Topic: Who's got the fastest setup

[bagtagsell]

There come moments in taping when something surreal happens.  When you are in the right spot for something that will never happen again (I'm thinking aftershow Phish bluegrass in Indiana).  And a savy taper can be the only resource forever.  That being said, how fast could you whip it out and start rollin.  The way things are currrently setup in my bag, I'm thinking 3 min-5min.

[eric.B]

am i sober?
is my flashlight functional?
clamp or full stand setup?
am I being crowded?
are there patchers bothering me?
are there hottie bartenders that are distracting me?
do I have to pee really bad?


jk... 
me..  maybe 5-7 minutes..

[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.

[neumannkid]

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.

After seeing pics of your setup I definitely believe it could be done that fast.I hope to aspire to such greatness one day. Just need to find the right bag.

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

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.

Thats about where I am.  Besides the prewired rig, I shaved some time by using quick connect adapters on my mount bar.  I bought a few of those and fitted both my clamp and stand.  Most shows, the single most time consuming part of my set up is getting the damn wrapper off the DAT tape.

[Tim]

those Maxell wrappers suck

[Chuck]

You guys are lamers... 
I take the wrapper off the DAT tapes BEFORE I leave with my rig. 

[Kwonfidelity]

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.

Props to you.  I always hate to see scattered tape wrapper in the section or fob, along with battery packages, and at times even spent batteries. 

Pack it in, pack it out.

[nickgregory]

Pack it in, pack it out.

agreed it is a pet peeve of mine to see all that crap and even duct tape still on the floor, chairs, or rolled in a ball....it is not wonder some venues dislike tapers....

[thierryhenry]

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.

Wow, very nice.

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

I always stuff the wrappers back into my pack.

Batteries are bad.  The main issue for me in Asheville was little liquor bottles that kept getting under foot.  I almost went to ground a few times from stepping back onto maker's mark minis.

[kev B]

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. 

[Tall Adam]

i think i once was set up in 20 min.  with my lappy and needing to go through task manager and ctrl +alt +delete everything and waiting for it to power up, and not having any cables connected my usual setup time is a lame 30 minutes 

[jpschust]

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.

[urobouros]

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. 

I can see it now...Taper Olympics!!!