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C A S Q U A R T E R L Y I S P R I N G 2 0 2 2 51 The bullet points of praiseworthy features of this cart include the smooth wheels, the grip handles, and most impressively, it splits into two parts. This allows the rig to be transported in a hatchback instead of a truck or a van. His main recorder is a Sound Devices Scorpio which he controls primarily with the CL-16 control surface, as well as an iPad running SD-Remote. His wireless package includes three Lectrosonics DSQD's, four SRC's mounted inside an Audio Ltd. A10-RACK (hidden away on reserve), as well as two (and sometimes three) Lectrosonics SRC's built into a tiny bag with his Sound Devices 833. This bag rig is the "baby brother" of his main rig and is Marcos' most favorite rig he's ever owned. The antenna array that he uses with his main cart's wireless receivers is a pair of Wisycom LFA antennas which are actively powered and have filtration included. These allow Marcos to remote his antennas more than 100 feet away from his main recording rig when needed. Another piece of equipment that seems to be more common among production mixers and tucked away on their carts is a Decimator video processing unit. The use of multiple cameras and larger single monitors on these sound rigs has prompted this trend. Marcos uses a 17" Liliput "pull out" monitor on his cart and loves how it folds away in an instant so he can quickly roll out. Thanks, Marcos, for touring your rock-solid rigs for us all to see! We then cut to a video showing Brett Grant Grierson CAS and his sound carts. Brett is a Los Angeles-based production sound mixer, and one of the most creative and talented cart makers I've had the pleasure of knowing. It's tough to even know where to start here because Brett literally thinks outside the box with his cart designs and configurations. While he has fabricated more "conventional" sound carts consisting of a rack frame and box configuration, I heard him describe what he was cooking up with new ideas involving a heavy-duty roller stand. Seeing was truly believing as this proof-of-concept unfolded in front of my eyes during this presentation. Wow! The thoughtful ingenuity that has gone into combining this level of and variety of rigging components—both off-the-shelf and fabricated or modified by Brett himself—is impressive. I'm going to attempt to describe his rig, but this is an instance where you should really watch the video (see link at the end of this article). The main studio recording cart rig is essentially a rolling tripod lighting style stand by Inovativ Industries, along with a set of Inovativ smart wheels he modified to span closer to 30 feet for standard doorways. Then welded to this is a custom set of framing that allows for the Marcos Contreras CAS