Audio & Video Gear

I’ve had several questions about what Audio & Video gear I use for both work and personal content capturing/creation efforts.  Here is a comprehensive list of what I own or have used in the past.  Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about any of the items below, want my opinion on something, or would like hire me to help you capture & render your audio, video, or presentation content.

– Dom

Video

• Epiphan VGA2USB LR
• Sony HDR-SR11 AVCHD Camera (2)
• Flip Mino HD
• Sony DCR-HC40 MiniDV Camera
• Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 (2)
• Bodelin ProPrompter Wing (see my post on this here)
• Slik 504QF-II Tripod

Audio

• JK Audio BlueKeeper
• Marantz PMD-661 Portable Field Recorder
• Olympus LS-10 Digital Linear PCM Recorder
• MicPort Pro USB Microphone Preamp
• Alesis MultiMix 8 USB Mixer
• MXL USB Mic Mate Classic
• BeachTek DXA-2S (pdf link)
• Sansa Clip Plus 8GB (see my post on this here)
• Olympus WS-200S Digital Voice Recorder
• * Olympus DS-330 Digital Voice Recorder

Microphones

• Heil PR40 Cardioid Dynamic Microphone
• AKG Perception 220 Cardioid Condenser Microphone
• Sennheiser HMD 25-XQ Headset with Super-Cardioid Dynamic Microphone
• Shure Beta 58A Super-Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Microphone (2)
• Shure PGX Wireless System (2) with Lavalier/Lapel (Omnidirectional & Cardioid) & Headworn Microphones
• Shure SM93 (2) Wired Lavalier/Lapel Omnidirectional Microphones
• Sony ECM-HW2 Bluetooth Wireless Omnidirectional Microphone (used on Sony HDR-SR11)
• Blue Snowball USB Microphone (has omnidirectional or cardioid setting)
• Logitech Premium Notebook Headset
• Logitech ClearChat PC Wireless Headset
• Plantronics .Audio 470 USB Headset
• Plantronics .Audio 750 DSP Stereo Headset
• 1/8 wired Lavalier/Lapel microphone (2)
• * Radio Shack Wireless Lapel Microphone System

Software

• Camtasia Studio (video & screencasting)
• Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum
• Apple Final Cut Express
• Audacity (audio recording, editing, & rendering)
• Levelator (audio re-leveling tool)
• Cute PDF (pdf creator)
• PromptDog (previously called DVC Prompt)
• Bodelin ProPromter for the iPhone/iPod Touch

Storage

• StarTech USB to SATA Standalone Hard Drive Duplicator Dock
• 1 TB Western Digital Black Caviar Drive (2)

Resources

• Israel Hyman – Izzy Video
• Tom Guilmette
• Leo Laporte
• DVcreators.net

* Have used and no longer own.