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Dan Benjamin of 5by5 talks about his equipment, business [audio]

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Re: Dan Benjamin of 5by5 talks about his equipment, business [audio]

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Post by jakewalker » Fri, Dec 30, 2011, 12:10 AM UTC

AndrewWarner wrote: post #10

The setup he's suggesting is cool, but it costs a lot of money is isn't easy to set up. If you want a less expensive & simple alternative, try this: MAC - Connect: Skype - Record: Ecamm Call Recorder - Mic: rode Podcaster or Blue Yeti - Edit: ScreenFlow (or iMovie) - MP3: use the converter that comes with Ecamm Call Recorder PC Use the same thing, but try VodBurner for recording and editing. What I love about Dan's p…

Why not buy a few high quality microphones and have kits and instructions that you send out to interviewees with return shipping (or direct shipping to the next interviewee)?

Re: Dan Benjamin of 5by5 talks about his equipment, business [audio]

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Post by randall » Fri, Dec 30, 2011, 12:37 AM UTC

AndrewWarner wrote: post #10

The setup he's suggesting is cool, but it costs a lot of money is isn't easy to set up. If you want a less expensive & simple alternative, try this: MAC - Connect: Skype - Record: Ecamm Call Recorder - Mic: rode Podcaster or Blue Yeti - Edit: ScreenFlow (or iMovie) - MP3: use the converter that comes with Ecamm Call Recorder PC Use the same thing, but try VodBurner for recording and editing. What I love about Dan's p…

My expectation when I was doing some of this stuff was to expect to have flight kits for folks with a usb soundcard + mic + IFB with in-plastic tips. Theoretically it'd be "plug in the USB soundcard" and go.

Points of failure and all of that... but it was a fun thought.

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