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Setups: My hardware setup for podcasting and voiceovers [Video]

Jeff Benjamin Jun 7 2016 - 5:58 pm PT

As someone who regularly does voiceover work and records podcasts, I need a setup that allows me to easily record on a whim. Any modern Mac could work for this setup, but I’m especially fond of the 12″ MacBook with its USB-C port. That single port, which handles data transfer, power, and display output, helps to simplify my configuration because all it requires is one cable to get started.

In this post, I’d like to share with you my setup for voiceovers and podcasting. What you’ll find is a rig that’s extremely easy to use and happens to look decent as well.
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Review: Audio-Technica’s ATH-M50x closed-back studio monitor headphones live up to the hype

Jeff Benjamin May 8 2016 - 3:58 pm PT

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For the last few months I’ve been using my Apple EarPods for nearly every application that requires in-ear audio. I use my EarPods for monitoring while recording voiceovers, for podcasting, and for everyday music listening.

Absurd as it is, the last pair of headphones I’d owned, a pair of Sony MDR-7506’s, ended up developing a short in the cable. I simply never got around to replacing them in a timely manner.

Audio-Technica’s ATH-M50, and the updated ATH-M50x, have received rave reviews from tech sites, bloggers and YouTubers alike. The love that these headphones receive on a regular basis convinced me that the next pair of headphones that I tried needed to be these. Do they live up to the hype?
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9to5Toys Last Call: Audio-Technica ATH-M50x headphones $119, iPhone 6/s case $3, MFi Lightning cable $4, more

Nov 4 2015 - 9:08 am PT

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