Former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters and co-producer Nick Griffiths have put together three identical compact recording rigs that can be easily transported and assembled.

At the center the rigs are a Mackie Digital 8oBus recording console and an Apple Titanium Power Book running Logic Audio.

Griffiths, who has worked with Pink Floyd since the 80's, came up with the solution in response to Waters' earlier forays into transportable studios.

"When Roger was in Barbados it could often be a problem to find technical people to set up and sort out problems on-site. I wanted a foolproof system that could be un-packed and set-up by anyone. Having worked with Roger for years, I know his exact requirements," Griffiths says.

Mr. Waters and one of his transportable rigs.

"The Mackie D8B was our first choice for a mixer because it's a very powerful tool, operates just like a traditional desk, has fully re-settable automation and sounds fantastic. Mackie also provide tremendous support throughout the world, which was essential," he added."

Griffiths was assisted in assembling the system packages by Spike Burridge at Media Tools and Paul Ward of Oxford Studio Systems."

The three rigs contain a varied selection of tools including Amek /Neve RN9098 mic pre amps, Apogee 888 digital I/Os, Neve and dbx compressors. For recording, there are CD burners, DAT machines and Glyph 18 and 80Gb hard drive systems.

Keyboard control is via a custom-made fully weighted classical keyboard from Manga Music, controlling a fully loaded E-MU E4, which contains complete orchestra and band set-ups.

"The whole rig can be un-packed and set-up in minutes," explains Ward. "All the multi-cores and connections are numbered so set-up is simple. Roger keeps all his projects on an Apple Titanium Power Book running Logic. He just plugs his Mac into the slot, downloads his current work into the Glyph and he is ready to go."

"We have three Sony LCD monitors: two for the Power Book and one for the Mackie," he continues. "The Mackie does not need an external computer to run the automation or re-call which considerably simplifies matters and keeps everything current on the Mac."