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Updated: Nov 12, 2025

A collection of things I use or recomend

Folks often ask me about things I use or recomend. As that happens I will add them to this page as a quick reference

Media Day & Photography

Broadcast

  • Specialty Kits
  • Audio
    • Audio-Technica BPHS1 | Broadcast Headset — B&H
    • Behringer HA400 | Headphone amplifier — Amazon — If you need mutiple headsets with a basic mixer.
  • Audio Mixers
    • RODE RODECaster Pro II — B&H
    • Behringer FLOW 8 — Amazon
    • Behringer X Air XR12 | Digital Mixer — Sweatwater — If you do not need a USB interface.
    • Behringer X Air XR18 | Digital Mixer — Sweatwater — If you need a USB interface.
    • Behringer WING Rack | Digital Mixer — Sweatwater — If you need lot of inputs, mix busses and dante. I have the X32, but the WING is it's replacement.
  • Broadcast Cameras
    • I really like the JVC GY-HC500UN, but JVC is getting out of the pro video market so I would not suggest purchasing JVC cameras.
    • Canon XA65 — B&H
    • Panasonic HC-X2 — B&H
    • Sony PXW-Z20 B&H
  • POV Cameras
    • Marshall CV504 — B&H
    • Marshall CV504-WP (waterproof) — B&H
  • NDI Cameras
    • Marshall CV355-30X-NDI — B&H
    • Aida HD-NDI-200 — B&H — I have 8 of these, they are a good bang for the buch, but are getting a little long in the tooth Aida has some new options that may be a better choice.
  • Switcher — I prefer vMix on Windows. It's very flexible, but that comes at a cost. If you want simple, Production Truck on an M4 Mac is hard to beat.
    • Thunderbolt Capture Devices
      • Blackmagic DeckLink Duo 2 — B&H
        Sonnet Echo Express SE I (PCIe Thunderbolt Enclosure) — B&H
      • Blackmagic Design UltraStudio 3G Recorder — B&H
    • USB Capture Devices
      • Magewell USB Capture SDI Plus — B&H
      • AJA U-TAP USB 3.0 — B&H

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