Equipment
My sound kit scales from a small documentary crew to a full feature unit.
Recorders
- Sound Devices 833, 8-channel recorder
- Sound Devices MixPre-6 II
- Lectrosonics PDR, body-worn recorder with timecode
- Sound Devices MM-1 preamp
Wireless
Transmitters
- Lectrosonics SMQV, SMWB, LMb
- Lectrosonics WM-E01: water-resistant, works even submerged with antenna extension. With VT500 water-resistant lavalier, usable under water.
- Plug-on transmitters: Lectrosonics HMa, HML, HM
Receivers
- Lectrosonics UCR411A, LR, SRC dual, SRB dual
Antenna distribution
- Audio Wireless DADM226 MK2 with RF Venue diversity fin antenna
Lavalier microphones
- DPA 6060
- DPA 4061
- Sanken COS-11D
- Tram TR50
- VT500WA underwater microphone
Microphones
- DPA 4017 shotgun
- DPA 4018 supercardioid
- DPA 4011 cardioid
- Schoeps MK4 cardioid, MK2 omni, Studer preamp
- Sanken CUB-01 boundary, cardioid
- Ambient Emesser ATE 308 and ATE 108, figure-of-eight for M/S
Stereo and atmosphere
- Neumann KM 184 matched pair
- Austrian Audio OC818 matched pair, large-diaphragm
- Ambient Emesser ATE 308 for M/S
- Schoeps MK4 cardioid / MK2 omni
Monitoring
- 8 wireless headphone channels (IEM receivers)
- Receiver: Sennheiser EK 500 G4
- Transmitters: Sennheiser SK 500 G4, SKP 500 G4
- Headphones: Sennheiser HD 26 Pro, HD 25
- QSC K8.2 speaker for playback on set
- Marshall Kilburn Bluetooth speaker for playback on set
Booms and power
- Ambient QXS boom poles
- Audioroot battery system: up to 18 hours of independent work without mains power