Taping Equipment:

• (2) Neumann TLM-170 microphones - incredible mics.
• (2) Neumann KM-140 microphones - I love the way these things sound.
• E.A.A./AETA Audio PSP-2 Microphone Preamp - one of the most compact and beautiful-sounding preamps out there. Totally kicked my ass the first time I heard how it sounded with my mics. Out of production, sadly...
• Apogee Mini-Me A/D converter - because the ones on $1500 DAT decks suck, apparently...
• Sony Vaio C1MW mini laptop - mostly used for festivals and the occasional indoor show, since I'm getting sick of laptop taping...
• Tascam DA-P1 portable DAT recorder - My main deck. Built like a tank.

Pictures of the new rig are here. Note the Winston-Salem Police Department evidence tag on the grey case (long story...)

• Samson Mixpad-4 - Used for the occasional matrix mix. When I get good and lucky. Which means I've used it twice.
• Sony M1 portable DAT walkman - Backup deck, also used for patching/stealthing.
• Bogen/Manfrotto 13' air-cushioned stand - Also useful as a lightweight yet powerful beat-down stick.

Transfer Equipment consists of the following:

• Panasonic SV-3800 DAT - Got this specifically for use as a playback deck.
• Silicon Graphics Octane - Used solely for its pristine S/PDIF input, plus it looks nice. Also, it cost $0.
• Behringer Ultramatch - Used to remove SCMS bits (ugh) for clones and to convert 48 KHz DATs (ugh) to 44.1 KHz.
• CDWave is used to split resultant .WAV files on CD sector boundaries. It is also the only piece of Windows software I use. . .does that make me cool?

My Collection:

Stuff I taped is marked with a *

A more up-to-date list (of sorts) is available at vault.bitey.net