StilgherrianInterview
Journalist, podcaster, media producer
Adapted from Stilgherrian's interview on Uses This, published 22 March 2022. The kit is drawn from their answers and each reason is an excerpt, lightly edited. Shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full interview ↗
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I have an iPhone 12 Pro, and its 5G data connection is my internet.
I also have a 5th-generation iPad whose 4G hardware has failed.
The main beast is a RØDECaster Pro podcast production studio.
I have five Sennheiser e 835 microphones.
That's a rugged dynamic cardioid mic that's their equivalent to, or a notch up from, the iconic Shure SM58 stage mic.
I have a RØDE PSA1 boom arm for my desk, and a bunch of desk stands.
I also have a pocket-sized Zoom H1n for quick-and-dirty recordings.
Communication
Productivity
Browser
Notes
For smaller notes and to-do lists I use Bear.
Security
Coding & Development
Ulysses is the tool for that.
Design
Media
Reaper is my DAW of choice.
And I use SoundSource to quickly change outputs or throw in appropriate EQ for when I'm listening to music or podcasts.
I also use SoundSoap+ to clean up problematic audio files.
Something I find very handy is Auphonic Multitrack.
For recording a podcast with remote guests, the tool for the job is Zencastr.
Storage
Zencastr records the audio in high quality at everyone's end, so even if the VoIP goes wobbly you've still got a clean recording - which it then dumps into Dropbox or wherever.