Topic: Who's got the fastest setup

[Todd R]

Yep, now that I'm back to actives, it's about 90 seconds to set up and tear down.  A bit more if I'm changing caps.  Everything is all hooked up in the bag, ready to go.  DIN bar already mounted in the schoeps A20s shockmount.  Open things up, put the schoeps mount on the stand (or clamped to someone elses stand), pull the mic capsule heads out of their compartment in the bag and mount them into the DIN bar, raise the stand, power on the JKLabs box, JB3 and V3.

[wbrisette]

With everyone bragging, we should set up a head-to-head contest. ala the ones they have for bartenders. We'd have such categories as quickest rig set up, quickest breakdown, blocking competetion, toss the wooks and hottie spotting. 

Well, as many Austin tapers will tell you, it ain't me. ;-) I've got to be one of the slowest guys setting up my rig at shows. Part of it is well, I just have too many friggin'  cables. 4 mic cables, The mixer, the A/D, the DAT... Now some of that will go away with the hard drive recorder, but still, I don't think I'll ever be setting any speed records for setting up or tearing down.

I'm definitely not one of the folks who would be in this head-to-head contest. ;-)

Wayne

[twoodruff]

10-15 minutes, i cant do anything quick except have sex

[sickrick43]

Old, slow...  Sigh...

I think it takes me longest to get the damn LD's phased "just exactly perfect".  Plugging everything together takes 30 seconds.  I'd say I could push it to under 5 minutes if I arrived late (& nothing is pre-cabled).  I usually get to shows REAL EARLY and take my sweet-ass time.  So from the time I throw my stand down, to the time when I power everything off and go look for the bathroom (pre-show leak), about 20 minutes...

Rick

[Nick Culbreth]

I can, and have, been set up and ready to roll in less than 90 seconds.

The advantages of having your entire rig hooked up in your bag are endless. Attach the mount/bar to the stand or clamp, throw in the caps, hit a couple of power buttons and bam...I'm rolling.

pfft... When I was running that setup I could get rolling in 60 seconds.   

[F.O.Bean]

everything is hooked up in my bag too except the mics, it takes me the longest to position my mics they gotta be just perfect

3-5 mins is the norm if im rushing, takin my time and b/s'in w/ team p-burgh, bout 10-20 mins because we all clamp onto the same couple stands

[nic]

everything is hooked up in my bag too except the mics, it takes me the longest to position my mics they gotta be just perfect

haha, watching you setup at Coventry was like watching water boil...   

[F.O.Bean]

everything is hooked up in my bag too except the mics, it takes me the longest to position my mics they gotta be just perfect

haha, watching you setup at Coventry was like watching water boil...   

hey, thats not fair

i know, i have my good days and my bad days for sure

since the hosa box is gone and i can go v3>jb3, that alone eliminates about 3-4 mins

[Nick Graham]

I can, and have, been set up and ready to roll in less than 90 seconds.

The advantages of having your entire rig hooked up in your bag are endless. Attach the mount/bar to the stand or clamp, throw in the caps, hit a couple of power buttons and bam...I'm rolling.

pfft... When I was running that setup I could get rolling in 60 seconds.   

A little more practice and I'll be there...



Congrats on selling the 4022s

[zhianosatch]

 Most shows, the single most time consuming part of my set up is getting the damn wrapper off the DAT tape.

Holding the sealed tape case in one hand, and orienting it such that the opening part of the case is facing up. Take your fingernail and run it up and down the spine that is the opening lid to the case. The friction from your fingernail will split the plastic wrap wide open, and the tape will almost fall out of the wrapper. A few seconds maximum, and your ready to roll with a new tape.
I always open and unpack tapes at home, and record a minute of blank a-time leader. This will save time at the show as well.

moke saved my ass this summer at ras michael. listen to him.

[Depechemode1993]

I think I win... 15 seconds.  I have no pre-amps no nothing. just a DAT and a mic. I put my DAT tape in before I get to the show.   

[drewloo]

as long as it takes me to unwrap the tape and throw it in a deck.  itakes me all of 2-3 minutes to set up a stand put the tape in the deck and clamp mics to the stand.  my new method- no more screwing the dumb mount on the stand- easier to just leave the mics on the mount on the clamp.  power on and go.

This reminds me of one time when I woke up one morning after a show and couldn't find my mics!  Not in their case and not in my bag.  I start freaking out and then think "no way"...go out  & get my stand out of my car and there they are still in the shockmounts.    I had a good time at the show--I think.   

[F.O.Bean]

as long as it takes me to unwrap the tape and throw it in a deck.  itakes me all of 2-3 minutes to set up a stand put the tape in the deck and clamp mics to the stand.  my new method- no more screwing the dumb mount on the stand- easier to just leave the mics on the mount on the clamp.  power on and go.

This reminds me of one time when I woke up one morning after a show and couldn't find my mics!  Not in their case and not in my bag.  I start freaking out and then think "no way"...go out  & get my stand out of my car and there they are still in the shockmounts.    I had a good time at the show--I think.   

ouch man, thats crazy