Author Topic: what is your dream setup (Read 4274 times)

SBW · « **on:** June 17, 2021, 07:08:12 PM »

This is just an open ended question, if money was no object, what would be your dream taper setup? Just for fun!

morst · « **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2021, 09:17:45 PM »

maybe a Zaxcom?

voltronic · « **Reply #2 on:** June 17, 2021, 09:42:16 PM »

I would blow it all on mics:

2 x Josephson C617set or Sonodore RCM-402 omni
4 x Schoeps CMC 1 with MK 4, MK 41, MK 21, and MK 8 capsules

My Zoom F6 is all the recorder I need, but if we're going for extravagance, we could go ahead and add a Sound Devices Scorpio.

fireonshakedwnstreet · « **Reply #3 on:** June 17, 2021, 11:01:52 PM »

Schoeps MK all caps > V3 and or Brick > Sound Devices 10T

daspyknows · « **Reply #4 on:** June 18, 2021, 12:43:10 AM »

Quote from: fireonshakedwnstreet on June 17, 2021, 11:01:52 PM

Schoeps MK all caps > Sound Devices 10T

Agree with the caps. A plastic NBox platinum. Since I only run

I am generally happy with the Tascam DR-2D but maybe some options on other recorders like the Nicky C modified A-10 and some larger recorders when navigating security isn't required.

seethreepo · « **Reply #5 on:** June 18, 2021, 01:07:57 AM »

I would get one pair of every polar pattern but from a variety of manufacturers, some DPA, schoeps Neumanns etc. Cover all the bases. A nice SD deck to run them all into.

jcable77 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 18, 2021, 05:41:46 AM »

Telefunken ela m260 field setx2>Sonosax sxr4+ and milab vm44 links> sonosax m2d2>phone that I could actually get to work with it.

Gutbucket · « **Reply #7 on:** June 18, 2021, 11:59:42 AM »

I'd get a development team or two together to build the custom mics, recorders, support gear, and playback arrangements I've long envisioned / day-dreamed about, all of which are totally within the range of the possible but are unavailable. I've mentioned a few of them in other threads over the years. Too many to list at the moment. But maybe I'll come back and type too much in another post if I get bored later!

lsd2525 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 18, 2021, 01:06:32 PM »

Couple of U89i's and I'd be fine

prepschoolalumniblues · « **Reply #9 on:** June 18, 2021, 01:19:03 PM »

Quote from: jcable77 on June 18, 2021, 05:41:46 AM

Telefunken ela m260 field setx2>Sonosax sxr4+ and milab vm44 links> sonosax m2d2>phone that I could actually get to work with it.

Was the M2D2 not working with your phone? What phone were you using? That device is very much part of my dream setup…

morst · « **Reply #10 on:** June 18, 2021, 04:33:07 PM »

Quote from: lsd2525 on June 18, 2021, 01:06:32 PM

Couple of U89i's and I'd be fine

I briefly considered LD mics but it's so much stuff to schlep.
Of course, since cost is no object, I'll hire a union crew to transport, load in, set up, operate, capture, tear down, pack up, and load out, and deliver the files in my preferred format.
Teamsters in the truck, IATSE on the gear.
#UnionStrong

fireonshakedwnstreet · « **Reply #11 on:** June 18, 2021, 04:58:21 PM »

I would love to get my hands on some Beyer M160s. A lot of sweet tapes made with those mics!

jnorman · « **Reply #12 on:** July 01, 2021, 11:34:02 PM »

I do chamber music, so my main signal chain is MSTC64 > SD mixpre6 I can do almost anything with that little setup.
I have mk21s, km184s, and cm4s for spots as needed.
Post in reaper, with fabfilter pro-q, pro-c2, and pro-r, acon deverberate and verberate, altiverb, and inspired inspirata.

voltronic · « **Reply #13 on:** July 02, 2021, 07:27:50 AM »

Quote from: jnorman on July 01, 2021, 11:34:02 PM

I do chamber music, so my main signal chain is MSTC64 > SD mixpre6 I can do almost anything with that little setup.
I have mk21s, km184s, and cm4s for spots as needed.
Post in reaper, with fabfilter pro-q, pro-c2, and pro-r, acon deverberate and verberate, altiverb, and inspired inspirata.

You have a very 'measure twice; cut once' setup.

I am also a lover of Reaper, but the one piece of post software I cannot live without is iZotope RX. The Spectral Denoise and Spectral Repair modules alone are worth the price.

Twenty8 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 04, 2021, 08:55:04 AM »

I will probably hold on to my Line Audio and Busman mics, but if we are getting dreamy...

I would run either Milab VM44 links or Microtech Gefell m21 > (insert PFA/nBob stuff, I have very little idea what I would need here) > Line CM3/4 > Sound Devices MixPre6ii.
Mix and match for situations.

Throw a USBPre2 in there for home use. One in the Y.Sale has me itchy, wishing it was time to pull the trigger.

jbell · « **Reply #15 on:** July 04, 2021, 09:28:26 AM »

Totally happy with my current rig! M20's > Mixpre 10 II

obaaron · « **Reply #16 on:** July 05, 2021, 09:20:36 AM »

A clean set of Neumann km54 (or 254) tubes.

pohaku · « **Reply #17 on:** July 05, 2021, 11:15:16 AM »

Hmmm. I’d like a Scorpio. And perhaps another pair of Schoeps bodies and a pair of MK8 caps. And another MG UM70 so I can run a pair. And …..

voltronic · « **Reply #18 on:** July 06, 2021, 07:21:09 PM »

Quote from: pohaku on July 05, 2021, 11:15:16 AM

Hmmm. I’d like a Scorpio. And perhaps another pair of Schoeps bodies and a pair of MK8 caps. And another MG UM70 so I can run a pair. And …..

Don't you want a couple Millenia HV-316 pres so you can feed your Scorpio with 32 channels remotely?

pohaku · « **Reply #19 on:** July 06, 2021, 08:08:33 PM »

Hah! But why be greedy? On second thought . . .

audBall · « **Reply #20 on:** July 06, 2021, 09:17:42 PM »

Since we're dreaming here... a realised Grace Design (V)4+ channel pre/recorder combo. I can feel the collective eye roll.

Or a pair of MG M27 omnis.

Or a Sonosax SX-R4+, or an evolved version of the M2D2 with more channels and recording capabilities. Again, we're dreaming here.