hey guys if i sound a little different in this video it's because instead of my nice shuri sm7b
and go xlr i'm recording this on a four-year-old razer phone that can't accept any calls and barely
turns on why am i doing this well i feel like a lot of us creators shout from the rooftops that
gear models or whatever doesn't matter and then proceed to make our normal video using our nice
expensive tools i'm not doing that today we're doing this the cheapest way that i could manage
in the matter of full transparency here obviously not everything was free i'm still using an old
broken phone that i paid for at some point in addition to the computer that's editing this video
before we get into it everything i mentioned in the video is going to be linked down in the
description so that you can find it easily today i want to let everyone know about everything i'm
aware of to help you make good content for as free as possible we're going to start off with what i'm
editing in davinci resolve honestly it's a pretty great program once i started to get the hang of it
but there was a bit of a learning curve coming from premiere pro all learning difficulties aside
i highly recommend it there's plenty of other good options out there such as video pad and vsdc but
i haven't personally tested those so your mileage may vary there's tons of creators out there using
free programs like this and making excellent content and that's something i've come to
realize on my own journey is that the software can definitely make things easier but it's ultimately
up to your own skill to make good content and that only happens if you're willing to put in the time
to learn it for music you have a surprisingly large amount of options my go-to is stream beats
by harris heller who has made hundreds of tracks available for use by content creators as well as
the youtube audio library and good old incom tech there's more options appearing every month for you
to choose from and if you have an indie musician you like try reaching out to them and asking
permission many small artists would love to see their work being used and it doesn't hurt to try
the same is true for sound effects if you want more meme-ish sounds i love the website in my
instance for this but honestly there are so many that all have the same sounds just labeled
differently that i don't feel i need to mention more though the youtube audio library has a lot of
these if you're looking for a backup for recording audio as mentioned earlier i'm using a four year
old phone using a free program called wo mic this allows you to use your phone as a microphone if
it's on the same network or usb connection as a computer and you can even use it as a stream
microphone if you wanted to i will say though to make audio sound better and not like this
here is what the phone audio sounds like with no modification i got a cardboard box lined it with
clothes towels and anything else i could find and now it sounds like what you're listening to
after some filters in davinci resolve this is honestly the single biggest factor that could
improve your audio and it's just some very basic and crude sound dampening clothing and towels do
wonders to cut back echo and even a simple blanket to cover a window can make your audio sound
much crisper the program i'm using to record video is also free obs not only useful as a
streaming program but excellent for video capture fun fact this is how i make all my videos anyways
so it was nice to not have to use a different program because it's already free there are tons
of plugins that you can add to do everything from video to audio changes and really the only cost
is going to be the time to learn and set it all up streamlabs is another great alternative and again
there are many many more out there but now it's time to enter my favorite section of free stuff
images and videos my number one go-to site is pixels they have so many good images tons of great
video and if you've watched any of my content you've seen them used more times than i can count
super easy to use painless to download and if you want various copyright free images in your
content here's where you find them the other site i use most often is pixabay same concept
copyright free stock photos but they also have a lot more graphics that are available to use for
the thumbnail and various touch-ups we're using [ __ ] as a replacement for photoshop but another
that i've used in the past was paint.net both of these programs are great they definitely have a
learning curve but they can do so much if you're willing to put in the time finally for the various
appearance of avatars you've seen throughout the video i'm using the magic mirror which is free
as well as a free to use model from vroid hub seriously there are so many free things
out there i'm also not using a webcam or microphone and the headset i'm editing with
came from walmart for fifteen dollars i really really miss my good headset
the point of telling you all this was to help you find new free resources to either replace or
supplement what you already use and to prove that you can still make good content for basically free
now good equipment still makes a big difference i'm not going to try and tell you otherwise
but until you can make the best content with what you have you don't really know what you
need to upgrade i certainly didn't as i spent way more money than i should have on equipment that i
wasn't even properly using until a month ago if i had taken the time to learn the basics on free or
cheaper options i'd probably have been better off because most of what you need to know for content
creation doesn't rely on a single program or camera it's how you use them and that's something
i'm still learning making this video genuinely helped me realize a few things i need to change
with my normal setup because optimizations i took for granted using nicer equipment could still be
improved by giving it a little bit more time and care honestly this video was just a nice reminder
of how much i still have to learn and just how much out there is free for you to use i hope you
enjoy using some of these resources or that this video just gave you a window into what's possible
if you take the time to look for solutions if it did hit that like and i'll see you all next time