Shout out to FireWire (Feat. Mike, Brendon, and Dawn)
Download MP3This week we're talking all about making media with Mike, Brendon, and Dawn!
Tools and Gear:
Mike:
Tools and Gear:
Mike:
- Editor: REAPER
- Mic: Audio Technica AT2004 USB
- Interface: Motu M2
- Controller: Contour Shuttlepro v2
Brendon:
- Audio Editor: Ableton Live
- Video Editor: Final Cut Pro
- Camera: iPhone
- Mics:
- Samson Q9U
- Samson Q2U
- Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Dawn:
- Editor: REAPER
- Mics:
- Audio-Technica AT2020
- Shure SM47
TK:
- Editor: REAPER
- Mics:
- Behringer Bigfoot (TK)
- Blue Yeti (Jared)
- Macbook built-in microphone array (Bluzo)
Links:
- Listen to Mike's work on Cthulhu Con and BeQuest
- Listen to Brendon on Into the Aether and Wavelengths
- Listen to Dawn on BGM Gems
- Software and plugins:
Recommendations:
- Mike: Elgato Wave Mic Arm LP, Owala FreeSip Water Bottle
- Brendon: Industry on HBO, Play games you already own on hardware you already have.
- Dawn: Building your own rigging, KlarkTeknik CM-1 Mic Booster, Growing a snake plant
- TK: Ikea Tertial lamp (as a mic arm)
Chapters:
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:58) - Community Updates
- (04:11) - Media Production!
- (04:18) - TK's media background
- (05:11) - Mike's experience
- (07:37) - The source of Brendon's wisdom
- (12:29) - Dawn's Productions
- (15:57) - Video vs Audio
- (18:17) - Audio is so important to get right
- (21:58) - The Call of the Gear
- (24:34) - Getting into the Flow
- (25:40) - Mike introduces us to stress
- (32:20) - The rubber band is fully relaxed here
- (36:18) - Staying Motivated
- (39:14) - Brendon introduces true Editing Hell
- (40:40) - Getting scooped by bad news
- (42:15) - Creative areas are where you get to be proud of your work
- (42:57) - Live Production is a whole other animal
- (48:13) - Let's talk dream projects
- (50:22) - Okay, Brendon. Keep your secrets
- (52:21) - I absolutely had no answer ready
- (01:01:41) - The best interviews don't feel like interviews
- (01:02:03) - You know we gotta talk about the gear though right?
- (01:26:44) - Recommendations
- (01:26:50) - Mike: Elgato Wave Mic Arm LP
- (01:27:28) - Mike: Owala FreeSip Water Bottle
- (01:29:00) - Dawn: Building your own rigging
- (01:29:31) - Dawn: KlarkTeknik CM-1 Mic Booster
- (01:30:04) - Dawn: Grow a snake plant
- (01:32:13) - Brendon: Industry on HBO
- (01:32:52) - Brendon: Play the games you have on the hardware you already own
- (01:33:43) - TK: Ikea Tertial Lamp (as a mic arm)
- (01:37:41) - Outro