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    A lot of folks asked for it, so here we go:
    * Camera:
    * Sony FX30, recording directly to my laptop via USB.
    * Lens: Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens (Sony E)
    * Camera tripod is on my desk: Oben CTT-1000 Carbon Fiber Tabletop Tripod (I tried about 100 tripods and setups. This one works. Barely).
    * Lights:
    * I have two warm, bright lights (4000k): one to my front and right, showing my face, and the other on my back and left, bouncing off a wall and my hair. The technically correct setup has two front lights, but I ran out of room.
    * Both are: Amaran COB 60x S Bi-Color LED Monolight
    * Front light has a softbox: Aputure Light Dome Mini III (22.8")
    * Front light has a heavy-duty stand: Impact Folding Wheeled Base Stand (Black/Chrome-plated, 11')
    * Back light is connected to the ceiling (my cats kept jarring the stand)
    * The orange decorative light on my back right side is: Aputure MC RGBWW LED Light
    * I got blackout curtains for my office to make the lighting consistent.
    * Audio:
    * Rode Procaster mic
    * Mic arm: Elgato Wave LP (low profile). I also tried the Rode mic arm; it is great, but low profile doesn't get in the way. I have very limited space.
    * Rode PSM1 shock mount (important if you wave your arms like me)
    * Triton Fet head booster (so I can move the mic away from my face)
    * Vocaster two interface. I keep getting tempted to buy a fancier one, but I resist. This one is just fine.
    * No desktop controllers. I tried one from Elgato. It looks like a good idea. But didn't work for me.
    * Process:
    * This went through many iterations, but this one seems to stick.
    * Record with ScreenFlow (currently v10)
    * Rough edit with Screenflow. Cut out the sections that didn't work. Right screen size, zoom-in and out, callouts, transitions between me and the screen recording.
    * Fine tune with Descript. Mostly cut out all the "ehhh". Also do captions if I feel like having captions.