industry standard productions while travelling?

[Arsenu,]

well i'll consider the exact specifications i want when i'll buy it.
i think anything which is i7 with at least 4GB RAM should suffice...

as for the babyface, iv'e looked into it and the upside is that is has a MIDI input, which can be useful.

the downside: 750$ against 200-300$ for the duet...
and in terms of audio quality? probably the same.

 

[Vinny]

Macbook Pro.
Drum software.
Sm57 x 2 (They're cheap enough, so why not?)
Sm7b (for vocals)
Interface with 2 inputs.
2 mic cables
DAW with decent built-in plugs.
pop filter
two mic stands (They make collapsable ones)

On another note, I've had very good results using a beta 57 for vox too. You might want to get a 57 + beta 57 and scrap the sm7b

 

[ahjteam]

As for Babyface over Duet... the Babyface will have worse pres and build quality, from what I've seen, as well as costing a lot more.

as for the babyface, iv'e looked into it and the upside is that is has a MIDI input, which can be useful.

the downside: 750$ against 200-300$ for the duet...
and in terms of audio quality? probably the same.

Duet has only 2 inputs; Babyface has 10 (2 analog, 8 ADAT).

 

[JeffTD]

The ADAT won't make a difference if that's all he's wanting to carry around. If he wants to use it for a 'home base' interface as well though, then that would be a solid choice.

 

[jimwilbourne]

macbook pro with a MOTU traveler (if your pack is big) or MOTU microbook (if your pack is small).

if you want to make use of your ipad/ipod/iphone, MOTU's DP7 running as your daw will allow you to use these apple products as a remote control for DP7. allowing you to remotely record/rewind/play/etc. which is good if you're (like me) often recording yourself. especially self-tracking vocals.
DP7 also works wonderfully on Mac systems.