What is the cheapest way to add tally lights to my three Sony FX30s set up as inputs to a Rodecaster video? I've seen the ones by Hollyland, but they're way too expensive. Thanks.
ASKED BY · Jose · SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO · 23 SEP 2026 · ▶ 00:16:33
DIY solutions exist for tally lights; cheaper options than Hollyland are available. Bitfocus Companion with Stream Deck can integrate tally light control with input state changes via OSC or similar protocols.
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16:07And by the way, nobody's ever going to use these at one of those silent raves because I think they have an understood level of attrition that some of their headsets are not going to be coming back. These are not disposable. Let's go to the next question. All right. This is from the QR code submission. Jose in San Juan, Puerto Rico is asking a question.
16:33What is the cheapest way to add tally lights to my three Sony FX3 30s set up as inputs to a Rodecaster video? I've seen the ones by Hollyland, but they're way too expensive. Thanks. You know, Jose, I think what you're going to find out is that there are – you're probably going to end up in like a DIY sort of situation. I've seen people do this.
16:58I've seen people, you know, make little boxes that they vocro to the thing, whatever. But, and I don't know how much the Hollyland thing costs. So I don't know what your budget is. Alexander? I haven't done this. I've heard of other people doing similar things, not necessarily with the Rodecaster. But I believe you can control the Rodecaster over Bitfocus Companion. and there are cheaper tally light solutions out there on the market than the holly land and the
17:35names are escaping me but if you poke around maybe ask on discord you could probably find I know other people have talked about this I seem to recall David Brady talking about these cheaper lights and he pointed me to them and I wish I had them bookmarked but there should be a way with bit focus companion if you are bit focus companion and a stream deck user that you can tie in the
17:57triggering of the changing of the input states with also triggering the tally lights too, because you should be able to wirelessly or control them over, I'm sure, OSC or something like that. So there should be a way to do it. I just don't have a direct solution or a recommendation on a tally light, but they do exist. Yeah, I know I've seen stuff, but it's just not coming to me.
18:23Mickey, you just popped into the room. Do you have anything you want to say about tally lights? You can just shake your head. I won't even have you. Okay. Let's move on to the next question. All right. This one's from David Brady in New York City, New York. David asks, could this be the new standard office hours microphone? If it had a PTT, that's push to talk, I'd be all over it like white on rice.
18:45And there's a link to trash talk audio. Now I got to see. What is this? Who has it? Somebody haven't opened up yet. It's a great domain name, by the way. Yeah, right. Yes. This is the future. Please. Oh, I'm buying this. Is that an XLR? You know, they've had a USB version of this for a very long time. But does it have foldback?
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