I had an interesting conversation last week with one of our readers, Sal from Louisiana, who works on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf. This is certainly a "dirty job" but I was impressed by how ...

It has been edited for length and clarity. Working on an oil rig has always been my dream job. It sounded like an adventure. When I left school at 16, I decided to get a job in construction.

What follows are some examples of just how varied recording rig setups can be, despite using the same core tools – and, within them, some considerations for how to build up your own rig ...