I was thinking of starting a podcast studio love the three studio set up giving podcaster options. Are the cameras on the mobile studio only cameras in use?
Can you elaborate on your question? If we had a switcher as part of this setup, we could use that and the switching would also be done in riverside yes. Within riverside it’ll record both parties and then you can go back and edit as needed. I do not believe you can do it in real time.
Thank you for your videos. I am working on the opening of my podcast studio in the south of France and your videos help me a lot. Thank you for everything and I wish you every success
There are always ways to go more affordable, this felt like a good mix of quality products without going overboard. Getting a 2 person setup with video going for $1000 felt like a good deal to me. What would you suggest as the mixer replacement?
Outstanding video Tom, bullseye on so many important points you raise that I myself have experienced in my own broadcast studio management career. I’ll be reminding myself of these 10 points as my own multi-cam “video first” podcasting business develops and launches in 2025 in Michigan. Thanks again for meeting up, showing me around your facility. I’ve already acquired/upgraded some new gear, in particular after a long research initiative, the Roland V6 HD audio/video switcher which seemingly combines the best features of the ATEM, Feelworld, Ossee, SprolinkNeo switchers. I’ll let you know how that goes and likely will post about it on The Studio Business site once I join soon :)
Thank you David! I’m excited for you to open up your space and start the new business out in Michigan. It was nice to meet you in person and I wish the best for you moving forward! Hope you treat yourself to some fun watches here soon as well 😉
Great information!! I too have the RodeCaster Pro but the 2 with the Atom X Cast. How are you running the output audio from the Rode to the Atem mini? Please. Thanks 😊
@@TheStudioBusiness thanks for the response. That’s exactly what I did. But in mine, I had to drop back 2 or 3 frames within the Ninja for it to be in sync. But it’s a one time setting adjustment. Thanks again. 😊
Wish I could join the network but because of my investments in equipment and I’m early in this journey. I don’t have the disposable income to pay. I do understand this wouldn’t be a purchase but rather a great investment. so after watching this video my first goal is to provide such a great service that I’ll be able to reinvest those funds to join this community! I’m happy something like this exists and I know for a fact that we will add value to this world one podcast at a time. You’ll be hearing from me soon. Ps I saved this video ( GREAT CONTENT)
Hey, we posted a video that combined a few of these interviews on our page. The full length interview is posted in our TSB community page and not available on RU-vid. You can see more about that on our channel!
Question - do you find it's more helpful to sell individual studio sessions/episodes, or do you think it would be better to provide something like a package of 10 episodes?
@@TheStudioBusiness That's really interesting. I feel like, for consistency, it makes more sense to package it. Do most of your clients use you as their weekly space or just one-off recordings? I'm super curious about what option would help clients be more consistent. Thanks for making these videos!
Great video! As someone who runs a podcast studio, I found it very helpful! You mentioned using the live cut at some point. The Atem mini pro series only records 1080P, have you had any clients complain that it's not 4k? If so, how do you handle it? Also, are you always recording using the ISO feature? I would imagine that the live cut isn't always perfect or if you want a specific edit for a reel, you'd have to go back in and fix it right?
Glad it was helpful! We rarely have anyone ask about 4k vs 1080p. If done right, the 1080p can look great and it's never really been a deal breaker. If you wanted to toss SD cards in the cameras, you could get 4k out of it if you wanted to. When it comes to problems with the live cut, yes, sometimes it can make clipping difficult and obviously the cuts made are permanently there. We always tell people if they want to bring their own drive, we will ISO for free. In reality though, the vast vast majority of people take the live cut and are happy with that.
@@TheStudioBusiness Sweet, I've been hesitant on purchasing the Atem because of the lack of 4k but I think I'll just move forward with that then. I just spend way too much time switch angles in post and think that would be a solid solution. Thank you again!
@@WanchaiChab I work in 1080p and no one has ever complained about it. Of course, I have had clients ask me if I work in 4k, so I created a pricing method. The standard for my work is 1080p and I charge the standard price. But if you want 4k, then the price is different. For non-standard work, I charge non-standard.
Let me give you some feedback about the community. I think it's pretty rude of me to price someone else's stuff, but $70/month or $744/year is a lot of money, especially for a community that's just starting out and needs engaged members. I'd love to join, but that's money I could really use.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I totally understand where you're coming from. Pricing is always a sensitive topic, and I appreciate your honesty. Our goal with the group is to become value-rich resource for people that are trying to turn this into profitable business venture. So while the monthly fee isn't cheap, we found it appropriate. I understand that it's not as viable for everyone which is why we still continue to post free RU-vid videos and publish a weekly newsletter. We also offer a free trail period for those that want to try it out before committing!
Crazy i literally learned all these lessons already since i started in February!!! Great video! I can’t wait to do this full time instead of my off days from work
Glad to hear it! I hope you can make that switch soon here. It took me a while to work out the kinks and get some solid months going when I had just started. My goal with the channel is to help get people to that point sooner.
To answer the title question, it is certainly not. I'd say, "a decent $1000 option." Also, I love me some Rode products, but that podmic is one of their weakest offerings. Great looking, thin sounding. I'd shift the cash around and get two Rode Procasters. Wayyyyyy better, and a great alternative to the same old SM7b sound.
@@TheStudioBusiness cheaper micstands or booms, samson or something would be just fine. Also, it depends on how attached one is to using something as feature-loaded and sexy as the Rodecaster. For 300 bucks you can do very well with something like an Audient id14 interface.
You said that you record the video files to the SSD and then give that to the client. Are you only giving them the live cut or also the individual files as well? Do you also record using Riverside while recording to the SSD?
We just provide the live cut as part of the deal. If you want to bring your own SSD, we can ISO the files and you can take the drive with you as you leave. IF you have the extreme atem with 2 usb-c outs, you can record to ssd and use riverside yes. But if we are using riverside, we do not typically also record to ssd.
@@TheStudioBusiness I see, that is insightful. I had some hiccups with riverside recently, either static/cut outs in the audio due to bad connection or really laggy/low frame rate video for some reason. Never had that happen before either. It wasn't fixable either so my clients weren't happy about that. I figured it would be nice to have backups for both in the future just in case but it seems difficult and expensive to do so.
HI. What an informative video; your studios are beautiful with a smart technical workflow. I'd like to ask, what are the individual sizes of each studio in your collection?
You're not wrong! While this is far from cheap, but in the grand scheme of video podcasting, is about as cheap as you can get. We will keep your feedback in mind and possibly do a even more budget friendly option soon.
Within riverside you can set the CAMERA to be the iphone and the audio to come from the mixer. if you are just using an iphone only, you can set the audio to come from the iphone as well (but I would not recommend that). IF you do be sure to use Riverside's Magic Audio tool to make it better!
Thanks so much for this, and you're my inspiration for building my own podcast studio. I'm planning on 2 sets and have a Mega Desk also 😂 one set is a rolling table for up to 4 participants and the other set will be more intimate for 2. Size wise its 26x15' and plan to rotate the Mega desk 180⁰ depending on the set being used. 3 FF Canon cameras, and using the Rodecaster Pro 2 in tandem with the Atem mini pro ISO. Hopefully it will be enough to start. For editing, do you think I can upload to Riverside and use their AI editing tools to get a decent result?
Hey David, glad the videos have been helpful! Yes, Riverside offers great editing tools and that would for sure get you started and maybe the only thing you need. We typically edit in Premiere, but it's probably not needed.
Outstanding video, I'm about 80% ready to go with my set-up and just about all my gear selection mimics yours. One question...have you had any signal issues running HDMI cables from the cams into the ATEM due to cable length ? Asking because my set-up has a "control room" (area) that is 15-20 feet away from the live action so that is a bit of concern though I suppose I could use HDMI active extenders ?. BTW, also dig that you are using Neewer products...these have been great finds for a lot of my shoots, especially where I am not having to travel the gear and things are static in the studio.
We run 10ft HDMIS now and they are fine, but I've heard that going over 20-25ft can cause some problems. I'd do some research on it, maybe tech has improved, but I recall when I was doing that homework, that was the verdict. Glad you enjoyed the video! We posted an updated one a few months back with some new stuff in there.
Very basic info. no info about how to cable connect to camera and mic. about how to connect to compiter. How about mullti camera environment. I wish it was a technically rich conrent.
We wanted to keep this video more basic based on the title and audience we were going after. We do discuss how to pair it with the camera and how to plug it into a computer. We have more advanced videos on the channel if you want to look into more complex setups!
how close is the camera to the talent with a max 28mm lens on the A7III? Seems like that would still be pretty wide. Is there a link where we can see one of the podcasts and what the different shots look like on this setup?
The center camera (a7iii) is a 17-28 tamron. Use often use it fully wide when doing groups of 4. The fx30 side cameras have a 28-70 full frame lens (so it has a zoom crop) and we typically have that in 35-50mm. I believe I show example of the different shots at various times in the video, mostly at the start or camera section.
