Studio Gear
Every part of a studio is its own decision
A studio isn't one purchase. It's eight systems that each have to work on their own and then work together — and getting one badly wrong undermines everything above it. These guides explain how Meros, a Sydney studio design and build company, thinks about each one.
Why we cover these system by system
Most equipment advice is written by people selling the equipment. The recommendation arrives before the requirement, and the requirement is then reverse-engineered to fit the catalogue. That's how studios end up with three lights in a room with space for one.
Meros writes these guides vendor-neutral and specifies by requirement rather than by brand, because the right answer changes with the room, the operator and the output. A microphone that's ideal in a treated booth is the wrong choice in an untreated office, and no brand loyalty changes that.
Read the ones relevant to your build. If two of them disagree about what your room should do, that's usually the real design question — and it's worth a conversation rather than a purchase.
The eight systems
Lighting isn't a shopping list — it's a room-shaped decision.
Acoustics isn't about making a room silent — it's about controlling what bounces back.
A set is more than a background.
The camera matters less than what's around it.
The right microphone depends on the room, not just the voice.
Podcasting gear beyond the microphone.
Switching between cameras live is a different job than recording one.
Stability comes before movement.