (the 1604 is used for monitoring only and for a mix on the fly send to the MLink and HHB BurnIt for a safety copy). The pres are an AEA TRP, EW Lab 102, ADL 600 and Onyx 800R. Mics in the pic are a Shure KSM9, Royer SF12 and a pair of Audix SCX25.

[bishopthomas]

I've been holding off on posting pictures of my rig because I've been waiting on this case. It's a workbox from EWI; they finally came out with a version where the lid converts to a table top. I have loved the EWI workbox since I first saw one, but I really wanted something like what they just came out with. Either a mixer or a laptop will occupy the table on gigs; at home it has quickly become my cable making station. The table is shorter than I thought it would be, making the speakers too close together for my liking. I'll keep it set up like this for now at home to save space, but on a gig I'll either put the preamps/recorder rack somewhere else or I'll just space the right speaker out further. Steve has a great idea that I would love to implement eventually, but I'll need another workbox and set of the mounting hardware (think symmetry).

Anybody have a source for foam? I plan on foaming the bottom three drawers where all the mics live.

[smarsland]

Originally Posted by thedoner

Ok, I'm in...

Here's my rig at home in my little room,

Then at a tailgate show from the Dream Makers Stage outside Giants Stadium this past September. Great rock band from St Louis called Leo.

...and a clip



Hey Steve, What are those rack mounted mixers you're using in Post #11?

-Gordon

Gordon-- what desk is that?

[thedoner]

Originally Posted by smarsland

Gordon-- what desk is that?

Hey Smars,
It's an Omnirax...Presto 4, I think. This one was a floor model @ GC that I picked up for $250. They're about $430 new. Not exactly bomb-proof, but sturdy enough to support my stuff.
-G

[Remoteness]

Okay, here's a picture of some of our recorders and such...

My my, a wall of recordable media devices.

[David Spearritt]

Here's my new state of the art rig.

From left to right, Nagra V recording line in (44/24) from the next little red box, which is a custom built minimalist line mixer with two cute little VU's on it and nothing else, no gain, no pans, just L/C/R mixing. This is fed from one side of the splits from the mic amps (far right), the other split goes to the TC SK48 (bottom RU) which feeds the laptop recording multitrack in 96/24.