Affordable Studio Gear
For those on a bit of a budget, these things will greatly help me improve the quality and vibe of my space. Everything here is under $500.
CalDigit TS5 Plus - Thunderbolt 5 Dock - 20 Port,10GbE, 140W Dedicated Host Charging, Thunderbolt 5 x3, USB 10Gb/s x10, Dual USB Controllers, Up to Dual 8K 60Hz Displays, 1.0m Braided Cable, 330W PSU - TS5 Plus
I have used up all of the ports on my current dock, this is a faster and latest version of it that has several more ports and I can use my old one for my PC or laptop.
OWC Express 1M2 80Gb/s Portable NVMe SSD USB4 (Thunderbolt Compatible/USB-C) Ultra Fast External SSD Drive with Aluminum Heat Sink Enclosure (Enclosure Only) - 0GB
Storage enclosure to turn allow for super fast storage for NVME drives. Will allow me to back up content better/faster and also offload samples and other stuff to it.
Prompter
This will allow me to look at chat easier while doing other things without having to 'look away' from what i'm doing. Vital to grow my YouTube channel so i can look at the camera while reading scripts
Ernie Ball 2223 Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings - .009-.042
Gotta have guitar strings.
Elixir Strings 16544 Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings -.011-.052 Custom Light 3-pack
Strings for my acoustic guitar, will always need more.
LIFX 16 ft. Smart Multi-Color RGBW Wi-Fi Plug-In Neon Flex Integrated LED Strip Light Works with Alexa/Google/HomeKit/Siri LFXNEON16
More lights for my studio space, these will go on the ceiling panels to add glow and vibe.
Sennheiser MKE 600 Shotgun Microphone with Auray Universal Shock Mount and Windshield, XLR
Shotgun mic will make YouTube videos sound better and when I stream less stuff in front of my face. Also will expand my audio/video services.
EF ECOFLOW Portable Power Station RIVER 2 Pro, 768Wh LiFePO4 Battery, 70 Min Fast Charging, 4X800W AC Outlets, Solar Generator for Outdoor Camping/RVs/Home Use - RIVER 2 Pro
Power station to do filming remotely easier. also great as battery back up when my power inevitably fails again.
OWC 960GB Atlas Pro High Performance Cfexpress 4.0 Type A Memory Card Professional Grade, up to 1850MB/s Read and 1700MB/s Write Speed - 960 GB
Super fast memory card for my camera. This will allow insanely fast transfers of videos. especially helpful for long shoots. Very large storage too so I don't worry about running out of space.
HD60 X
I'll need more capture cards. this will be good for using with my PC so i use less power on mirroring a display to my mac's camlink. The camlink will move to my 2nd camera.
Zoom H6essential with 32-Bit Float, Accessibility, 6-Track Portable Recorder, Stereo Microphones, 4 XLR/TRS Inputs, Records to SD Card, USB Audio Interface, for Musicians, Podcasters, Filmmakers - H6essential Only
A field recorder is very handy for mobile gigs, film projects, and capturing reverb IRs on the go.