Know How...

Mar 19th 2014

Know How... 85

Feedback and Mobile Podcasting Rig

We answer questions from our Google Plus Community, and build a mobile Podcasting Rig.

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Category: Help & How To

We answer questions from our Google Plus Community, and build a mobile Podcasting Rig.

Google+ Feedback

  • Bill McVicker - A Know-It-All who needs an easier-to-use touchpad
  • James Harrison - Wants to incorporate LED lights into his PC
    • Yellow is the 12volt rail
  • Mark Rouleau - Watched our "Dancing LEDs" segment and wants to know how we can hear music if the plug is connected to the speakers
  • Andy Arkusinski - What's the difference between Hardware and Software RAID?
  • Joseph Sacco - Wants to upgrade his Mac with a SSD, wondering about the types of SATA and if they are backwards compatible.
    - SATA = "Serial ATA" - The bus that connects your computer to its mass storage devices like hard drives, SSDs and optical drives
    • SATA Revision 1 = 1.5 Gbps
    • SATA Revision 2 = 3 Gbps
    • SATA Revision 3 = 6 Gbps
    • SATA Revision 3.2 = 16Gbps
    • Aside from speed, SATA Revision 3.1 and up integrated support for PCI Express connected SSD drives and Native TRIM queueing for SSD drives.
    • Revision 3.2 is really designed for embedded SATA devices
    • The important point is that 3.0 and down are all backwards compatible
  • Christi Istrate - I've got the WD RED NAS HD, should I put it into sleep mode?
  • Rob Ghigliotti - Needs a $500 laptop that will do photoshop, corel and some video editing. Would also like a touchscreen.
  • Adrian Bazan - What's the best hard drive for professional video?
    • Western Digital Black
    • Seagate Barracuda
  • Lee Roche - He has a 2006 Mac Mini and wants to know what to do with it.
  • Simon Zerafa - Wants to know if we've done a segment on Basic Soldering Techniques.
    • Yes we have... in episode 7 -- but we'll also tease the Smitty segment
  • Michael Dombrowski - Made his own Time-Lapse device out of a Telescope mount.

Mobile Podcasting Rig + Field Audio

MXL's Mobile Media Videographers Essentials Kit - MXL MM-VE001

Zoom H4n Portable Digital Recorder - Zoom H4N

The Audio-Technica ATR-3350 Lav Mic -AudioTechnica ATR3350

Sennheiser EW 100 Wireless Microphones - Sennheiser EW100

The Heil PR-35 Stick Mic - Heil PR-35

The Audio Technica ATR898 Lav Mic - AudioTechnica ATR898

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