Episode 613
Audacity and Blue Yeti Revealed
Big Podcast Playbook - Grow Your Podcast. Build Your Audience. · Big Podcast
September 8, 202420m 32s
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Show Notes
Breaking down the most debated podcasting tools and events with an insider's perspective - David Hooper rates them as overrated, underrated, or accurately rated on this episode of Build a Big Podcast!
Episode Timestamps
Introduction (00:00:05 - 00:00:56)- Breaking the 4th wall
- Mentioning past insider episodes and newsletter
- Overwhelm with other work (new book, other projects, client work, NPR podcast)
- Introduction to "Build A Big Podcast" and episode format
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Explanation of the format: Overrated, Underrated, or Accurately Rated
- Overrated for most people, underrated for podcasters
- Best practices for using Blue Yeti
- Cost and sensitivity issues
- Alternative: ATR 2100 by Audio-Technica
- Highly underrated
- Long-time user perspective
- New features and plug-in compatibility
- Opinions on destructive vs. non-destructive editing
- General opinion: Underrated until they are overrated
- Costs and company expenses
- Differences between independent and company podcasters
- Importance of having a plan for bigger events
- Music industry comparison: SXSW
- Opinion on smaller, regional events
- Potential for organizing small events for independent podcasters
- General opinion: Overrated for general use, underrated for reliability
- Examples: RE 20, SM 7B, SM 58
- Issues with counterfeit microphones
- Importance of reliability and quality
- General opinion: Accurately rated
- Benefits of in-person interviews
- Personal anecdotes (e.g., Dolly Parton interview)
- Time-saving aspects of remote recording platforms
- Comparison with past technologies (ISDN)
- Unique experiences tied to in-person interviews
- Future episodes on overrated, underrated, or accurate topics
- Information on how to subscribe and stay updated on new episodes
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