The Podcast Engineering Show

My returning guest is Mary Mazurek! She is an audio engineer with 25 years experience, radio producer at WFMT Chicago including the "Live from WFMT" show, and instructor in the Department of Audio Arts and Acoustics at Columbia College in Chicago. We discussed: Recording ping pong balls being poured into an open piano! Recording and broadcasting classical ensembles in studio and on location Identical stereo pairs of AKG 414's and Schoeps mic's capturing the room in stereo Spot mic's on each musician including KM 184, DPA, Shure's Blending close mic's and room mic's Lexicon 300 Phasing, space between mic's, etc. F5 Fusion 8 channels of Grace mic pre's Recording to Tascam flash recorders as well as a CD burner ProTools mastering and MP3 creation On location ISDN line And here are two other programs that Mary engineers: The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert, and Live from WFMT. Thanks for hanging out with us again, Mary! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Mike Murphy, host and producer of Mike Murphy Unplugged. He also created the Podcaster Toolkit (resources and tutorials for content creators), which btw is very completely different from our friend Ralph Rivera's Podcaster's Toolbox ;) Equipment, workflow, processing, production time-savers... We discussed all of these, including: The Essential Sound Panel in Adobe Audition (match loudness feature, etc.) Recording resolution (32 bit, 44.1 kHz) EQ'ing by rolling off lows and adding "air" on top Shure SM7B mic Rode NT-1 mic Rode PSA-1 boom arm CL-1 Cloudlifter Allan and Heath ZED-10 mixer Sony MDR 7506 headphones Recording into a Macbook Pro Normalization Thanks for being a great guest, Mike! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Rob Greenlee, Head of Podcast Content at Spreaker, host of the Spreaker Live Show, and co-host of the New Media Show. Also FYI, here's the link to Rob's post titled Nine Evolutions of Podcasting In 2017. Rob has been involved in podcasting for many years so he had a lot to share above and beyond his equipment and workflow. Topics discussed included: Doing sessions on his Surface Tablet w/USB hub SM7b and ATR2100 Mackie Mixer Digimax 220 USB Interface Levelator Soundforge Editing Recording directly into the Spreaker platform and many more details... Thanks for being a great guest, Rob! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Patrick Keller, host and producer of The Big Seance Podcast. He also teaches vocal music and music production and technology at a middle school. Note: We talked a bit about EVP's (electronic voice phenomena), which are basically audio recordings of ghosts and spirits! Check out one of Patrick's episodes where he plays some of this audio. We had a blast discussing various production situations and solutions, as well as all of his podcast production equipment and workflow processes: Behringer Q802 USB Mixer dbx 286s channel strip Heil PR40 mic MXL 990 mic Audacity Auphonic Zoom H5 recorder Editing a lot! Making teasers Generating the MP3 using iTunes Also, we talked about using foam in your studio to deaden the room sound, including one really good place to put the foam (behind you). Thanks for having so much fun with us, Patrick! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Jason DeFillippo - producer of The Jordan Harbinger Show podcast, cohost of Grumpy Old Geeks podcast, Podcast Editor, and host and producer of Does It Have Legs. Jason has an awesome podcast studio setup - listen for all the details. We discussed his equipment, workflow, processing and lots more. Here's some of what we covered: PreSonus 192 interface 2-3 Mac mini's for connecting guests and hosts Ecamm call recorder Apollo 8 Zoom H6 RE20 RE27 ND AT-2005 Logic Pro Zencastr Rolls MS111 Mic Switch (cough button) Cloudlifter Contour Design ShuttlePRO v2 MX Master mouse Then there's his road kit: Two RE27's Apollo Twin interface Laptop running Logic Pro Zoom H6 Two Rode PSA1 boom arms Headphones Rolls MS111 Cough buttons Thanks for sharing so much with us, Jason! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Adron Buske, host and co-producer of the Nerd for a Living podcast, and co-founder and creative director at Armadian Creative. We had a riveting conversation about his equipment and workflow, which he was nice enough to outline for us here: GEAR Mixer - Alesis Multi-Mix 8 - USB Pyle 4 channel headphone amplifier Backup - M-Audio MobilePre Amp (2 channel) Mics MXL 990 - main interview mic (large diaphragm condenser) AudioTechnica AT875R condenser mic - narration mic Sterling S50 condenser mic - secondary interview mic MXL 2006 condenser mic - new interview mic in testing Sennheiser boom mic - location recording with Rycote Softie windscreen Zoom H4n recorder - on location recording Monoprice Acoustic Isolation Shield - narration station Boom Arms - NEEWER Microphone Suspension Boom Scissor Arm Stand Pop Guards - Sterling Audio mesh filters, plus a cheap on-mic windscreen COMPUTER & SOFTWARE iMac - 27-inch, Late 2012 - 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 - 32 GB ram Adobe Audition (Creative Cloud) Tagr / ID3 Editor PROCESS Record interview via Skype with ECAMM Recorder plug-in Make sure to get 15 seconds of room-tone before we start Use ECAMM Movie Tools to split track and process into WAV Modular editing process Capture Noise Print from raw WAV file, and run Noise Reduction Process Have to be careful with this, because it can cause some tinny, odd sounds if over-processed Edit the episode, and export a "RAW INTERVIEW" without additional processing Import the raw edit, and re-export to WAV with processing: Hard limiter Multiband compressor DeHummer (if necessary after noise printer or to alter sound) Automatic click remover DeEsser (rarely necessary) Record my intro/outro narration directly into Audition, using my "narration station" (AudioTechnica mic and isolation shield) Edit narration and export to WAV with processing: Noise Print Capture / Reduction Process Hard limiter Multiband compressor DeHummer (if necessary after noise printer or to alter sound) Import Interview and Narration WAVs into MASTER EDIT template In Master Edit: Piece together narration over music beds Insert sponsor messages Layer in "Theme Song" Insert interview edit Add Outro and music beds Adjust audio levels Usually 6 tracks, plus Master track Occasionally use an FFT Filter to adjust tone on interview - frequency adjustment Export Master to: MP3 - 96K - CBR - MONO OGG - VBR Quality 40% Edit MP3 with ID3 Editor or Tagr to add info and graphic Thanks for sharing so much with us, Adron! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

FYI, here are the links to what Chris initially mentioned: Podfest in Orlando Feb.23-25, The Podcasting Course in Lexington, KY, Apr.21-22, and Podcast Engineering School in Denver, Apr.2-7. Chris also did a speed round on his own equipment and workflow! (which he has never done before on the show) Then he spoke in detail about his new stuff, including: Why he tweaked his Neve Portico II channel strip settings New monitors: Neumann KH 120 A New software and plugins: (which PES students will get ridiculous discounts on) RX 5 Advanced (went through list of features) Ozone 7 Advanced (went through list of features) Neutron Advanced (Track Assistant, Dynamic EQ, etc) Sheps 73 (emulating the Neve 1073, 12k high shelving, Mid-Side mode) Abbey Road Plates Abbey Road J37 Tape VComp (emulating Neve 2254 hardware compressor) and VEQ4 (both part of the Gold bundle) Zynaptiq ZAP Bundle Unfilter Unveil Unchirp Pitchmap SPL De-esser Dual-band (Male 6k, Female 7k, HIgh band 11k) DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Zack Hanni, audio engineer and owner of Soma Recording Studios. He engineers/produces music so it was nice to talk with him about some of the production processes and tricks he uses. Fyi, he majored in Audio Production and minored in Entertainment Technology at Middle Tennessee State University. We discussed several topics in great depth: (listen to the audio for the FULL experience.....the shownotes for this show are just the tip of the iceberg ;) Impedance (Hi-Z and Lo-Z, mic's and instruments) EQ (addressing some common issues) Compression (Multiband, including release times, auto-release and alternatives to compression) Introducing distortion to add some high frequency presence Zack's typical vocal processing chain: EQ w/ hi pass filter at 80-150 Hz Light Compression Via a Send to a return track: EQ Heavy and harsh Compression Overdrive Limiter Presonus FaderPort - has a single motorized fader Izotope Nectar - chorus, pitching, and a lot more Thanks for sharing so many insights with us, Zack! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest (for his 2nd appearance) is Max Flight, host of Airplane Geeks Podcast, co-host and producer of The UAV Digest and the #PaxEx Podcast. Max continues to amp up his production quality, equipment and workflow so I wanted to speak with him about his new toys and plugins. (check out his first appearance here) We covered: How Max and I eliminated some slight distortion from his signal just before recording this session Aston Microphones "Spirit" (A 20% coupon helped. Max likes it, though it's obviously different than his Heil PR40 in many ways. Certainly requires different EQ - mostly a 3 or 4db bump around 4K, to his ear) Warm Audio WA12 mic pre (Max saw it at a Guitar Center, "Look honey, it's orange!" and Googled the reviews, so he bought it at a really good price) Waves DeBreath plugin Spitfish de-esser (one of his guests on Airplane Geeks had a huge sibilance problem) Thanks again, Max! FYI, follow Max on Twitter @MaxFlight DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Garth Humphreys, host and producer of Audio Pizza, iBlindTech and Aussie Mac Zone. Garth lives in Australia and we had a fun session. We discussed his equipment and workflow, including: Rode NT-1 Amadeus Pro Audio Hijack Pro FX Chains on individual tracks as well as the main mix bus Auphonic to append and prepend music, intro, etc. Editing tips We also covered 3 handy functions in Reaper (they are also possible in most other DAW's): Allows for 3 states of ripple editing (we cover all 3) SWS/BR: Normalize loudness of selected tracks to -23 LUFS Item: Auto trim/split items (remove silence) One more interesting tidbit - when Garth sent me his local recording he sent it in FLAC format (Free Lossless Audio Codec). Digital audio compressed by FLAC's algorithm can typically be reduced to 50–60% of its original size and decompress to an identical copy of the original audio data. It's handy for sharing large audio files as long as the receiving person has the ability to decompress the file back into a WAV file, for instance. (many software programs can do this) Thanks for all the great info you shared, Garth! And for having a fun time with me on the show ;) DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

Announcement: We will be taking a break for the holidays, so after this episode we will be back on Jan. 5th. Links mentioned in this episode: Podfest Multimedia Expo in Orlando, Florida from Feb. 23-25, 2017 The Podcasting Course in Lexington, Kentucky from April 21-22, 2017 Podcast Gear Group (Facebook group led by the incomparable Marc Johanssen) First I mention and explain what I'm using to record this episode - a Shure SM7B right into my Mackie mixer - no processing before recording, which is different than my normal setup at home. With regards to peaking/distorting, setting my recording level when the mic is "raw to tape" is much more difficult than when I'm using a compressor before recording. Then I discuss these 4 topics: 1. The Wisdom of Audio Processing Silk mode on my Neve Portico II - RED/BLUE - Tweaking my EQ & Compression on my new RE20 Dbx 286s "Enhancer" section - LF Detail, HF Detail Using a multiband compressor on a voice - compressing the low end as well as boosting the level of that low end 2. Debrief Last Week's Episode Production Too much compression, especially with a reverby room Ralph & Carol Lynn were very close to their mic's Using gates to tape Auphonic Multitrack crossgate function 3. Matching/Balancing the Sound of Voices Within Episodes The Real Brian - had to remove lots of low end to match Skype and phone calls 4. Upgrading Your Equipment Over the Holidays Not in terms of good deals, but strategy For deals and info visit Podcast Gear Group on Facebook Mike Michalowicz upgrading to 4 mic inputs - Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 to 18i8. (He's the host of the Profit First Podcast) Enjoy a wonderful Holiday season! Be with you again on Jan. 5th ;) And be sure to send me pics of your new gear!!! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guests are Ralph Rivera and his wife Carol Lynn! They are podcasters, as well as developers of The Podcaster's Toolbox, and lovely people. We recorded this episode using their brand new custom mobile podcasting rig! They are going to be travelling a lot over the next year so they put together a top quality mobile rig which they can take anywhere to record. It houses many pieces of equipment, as well as all the cables and power cords already connected and ready to record. Just pop off the covers of the road case, plug in one power cord, plug in the mic's, and start recording! Equipment inside: Four dbx 286s Zoom F8 multitrack recorder Eight channel headphone amp Two big drawers to hold the mic's Four Heil PR-40's And just in case, a Behringer Multicom Pro-XL MDX4600 We also talked about their workflow and post-production process. Thanks for inviting me over and showing me your awesome mobile rig, Ralph and Carol Lynn! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is The Real Brian, host of The Real Brian Show, and Arrow Squad! BTW-- I laughed so much listening to his recent episode where he spoke with the legendary JP Sears. In this episode we discussed: Signal chain - PR 40 mic, Mackie 1202 mixer, Behringer MDX 4600, Roland R-05, Zoom H5 Mixing to AIFF file Stereo vs Mono final MP3s Audacity Plugins - AU, peak limiter, noise reducer Levelator Thanks for sharing so much with us, The Real Brian! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Greg Heist, producer and cohost of The Future Stir, and Chief Innovation Officer at Gongos. FYI, the website for The Future Stir uses a really cool WordPress theme called Soundbyte Podcast/Audio Template. Take a look at their site here. Greg and I discussed: Focusrite Mixcontrol Drawner S73 plugin on master bus Feeding Stems into Auphonic Multitrack 2nd generation Focusrite 18i20 audio interface SM7B Cloudlifter CL-1 Zoom H5 Recording in Adobe Audition at 32 bit 48kHz! Fuhrmann power strip Behringer 1800 microphones (3 for $39!) Blue Encore 100 mic Focusrite RED plugins Thanks for a wonderful session, Greg! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Jonathan Messinger, producer and host of The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian, and founder of Typedrawer Media producing interactive story podcasts for kids. I loved learning exactly how Jonathan creates the robot voices for the various characters on his show. We also discussed: Jonathan uses a PR30 (not a PR40 like many many others) Background music levels and ducking Panning Hindenburg Journalist Pro Pre-loaded session templates Where to find music: CreativeCommons.org, FreeSound.org, AudioJungle.net, SoundSnap.com "Robot voice" plugins: Waves SoundShifter, and Sound Toys "Little Alter Boy" Pyle-Pro PDMIC58 Microphone Thanks for sharing so much with us, Jonathan! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Brian Adoff, owner of Riveting FM, and producer of Drink Drank Drunk as well as the upcoming show, Unlocked... We talked about SO much, including: SM7B's Lipsmacks Keyboard shortcuts Using two Audition templates WAV files with 3 channels instead of 2! FX chains Bussing 3-4 voices to a vocal track w/ loudness meter Adding a tiny bit of reverb Waves Silver bundle Cloudlifter dbx 286s Zoom H4 Field shotgun mic: AT 875-R condenser Thanks for being a great guest, Brian! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Scott Weingart, producer and host of The EMCrit Podcast, as well as a physician (MD, FCCM) and Editor-in-Chief of EMCrit. Scott is not your average podcast producer and we really learned a lot from him about his equipment, workflow and processing. I also got to tell a cool story about a sweet monitoring trick I learned from the immortal audio engineer Andy Wallace from his sessions with (also immortal) singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley at Soundtrack in NYC in 1994. Additionally, I spell out one elaborate method of taming nasty "P's" popping after they've been recorded. Here's some of what Scott and I discussed: Shure 87A microphone Sound Devices USB interface The usefulness of a dog clicker! Noise reduction within Adobe Audition Hi-Pass filter Tube-model compressor Hard limiting Loudness Radar LKFS Thanks a ton for hanging with us, Scott! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Cliff Ravenscraft, the Podcast Answer Man! I actually got my start in podcasting by watching his tutorial videos ;) He began podcasting in 2005, and since then he has trained many, many people how to start and produce their podcast. Enjoy this episode! We discussed Cliff's hardware setup and workflow, including: Noise reduction Mackie VLZ4 MDX-4600 Roland R-05 iJingle Pro - app to play sound clips Using the audio from a Snapchat video on an audio podcast Adobe Audition (single track editor, broadcast preset of multiband compressor) Thanks for a great chat, Cliff! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Cody Boyce - podcaster, podcast producer, and founder of Podcast Masters. Commander Cody is also a cohost on the Rogue Squadron podcast. Some of what we discussed (which Cody uses): Soundflower -to- OBS -to- Twitch AKG C1000S dynamic microphone EQ - hard filter at around 120 Hz on every voice (which he adjusts to taste) Logic Pro How Cody uses Shure 57's Motu Traveler WNS - Waves Noise Supressor WLM - Waves Loudness Meter Side-chaining - Waves C1 We covered a lot in this episode - enjoy listening! Thanks for being a great guest, Cody! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Bryan Orr, independent narrative audio producer and host/producer of the Dialed In podcast. An all-around cool guy who's actually involved in other shows and his own business as well. Fun times discussing Bryan's equipment, processing, and narrative-style production philosophy and workflow. Listen for all the details. (fyi, my written show notes here are always just the tip of the iceberg) Some of what Bryan uses: A cool EQ trick for pushing music to the background AT 8035 shotgun microphone, usually with a Rode shock-mount pistol grip. Zoom H5 EV RE20 through a cloud lifter Roland R-05 Reaper (like me!) ReaDelay plugin to create stereo bounce delays, etc. Vocal Rider Thanks for being a great guest, Bryan! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Ray Ortega, host of The Podcasters' Studio, and Podcasters' Roundtable. Ray has been an incredibly helpful force in the world of podcasting since 2007. Enjoy listening to this episode full of tips, equipment and workflow details straight from one of the podcasting masters! Oh, and here's the link to the Vocal Rider plugin we mentioned: Thanks for hanging on the show with us, Ray! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Joshua Rivers - Owner of Podcast Guy Media and host the Creative Studio Podcast. It was fun hanging with Josh. BTW- he (and his children!) are fans of Barry, too! YEAH OH YEAH Josh's equipment and workflow include: PR40, AT2100USB Behringer Q802USB Sennheiser HD 280 PRO Headphones Adobe Audition iFree Skype Recorder Multiband compressor Hard Limiter We also discussed the production workflow which Josh is using for the narrative style episodes that he is producing now on season 4 of the Creative Studio Podcast. Give it a listen ;) Thank you for having so much fun with us, Josh! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

Have you ever recorded a podcast with 16 people in one room - all on the show simultaneously?!?! Liza Miller has. My guest is Liza Miller, host and producer of the Motorcycles & Misfits podcast. She used to do live sound in clubs, many moons ago, and now she is having a blast with so many friends doing Motorcycles & Misfits. Btw, she found a pretty solid, inexpensive purchase: 3 Behringer XM1800S microphones for $40! When you have 12 mic's open in a room you have to keep costs down ;) Special note: After the outro music, she gives me a microphone challenge - she uses 2 different inexpensive mic's and asks me which one I like better. Listen to the very end to hear if I chose the $30 mic or the $13 mic! We also discussed: Behringer XM8500 microphone Shock mount mic clips Mackie 1642 VLZ Pro Alesis 3630 dual channel compressor Power conditioner Behringer U-control audio interface Adobe Audition HA-400 headphones Soundbooth program Tascam DR-11G (recorder for backups and remote recordings) Thank you for having so much fun with us, Liza! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Alan Mead, dentist and host of The Dental Hacks Podcast. Don't let the whole dentist thing mislead you - he has a bad ass audio setup and he records multitrack the same way I do! We talked about a lot of cool tips. He uses: Rode Broadcaster microphone Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 Four windows laptops Four dbx 286s's iMac running Adobe Audition Backing up original track files Thanks for being a tremendous guest, Alan! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Chris Saunders, host of Return to Camp Blood - a Friday the 13th fan podcast. Chris has a very practical and low cost setup, and he makes the most of it! (Btw, his show is super niche in that they only talk about Friday the 13th movies...lol) He produces his show from start to finish and regularly has 2-3 other co-hosts who are all in different states. They connect via Skype and record with Pamela call recorder. He pans himself hard left and all other co-hosts hard right. They all use ATR2005's and Chris has a Behringer XENYX X1204USB mic that he uses if his roommate or someone else is hosting with him at his house. Then he brings the raw .WAV file into Adobe Audition, separating the stereo file into two mono tracks. He normalizes the levels for both tracks and removes background noise, and maybe adds a gate if the background noise is still an issue. He also truncates long periods of silence using a preset he made. Any period of silence more than 550 milliseconds long gets truncated to 550 ms. Then he edits and mixes down to 16 bit 44.1kHz .WAV file at -19 LUFS. Then, in another separate session in Audition, he adds intro/outro music, any other audio clips, and then exports to MP3. Thank you 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. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Georg Holzmann, founder of Auphonic. He lives in Austria. We went deeper than usual into audio processing including: Machine learning Compression Noise reduction Loudness levels Handling multiple voices Crossgating We spent time going line by line through the fascinating Audio Processing Statistics that Auphonic provides after you process a piece of audio. During the show we discussed the screenshot shown here, which contains these data: Programme Loudness Max Peak Level Loudness Range (LRA) Max Momentary Loudness Max Shortterm Loudness Leveler Gain mean Leveler Gain min Leveler Gain max SNR mean Background Level mean Signal Level mean I also asked him about how voices with different EQ appear different in loudness, as well as if there are cases for which I should process the audio a bit first before using Auphonic. We appreciate you hanging with us, Georg! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Mary Mazurek - audio engineer with 25 years experience, radio producer at WFMT Chicago including the "Live from WFMT" show, and instructor in the Department of Audio Arts and Acoustics at Columbia College in Chicago. Because she's doesn't host her own podcast show yet (coming soon!), she joined the show from her makeshift studio in her closet including a homemade pop filter using a knitting hoop and panty hose! We had an awesome conversation about many vital topics: Trying out her new microphone - Shure MV-51 USB EQ frequency bands and how they affect the sound Fletcher–Munson curves Compression philosophy and tips Microphone choice Microphone placement Proximity effect Thank you for being a wonderful guest, Mary! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Max Flight, host of Airplane Geeks Podcast, co-host and producer of The UAV Digest and the #PaxEx Podcast. We talked about all phases of his podcast production. This is an overview of what Max's engineering in his own words from an email he sent me: I'm involved with 3 podcasts, all aviation-related: Airplane Geeks: Co-founder (2008), host, and producer (since 2009). The UAV Digest: A spinoff from Airplane Geeks. I co-host and produce. The PaxEx Podcast: Co-host and I produce it up to the MP3, after which I hand it off. All shows are over Skype with co-host(s) and guest. Mix-minus, 2 laptops, record into both hardware and software, soundboard on iPad. I record in my home studio, in hotel rooms, at conferences and public events (annually at the Smithsonian's Air & Space Museum). So depending on the situation, I use the Heil PR40, Sennheiser e835, AudioTechnica ATR2100, and a Sennheiser MD 46 interview mic. Other gear: TritonAudio FetHead, Marantz PMD620 and Zoom H4n recorders, Focusrite Scarlett Solo, a bunch of Behringer UCA-2xx audio interfaces, Sennheiser A380 and Sony MDR V6 headphones, Monster Cable 3500, Yamaha HS5 monitor. I've used a Presonus Tube-pre in the past, but not lately. For software I use Audacity and Hindenburg Journalist Pro. I love Hindy. It's really a different model for a DAW. I like to record clean at proper levels with no effects (and little to no noise floor). Each person on their own track, EQ by track, global compression, loudness at -16 LUFS. Thank you for being a wonderful guest, Max! FYI, follow Max on Twitter @MaxFlight DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My pal from New Jersey, Ralph M. Rivera, hangs with me in this session. A bit of fun was had by all. He is the cofounder of Podcaster's Toolbox, host of the Web.Search.Social podcast, and a wonderful marketing guru. He and his beautiful wife, Carol Lynn, had a booth at Podcast Movement encouraging folks to get on the "Beta train" for Podcaster's Toolbox. You can too. We discuss many of the questions I got from folks in my Q&A session on audio engineering at Podcast Movement. Listen for all the answers and tips! Here are some of my notes: What to do when you compress an already-kind-of-noisy signal and the noise becomes really loud? (try smashing it on top using high threshold with high ratio!) Multitrack software programs are just tools, and for podcasting it's more important HOW you use the tool than having the most expensive, feature-rich program. Marc Johanssen's Podcast Gear Group on Facebook Video tutorials: Dave Jackson, Carey Green, Fixing things…..The golden rule of audio engineering: Record it right the first time! How to process audio that has a lot of room reverb on it, and get rid of the reverb? What is EQ exactly? Frequencies, adjusting to taste... Gating, expanding Speaking directly into the mic or speaking on an angle past the mic? MP3 quality of final episodes. (128kbps stereo, 64kbps mono) Best way to make sure 3 people in the same room sound good and don't bleed too much? (1. Everyone very close to their mic, 2. Mic's pointed away from each other (120 degrees is optimum for 3 mic's), Multitrack Auphonic's crossgate feature) One attendee mentioned Levelator, and another attendee said it's still around but is not being updated so it's slowly dying kinda. LUFS (origin, what does it mean, levels of music, tv commercials, etc) Listen to this entire session for all the goods, including AFTER the music fades -- Ralph and I briefly discuss our wild plans for our shared double booth at Podcast Movement 2017 in Anaheim, California! Thanks for hanging with me, Ralph! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Jason Bryant, founder of Mat Talk Online and the Mat Talk Podcast Network. We had a great chat - listen to get the full effect ;) Here's an overview of Jason's equipment and workflow (taken from an email he previously sent me): I host 10 different shows (of the 14 on the network) Using a MacBook Pro with an AT2005 microphone for my home set up. Routed through a Yamaha MG102C and a FocusRite 2i2. I use the AT2005 based on it's sound and flexibility. I record for triple redundancy. I use Adobe Audition as my main recording option, but also record externally out of the Yamaha board into a Zoom H5 (my audio in one channel, caller's audio in the other). I also use ECamm Call recorder as a backup. The ECamm/Skype is using the USB portion of the AT2005, while the mixer and Focusrite are using the XLR portion of it — so if any channel goes out, I don't have to stop the interview, I can keep going with three relatively clean copies of the recording. With the Skype setup, I'm running a mix-minus from the aux send through a Behringer U-Control, so when I play back other call audio to the guest, they can hear it, same with music, effects and drops, which I've got lined into the Yamaha from another MacBook Pro. Most of my shows are hosted on Libsyn, but I have three that are hosted on Blubrry (two of them archived or retired shows). On the road, I've used the H5 with the add-on so I can get 4 XLR mics (they're either AT2100's or AT2005). When I'm doing interviews in press conference situations, I'm using a Sennheiser MD46. It's a dynamic mic with an elongated handle with room for a mic flag and it works well with the long time you have to hold the mic. Thank you 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. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Daniel J. Lewis who is one of the four individuals on my personal "Mt. Rushmore of Podcast experts and educators." (see his full bio and links below) We talked in depth about his personal podcast production workflow and equipment, including his: Microphone choice (he recently switched over to an RE-320, which I think might be the next mic that I try) Behringer mixer (X1832 USB) MDX4600 (4-Channel Expander/Gate/Compressor/Peak Limiter with Dynamic Enhancer and Low Contour Filter) Zoom H4N Fast SD card Audition (DAW) Cool way to use Overcast PowerPress (including the "Feed Episode Maximizer" feature) Libsyn More about Daniel: As an award-winning podcaster, Daniel J. Lewis help others launch and improve their own podcasts for sharing their passions and finding success. Daniel creates training resources (like SEO for Podcasters) and podcasting tools (like My Podcast Reviews); he offers one-on-one consulting and a premium podcasting community (Podcasters' Society); he is a keynote speaker on podcasting and social media; and Daniel hosts a network of award-nominated shows covering how to podcast, clean-comedy, and the #1 unofficial podcast for ABC's hit drama Once Upon a Time. Daniel also writes about entrepreneurship and technology. Thank you 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. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Drew Smith, host of the Under Ten Fitness podcast, Radio DJ and producer, personal trainer and power lifter. In this episode, Drew tried to stump your host by playing 3 different pre-recorded sound clips recorded with 3 different microphones, and then asking which sound clip was which mic. The 3 mic's are a Sennheiser e835, an EV RE-20, and an EV Cobalt Co9. Play along - listen and guess for yourself! Pause the podcast right before I make my guesses. We discussed Drew's podcast equipment and workflow in depth, including his MXL 990 condenser microphone, PreSonus AudioBox, Adobe Audition, and more. We also briefly discussed (and I got to check out in person!) a new piece of equipment Drew recently purchased, the Zoom R16. Thank you 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. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Steve Savanyu, Director of Educational Services at Audio-Technica U.S. Steve has over 40 years of professional audio experience in live sound, studio and broadcast applications. He has worked on large live and broadcast events including the Presidential/Vice Presidential Debates (2008 & 2012), and the 2008 New York City Papal Visit. Steve schooled us (in deep detail) on the technical differences between these types of microphones: Dynamic Condenser Ribbon Carbon Ceramic Crystal We also talked about: Diaphragm sizes Pickup patterns (and how phase cancellation is manipulated) Mic output levels Preamps What XLR actually stands for! Do YOU know? Listen for the answer. Also the difference between the famed ATR2100-USB and the ATR2500-USB. I also asked a selfish question about a super small mic that I want for a specific application. Steve suggested the BP8-96 or AT8-99. Thank you for being a great guest, Steve! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Kevin Farkas, Founder and Executive Producer of Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative, and Founder of The Social Voice Podcast Network (TSVPN). We discussed his podcasting equipment and workflow, including Zoom F8, RE 320, Internet Archive, digital recorders, Blubrry, Presonus V2 Tube Preamp, and more. I also went DEEP into the weeds regarding sample rates, bit depth, precision EQ'ing, frequencies and more. Thank you for being a great guest, Kevin! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Joel Boggess, Podcast and Book Launch Expert, Host of ReLaunch. He is the author of Finding your Voice, as well as a podcast news and tech contributor for HuffPost and Success.com. Joel is a rockstar with regards to podcast content, launches and marketing, but here we discussed Joel's technical setup, equipment and workflow including his custom studio setup, editing, Heil microphones, Mackie mixer, Behringer Multicom PRO-XL MDX4600. Thank you for being a great guest, Joel! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

Listen to session #12 of The Podcast Engineering Show! Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS. My guest is Carey Green, founder of Podcast Fast Track, host of Podcastification, and creator of an Audacity video course. We discussed: Templates Auphonic Keyboard shortcuts Digital Spitfish (de-esser function) Thank you for being a great guest, Carey! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Dave Jackson, Podcast Consultant and Coach, Owner of School of Podcasting, and host of many podcasts. We discussed SO much, including: RE320 dbx 286s Aphex 230 - channel strip Behringer mixer Zoom H5 Adobe Audition Hard Limiter processing in Audition Dave's weekly Live show: Ask the Podcast Coach Listen to the full episode for all the details. Thank you 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. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Justin Crossley, founder of The Brewing Network and host of The Session. Topics included: Arc 8 - his mixing board that is actually for broadcasting Preamp: dbx 286s Mac mini sends the live stream Nicecast Adobe Audition Writes his own XML for every episode dbx 266XL stereo compressor Listen to the full episode for all the details. Thank you for being a great guest, Justin! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Todd Cochrane, Podcast Hall of Fame Inductee, CEO of RawVoice / Blubrry, and co-host of the New Media Show. We discussed his equipment and workflow including his: Blue "Mouse" microphone Solo 610 Tube Preamp Mackie mixer EQ insert (dbx) Compressor/Gate (dbx 266xl) Aphex Big Bottom Out of Mackie mixer via Firewire to PC Adobe Audition Auphonic In-ear Shure molded earbuds Listen to the full episode for all the details. Thank you for being a great guest, Todd! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Darrell Darnell, Owner of Pro Podcast Solutions and Golden Spiral Media Podcast Network. Listen to the full episode where Darrell and I discuss his podcasting equipment, workflow, shows, editing philosophy, time-saving tips and seriously lots more. Thank you for being a great guest, Darrell! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Rob Walch, VP of Podcaster Relations for Libsyn, and host and/or producer of the following podcast shows: Podcast 411 The Feed Today in iOS KC Startup 411 Even his son Porter has a podcast! Porters Podcast Rob also helps produce WelchCast We spoke in detail about Rob's technical setup for each of his shows. Along the way Rob had some great tips for all of us: (Listen to the episode for all the nitty-gritty) Record your Skype audio on a different device instead of on the same computer which you're using to Skype. Then there's no risk of over-taxing that computer's CPU He loves his Marantz 660 digital recorder - rock solid Sound Soap (plugin to clean up audio) - $150, works in GarageBand When making Skype calls, the call will be smoother if the call is initiated from the person with the fastest internet connection When linking to your show's iTunes presence, there is a way to have your show open directly in the place where your listener can click 'Subscribe.' *Here are the steps: 1. Append &LS=1 to your iTunes show URL 2. Then create a Bitly link for that link 3. Then use that Bitly link to promote your show in iTunes BTW- try clicking the one of the two iTunes links in this post and see where it opens ;) Also, while recording this episode we had a disconnection/crash of CAST, which we were using to connect and record. I am digging CAST and learning how to use it.......and how NOT to use it - like closing the tab of a session and then trying to get back to that session (which you can't) Thank you for being a great guest and helping us so much, Rob! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is David Hooper, host of the RED Podcast, marketing guy, radio host, and author from Nashville, TN. Check out his equipment page here. It lists all the podcast equipment he uses and has nice pictures and links. We also discussed David's vast experience in the music business as well as his iHeart Radio Show. Here's some of the equipment David uses: Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone Mackie 1202VLZ4 12-Channel Compact Mixer Behringer Multicom PRO-XL MDX4600 TASCAM DR-05 Portable Digital Recorder Thank you, David! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Jason Cabassi, host of The Walking Dead Cast and founder of Podcastica (podcast network). Jason handles the recording, editing and publishing for the show and we spoke about his equipment setup and workflow, etc., including: Jason's microphone: Equitek E100S Karen's microphone: Audio-Technica shotgun mic Has a 2nd Mac computer to use as a soundboard Downloads calls from Google Voice for use on the show Edits in GarageBand Uses FabFilter Pro de-esser and Zimple-Gate Uses Auphonic as a leveler Publishes in the AAC format which includes chapters Audio Hijack - lets you record audio from any source Thank you, Jason! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

Session #3 with Kate Astrakhan, Owner of Audio Adrenaline! Kate also hosts the Make Your Bed podcast. She has a ton of experience in radio and voiceovers - including that famous Greyhound commercial on which she sang, "Go Greyhound and leave the driving to us." We discussed many audio topics including: Kate not using plugins Her Misophonia (see below, it's related to sound) Her opinion on USB microphones Her love of Behringer equipment Super-detail editing Adobe Audition She also brought up an amazing use of a de-esser, and hopefully she will share that secret with us in the comments, etc. *Here's a bit about Misophonia: also known as selective sound sensitivity syndrome, starts with a trigger. It's often an oral sound -- the noise someone makes when they eat, breathe, chew, yawn, or whistle. Sometimes a small repetitive motion is the cause -- someone fidgets, jostles you, or wiggles their foot. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

Luis Congdon admits that he's not the most technical guy on the planet, but he's been through several audio setups so we learned from his production evolution. He hosts the Lasting Love Connection podcast, and the Thriving Launch podcast. His audio setup includes a Scarlett 2i2 audio interface and MXL microphones. He and his co-host record in the same room, so we talked about how he optimizes that sound. These days he records into Logic Pro. Previously he tried recording with Ecamm recorder, Garage Band, and Adobe Audition, but he wasn't satisfied with any of them. He uses a Blue Yeti when he travels and he started the Podcasters Exchange Facebook group! Thanks Luis! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

And we're off! In this first session I chat with Mary and Blake Larsen - Hosts of ParentCast, The Living Reminders, and OutlanderCast. Mary is also a musician and Blake also makes donuts. They are delightful people; maybe you want to reach out to them and say hello. Mary has an ear for details. Her previous experience as a TV show host gave her a deep insight into presentation, sound and listener experience. Now she uses those skills to craft great podcasts. Blake is the audio engineer in the relationship. He built a custom studio in their basement. Over time they have have upgraded their equipment little by little. They didn't start with great gear. These days they use Heil microphones and an 8-channel Alesis mixer. They record in Garage Band and edit using Adobe Audition. Blake uses an iPad for playing sound clips while recording episodes. They mainly use Skype for connecting with guests, and sometimes they use Skype to call their guests on the phone when they are only able to connect by phone. For mixing and mastering in Audition, Blake started with one of the factory presets on his compressor but then he tweaked it to suit their taste. Some challenges that Blake had were getting a good sound using EQ, and getting good mic levels while recording. A couple tips: When you're adjusting your sound settings to establish good presets, (as well as to train your ears), it pays to listen to your recordings in various places on different speakers. Listen on your studio monitors, listen on your headphones, earbuds, in your car, on a Bluetooth speaker, etc. You will then have a much better idea what your sound REALLY sounds like to other people. Record some dead air with all the mic's on but no one speaking. This can come in handy later while editing when you need to put a little blank space in between an edit so it doesn't sound like an edit. You just take a little dead air and insert it there and voila - it sounds natural. What an awesome session. Thanks Mary and Blake! Check out their shows: ParentCast, The Living Reminders, and OutlanderCast. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

I'm Chris Curran, and I'm on crusade against horrible sounding podcast audio! In general, podcasters and producers tend to have weak (or non-existent) audio engineering skills. That's where this show can help. By listening to this show every week you will gain an unfair advantage in the world of podcast production. Each week we will talk to a podcast engineer/producer and learn how they're producing podcasts - their equipment, their workflow, and advanced tips. Plus, we have fun ;) Me: Chris Curran, founder of Podcast Engineering School and Fractal Recording. http://podcastengineeringschool.com/ DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS