In this episode, Scott and Wes talk about how they make courses — recording, editing, hosting, best practices, and more!

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Show Notes

5:42 - Recording

• Wes:

  • Screenflow

Uberlayer

Loopback

Heil PR40

Heil PL-2T

dbx 286s

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2

Scott:

• Screenflick

iShow HD

Divvy

Principal for Mac

EV RE-20

dbx 286s

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2

Sony a7 III

Logic

33:04 - Editing

• Wes:

  • Screenflow
  • Speed up slow typing
  • Edit out some goof-ups (but not all)
  • Edit immediately after recording so I’m in the same headspace and can easily re-record

• Scott:

  • Hire a video editor
  • Cut out all blank spaces in audio, because I know that pauses are typically where I stop to think
  • Normalize audio
  • DaVinci Resolve 16

42:31 - Hosting

• Wes:

  • Wistia

Vimeo

Rev

Backblaze

Amazon S3

My own course platform, with additional controls added via React

Scott:

• YouTube

Vimeo

Plyr Video Player

Backblaze

Amazon S3

Custom course platform

52:46 - Common Questions

Links

• Syntax 014: Our Stacks Explained

Adobe Premier Pro

Figma

VS Code

Audio-Technica AT2020

Blue Bluebird

BSW

Sweetwater

Tim Smith - Video Editing

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• Scott: Hyperdrive

Wes: PicQuic Screwdriver

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