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My Home Office Built for Productivity
I converted my garage into a home studio optimized for efficiency
Last year I converted my garage into an office / studio – and have optimized this set up for productivity and efficiency.
Here’s a video tour of the space and my commentary on how it improves my workflow:
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My brother-in-law and his friend Lake helped me with the build. It took around a month and cost about $10K.
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Here is my PC setup – which I rarely use now as I have almost no time for gaming – and I’ve switched to the Mac setup for video editing and content creation.
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Below I list all of the equipment that I use.
PC Workstation
Monitor: LG 38WN95C-W
Mac Workstation
Mac Studio: 128GB RAM w/ Apple M1 Ultra
Monitors: (2) Apple Studio Display
Photography / Lighting Equipment
Main Camera: Canon R5
Main Lens: Canon 15-35 2.8mm
Other Lenses: Canon 24mm 1.4, Canon 50mm 1.2
Main Light: Aputure 120D
Other Lights: (2) Neewer SL60W
Teleprompter: Ikan PT3500-HB
Audio Equipment
Main Microphone: (2) Shure SM7B
Shotgun Microphone: Sennheiser MKH416
Production Console: Rodecaster Pro
Main Headphones: Sennheiser HD 820
Other Headphones: AirPods Max and AirPods Pro
Furniture
If you have any questions about my setup – drop them below in the comments or hit me up on Twitter.