All you need is three iPhones

*just not in the foot* Amos shares the audio, video, and lighting equipment they use (past and present!) to produce the videos on the fasterthanlime channel. It turns out you can save a lot of money by just buying three iPhones. Visit https://sdr-podcast.com/episodes/all-you-need-is-three-iphones/ to see the show notes and transcript! This episode is sponsored by Depot https://depot.dev/?utm_source=sdrpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=sdr_podcast_may2025: the build acceleration platform that's on a mission to make all builds near instant. [00:00:00] Start [00:01:19] All you need is three iPhones [00:06:43] Real cameras [00:15:29] Slide 12, no iPhones yet [00:18:40] What do I look at? [00:19:46] iPhone 1: Teleprompter [00:22:15] How am I mic'd? [00:31:20] The most cursed USB cable [00:36:55] How am I lit? [00:40:17] Check out the difference! [00:44:56] Media Management [00:50:06] iPhone 2: Camera [00:52:00] iPhone 3: Monitor [00:52:35] Cost breakdown! # Shownotes - James' homepage https://jamesmunns.com/dont.html - "The thing inside the thing" https://youtu.be/YHIiVsFybLA?si=OWrh7Fv-fkHTLpGj, irony poisoning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_poisoning or post-irony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-irony - "Lestac: The Making Of" https://fasterthanli.me/articles/lestac-the-making-of - Logitech C920 https://www.logitech.com/de-de/shop/p/c920-pro-hd-webcam & Brio https://www.logitech.com/de-de/shop/p/brio-4k - OBS Studio https://obsproject.com/0 and StreamLabshttps://streamlabs.com/, CleanShot https://cleanshot.com/ & Cleanfeed https://cleanfeed.net/ - Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Lumix_DC-GH5, Elgato 4K60 Pro MK.2 https://amzn.eu/d/52BSIUr, Elgato 4K Capture Utility https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027963752-Elgato-4K-Capture-Utility-Software-Interface - Polar patterns https://mynewmicrophone.com/the-complete-guide-to-microphone-polar-patterns/, condenser microphone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphone#Condenser, RØDE NT1-A https://rode.com/de/products/nt1a, Audiofanzine https://www.youtube.com/@audiofanzine, umlauts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umlaut_(diacritic) - Scarlett Solo https://focusrite.com/products/scarlett-solo, Shure SM58 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shure_SM58 & SM7B https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shure_SM7, RØDE PodMic https://rode.com/en/products/podmic?variant_sku=PODMIC FetHead https://www.tritonaudio.com/product/fethead/, CloudLifter https://www.cloudmicrophones.com/cloudlifter-cl-1 - Ubiquiti Patterns https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005212927-AP-Antenna-Radiation-Patterns - RØDE PSA1 https://rode.com/en/products/psa1 & PSA1+ https://rode.com/en/products/psa1-plus, Interfit F5 https://a.co/d/cPJIDCH - Elgato green screen https://www.elgato.com/ww/en/p/green-screen & key lights https://www.elgato.com/ww/en/p/key-light, Teleprompters Glide Gear TMP 100 https://glidegear.net/products/glide-gear-tmp-100-ipad-smartphone-video-teleprompter & mini TMP 50 https://glidegear.net/products/glide-gear-tmp-50-adjustable-smartphone-mini-teleprompter - iPhone XR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XR, DJI Microphones https://www.dji.com/mic-2 - Roman Doduik https://www.youtube.com/@romandoduik7972, RØDE VideoMic https://rode.com/en/products/videomic on-camera shotgun microphone & Wireless Pro https://rode.com/en/products/wirelesspro, On the Road: RustNL & Oxidize https://jamesmunns.com/podcast/017-on-the-road/ - "dead cat" or "dead kitten" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphone#Microphone_windscreens, proximity effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximity_effect_(audio) - RØDE Shotgun Mic NTG4+ https://rode.com/en/products/ntg4plus, Zoom H4n Pro https://zoomcorp.com/en/de/handheld-recorders/handheld-recorders/h4n-pro/, DC Coupler https://amzn.eu/d/d6CUAFl - DaVinci Resolve https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve, Zoom UAC-232 https://zoomcorp.com/en/de/audio-interface/audio-interfaces/uac-232/, Blackmagic Camera https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagiccamera - Godox CS-50T https://www.godox.com/product-d/CS-Series.html, UL60Bi Silent LED Video Light https://www.godox.com/product-d/UL60-UL60Bi.html - "Coil whine" electromagnetically induced acoustic noise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetically_induced_acoustic_noise - Blackmagic Cloud https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/collaboration - iPhone 12 Pro Max https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_12_Pro and iPhone 12 mini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_12, Atomos Ninja V https://www.atomos.com/explore/ninja/ camera monitor, RØDE Interview Go https://rode.com/en/products/interview-go handheld adapter - Sony Alpha 6100 https://electronics.sony.com/imaging/interchangeable-lens-cameras/aps-c/p/ilce6100-b - Chats with James https://jamesmunns.com/podcast/, Bryan Cantrill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Cantrill and Oxide Computer https://oxide.computer/, "006 - Bryan Cantrill" https://jamesmunns.com/podcast/006-bryan/