Crystal Clear Audio and Video

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Elgato Stream Deck (US$150 for the 15-button version) – this super configurable hardware switchboard is incredible and would be super valuable even if you bought nothing else! But when used with Ecamm Live, it allows you to seamlessly switch between scenes with the push of a button. That means you can be full screen on camera one moment, switch to your slides with your face in a corner circle to illustrate your point, and then back to full camera view to drive your case home without ever needing to hit the share button once! The Stream Deck can also control virtually anything in this stack from lights, applications, slideshow movement, and almost anything else you can think of. I use it for TONS of things!

HDMI Dummy Dongle (US$9) – the cheapest piece of tech nepal telegram data in the stack is also one of the most useful! Here’s the problem. You’re running a presentation and you want to share the slides with your audience. But if you’re running a single monitor (or laptop) setup, the presentation takes over your entire screen. That prevents you from taking notes on another application or running your slides in presenter view (so you can see your notes, upcoming slides, and quickly navigate between them if needed). Having a second monitor would solve the problem but it seems silly to have a whole other screen JUST to share out the audience’s view of your slides. Enter the HDMI dummy dongle!

Plug this little guy into any HDMI port on your laptop (or adapter dongle) and your computer will automatically recognize it as a spare monitor that doesn’t actually exist in real life. When you run your presentation, set the output to this virtual spare monitor, and share that output to your audience (or as part of a scene in Ecamm). Problem solved! You can even travel with it if you need to recreate this experience on the road.

Microphone – Blue Yeticaster Pro Broadcast Bundle (US$175) – if you want super clear audio you need a proper microphone and the Blue Yeti is one of the most common mid-range (but excellent) options available. I like the setup with the boom arm because it allows you to suspend the microphone up and out of view and off your desk. The other useful feature of the microphone is the ability to plug headphones directly into it for audio monitoring (i.e. to hear yourself speaking). While a bit freaky at first, it’s helpful to hear exactly what your audience is hearing so you know if your audio is coming through at the right level.