The Podcast Engineering Show

My guest is Drew DeVore - podcast host, producer and audio engineer for Jupiter Broadcasting. Here are the podcasts he hosts: Linux Headlines, Linux Unplugged, Self Hosted, and Jupiter Extras. We discussed a ton including: Interfaces/Mixers: Behringer X32, Focusrite Scarlett (couple different models and generations), Zoom H5, U22, Mackie Onyx Artist interface Records dry, adds effects later Mics: RE20, RE320 (didn't prefer it), MXL990, Sennheiser MD46 All recording into Linux-based computers. Less audio proficient hosts use Audacity, more proficient (myself, studio, couple of other hosts) use Reaper. Headphones: Typically records with AT M40x closed back, mixes with ATH-AD700. Restores audio using a mix of software depending on what's wrong, and usually contains a mix of iZotope RX7 Advanced and Acon Digital products iZotope RX7 Advanced Reaper Mixing and effects done "in the box" while editing Host Track Mixing - Compression, EQ, De-ess Master Bus Mixing - Glue compression, Limiting Mastering - FabFilter Pro-Q3, Pro-MB, Saturn 2, and Pro-L2 iZotope Ozone 9 Dynamic EQ in Fabfilter Pro-Q 3 ALL Fabfilter plugins including Pro-MB, Saturn and the rest! Master's episodes in a new session Automation system for publishing: Render to FLAC, Upload FLAC to castablasta which generates various copies of it, MP3 goes to Fireside, Version goes to Youtube. Thanks for being a great guest, Drew! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's from June 5 - June 18 (see list below). Don't forget you can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Here are the Daily Goody posts that we discussed in this episode: De-breath Plugins How Much Blank Space Do You Leave at the Beginning of Episodes? How to Set Your Per-Episode Pricing to Ensure That You Reach Your Annual Income Goal? Don't Blindly Emulate Everything That Popular Podcasts Do Zencastr's New Video Beta Platform – Join the Waitlist Audio Trivia Friday – June 12, 2020 What is a Decibel? Loupedeck CT and Loupedeck+ Controllers One Viable Way to Get New Potential Clients Into Your Local Physical Podcast Studio Announcements: The start date for the next PES is September 15, 2020. Due to my severe lack of marketing skills, please consider sharing this episode with any podcasters you know. You could send them a note saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful" with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ You are welcome to support my content creation if you so desire. What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Daniel Abendroth - Podcast Editor, Producer and Consultant at Roth Media Podcasting. We discussed a TON including: Dell desktop computer Audio-Technica 2005 USB and 2100 Zoom H6 iZotope RX6 for initial clean-up (Voice De-noise, Mouth De-click, De-Plosive, some EQ, De-Reverb if needed) Reaper's Auto-split/trim (shortcut Alt-S) Vocal Rider ReaComp (Reaper's built-in compressor) API 2500 compressor plugin SWS Extensions in Reaper Waves WLM on Master Buss Auphonic sometimes ID3 Editor for MP3 tagging Captivate for hosting Simplecast for hosting Thanks for being a great guest, Daniel! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's from May 22 - June 4 (see list below). Don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Be sure to check out the Focusrite Scarlett series of audio interfaces, the world's best-selling USB interface range with over 3 million units sold worldwide. Choose from 6 different interfaces with 1, 2, 4, or 8 microphone inputs. Works with the recording software you're already using and works with any type of XLR microphone. New unique Air feature adds brightness and presence to your voice. Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! Here are the Daily Goody posts that we discussed in this episode: [VIDEO] 5 Experienced Podcasters Give a Guided Tour of Their Post-Production Software and Processes! Additional Features and Capabilities of Your Software, Plugins and Hardware Echo vs. Reverb Sennheiser e835 Microphone RØDECaster Pro Accessories When a Guests' Non-Participating Colleague Wants to Join a Recording Session to "Listen In" Oxford Inflator V3 Audio Quality of Guests Connecting via Zoom.us A Recent Hearing Impaired Guest FabFilter Saturn 2 Announcements: The start date for the next PES will be September 15, 2020. Due to my severe lack of marketing skills, please consider sharing this episode with any podcasters you know - you could send them a note saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful." You are welcome to support my content creation if you so desire. What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Dave Hamilton, Co-host of Mac Geek Gab, Gig Gab, and The Small Business Show. He is also the Co-founder of The Mac Observer and BackBeat Media. We discussed tons of valuable info, including: Heil PR40 - since 2016 Presonus Quantum 2626 - the thunderbolt line Audio Hijack - to record the fully mixed audio LIVE Logic Pro Sending everything to a buss sent to BlackHole (what Soundflower was, creates 2 audio devices) Squadcast input set to BlackHole ICON Platform M+ --- external control surface, 9 faders, ~$450, least expensive WITHOUT motorized faders, He tested the Presonus Faderport 8 which is ~$1,200 Without motorized faders: Korg nanoKONTROL Studio Mobile MIDI Control Surface Processing in Logic Pro: EQ, noise gate, compressor, de-esser Mastering chain: Compression - quite heavy, de-esser, limiter Adding a touch of reverb to "put everyone in the same room." Used to use an ART outboard reverb unit. In Logic he uses Chromaverb. Auphonic for leveling, processing, adding metadata, chapters (add manually or import a text file!), convert to MP3, send directly to FTP server. CashFly for media hosting Feed generated from PowerPress Thanks for being a great guest, Dave! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from May 8 to May 21, see list below). Don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Be sure to check out the Focusrite Scarlett series of audio interfaces, the world's best-selling USB interface range with over 3 million units sold worldwide. Choose from 6 different interfaces with 1, 2, 4, or 8 microphone inputs. Works with the recording software you're already using and works with any type of XLR microphone. New unique Air feature adds brightness and presence to your voice. Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! Also, at the end of this episode I discuss the competition that I was planning but then cancelled, the Podcast Audiolympics, as well as the Podcasters' Lounge and upcoming shorter courses from Podcast Engineering School. Here are the Daily Goody posts that we discussed in this episode: iZotope Article: 8 Tips for Editing Dialogue with RX 7 People. Process. Tools. Amplitude iRig Pro Duo I/O Best USB Hubs for Connecting Various Devices? Reaper Can Record to Two Different Drives Simultaneously Asking Remote Guests to Close All Unnecessary Applications Before Recording Auphonic's Mobile App (iOS and Android) Limiter vs. Compressor: One Way to Think About It Best Way to Edit Someone's Long Pauses for Thinking, Hesitations or Awkward Cadence? Announcements: The start date for the next PES will be September 15, 2020. Due to my severe lack of marketing skills, please consider sharing this episode with any podcasters you know - you could send them a note saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful." You are welcome to support my content creation if you so desire. What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Jason Sheesley - owner of Abridged Audio providing audio production for podcasts and audiobooks, etc. Check out his site for some cool resources. He also runs Alphatone Audio offering custom audio cables for musicians and lots of other stuff. We discussed a ton, including: Shure SM58 microphone RME Babyface Pro audio interface Macbook Pro computer Thunderbolt 3 hub Wavelab Elements from Steinberg - 2 track editor Pro Tools Monitors - Mackie 626 MkII, powered Sennheiser HD600 headphones FabFilter Pro-Q3 for EQ , sometimes as a "de-esser," and sometimes using a dynamic band around 100-300 Hz to bring that area down if and when someone gets close to the mic. Also Tlit mode and Match EQ to match guest with host. FabFilter Pro-DS de-esser FabFilter Pro-C2 in clean mode, uses it lightly w/ 4:1 ratio, fastest attack time possible, knee halfway, FabFilter Pro-L2 with slower attack in Transparent mode Vocal Rider - only to turn down the signal The close relationship between compressor and limiter Slate Digital plugins - some color the sound quite a bit! Revival - a sonic enhancer from Slate Digital Using a Tape Emulator to kinda de-harsh things Master buss:Waves WLM Thanks for being a great guest, Jason! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from April 24 - May 7). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Announcements: The start date for the next PES will be July 7, 2020 and the semester after that will start in September. Due to my severe lack of marketing skills, please consider sharing this episode with any podcasters you know - you could send them a note saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful." You are welcome to support my content creation if you so desire. What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest Dan Hughley - Marketing Manager at Focusrite, Audio Engineer and Producer, host of The Focusrite Pro Podcast (for which the post-production is done by PES graduate Bryan Entzminger from Top Tier Audio!). Dan is also the Executive Producer of the infamous Johnny Podcast Podcast (Spotify, Facebook, Apple). We discussed a ton, including: SM7b Soyuz Launcher gain booster - by design it colors the sound a bit (normally uses a DM1 Dynamite) Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen. WITH the Air button engaged. (He normally uses a Clarett) Hindenburg Journalist Pro (EQ, Magic Levels, saved profiles, etc.) Squadcast Ampify (to create the intro music for The Johnny Podcast Podcast!) Thanks for being a great guest, Dan! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from April 10 - April 23). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Announcements: Regarding all the stress caused by the virus and other sad events, you may want to check out my Mystic Show which explores spirituality, mindfulness and meditation. Due to my severe lack of marketing skills, please consider sharing this episode with any podcasters you know - you could send them a note saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful." You are welcome to support my content creation if you so desire. The start date for the next PES will be July 7, 2020 What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Ray A. Rayburn - Audio and Acoustic Consultant, Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society, and Member of the Acoustical Society of America. His audio "specialties" include legislative sound systems, church sound & acoustics, acoustic measurements, audio DSP programming, standards development for the AES and InfoComm. Check out Ray's articles, resume, and business selling mics and such: Superlux Microphones. We discussed a TON including: Attending monthly AES meetings in NYC early in his career. In 1984, Ray's involvement in upgrading Saturday Night Live's control room from mono to stereo. In 1992, Ray's involvement in installing the first all digital sound system in the world in the US Senate Chamber! A huge mix-minus setup with 100+ inputs and 100+ outputs! Settings drift - due to temperature and age. What should new podcasters know? Minimize the sound of your room's noise and reflections. Get the mic close to your mouth. Use pop filters/windscreens. Speech intelligibility is dependent on 2 things - BG Noise and Reverb. Wireless mics - mic, transmitter (limited power), receiver Tiny microphones Thanks for being a great guest, Ray! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Mar.27 - April 9). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. *This episode was recorded while I was streaming LIVE on Twitch! Follow me there if you're a "Twitcher" ;) Announcements: Regarding all the stress caused by this virus, you may want to check out my Mystic Show which explores spirituality, mindfulness and meditation. My lack of marketing skills - please share this Podcast Engineering Show with any podcasters you know - you could send them a note saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful." You are welcome to support my content creation if you so desire. The start date for the next PES will be July 7, 2020 What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Hannes Andersson, Marketing Manager at oeksound Ltd. in Helsinki, Finland! He is also a songwriter, music producer and mixer. We discuss two awesome oeksound plugins - soothe2 and spiff! We discussed: Hannes's personal equipment setup: Shure SM7b, UA Apollo 8p (he loves the Unison preamps), Precision channel strip, Distressor, 1176 compressor, Knifaudio.com K804 (2 different capsules - U67 and C12) soothe2 - a dynamic resonance suppressor: Taming harsh resonance, how it works, what it's used for, parameter controls, best practices, methods for dialing in settings, CPU usage, Sharpness, Selectivity, and moving nodes up and down for sensitivity. spiff - an adaptive transient processor: How it works, what it's used for, and methods for dialing in settings. Thanks for being a great guest, Hannes! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Mar.13 - Mar.26). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. FYI, here are the two plugins I mentioned - my two newest plugins which I will be discussing more soon ---> Brainworx bx_console Focusrite SC and Sonnox Oxford Inflator V3 Announcements: In this episode I used my RØDE NT1 microphone. Regarding all the stress caused by this virus, you may want to check out my Mystic Show which explores spirituality, mindfulness and meditation. My lack of marketing skills - please share this Podcast Engineering Show with any podcasters you know - you could send them a note saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful." You are welcome to support my content creation if you so desire. The start date for the next PES will be July 7, 2020 What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Martins Popelis, Co-Founder of Sonarworks! Having achieved success with delivering reliable reference sound to over 30,000 music creators worldwide with Sonarworks Reference product, Martins is now a firm believer of delivering individually perfected sound to all music listeners, thus eliminating sound translation problem at its core. Note: I'm a proud user of Reference 4 and I also bought Sennheiser HD650 headphones from Sonarworks which included a customized calibration profile ;) Martins and I discussed: Sonarworks Reference 4 (How Reference 4 works, various ways it helps production, various use cases and equipment setups) Speakers, headphones and the room you're listening in effectively "EQ" the sound. Measurement microphones (37 measurement points) Re-measure after moving furniture, etc.? Yes. Headphone profiles - Sonarworks has calibrated hundreds of headphone makes and models to create profiles for each. Using Reference 4 Systemwide vs. within your DAW Systemwide: Virtual instrument, ~20 ms latency Sound ID - Research in consumer sound preferences. Machine learning asks user what sounds they like, then creates a profile for them. Audio perception Thanks for being a great guest, Martins! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Feb.28 - Mar.12). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! If you haven't checked out the new Focusrite Scarlett 3rd Gen. series of interfaces yet, you can see them here. Announcements: In this episode I used my RØDE NT1 microphone. Regarding all the stress caused by this virus, you may want to check out my Mystic Show which explores spirituality, mindfulness and meditation. My lack of marketing skills - please share this Podcast Engineering Show with any podcasters you know - you could send them a note saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful." You are welcome to support my content creation if you so desire. The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Kane Power from New Zealand! He's an audio engineer, podcast producer at Precision Podcasting, and host of Musicians Map. Check him out on Facebook, too. We discussed: Microphones: Shure SM7b, AT4040, AKG D5, SM58, SM57 Interfaces: Universal Audio Apollo Twin, Focusrite Sapphire Pro, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Monitoring: Audio Technica ATH-M50x headphones, Yamaha HS7 monitors Pro Tools (12) on a Macbook Pro iZotope RX7: Spectral De-noise, Mouth De-Click Waves plugins: EQ3, Vocal Rider, De-esser UAD plugins: Teletronix LA-2A Legacy compressor, Pultec EQ Maxim peak limiter Youlean Loudness Meter 2 Softube saturation Edit to client spec, final balance & master tweak, test bounce for levels, then final bounce Render to stereo MP3 at 192 kbps Thanks for being a great guest, Kane! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Feb.14 - Feb.27). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. *Enter to Win a Podcast Studio Makeover from Focusrite before April 17! Chosen winners will receive: (1) Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 3rd Gen Audio Interface (1) Heil Sound PR40 dynamic microphone and PL2T boom arm (1) ADAM Audio SP-5 Studio Headphones (1) Namba Gear Lil Namba Remix Backpack (1) 1-Free hour of coaching from Harry Duran, Host of Podcast Junkies, Founder of FullCast (1) Design session and a $500 store credit with Audimute for a custom sound treatment solution (1) $95 store credit with Hindenburg (enough for their Journalist software or use it to upgrade to Journalist Pro) (1) 50% off a SquadCast annual plan (1) Discount on podcast hosting Click here to enter! Announcements: For this episode I used my new RØDE NT1 microphone. Regarding all the stress caused by this virus, you may want to check out my Mystic Show which explores spirituality, mindfulness and meditation. This show was included in this list: Top 10 Audio Engineering Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020 My lack of marketing skills - please share this Podcast Engineering Show with any podcasters you know - you could send them a note saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful." Support my content creation if you so desire. The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Jeremy Barker! He is the owner of Back Row Studios, host of Back Row Fantasy Show @TheBackRowShow and Back Row Talk Show. Also check out his YouTube channels - Obscure Mics and Back Row Reacts. Here are some of the things we discussed: RE320 RODE Broadcaster Beyerdynamic M99 His old studio - a guest house he turned into a recording studio Current studio built inside an Amish pre-made barn house! Lots of sound treatment, custom made table. VIVO boom arms Camera setup and lighting RODECaster Pro - built in effects: Big Bottom, sound pads, Aural Exciter MeldaProduction plugins: Compressor, MAGC Celestial from Acustica Was using 3 Rode Broadcasters - picked up A LOT of room noise, etc. Logic Pro Apple macbook (2013 😬) MP3 - sometimes 320 kbps RedCircle hosting On the road: Tascam DR-10X, Logic pro, same MacBook Office: Motu M2, Sennheiser MD735, Garageband, Apple all in one (2010 😬) Thanks for being a great guest, Jeremy! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Jan.31 - Feb.13). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. FYI, for this episode I used my Avantone CV-12 microphone. Announcements: Regarding all the stress caused by this virus, you may want to check out my Mystic Show which explores spirituality, mindfulness and meditation. This show was included in this list: Top 10 Audio Engineering Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020 My lack of marketing skills - please share this Podcast Engineering Show with any podcasters you know - you could send them a note saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful." Support my content creation Shout out to Michael Merlino! (he loves the show) The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Eric Hunley - host and producer of Unstructured (podcast), and YouTube livestreamer! We discussed tons, including: Shure SM7b (He also has the following mics: EV RE27ND, Sennheiser E835, Shure SM58, ATR2100, Samson Q2U, Shure EV88, Heil PR40) RODE boom arm Standing desk Cloudlifter Rodecaster Pro (He previously used a Focusrite Scarlett Solo) Zoom H6 and Zoom H1 2012 iMac Adobe Audition (previously used Audacity) Izotope RX7 Advanced - de-reverb, mouthclicks, EQ, Auphonic He also own Logic Pro, Reaper, Hindenburg Journalist Pro, and Ferrite (for the iPad Pro). Descript (for de-umming) Kid3 to tag his MP3's Podbean Blubrry Thanks for being a great guest, Eric! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Jan.17 - Jan. 30). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. For this episode I used a Sennheiser MKH416 to record my voice and I only used a tiny bit of EQ in post -- not the more extensive processing I normally use. Also, thanks to Dan Hughley for having me on his Johny Podcast Podcast! (The episode is titled 'Some Hard Meditating') Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 Also, I set up a contribution page, if you want to support me creating all this content for everyone. What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Florian Schartner, a German podcast producer based in Barcelona Spain. Check out his website here. We discussed SO MUCH including: UA Apollo Twin Duo Shure SM7b Fethead Slate ML1 or ML2 dbx 286s iMac 27" AKG K271 headphones Dynaudio BM6 mk2 RØDECaster Pro Yellowtec IXM with Beyerdynamics premium capsule Zoom H5 Izotope RX7 Advanced Studio One DAW Mouth-de-click Soothe Fabfilter Pro-DS, Pro-Q 3, Pro-C 2, Pro-L 2 Neutron Sculptor Gullfoss Vertigo vsc 2 Waves L1, De-esser, Vocal Rider Vertigo VSM 3 Maag eq4 RODE Podmic SSL SiX Sonible smart:comp and smart:EQ 2 Brainworks VSC-2 compressor 320 kbps MP3 - stereo Tag using ID3 Editor Captivate for media hosting (charges by the hour, not by file size) Trello - template, Butler function, Time management - GetHarvest app, Chrome extension, Thanks for being a great guest, Florian! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

Welcome to episode #171 of The Podcast Engineering Show! Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Android, RSS. I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Jan.3 - Jan. 16). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Also, at the very end, enjoy some David Hooper's bloopers! Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Stephanie Lesher - Production Manager at WRLT Lightning 100 in Nashville. Among other shows, she produces Music Business Radio with host David Hooper! We discussed a ton: Recording at the station in her office David Hooper and at least one guest in the room Avid Mbox interface with 4 XLR inputs RE20 mics with foam windscreens Pro Tools 10 Recording resolution: 44.1kHz, 16 bit uncompressed files Each episode ends up bring 54 minutes consisting of four 13 min. segments Editing in Pro Tools X Noise plugin - removes background noise Renaissance Vox compressor from Waves (applying about 3dB of compression usually) De-esser (rarely) Parallel compressor - waves max volume Buss limiter in pro tools Adds music Puts into database of audio to play on the air Recording commercials using her voice Thanks for being a great guest, Stephanie! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Dec. 20 - Jan. 2). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

This is a preview of the Podcast Editors Conference happening on March 6, 202 in Orlando, FL. I speak with Steve Stewart and Mark Deal, organizers of the Podcast Editors Conference and leaders of the Podcast Editors Club on Facebook. SESSIONS and SPEAKERS: Branding & Marketing -- Emily Prokop/Carrie Caulfield Arick Pricing & Hiring the Right Clients -- Britany Felix Mathew Passy (mod), Chris Hines, Jaime Legagneur Processes and Systems -- Jeni Wren Stottrup PANEL: Building a Company -- Darrell Darnell, Chris Curran, Christy Haussler, Steve Stewart (mod) Client Communications & Customer Service -- Audrey Bell-Kearney Ethics of Editing & Disfluencies -- Craig Wealand Nore info HERE. We hope to see you at the conference! It's never too late for you to decide to attend. Big Thanks to Michael Jerry, PES graduate, for mixing and editing this episode! I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My awesome guest is Pascal Wyse! He does sound design, mixing and musical composition for Cautionary Tales (podcast). He wrote the theme tune for Folsom Untold - an Audible series about Johnny Cash's prison gig, and also did sound design for that. And among many other credits, he also worked on Haunted for Panoply. Here's a fraction of what we discussed: Keeps different cues in different DAW sessions. (Some folks write their music in Logic and then ProTools has the main session) Reaper sub-projects: Opens up as a tab - another working session, the same length as the Master session, when you save it renders and inserts it into the Master session. For creating atmosphere/space: Altiva Convolution reverb Mixes on speakers, and for final pass he monitors on headphones. Genelec 1029 with Genelec Subwoofer Headphones: Beyerdynamic DT990's Microphones: Sennheiser MKH range mics, DPA Lavalier mics (tiny, can get them into extraordinary places) Double mid-side!!! Parabolic mic, mounted inside a satellite dish thingy, the most isolated sound you can get! Field recorders: Sonosax (swiss company, light, clean preamps), Aaton Cantar X3, used to use Sound Devices stuff. He's very into field recording He uses Sonarworks Fabfilter plugins - EQ, compressor, Waves Scheps 73 EQ iZotope RX Tim Harford's voice processing for Cautionary Tales: No cleanup, Fabfilter Pro Q-3, Fabfilter C-2 (Pro Voice preset which uses parallel compression), Vocal Rider (He fed the sidechain with the background music! Stopped the feeling of a sound being crushed and not coming through.) For voice actors: AudioEase - "Indoor" plugin (sounds realistic, panned L&R a little bit), Speakerphone plugin Convolution reverb: Engineers have gone into a space and recorded the response of the actual space. Parabolic mics: https://www.telinga.com Schoeps mics: https://schoeps.de/en.html DPA mics: https://www.dpamicrophones.com Mixing with Mike: https://www.mixingwithmike.com Amazing sound recordist Chris Watson: https://chriswatson.net Workflow for Cautionary Tales: Table read Tim will record his parts, he will read in actor lines Receives files (REALLY likes it when they get CLEAN dialogue takes, so he doesn't have to stress over that aspect of production) Brings files into DAW, makes markers where he might want to put things, Put in theme music Some library sounds here and there What worlds are people in and do we need to hear that world? Uses "mastering" effects Sends out the mix Gets feedback and makes changes Thanks for being a great guest, Pascal! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Dec. 6 - Dec. 19). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Chris Williams - host of Badass Agile, audio engineer and musician! We discussed SO MUCH!.....including: Mics: Manley Reference Cardioid mic ---> UA Arrow (API Vision channel strip with no EQ or compression) Neumann U87, TLM103 RODE NTK Shure KSM32 Shure SM7B EV RE20 Various Handhelds - Shure Sm58, Beta58, Beta87, Neumann KMS105 Mixer - Behringer Eurorack, M-Audio Profire2826, UAD Console Virtual Mixer Preamplifiers: Neve Shelford Channel Great River me1nv Grace Design M101 UA Solo 610 Interfaces: UAD Apollo Twin Duo Twin Quad x6 Arrow Recorders: Tascam DR40 Sound Devices MixPre-3 Computer - Macbook Pro 15 (2019) Post-production: Recordings go from MixPre or Tascam, exported into logic or Reaper, or directly into Logic 1 of 2 ways: Desktop/portable rig Mic->UA Arrow or Twin Quad, through Unison Mic Pre (usually API Vision) Rack - Mic->Mic pre->balanced line out into UAD x6, bypass onboard preamps and into converters Editing and Mixing done in Logic, some mixing in Reaper or Pro Tools (or outsourced) Typical Vocal Bus - Plugin Alliance BlackBox, EL Arouser, Waves NS1 for dynamic mics UAD Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor or UA LA2A, UAD Manley Massive Passive, Waves NS1 for Condensers OR Acustica Audio Aquamarine (Shadow Hills compressor), Magenta, Purple when untethered. Occasionally use Kazrog TrueIron (also try Valve EQ, K-clip), Kush UBK1, Novatronclassi Mastering Bus: Softube Tape or UAD Ampex ATR102, Manley Massive Passive, Softube TubeTech Channel, PluginAlliance bx_limiter or UAD Precision Limiter Occasionally Use Airwindows plugs, Logic Stock plugs, various Acustica and UAD emulations, waves emulations, various reverbs..always trying new plugins as well. Cleanfeed MJUC Tokyo Dawn - free compressor and EQ Chandler Curvebender! Stoicism! Thanks for being a great guest, Chris! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My esteemed colleague Ralph M. Rivera and I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Nov. 22 - Dec. 4). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! If you haven't checked out the new Focusrite Scarlett 3rd Gen. series of interfaces yet, you can see them here. What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My returning guest is Bandrew Scott! He hosts the Bandrew Says Podcast and makes awesome videos on his Podcastage YouTube channel. He also runs Geeks Rising podcast network ;) Since his first appearance on this show, Bandrew has changed/upgraded almost everything with regards to how he produces podcasts. We discussed A TON of stuff including: Neumann U87ai microphone Acoustic foam and blankets from Audimute OC White low profile boom arm Shure SM7B microphone RODE NTG3 shotgun microphone Mogami mic cables Warm Audio WA73 (Preamp and EQ) Universal Audio LA-610 Mk II (tube preamp, optical compressor) UA Apollo x8 interface (rack mount, 4 unison preamps, 4 line inputs) 2017 iMac computer Audio Hijack Logic Pro (just for processing, no editing) Mouth de-click in iZotope RX7 LA-2A plugin from UA Fabfilter Pro Q-3 Fabfilter Pro-DS Master buss compressor - a stock Logic Pro compressor plugin Auphonic for -16 LUFS Final Cut Pro Thanks for being a great guest, Bandrew! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Nov. 8 - Nov. 20). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Notes on my production for this episode: Recording: I used a Samson Q2U microphone going XLR into a Focusrite 2i2 3rd Gen. interface (picture above) with the Air mode activated. My mouth was about 1-2" from the foam windscreen. I recorded the raw audio in SoundForge Pro. Post-Production: First I had to de-plosive the raw recording because it had huge plosives on it due to my close proximity, even though I had a windscreen on the mic. Then for mixing I mostly used the Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain plugin from Waves, as well as a bit of Fabfilter Pro-G gate and Vocal Rider from Waves. My thoughts on the final sound of my voice: Please note I limited myself to the Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain plugin in this episode (except for the couple others listed above) so I could try it out in full. I like the Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain plugin a lot but I would have liked to do more precise EQ'ing on my voice, and I would have liked to try a faster attack time but I wasn't sure how to do that in this plugin. Since there's no attack knob I'll have to research the difference between the "Original" and "Modern" compressor styles. Also, the sound of my voice due to the Q2U mic and 2i2 with Air combo was pretty good! Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be January 14, 2020 Did you learn anything from this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Oct. 25 - Nov. 6). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Notes on my production for this episode: Recording: I used a Heil PR30 microphone and my mouth was about 1-2" from the foam windscreen. The mic was plugged directly into a Sound Devices MixPre-6 and recorded using Audio Hijack. Post-Production: First I had to de-plosive the raw recording because it had huge plosives on it due to my close proximity, even though I had a windscreen on the mic. Then for mixing I mostly used the Celestial plugin from Acustica (which is Free until February 14, 2020) as well as a bit of Fabfilter Pro-G gate and Vocal Rider from Waves. My thoughts on the final sound of my voice: Please note I limited myself to the Celestial plugin in this episode (except for the couple others listed above) so I could try it out in full. I like the Celestial plugin a lot but I would have liked to do more precise EQ'ing on my voice, and I would have liked to use its compressor a bit more gently and in conjunction with an additional compressor plugin. Also, the tone of my voice through the PR30 is not the best I've ever heard. Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be January 14, 2020 Did you learn anything from this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Jim Harold! He is a full-time podcaster, host of Podlords, The Paranormal Podcast, Jim Harold's Campfire, and creator of Jim Harold's Spooky Studio App. Check out his free website here. We discussed A TON, including: RE27 microphone (previously Jim used a Heil PR40 mostly, then RE20) Re-pop pop filter Heil boom arm (he may soon try a RODE or Blue or O.C. White) Mic flag from Impact PBS Mogami cables RØDECaster Pro Sound Devices MixPre-3 for live interview Guests connecting: Phone calls - RØDECaster Pro Pro to plug in his cell phone, Google Voice, Squadcast - Zoom - doesn't use their recording function, he records locally on his hardware. Streamyard - doesn't use their recording function, he records locally on his hardware. Considering Comrex Opal. $1500-1700? Adobe Audition iZotope RX7 - Breath control on himself, De-noise, De-reverb Scheps Omni Channel Vocal Rider Mackie CR3 monitors Headphones - Sony MDR7506 Auphonic (local app) - leveler only Mono 128 MP3! Tags using iTunes Premium episodes via Libsyn! His own app - Jim Harold's Spooky Studio app JimHaroldPlus.com Revenue streams: Books, Premium episodes, Advertising, Merchandise Thanks for being a great guest, Jim! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Oct. 11 - Oct. 23). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be January 14, 2020 Did you learn anything from this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My returning guest is David Hooper - host of Build a Big Podcast, author of Big Podcast, and a media marketing expert specializing in getting people's message out via podcasting, building audiences, and more. David recorded 8 different clips using 8 different microphones, and in this episode him and I listen to each one, give our thoughts on the sound, and at the end David reveals which clips were recorded with which microphones! Play along by doing this: BEFORE you listen to the episode and hear our opinions, go to the very end of the episode and listen to all the clips yourself and make notes of your opinions of each clip. Then listen to the episode and hear our opinions, which you can then compare to your own. Personally, I grouped the clips into 4 tiers. Tiers 1 is the best sounding, tier 2 is the next best, tier 3 is OK, and tier 4 kinda OK sounding. Near the end David reveals which clips were recorded with which mic's! Thanks for being a great guest, David! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Sep. 27 - Oct. 9). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be January 14, 2020 Did you learn anything from this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. Punarmilāma! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Marcus dePaula - audio engineer, podcast producer and website designer at Me Only Louder. We discussed podcast production in depth (see the partial list of topics below) and at the end of the episode we shared some stories from our pro-audio pasts - Marcus engineering Live concerts and me engineering music in the studio. We discussed: Two Shure SM7b's with high-mid frequency boost enabled and Popper Blockers inserted inside the grille. Two Audio-Technica AT875R mini shotgun mics. Two Samson MBA38 mic boom arms with custom integrated Mogami 2552 mic cable and Switchcraft AAA Series Low-Profile XLR connectors Sound Devices MixPre-3 (1st gen) with limiters enabled Monoprice 4-output headphone amplifier (for guest headphones) 2019 15" MacBook Pro with LG 4K Ultrafine display Logic Pro X and Adobe Audition CC Kensington Expert Mouse trackball (right hand) Contour ShuttlePRO v2 (for left hand editing control) iZotope RX 7 Standard Softube Console 1 control surface and plugins with SSL 4000 E (gate+EQ+saturation) and British Class A Console (compressor) channel strip effects emulators iZotope Ozone 8 Elements - mostly for Maximizer on every track! Audient iD14 USB audio interface (with Burr Brown DA converters) Ultimate Ears UE7 Pro custom in-ear monitors (made in 2005) Sony MDR7506 headphones Pair of KRK Rokit 5 G3 powered monitors on foam isolation pads One KRK 10S powered sub 12 custom-built 48"x17"x3" fabric and Rockwool "Safe'n'Sound" batt insulation acoustic panels Thanks for being a great guest, Marcus! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

First Ralph M. Rivera and I discuss an interesting distinction and the relationship between content/story and audio editing/production. Then I overview recent Daily Goody's (from Sep. 13 - Sep. 25). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be January 14, 2020 Did you learn anything from this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. Punarmilāma! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Andrew Gelina - host of Underserved (a podcast aimed at the tech industry) and CEO of the software consulting firm Syrinx. We discussed so much: Shure SM7b (love/hate relationship) Shure SM58's All mics go through Cloudlifters, SM7B also goes through a dbx 286s Behringer Xenyx 1832 mostly just for mix minus to two dedicated Skype machines Zoom-Zoom setup (H6 as primary recorder of all vox on separate channels, H5 as a backup off the mixer/backup mode -12db as well) Copy 48K/24 bit WAVs off Zooms to a Dell Windows 10 PC (desktop, 4 monitors), import into Reaper WAVs rendered, converted to MP3, upload to Libsyn for distribution to everywhere, and use Libsyn for podcast website too. Backblaze for backups, Microsoft OneDrive for syncing, and a Macbook Pro laptop for working on editing mobile and experimenting with video. Started with Audacity for an episode, then learned Reaper Normalize each track separately to -23 LUFS with SWS Extension (free) Auto Trim / Split Silence 250 ms -32db (Reaper built-in) on all tracks Custom LUA script I had built by Raymond Radet (https://www.extremraym.com/) to do a Truncate Silence like Audacity, similar to Overcast's Smart Speed Each track has iZotope RX 7 voice denoise, breath control, de-ess, mouth click, plosive, adjusted as needed (paid) Sonible Smart EQ – learn each track's voice separately. (paid) AWESOME Dugan-style automixer script (free) https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=173289 Master channel: Ozone 8 to add a little air, Tri-Leveler 2 (free) to get to -16 LUFS, Limiter, Loudness meter Render to 48K/24 bit mono wav, watch peaks. Custom Python script watches /renders directory, converts WAVs to MP3 using ffmpeg (yes, LAME encoder, I know) and copies out to my private www server for QA. Second pass of editing I work backwards using timestamped notes to avoid shifting things out from under myself. Libsyn – I think they update tags IN the mp3 FROM their data, not the other way around. I checked in VLC. Other Audacity holdover. I would love to help you make Reaper your home – no Sound Forge or separate RX 7 needed! Multi-platform Reaper editing is interesting – use OneDrive to allow bouncing back and forth between Windows and Mac editing the same episode/files. Relative paths turned on, copy to /Media. VST paths set for both Win/Mac. Export complete configuration from Reaper (Win) to Reaper (Mac). Andrew's Favorite PES episodes/guests: Mike Delgaudio, Dan Dugan, Dan Gonzalez My kids can now recite Barry lines when they hear them drop in the car Thanks for being a great guest, Andrew! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

What does a good mix between a hosts voice and the intro music sound like? Hear my voice at 3 different levels over the same music and decide which one you prefer! Do you like the voice louder over the music, or the voice buried within the music, or a happy medium? *Comment here with which level of voice you liked best: Clip 1, 2 or 3! Also enjoy my brief overview of recent Daily Goody's (from Aug. 30 - Sep. 11). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be January 14, 2020 Did you learn anything from this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. Punarmilāma! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Sarah Wendel - editor and sound designer. She's an editor for Astonishing Legends and has a background in film audio production. And previously nominated for an Emmy! We discussed tons including: Pro Tools Ultimate She was speaking through a Shure SM7b microphone Sometimes she records legal disclaimers herself Pro Tools First - has limited functionality Mbox Pro (allows 5.1 deliverables) Monitors: Dynaudio MkII's - 8" woofers Audio-Technica Headphones She sometimes checks mixes on earbuds Argosy Halo sit/stand desk - https://argosyconsole.com/halo/halo-ge Building the room - one bay, designer Gary Hedden, the HVAC System is incredibly quiet. Pro Tools episode templates Processing: EQ, roll off low frequencies, iZotope RX7: Noise reduction and dialogue cleanup Waves plugins: Compressor, De-esser, L2 at end Vox subgroup with peak limiter on it Stems - a component of audio segregated from all other audio Mixing in sound design elements Philosophy of compression Philosophy of editing Sarah's favorite plugin? Mouth De-click ;) Thanks for being a great guest, Sarah! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

Enjoy my brief overview of recent Daily Goody's (from Aug. 18 - Aug. 29). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! If you haven't checked out the new Focusrite Scarlett 3rd Gen. series of interfaces yet, you can see them here. Announcements: The start date for the next PES will be January 14, 2020 Upcoming episodes: Sarah Wendel and Andrew Gelina! Big Thanks to Jim Harold, creator and host of The Paranormal Podcast and more, for purchasing his custom settings for the Scheps Omni Channel plugin from Waves. This is a service I offer to help people dial in the best sound for themselves. And thank you everyone who comments on the website Daily Goody posts! I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. Punarmilāma! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Andrew Chadwick, long time radio engineer, and audio mixer and editor for Pod Save America! We discussed so much - here's a few things we covered: Extreme time pressure when producing audio Receive files, make edits, mix and assemble the show Submitting audio for QC Tight turnaround: Start recording at 1 PM Central, finish recording around 2:30 PM Central, post at 4 PM Central Manually ducking everyone when they're not speaking Adobe Audition Different sessions for each segment of the show Limiting Audition's Tube compressor plugin Mix to 32 bit 44.1kHz WAV file, then create the MP3 AM Radio experience Thanks for being a great guest, Andrew! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

Enjoy my brief overview of recent Daily Goody's (from Aug. 2 - Aug. 13). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! If you haven't checked out the new Focusrite Scarlett 3rd Gen. series of interfaces yet, you can see them here. NOTE: I did not do any post processing on any of the audio in this episode, in order for you to hear the difference between the two microphones as well as the Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen. Sounds a lot different from a normal episode, right? That's because of the lack of compression and EQ, etc. Announcements: The start date for the next PES will be January 14, 2020 Upcoming episodes: Andrew Chadwick and Sarah Wendel! Big Thanks to everyone who comments on the website Daily Goody posts! I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. Punarmilāma! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Tom Kelly - audio engineer, podcast producer and editor at Clean Cut Audio. Check out his own shows - Reminiscent, Podcast Me Anything, and Podcarnage. We discussed almost a million things, including: Shure SM7b Apogee Ensemble Pro Tools 12 Double enders AKG Perception 420 Macbook Pro (maxed out) Waves WLM meter on Master Buss to determine LUFS level. Noise Shaping 1, 2, or 3 dither - when downsampling from 24 bit to 16 bit. MP3 - 128kbps stereo, Keyboard shortcuts Kensington SlimBlade trackball Strip silence, threshold of -29 db RX6 voice de-noise RX6 de-reverb Waves de-esser FabFilter Pro-Q 3 Waves Vocal Rider Waves API 2500 All vocals sent to stereo aux LinMB Maxim (only catching clips/peaks, not actually doing any dynamic work) Dither noise-shaping 3 WAV files: 16 bit / 44.1 kHz MP3s: 128kbps stereo Yamaha HS7s ATH-M50 headphones Squadcast Klipsch earbuds Thanks for being a great guest, Tom! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

Enjoy my brief overview of recent Daily Goody's (from July 19 - July 31). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Announcements: The start date for the next PES will be January 14, 2020 Join the Podcaster's Lounge livestreams every Wednesday 9-11 PM Eastern / 6-8 PM Pacific via YouTube, Twitch, or Facebook! Whoever is your best friend who podcasts, please share this show with them today. Tell them, "Hey - you should check out The Podcast Engineering Show." The newly formed International Podcast Association wants to hear your voice! Please take a short survey here: https://internationalpodcastassociation.org/survey Upcoming episodes: Tom Kelly, Andrew Chadwick, and Sarah Wendel! Big Thanks to everyone who comments on the website Daily Goody posts! I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. Punarmilāma! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

My guest is Scott Somerville, audio engineer and podcast producer! Here's some of what we discussed in terms of Scott's equipment, software, workflow, etc.: Wondery studio: Mac mini, UA Apollo 8 interface, Cloudlifter, RE20's, Pro Tools. Plays theme song, adds a segment, edits it, mixes it, Art19 for hosting, etc. Headphones: Sony MDR7506 Speakers: Genelec 1029 (powered) with 4" woofers Home - SM57, UA Apollo (2 inputs) Mobile - Macbook pro, Presonus interface, various mics Plugins: Waves SSL E and G channel strips, Waves F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ (adaptable in itself, vocal cleaner preset), Waves WLM+ to monitor levels iZotope RX: de-click, etc. Lots of automation He chimes in on the "Ask Eliza Anything" podcast Thanks for being a great guest, Scott! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email

Enjoy my brief overview of recent Daily Goody's (from July 5 - July 17). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here. Announcements: The newly formed International Podcast Association wants to hear your voice! Please take a short survey here: https://internationalpodcastassociation.org/survey The next semester of PES starts September 10, 2019 -- and the next semester after that will start in January 2020! Join our Podcaster's Lounge livestreams every Wednesday 9-11 PM Eastern / 6-8 PM Pacific via YouTube, Twitch, or Facebook! Upcoming episodes: Scott Somerville, Tom Kelly, and Andrew Chadwick! Big Thanks to everyone who comments on the website Daily Goody posts! I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about the technical production of podcasts, please share this show with them. Punarmilāma! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email