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Hi, I'm totally new to location sound. I was invited onto a doc team to do the music but was then asked to cover all the audio. I will be recording both the soundscapes that will be used in the soundtrack and in the music as well as the main boom/lav managing. We will be going into the Northern wilderness for parts of the shoot and will be covering all 4 seasons in different areas of Canada. I've done some reading, asking around, and touching things in stores. I've also spent a lot of time scrolling down your posts but am still feeling spotty. We are filming with a Sony FS7 and FS5 depending on the situation. For our level of production, this is the kit I suggested and my main questions are: Am I missing anything? As in, if I land in a remote forest with this setup, will it work? Am I making any dumb choices? As in, have I listed something unnecessary? - Mixer/Recorder: Sound Devices 633 (The crew is wondering why this is so expensive, I've tried looking at others but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of options or I'm missing something. Open to suggestions.) I looked at the Zoom F8 but I read that you cannot mix on the console and that their headphone amp does some colouring. - M/S microphone setup: Sennheiser MKH 50/30 or Sennhesier MKH 8050/30 - Shockmount/Windshield: Rycote Stereo Windshield AE/AG with Connbox or Cinela Pianissimo - Boom: Something used, up to 12ft. - Headphones: I have a pair of Sony 7506 with Velour pads and strangely enough, someone lent me a pair of Sennheiser HD25-1 ii - Pack and Harness: Will know better once I get the mixer, but I picked up a free old Portabrace from Trew Audio's free bin to try! - Cables, etc: Dual XLR3 to XLR5 Cable, XLR5 to XLR3 Adapter, 15' XLR3 Cable (and backups) - Wireless System to send mix to camera: - Wireless lavs: They have some Sennheiser ones - Power: What are your setups in this? Do you go for the big chocolate bars or camera batteries? - Coffee in a Thermos Long post, thank you for reading and reflecting. I appreciate the time and thoughts.