Most jobs usually request a “basic sound kit”, which consists of mixer, 2 wireless, boom/mic and eng cable. And of course I’ve got that, and much more..
My kit is constantly expanding and I’ll try to keep the list as updated as possible, but if your job requires a specific piece of gear and you don’t see it here, just ask.
When I show up for a shoot I’m usually tugging a large Pelican case. Its filled with whatever I may need for that shoot and then some…
My 2 common bag setups are:
Lightweight basic bag
This is my body’s favorite and can be arranged in many different configurations.
Sound Devices 302 mixer
Lectrosonics SRa 2 channel wireless reciever
2 Lectrosonics SMV or SMQV transmitters
2 lavalier mics(countryman, sanken or tram)
Optional Lectrosonics SMa transmitter for wireless hop
with Lectrosonics SRa 2 channel wireless camera reciever with 11 hour batteries
BDS for complete bag power
ENG cable for direct to camera
K-tek 12′ Boom
Sennheiser MKH60 Shotgun Microphone
Petrol mixer bag and Harness
Documentary/Reality/Film bag
Pretty much everything a production could need. This bag also has different configurations for whatever the shoot may call for.
Nomad 10 channel mixer/12 track recorder
11 channels of Lectrosonics wireless
-3 SRa receivers
-4 411a receivers
-1 200 series receiver
-SMV, SMa and UM series transmitters
15 lavalier mics(countryman, sanken or tram)
2 BDS kits for complete bag bower
-3 Sennheiser wireless kits for mono mix camera hops and backup wireless mics
-3 Zaxcom ERX1TCD IFB’s for monitoring, timecode or camera scratch track
Sennheiser transmitter for Director/Producer/Client monitoring
-5 Sennheiser receivers
K-tek 12′ Boom
Sennheiser MKH60 Short Shotgun Microphone
Sennheiser MKH50 Hypercardoid Microphone
Petrol mixer bag
Portabrace harness
For shoots with a boom operator I supply the Sound Devices MM-1.
This allows the boom op to be able to monitor their audio and listen to talkback from mixer. The MM-1 provides phantom powering to microphones which allows a wireless transmitter to be used for a wireless boom op configuration.
COMPLETE LIST
Zaxcom Nomad 10 channel / 12 track recorder
Sound Devices 302 3 channel mixer w/emergency rx for 4th channel
Denecke sb-3 timecode generator
Deneke TS-C timecode smart slate
11x Lectrosonics wireless
Lectrosonics plug-on wireless transmitter
2x Lectrosonics stereo camera hops with battery power and various camera mounts:
-saddle bags
-anton bauer side mounts
-shoe mounts
-bracket camera mounts
2x Sennheiser G2 wireless(IFB, lavs and camera hop)
5x Sennheiser G3 IEM client monitors
3x Zaxcom ERX IFB client monitors/camera hops/timecode sync boxes
Countryman, Tram and Sanken Lavaliers
Comtek transmitter and 5 receivers for director/producer/client monitoring
K-tech 9′ and 12′ boom poles
Sennheiser MKH60 shotgun
Sennheiser MKH70 long shotgun
Sennheiser MKH50 hypercardoid
Schoeps Mk641 hypercardoid
Octava Mk012 hypercardoid
Sanken Cub plant mic with bubble bee wind cover
2x Peter Engh Omnigoose plant microphones
Audio Technica stereo microphones, BP-4029 and BP-4025
Rode, Rycote, Ktek microphone mounts
200′+ xlr cable
3x ENG breakaway cables
NP1 battery system for days of kit power
Various other equipment:
Canon 60d HDSLR camera
8-200mm in lenses for 60d
SmallHD 5″ HD LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
Libec and Manfrotto Tripods
2x GoPro Hero camera setups
Honda EU2000i generator
Mobile WIFI hotspot
