First post! Couple of questions on mobile recording!

[jonny387]

Hello everyone!

I’m from the Northeast of England, I have been producing music and mixing music for a few years now and am currently setting up a mobile recording company.

Jus curious as to whether any of you guys have any knowledge of location recording? I am seeking information relating to licensing and insurance. I don’t want to ring insurance companies without some information so they don’t con me.

Finally below is a list of equipment I am thinking of purchasing, would this be a good selection of hardware? And is it possible to us this system as a Pa system? Or will I need further equipment?

Hope its not to much to ask from my first post!
Please help!
Thanks for your time!
Jonny


13 inch macbook pro+4gig ram
Yamaha N12 Digital Mixing Studio(includes cuebase se)
KRK Rokit Powered 6 G2 Limited Edition Yellow + Auralex moPADs
Rode m3 (77 single unit)(x2)
Rode nt2a(219 single unit)(X2)
Shure sm57(86 single unit)(X3)
sm58 (x3) (86.57) (x3)
Samson 8kit - 8-piece Drum Mic Set
bass mic?
Lynx Professional (M) XLR to (F) XLR 3m(1 per mic - 17-total) (single unit 5.99)
Dolphin Cables Speaker - Jack (Mono) 6m 4.99 x2
Rocklead guitar lead (20ft gold plated tip). 6.85 x4
Rockstand Mini Microphone stand, cast- iron feet with straight Boom (Black) 14.99 x4
Rockstand Microphone stand with boom and cable clips (black) 17.95 x9
Rode NTSM2 - x2 57.98
Samson PS-01 Pop Shield x 4 18.99

[paul999]

Well as far as insurance I am in Canada but my studio insurance covers me if I take my equipment into the community. As for hardware I other than the krk's, the 57's and 58's I personally go a whole different direction. I use an ADAT HD because it is bullet proof and needs to be for live. If you let me know your budget I can give better advise.

Cheers

[jonny387]

Hi there paul,

My budgets ruff £2,500, not sure what the exchange rate is but il guess at around 4500 canadian dollars.

I thought that mixer interface would be good as for its connectivity with cubase. I will be teaching small groups of students about usic production also so im not sure how this effects using a ADAT HD.

I was quoted £1,000 for my insurances which wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be!

thanks for your help!

Jonny

[garageband]

I second Paul on that. Get a purpose-built recording box/outfit. Pressing a laptop into service as a professional mobile recording device is a scary high-wire act and not for the faint-of-heart and certainly not for the novice.

[garageband]

Oh and save lots of cash making your own cables.

[jonny387]

Ok i will look into it.
I am used to recording in studio environments so i thought using a laptop in a setup would make things easier, I have limited experience used ADAT's apart from sampling some sounds at home.

[garageband]

They aren't really ADATs anymore. They are ADAT-shaped boxes - actually hard disk recorders. There are smaller stand-alones that would fit the bill nicely.