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SKB case. Attached hinges allow for this cover to swing out with an LED light, power, and a flip-down shelf for a laptop. The cleverness doesn't stop there. When Matthias flipped down his video monitors, he reveled a custom-made power distribution unit he built! All individually fused and isolated from RF interference, this power distro is very impressive and a testament to Matthias' brilliant ingenuity and craftsmanship. Next, Matthias introduced us to his recording and wireless components. His system is based around a Zaxcom Deva 24 mixer/recorder. Accompanying this is a Zaxcom RX-12 receiver unit with three MRX414 modules installed. When fully loaded, this RX-12 system can contain 24 channels of wireless in just 1½ rack spaces! Just below that is the Zaxcom Mix-16 mixing desk to round out this beautiful looking and sounding package. Speaking of beautifully sounding, Matthias throws us back to photos of his previous package, which was based around a Cooper 208 portable mixing board interfacing with a Zaxcom Fusion 12. This system performed flawlessly for him for many years, but the upgrade was prompted by the need to increase channel count over the eight that the Cooper provided. The upgrade appears to have flowed effortlessly into his cart and looks to be continuing to serve him well. Thanks, Matthias, for touring your gear and your rig! After all of the rig videos played, the panel discussion kicked off with all six of these shining faces ready to dish up more knowledge. Phillip Palmer introduced everyone in the order that the videos presented. We received some insight from Matthew Cameron on the hidden Easter egg inside his cart of a DC-powered Mac Mini and how he deals with rain up in Vancouver. It was fun to hear some back-and-forth about the differences and similarities between what Charlie Campagna does for post-production and what the other five participants in the panel do in production. I found more similarities than differences, that's for sure. It was also interesting to hear from Marcos Contreras about his transition to scripted from reality TV and how the workflows with cast count transcend from one to the other. Something Marcos brought over from the reality TV workflow is using multiple antenna receiving zones. Hearing from Brett was so interesting because we got the "what" and "how" of his very uniquely designed rigs in his video, but during the panel discussion we got the "why" and even more "how." He noted the inspiration he received from seeing the tripod rig that production mixer Ed Tise had innovated many years ago. Matthias Richter shared how he felt it was important to have used his Cooper 208 analog mixer for so many years before upgrading to the larger Matthias Richter