Sound In Dubai - Dubai based location sound recordist
Production Sound Recordist

Equipment

 

I own a wide selection of sound equipment which can be tailored to suit your production requirements. My standard package is usually suitable for the majority of productions. Other equipment can be arranged if neccessary.

Standard Location Package

  • Sound Devices 888 or 633/MixPre6 (if a lightweight system is more suitable)

  • 2 x Wireless microphones (Wisycom)

  • Shotgun microphone with windjammer

  • Boom

  • Wireless or Cable feed to camera

  • Various Cables, adaptors, and accessories are also supplied

Contact me for rates and to discuss your project's requirements.

VR/360 Recording PACKAGE

  • Sennheiser AMBEO ambisonic microphone

  • 4 Channel recorder

  • Windjammer

  • Stand

mobile podcast recording package

  • Multichannel recording

  • 2 Microphones (more available on request)

  • Table top stands

  • Pop shields

  • Headphone amplifier & Headphones

  • Editing and complete Podcast production also available.

Kit List

 

Mixers and recorders:

  • Sound Devices 888

  • Sound Devices 633

  • Sound Devices 552

  • Sound Devices 744T Location recorder

  • Sound Devices MixPre-6

  • Sony PCM-D100 portable audio recorder

  • Sony PCM-D50 portable audio recorder

  • Sony PCM-A10 portable audio recorder

Wireless:

  • 2 WisyCom MCR42 dual channel receivers

  • 2 WisyCom MPR52-ENG dual receiver

  • 2 WisyCom MPR30-ENG receivers

  • 2 WisyCom MTP40s miniature transmitter

  • 2 WisyCom MTP41 ultra-miniature transmitter

  • 2 WisyCom MTP40Lite miniature transmitter

  • 1 WisyCom MTB40S plug-on transmitter

  • 2 Sennheiser G4 transmitters

  • 2 Sennheiser G3 transmitters

  • 2 Sennheiser G3 receivers

  • 1 Sennheiser plug-on transmitter



Headphones / IEM:

  • 4 Sennheiser G3 IEM receivers

  • 2 Sennheiser EK2000 IEM receivers

  • 1 Sennheiser HD-300 Headphones

  • 3 Sony MDR-7506 Headphones

  • Shure In-Ears

  • Sennheiser In-Ears

  • 2 Studiospares HA4 4way headphone amplifiers (Now battery powered for portability)

  • 2 Mackie MH-4 4-way headphone amplifier

  • 14 lightweight headphones

  • 2 Presenter earpieces


Other equipment:

  • WisyCom PHA48 (Phantom adaptor)

  • AudioRoot Power supply system

    • Battery distribution

    • 2 Smart batteries (98Wh)

    • 2 Smart batteries (49Wh)

    • Smart charger

  • Hawk Woods / SWIT Power package

    • Battery distribution

    • 2 NP1 batteries

    • Dual charger

  • Sound Guys NP-1 Adapter

  • 2 Camera link umbilical cables (5m)

  • A large assortment of cables, and adapters

  • Cases and bags from Pelicase, HPRC, ORCA, Petrol, K-Tek, KT Systems & LowePro

  • Petrol, Orca & PortaBrace harness's

Microphones:

  • Sennheiser MKH8060

  • Sennheiser MKH8050

  • Rode NTG-3

  • Pearl MSH10 M-S Stereo Mic

  • Sennheiser AMBEO (Ambisonic microphone)

  • 2 Line Audio CM3

  • DPA4060 lavalier (black)

  • 4 Sanken COS-11 lavalier (2 black, 2 white)

  • 3 Sennheiser MKE-1 lavalier (2 black, 1 beige)

  • 1 Rode Lavalier (with XLR & other adapters)

  • 2 Sennheiser ME2 (lavalier)

  • 2 Sennheiser Evolution e965 (handheld)

  • 2 LOM Uši Pro Miniature omni microphone (Stereo Set) (Available soon)

  • Aquarian Audio H2a Hydrophone

TIMECODE:

  • Ambient LockIt

  • Ambient DigiSlate

  • 2 Ambient Nano LockIt

  • 3 Tentacle Sync timecode systems

Cables available for all TimeCode connections

Poles, stands & Wind protection:

  • 2 Ambient short carbon fibre boom poles (2m)

  • K-Tek carbon fibre boom pole (4.5m)

  • 3 Rycote Full Windjammer kits

  • Rycote S-Series Windjammer

  • 2 Heavy Duty Manfrotto stands

  • Boom Buddy

  • 4 Rycote portable audio suspension

  • Various stands and clips

Playback

  • Mackie SRM350 Active Monitor Speaker for playback

  • Computer with Wavelab & Cubase software

  • Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 Audio Interface

  • Timecode system including DigiSlate and camera sync

Deliverables

  • All location recordings are made at 48KHz/24bit, Sound effects at 96KHz/24bit (Recordings can be made up to 192KHz/24-bit)

  • Transferred to DIT / Data wrangler on SD or CF cards

  • Basic sound reports are transferred with the audio files, more detailed reports can be supplied if requested

  • All recordings are backed up after the shoot (unless specifically requested not to)

    • These backups are available for client download for up to 3 months before being archived.

    • After 3 months 1000aed will be charged for the files

    • Files will be deleted after 1 year from the shoot date

    • No responsibility will be taken for files unavailable after this period

Other equipment can be supplied (at extra cost) for projects that require more than the standard package. If I don’t have the required equipment I will attempt to source if possible.

Please contact me to discuss your project requirements.

My preferred equipment supplier is Pinknoise Systems in the UK. Excellent service and quick global delivery.

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