I just came across these newly released VOLT interfaces from Universal Audio and they look very cool. The smaller versions (which a podcaster would use) are priced pretty low, too, considering their quality ($139-$239), which I haven’t personally verified yet but everything UA makes has been exceptional quality. From their
If you’re currently outsourcing your podcast audio production to someone else, and you’d prefer to save that money instead, I’m here to tell you that if you’re willing to learn a bit you can definitely produce your own podcast audio. You don’t have to attend PES or a 4-year program
NOTE: In this episode I’m using a Sennheiser e835 microphone into my Portico 2 channel strip and using these plugins in post: KIT BB N105, Shadow Hills Class A Mastering Compressor, Saturn 2, and Aquamarine 4. Here’s the summary of what I discuss on How To Handle Loudness Properly in
iZotope just released their latest version of RX. RX 10 has several substantial updates from the previous version. If you have RX 9 you’ll have to decide for yourself if you want top upgrade to 10. I did, but that’s partially because I have to stay on top of these
Who do you know around the age of 18-25 who plays a musical instrument? I’m asking because those folks are literally primed and ready to learn how to produce podcasts for living and then earn $100k+ per year working from home. Yeah, really. Lots of younger folks are struggling to
I appreciate you letting me know in the comments below 😉 or tweet at me @PodcastEngineer Which would you rather see me do on video? Clean up a bad recording Demonstrate a new plugin EQ someone’s voice Compress someone’s voice Discuss my 5 favorite plugins for podcast production Purchase and
If you’re wondering whether you should publish your final episodes in stereo or mono, here are a few ideas to consider: If every element of your episode is mono (voices, effects, music, etc.), _AND_ you haven’t panned _ANY_ of them left or right, then you should publish in mono because
Returning all-star guest Max Flight helps me cover 17 ways to re-evaluate your podcast this summer, and we also discuss Max’s latest podcast production workflow, equipment, software and more. Max has been producing aviation podcasts since 2008: Airplane Geeks (now over 700 episodes!) The UAV Digest (looking at unmanned aircraft
If lipsmacks and mouth noises aren’t avoided in the recording process, then removing them in post can happen in several different ways: For big loud lipsmacks it’s usually better to remove them manually in the editing process. Regarding smaller mouthclicks: If there are only a limited number of mouthclicks, cutting
If you don’t avoid capturing plosives in the recording process, you’ll have to deal with them in post-production. Here are several ways to remove plosives in post: The De-plosive module in iZotope RX A multiband compressor to specifically crush the plosive frequencies which are usually in the range of around
I overview 9 podcast production tips and techniques from recent Daily Goody posts Oct. 25 – Dec. 10, 2021 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody’s in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: What
(FYI, see my post on What is Oversampling?) Reaper now offers oversampling on individual plugins and plugin chains! NOTE: Currently many plugins will not be able to handle more extreme (8x or 16x) oversampling, so listen carefully for weirdness when using Reaper’s oversampling features. Here are two good videos explaining
(FYI, here’s a post explaining oversampling and aliasing) Superplugin from DDMF is a plugin that does many things. One handy and specific thing I’d like to highlight here that it does up to 16x oversampling during realtime playback (and 64x oversampling during offline rendering) for plugins that don’t offer oversampling!
Oversampling is when a digital processor internally increases the sample rate of the audio to avoid aliasing. Aliasing is when one frequency is coded as a different frequency; when inaudible distortions above the Nyquist Frequency (half the sample rate) are interpreted by the D/A converter and mapped to frequencies within
I’ve attended every single Podfest since 2014. And this year it was great to see so many friends and colleagues in person again! Here are some of my experiences, notes and highlights of the event: MY TALK: “How to Use Compression & Normalization (Mandatory for Creating Professional Grade Audio)” —> The
At Podfest last week Bryan Entzminger told me about this plugin – Cytomic The Glue (basically modeled off the classic SSL Buss Compressor). When asked for comment he said, “I like to set it to CRAZZZZY. Super fast attack. Very fast release, 4:1 ratio, and targeting 2-3 dB of compression.
Below are links to various apps and plugins I discussed in my presentation on Compression and Normalization at Podfest Expo 2022. NOTE: Four handy posts if you need them: What is Compression?, Introduction to Compressor Controls, What Are Audio Plugins? and Introduction to Plugin Chains Plugins and apps in the
The SurferEQ plugin has been around for 6+ years but I only just recently discovered it for myself. It looks awesome and I plan on trying it (via their 14 day free trial) very soon. Have you tried it? SURFEREQ follows the pitch of a monophonic instrument or vocal in
If you’re not sure what plugins are: What Are Audio Plugins? (Audio Processing) A plugin chain is a series of audio plugins that your audio flows through. Most times when you’re producing audio you’re going to want to process the audio using several processors which typically include compressors, EQ, expanders,
I just came across these newly released VOLT interfaces from Universal Audio and they look very cool. The smaller versions (which a podcaster would use) are priced pretty low, too, considering their quality ($139-$239), which I haven’t personally verified yet but everything UA makes has been exceptional quality. From their
If you’re currently outsourcing your podcast audio production to someone else, and you’d prefer to save that money instead, I’m here to tell you that if you’re willing to learn a bit you can definitely produce your own podcast audio. You don’t have to attend PES or a 4-year program
NOTE: In this episode I’m using a Sennheiser e835 microphone into my Portico 2 channel strip and using these plugins in post: KIT BB N105, Shadow Hills Class A Mastering Compressor, Saturn 2, and Aquamarine 4. Here’s the summary of what I discuss on How To Handle Loudness Properly in
iZotope just released their latest version of RX. RX 10 has several substantial updates from the previous version. If you have RX 9 you’ll have to decide for yourself if you want top upgrade to 10. I did, but that’s partially because I have to stay on top of these
Who do you know around the age of 18-25 who plays a musical instrument? I’m asking because those folks are literally primed and ready to learn how to produce podcasts for living and then earn $100k+ per year working from home. Yeah, really. Lots of younger folks are struggling to
I appreciate you letting me know in the comments below 😉 or tweet at me @PodcastEngineer Which would you rather see me do on video? Clean up a bad recording Demonstrate a new plugin EQ someone’s voice Compress someone’s voice Discuss my 5 favorite plugins for podcast production Purchase and
If you’re wondering whether you should publish your final episodes in stereo or mono, here are a few ideas to consider: If every element of your episode is mono (voices, effects, music, etc.), _AND_ you haven’t panned _ANY_ of them left or right, then you should publish in mono because
Returning all-star guest Max Flight helps me cover 17 ways to re-evaluate your podcast this summer, and we also discuss Max’s latest podcast production workflow, equipment, software and more. Max has been producing aviation podcasts since 2008: Airplane Geeks (now over 700 episodes!) The UAV Digest (looking at unmanned aircraft
If lipsmacks and mouth noises aren’t avoided in the recording process, then removing them in post can happen in several different ways: For big loud lipsmacks it’s usually better to remove them manually in the editing process. Regarding smaller mouthclicks: If there are only a limited number of mouthclicks, cutting
If you don’t avoid capturing plosives in the recording process, you’ll have to deal with them in post-production. Here are several ways to remove plosives in post: The De-plosive module in iZotope RX A multiband compressor to specifically crush the plosive frequencies which are usually in the range of around
I overview 9 podcast production tips and techniques from recent Daily Goody posts Oct. 25 – Dec. 10, 2021 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody’s in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: What
(FYI, see my post on What is Oversampling?) Reaper now offers oversampling on individual plugins and plugin chains! NOTE: Currently many plugins will not be able to handle more extreme (8x or 16x) oversampling, so listen carefully for weirdness when using Reaper’s oversampling features. Here are two good videos explaining
(FYI, here’s a post explaining oversampling and aliasing) Superplugin from DDMF is a plugin that does many things. One handy and specific thing I’d like to highlight here that it does up to 16x oversampling during realtime playback (and 64x oversampling during offline rendering) for plugins that don’t offer oversampling!
Oversampling is when a digital processor internally increases the sample rate of the audio to avoid aliasing. Aliasing is when one frequency is coded as a different frequency; when inaudible distortions above the Nyquist Frequency (half the sample rate) are interpreted by the D/A converter and mapped to frequencies within
I’ve attended every single Podfest since 2014. And this year it was great to see so many friends and colleagues in person again! Here are some of my experiences, notes and highlights of the event: MY TALK: “How to Use Compression & Normalization (Mandatory for Creating Professional Grade Audio)” —> The
At Podfest last week Bryan Entzminger told me about this plugin – Cytomic The Glue (basically modeled off the classic SSL Buss Compressor). When asked for comment he said, “I like to set it to CRAZZZZY. Super fast attack. Very fast release, 4:1 ratio, and targeting 2-3 dB of compression.
Below are links to various apps and plugins I discussed in my presentation on Compression and Normalization at Podfest Expo 2022. NOTE: Four handy posts if you need them: What is Compression?, Introduction to Compressor Controls, What Are Audio Plugins? and Introduction to Plugin Chains Plugins and apps in the
The SurferEQ plugin has been around for 6+ years but I only just recently discovered it for myself. It looks awesome and I plan on trying it (via their 14 day free trial) very soon. Have you tried it? SURFEREQ follows the pitch of a monophonic instrument or vocal in
If you’re not sure what plugins are: What Are Audio Plugins? (Audio Processing) A plugin chain is a series of audio plugins that your audio flows through. Most times when you’re producing audio you’re going to want to process the audio using several processors which typically include compressors, EQ, expanders,
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