So what is the ULTIMATE laptop scoring rig that you can take on the road and do fully professional work without compromise? I'm Guy Michelmore. and I'm a professional film games and TV composer and that's what I set out to find out scoring an episode from my latest project in an incredible location, inspired by an amazing view. Very large orchestral templates are not built to travel, so taking them on an adventure comes at a price.....
Wealth Warning: I work on high-end TV and film projects and so this setup is definitely not cheap, but if you want to get professional studio performance on the road, this is how to do it.
The Gear List - no affiliate links & not sponsored
I bought everything except the keyboard and faders which are review copies.
MacBook M3 max with 96gb ram/1TB SSD -
https://shorturl.at/NlNpoiPad Pro M4 14" -
https://shorturl.at/GHNAVNuances MIDI faders -
https://nuancescontroller.fr/CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Element Hub -
https://shorturl.at/PzAuqNative Instruments S61 Mk3 keyboard -
https://shorturl.at/h3EZpSennheiser HD600 Headphones -
https://shorturl.at/Ycs0hSamsung 8TB SSD -
https://tinyurl.com/yc2bpx6kSandisk Pro 4TB -
https://tinyurl.com/2fehwbzfAnd finally the cottage.....!
Dock Cottage in Appledore
https://www.holidaycottages.co.uk/0:00 intro and the journey
2:05. Arriving in Devon
3:23 Setting up the gear
4:02 MacBook Pro M3 Max
5:20 iPad Pro M4 as a second monitor
5:45 SSDs
6:45 Caldigital USB hub
7:45 Sennheiser HD600 headphones
8:18 Native Instrument S61 Mk3 keyboard
9:25 Streamdeck XL
10:12 Nuances Midi Faders
10:55 Conclusions
13:52 Postscript