The gear we use
This is the kit behind Red 11 Media's client videos, podcasts and our own YouTube channel: what we record, light and edit with, and why.
New to YouTube and building your first setup? Start with our beginner gear guide by budget.
Recording and editing software
The software behind our client podcasts, YouTube videos and commercials.
Riverside
Where we record remote podcasts and interviews. It records each person on their own computer, so a guest's bad internet doesn't ruin the take. We've done hundreds of recordings on it.
Descript
Text-based editing: cut the transcript and the video follows. Our pick when a team edits together or someone is new to editing.
Adobe Premiere Pro (Creative Cloud)
Silas's main editor for more than 15 years of client work. Everything that needs precise control ends up here.
Autopod
A Premiere Pro plug-in that rough-cuts multicam podcasts in minutes, as long as each speaker is on their own audio track.
Opus Clip
Finds Shorts in long videos. We export its XML and fine-tune the clips in Premiere instead of editing inside the app.
Music and sound effects
We subscribe to both and pick per project.
Epidemic Sound
Our favorite for music and sound effects on most projects. Every track comes with stems, which makes cutting a song to length easy.
Artlist
Our pick for client work: the license has covered commercials we've produced for TV. Artlist Max adds footage and AI tools.
Cameras and lenses
What we shoot client work and our own videos on.
Sony FX3
Silas's main camera for YouTube and studio recording.
Sony A7S III
Full-frame, great in low light, and 4K at 120 fps for real slow motion.
Sony FE 24-105mm f/4
The one lens we would leave on the camera: wide to medium telephoto with solid image quality throughout.
Atomos Ninja
Sits between the FX3 and the computer when recording 4K; going through it reduced lag in our tests.
Elgato Cam Link 4K
Gets the camera feed into the computer for recording and live calls.
Microphones and audio
Sound matters more than picture. This is what we record it with.
Rode NTG-3B shotgun microphone
Our on-location shotgun mic for interviews and commercials.
Shure MV7
USB and XLR in one podcast mic, easy to hand to a guest.
Rode Procaster
Broadcast dynamic mic for podcast recording.
Zoom F3 recorder
32-bit float field recorder, so levels are much harder to get wrong.
Zoom F2 lavalier recorder
A tiny recorder with a lav mic for interviews when a wireless kit is overkill.
Windshield blimp
Keeps wind noise off the shotgun mic outdoors.
Lighting and support
Lights and camera support for studio and on-location shoots.
Aputure 300D II
Our main key light.
Amaran Ray 60c RGB
A small color light for backgrounds and accents.
Aputure Light Dome II
Turns the 300D into big, soft light for faces.
Magnus VT-4000 tripod
A fluid-head tripod that handles smooth pans on a budget.
Joby GorillaPod 3K kit
Wraps around anything for odd angles and travel.
Editing computer
MacBook Pro (M1 Max)
Edits 4K multicam timelines without proxies most of the time.
