Rode NTG-2 shotgun microphone (it’s a condenser requiring phantom power, but has battery power capability built right in).Electro-Voice RE50B microphones (I have two of these for field use, but they work equally well in the studio).Giant Squid Cardioid Stereo mics (haven’t used them in forever ’cause they don’t work with my digital recorders).Heil Sound foam pop filter (I have one of these in case I want to take a PR40 out in the field to use never happens, by the way).Heil Sound RS1 boom 12″ extension mount (for one mic the other mic uses the C clamp).Heil Sound PR40 microphones (they’re my oldest pieces of gear).Broadcast Tools ProMix12 broadcast console/mixer.* Watch an episode of with Andrew Warner to see how this software records video Skype calls Call Recorder by ECamm (the software I use to record Skype calls – when I don’t use Audio Hijack Pro).Transmit by Panic is my ftp program of choice.Sound Byte by Black Cat Systems (my main sound cart software the interface isn’t as pretty as Soundboard, but I still rely on it more).Ambrosia Soundboard (sound cart software this is $49).Dialog by Wave Arts (my audio plugin of choice).Ambrosia Wiretap Studio ($69 – I love it, but it doesn’t work on the latest Mac OS and you can’t get support, so do not buy it).Apple iPad Air (128GB with ATT capability).Apple iMac 27″ with i7 processor (16GB RAM / 1TB Hard Drive).Here’s a list of the cool stuff (these are not affiliate links I do have an affiliate list for most of my resources here): – The room has one HVAC vent without a vent fixture to prevent any rattling. – The ceiling has popcorn texture circa 1980’s (yeah, I hate it but it’s a royal pain and major mess to change it). – The floor is carpeted with a light green low plush carpet. – There’s 3 chairs that can sit around the “broadcast table” which is actually a conference table. – There’s one Hon 2-drawer lowboy filing cabinet (lateral files or regular – it can configured either way). – There is a CD carousel in the corner that houses 2000 CD’s with more stashed here and there. – There is one 4′ high bookcase filled with books, and a Polk Audio HD clock radio, plus a 3 monkeys lamp (hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil). – There are 3 other 5′ high bookcases in the studio, also filled with books. – There are 4 full height bookcases behind my desk (out of seen most of the time) filled with books. – I have a 19″ Chinese lantern with an LED bulb inside that hangs overhead and serves as a poor man’s video light. – It has an overhead florescent light, which rarely gets turned on. – It has 2 large windows with wooden slat shutters on the inside. – It has a small closet, filled with too many cables and other audio paraphernalia. Here are some details about the actual physical space: Cuddy’s office walls inspired The Yellow Studio ![]() Mustard yellow. The moment I saw Cuddy’s office I told my wife, “That’s the color I want to paint the walls.” She and Dena, a close friend, painted it after finding the right shade of yellow. His boss, Cuddy, had yellow walls in her office. I had a moment of clarity when the TV show HOUSE aired. Frankly, it just seemed too dark and I wanted something lighter. So orange was always a big player for me. It was “Sundance Orange” – that’s what GM called it. My first “real” car was a Pontiac Lemans. □ĭuring high school I had great fun with that truck. Of course, it looked better if you were standing a few feet away. So much that when I got it home a buddy and I painted it hunter green with orange fender flares. ![]() Bare bones classic truck in faded hunter green. It was a “3-on-the-tree” transmission and I drove it back from Oklahoma, where my grandparents lived, all the way back to Louisiana. My maternal grandfather bought it for $150 and got it running, then paid somebody a little bit to recover the seat in new vinyl. It was an old truck some farmer had abandoned in a field. When I was 15 – yes, people, when I was young, living in Louisiana…you could get your driver’s license at 15 – I had a 1954 GMC pickup truck. A 15-year-old version of me and the pickup Truth is, I love yellow, orange, red and hunter green. ![]() Welcome Inside The Yellow Studio. It’s yellow because it’s yellow.
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