Highest-end (lowest-noise) setup with 4-10 inputs?

[Larry Sanbourne]

Hello,

What's the highest-end, lowest THD+N audio setup that pros are using on sets? I specialise in high-end classical music recordings using RME gear, and though I love the sound, setting up 2 1U devices, powering each separately, MADI cables to fiddle with, etc - it's all heavy and takes a lot of time. My clients typically care as much about the video, so I'm trying to optimise my audio setup. I've used MixPre and Zoom in the past but found the quality lacking for classical music.

Thanks,

Larry

[kris limbach]

What people for example usually use for film sound are sound devices (like the scorpio) or Sonosax.  You can also link them for a higher track count. Having said that: The RME UCX II has a standalone recording function if you wanna stick to RME without recording in a DAW