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A colleague recently asked me about my audiovisual setup for video calls\/meetings. I wrote up a lot of the background<\/a> a few months ago, about why I have the system I have and what alternatives I looked at, but I thought it would be nice to have a page that just lists the pieces of my current setup.<\/p>\r\n Disclaimer: Lots of people just use their laptop\u2019s built-in microphone and camera, and the results are perfectly good for most purposes. But I nonetheless like having higher-quality-than-my-laptop video and audio.<\/p>\r\n Except as otherwise noted, these specific brands and models were highly recommended by various reviews and articles.<\/p>\r\n A couple of my constraints: I\u2019m using a MacBook, and I wanted USB-C connectors wherever possible. If those aren\u2019t your constraints, you may have better options.<\/p>\r\n This isn\u2019t a full professional studio setup; in particular, it\u2019s in an ordinary room of my house, without soundproofing and such. If I had a real studio and if I were doing professional recording, I would probably want a better microphone, a shock mount, and a better pop filter. Maybe also a better webcam and a ring light and a green screen.<\/p>\r\n\r\nVideo<\/h2>\r\n\r\n
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