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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: shadowfax1007 on August 12, 2024, 02:35:53 AM
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I'm looking for inspiration to store my gear in a tidy and managed way.
I've got 3 different recorders, about 4 sets of stealth mics, battery box, batteries, cards etc. I'm looking for a more protected and organised way of storing my stuff, rather than dumping it in a big box.
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You don't have to store it if you're using it often. ;)
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the nagra is under the coffee table, the sonosax recorder and pre are in the stadium clear bag, the pr2 is loaned out, the tall mic stand with both pairs of DPAs is set up in the kitchen, the CM4s and the NoHype SRM1 are on top of the coffee table, and the batteries are plugged in all over the house charging.
When my wife gets back in town, that will all be different, of course
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You can get cheap carrying cases at most hardware/sporting good stores. I found a 10x12 case that I filled with foam and made cut outs for the small stuff like battery boxes, caps, small leads, adapters etc. I also use various smaller Pelican cases like a 1050 or 1060 as they fix nicely in a camera bag. I have some foam cut outs for these as well to carry smaller decks, mics and batteries without them rolling around. One side of my desk opens up like a door and I just stack everything in there.
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You don't have to store it if you're using it often. ;)
^I'll add: it also helps if you're lazy about changing out gear; or if you're just lazy in general.
:cheers:
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I keep most of my gear in a set of small drawers that sits on a desk, though my most frequently used gear (A10, mics, battery box) usually never makes it out of the small bag (formerly a portable CD player carrying case) that it travels with me to shows in.
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I bought this when I added more equipment, it says "womens", but it's basically a unisex backpack, with multiple pockets with zippers and lots of space in a compact bag. For me it fits: Tascam DR-60, Tascam DR-70,4 XLR Cables, 2 portable battery bricks, battery case, microphone case, 2 portable recorders (Zoom H2, Tascam DR-03), two 2 pound weighted straps, 2 mini tripods, a cell phone mount to clamp to my stand, as well as various other stuff (pen, markers, SD cards, etc.).
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1TZWRJC
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i leave my main bag packed and on the ready
and then https://a.co/d/bjPDXt2
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I tend to use Pelicans/clones for most stuff, for safe weatherproof transport. At home, supplemented with storage tubs.
Whatever you use, be sure to check all soft foam regularly for rot. This includes mic boxes and windscreens as well as Pelican cases.
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I keep my actively used gear on this shelf unit
top shelf in use is for my bags
next shelf (L>R)
mics in their storage tubes inside padded bags and actives in padded bags inside Orca hard case
recorders, preamps and NBoxes stacked in milk crate
windscreens in top tub and Rycotes and SRS mounts in plastic box underneath
bottom shelf (L>R)
cables and other odds and ends in first crate
batteries in small crate in center
clamps, small extension pole and other items that I don't really use in basket
I also have a large tub on another shelf unit with empty boxes
and a smaller tub with other gear I am NOT currently using but will eventually get around to
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Ive got a few bits of gear, but the SP-CMC-2A Mics and the SP-SPSB-6 Battery Box are in the bag they came shipped in to keep them safe.
The Roland R-05 finds itself sat on my desk with both my Panasonic HC-V700 and Canon SX710 HS
The Sony ECM-719 is in the box it came shipped in, but with its manual and the AT9400 and Sony ECM-929LT are ontop of 2 Lego Vehicles (VW Transporter 1 and VW Beetle (both awesome sets! :) )
I used flash on the photo of the 929LT and the AT9400 as they are in a shelf that's pretty deep.
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Primary rig lives in Amazon basics photo backpack, ready to grab.
Rest lives in smallish Sterlite chest of drawers like this: https://www.amazon.com/STERILITE-20758004-Clearview-Desktop-Storage/dp/B009YMVX1A?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A3L274K3JIT2S2&th=1
Used to use shelves, but dust is a factor.
Stands in bags in the corner near umbrella tree.
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I keep my gear in a big box...high up on a shelf which should keep my little sons hands off it ;-)
I also store some old gear at my parents place.
Probably be better to have all the gear at the same place, but so far this is what I have done.
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main storage for everything is a large padded camera bag with dividers (Think Tank airport series, the largest non-wheeled one). Inside each section gear is in little clamshell cases or boxes or bags with silica packs, depending on what it is, and since I always put things in the same place it gets easier and easier to grab the right recorder, batteries, cables, capsules, stealth props, etc. fairly quickly.
Then for air travel all necessary items for a particular event or series go into a smaller padded carry-on camera bag with dividers along with various photo and tech items.
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I keep my main rig in my clear taping bag, so it's ready to go anytime. All my extra gear I have in a tote with extra photo equipment. Harbor Freight sells cases that are Pelican knockoffs that are pretty damn good. Dunno if I'd trust them to be waterproof, but for storing stuff on a shelf, they're great.
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I have separate dedicated bags for each one of my separate rigs. It's WAY easier to manage this way than having to build a rig every time I go out and hope that I haven't forgotten anything...e.g. usually SD cards or interconnects. To avoid SD card disaster which I'm ashamed to say has happened way too many times, I download the SD card contents immediately after the gig into my computer and IMMEDIATELY, like first thing I do every time nowadays, return the card to the recorder slot.
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So your rigs don't share components other than interconnects and SD cards?
That is not my situation...
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So your rigs don't share components other than interconnects and SD cards?
That is not my situation...
Yeah, that's right...except I don't share cards and interconnects between bags if possible. I've done that by design, but admittedly it wasn't hard for me to do because I've been doing this for 30 years now and have duplicates upon duplicates of all of the various interconnects and whatnot.
The only shared components I use are my freshest rechargeable batteries and sometimes the battery connector. I literally have a styrofoam cooler filled with cables in my shed. LOL.
The exception to the above it if I'm recording multiple stages at the same time at a festival. Then I have to cross my fingers and hope my older batteries are still working at capacity and don't die too early.
There are two main reasons I can think of that I keep buying the same shit, like interconnects, over and over again 1) I forget what I already have and pick up a new pair of the same thing, or b) I'm already at a festival and find that I left something at home so I have to run to the local music store or Wal-Mart or wherever and buy another set.
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I download the SD card contents immediately after the gig into my computer and IMMEDIATELY, like first thing I do every time nowadays, return the card to the recorder slot.
A nice feature about the Sony A10 is that the recorder has a USB plug built into it that slides in and out from the bottom of the recorder. This allows me to just plug the A10 directly into a USB port on my computer when I get back from a show and download the files without ever having to take the SD card out of the A10. So, I never have to worry about the SD card; it's always right there inside the A10. Another nice thing about plugging in the A10 to my computer is that it recharges the deck's internal battery whiles it's plugged in.
Since it's always charged and always has an SD card in it, when it comes to my recording deck, the only thing I really ever pay attention to is the amount of storage left on the SD card.
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A nice feature about the Sony A10 is that the recorder has a USB plug built into it that slides in and out from the bottom of the recorder. This allows me to just plug the A10 directly into a USB port on my computer when I get back from a show and download the files without ever having to take the SD card out of the A10. So, I never have to worry about the SD card; it's always right there inside the A10. Another nice thing about plugging in the A10 to my computer is that it recharges the deck's internal battery whiles it's plugged in.
Since it's always charged and always has an SD card in it, when it comes to my recording deck, the only thing I really ever pay attention to is the amount of storage left on the SD card.
Same here. I ran my A10s for a couple of years using only the internal storage, and the only difference in my workflow now that I use SD cards is which drive I click on to transfer files.
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Recording decks and Mics get their own Pelican case, Media gets stored in a multi SD card hardshell case, otherwise everything else is organized into plastic bins/totes for clamps, mounts, cables, etc when not in use.
Otherwise the individual bags for each recorder sit empty unless needed. I know I tend to overthink things and this is just how I've dealt with it. Do not want dust getting into the inputs so those all have custom 3D printed plugs as well. Sometimes I am not utilizing all channels when running so the unused ones stay protected in the bag.
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Aluminum carrying cases like a small suitcase. 24x18x9ish. One for audience, one for wireless, one for batteries, one for miscellaneous.