Topic: How much gear can I bring into a Phish show?

[twatts (pants are so over-rated...)]

Portable AC power:  http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch_v3.asp?px=FO&scriteria=BA50069

Terry

[Chilly Brioschi]

Portable AC power:  http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch_v3.asp?px=FO&scriteria=BA50069

Terry

Typical home cassette deck = 15 to 20 watts
2 hours would be dicey
44 watts on the Mwave and heaven knows it's efficiency...

Back on topic...
see board section on power:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?board=25.0

Almost any national/regional act will require you to be self-contained, courteous, and respectful of the fans, crew, and performers.

It only makes sense, no?

Cheers!

[jaycdunn]

Getting the rig figured out for the Miami shows. My buddy has an R-4Pro w/ 20 gig drive that I'll be using. 4 consecutive nights of taping. What would be the best battery solution? The owners manual says to use alkalines.

I'm not gonna bother with the Sonosax or external converters. The R-4Pro sounds good enough from what I've read.

I'm getting the Manfrotto 1004BAC stand, and probably a cheap stereo bar like the AKG or K&M for now. So I guess I'll need a thread adapter.

Since I'm flying cross country, I may just bring some cheap mics. I can borrow a pair of JW modded SPA MC1. Or even cheaper, I've got an un-modded pair that's never been used. Or I've got a nice pair of JW modded 414 B/ULS, but they're not cheap. Maybe running those in A/B omni on a wider bar would be cool?

I don't know how far the taping section is from the stage at American Airlines Arena, but since it's a big indoor venue, I'm guessing that ORTF or Blumlein might sound too distant. Has anyone heard of Omni-Mid-Side? You sum a forward facing ribbon with an omni condenser. This (cardioid) sum is combined with a side facing ribbon in a M/S matrix. I could do this with my Royer SF-12 and one of the 414's. This setup is typically used for classical music, but who knows?

[mountaintaper]

Getting the rig figured out for the Miami shows. My buddy has an R-4Pro w/ 20 gig drive that I'll be using. 4 consecutive nights of taping. What would be the best battery solution? The owners manual says to use alkalines.

You'll either want to use an external battery pack or change batteries at setbreak... I certainly never got much more than about 2hr20min on alkalines with my R4.

[jaycdunn]

I just read a different part of the R-4Pro manual where it says you can use Nickel Hydrogen batteries too. I assume that means NIMH. I thought they were called Nickel Metal Hydride. Anyway, I'm surprised this unit doesn't use bigger batteries. I'll look into a battery pack. It would be nice to not have to reboot at "halftime". Thanks for the info.

[jaycdunn]

Okay, I've got the Sonosax and the R-4Pro here. I probably won't have time to build any external battery rigs, so I guess I'll just use a bunch of AA and 9V batteries.

On another note, the friends I was going to meet at the shows may not be able to go now. So I might need hotel money, which means I'm not buying any new mics. And if I have to wing it in Miami with my dick in the wind for a week, it may be best to just bring some cheapo mics.

Oh well, I'd rather save up for those Nevatons anyway.

[fleish]

Hm, claims no longer available, but I use this to power my R-4 ... it runs it like 12+ hours on 2 channels.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/480307-REG/Impact_BPD8000_BPD_8000_Universal_Portable_Li_Ion.html