Can you give a tour of your setup and explain how you record while writing on your iPad, including your mic?
I use an XP pen tablet that connects via USB - it's not an iPad. I move the cursor with the XP pen mouse as you see on screen. Beside me I have a big softbox light on one side and a smaller light on the other. My monitor sits underneath my Sony A7C camera, and I also have a Samsung QTU mic. I keep the setup simple, with some decor from HomeSense. I run OBS Studio so I can switch scenes with a hotkey, which lets me change the format - sometimes it's a screen share, sometimes just my face, and I have live control. This setup lets me avoid editing my videos; I just drop the raw footage into a template, fix the audio, and publish, allowing me to produce more content per unit time.
I record by reading from a teleprompter, which lets me hit exactly what's written and keeps information density high. I have multiple streams set up for newsletters and Instagram, which I funnel into a system that rewrites the content into scripts. I then record the scripts in front of the teleprompter, usually getting about two weeks of material into roughly 15 minutes of raw footage. An editor takes that footage, adds the on‑screen scrolling visuals you see, and we publish the final video—ideally once a day. My gear is fairly low‑budget: a Samsung Q2U microphone, a Sony A7C with a 35 mm lens, and a cheap XP‑Pen tablet (around $50). I don’t use any lights, just a window, so the lighting is a bit uneven, but it keeps costs down.
I record with a Sony A7 III (and sometimes the A7 C) paired with a light bar. I use an XP‑Pen tablet for drawing, a Samson Q2U microphone, and the Auphonic service to clean up the audio. For on‑screen annotations I use Presentify on macOS. The camera is high‑end but not required; you can get decent results with cheaper gear.
It's called OBS Studio. I use it to record my screen; it creates an infinite window effect because I'm recording a screen that's recording a screen. I have two scenes: a talking head/full face scene and a bottom-right corner scene, switched via hotkeys (though my hotkeys are broken today). For writing on screen, I use Presentify, which I bought for $10, and I use my tablet like a mouse.
I record in a modest room with a bed right next to my desk. My main light is a large softbox monitor in front of me, plus a second light panel on the left. I sit at a desk with a Samsung QTU microphone on a boom arm. My camera is a Sony A7C, connected to my laptop. I also use an XP‑Pen tablet (a simple pressure‑sensitive pad that maps to the screen) for occasional annotations. Behind me I have a bookshelf, a few cheap decorative paintings from a home store, and a pull‑up bar. The setup is far from professional—there’s a bed nearby, curtains, and a closet—but it works for my daily workflow, which often includes long stretches at the desk, occasional breaks, and sometimes stepping outside.