Author: Chris Curran

Attending Podcast Engineering School is life changing, no doubt. And when students apply themselves and work hard I am so proud to see each of them building a profitable home-based business where they can earn 6-figures per year and beyond!

Here are 6 PES graduates who are operating and growing their own podcast production business:

Ed Sullivan
Sonic Cupcake Podcast Production
http://www.soniccupcake.com/

Bryan Entzminger
Top Tier Audio
https://TopTierAudio.com
bryan@toptieraudio.com

Jesse McCune
Tansy Aster Creative
https://tansyasteraudio.com/

Landen Hardy
Supporter Sound Studios
landen@supportersoundstudios.com
https://supportersoundstudios.com/

Michael Jerry
MiTi Productions
https://miti5audio.com/
miti.audio@protonmail.com

Tim Hanson
Half-Ogre Studios
https://halfogrestudios.com/

Congratulations to these hardworking business owners and best of luck in the future! And please remember me when you’re rich and famous 😉

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A Dual-Stage compressor on your Master Buss can really increase the apparent loudness of your episode and control the dynamics nicely.

A dual-stage compressor is simply two separate compressors with separate controls combined in one plugin.

There are two dual-stage compressors that I love and both use the same “formula” — an optical compressor first and then a discrete VCA-style compressor second.

They are:

• Aquamarine 4 Dual Compressor
• Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Class A

Both of these plugins are incredible world-class compressors that sound amazing!

Do you use any compression on your master buss?

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I’ve been using Sonarworks Reference for years to calibrate my speakers and headphones, and now they have created the next version of this software called SoundID Reference which has many cool new features! Here’s a good article on what’s new.

What’s New:

• Custom Target curve adjustments: You have full control to adjust the target curve in real-time, including the ability to limit the calibration frequency range.
• Save precious time with Translation Check: You can now access a library of 20 predefined simulations that will allow you to check your mix in different listening environments.
• Two new systemwide driver modes for Windows users: Finally, near 0 latency for Windows users.
• Updated user interface for improved user experience: Multiple improvements and new changes to simplify and streamline your workflow.

NOTE: If you are an existing user of Reference 4, you can install a free trial of SoundID Reference in parallel to Reference 4, so you can explore and try it out before you make a decision to upgrade.

How much does the upgrade cost? Upgrade for Headphones is $39 / €39, for Speakers and Headphones $89 / €89.

Will it work on Apple M1 / Big Sur? SoundID Reference is compatible with Apple Silicon computers through Rosetta Translation Environment.

What do you think?

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When it comes to recording high quality audio and video sessions/interviews conducted over the internet, Riverside has become one of the highest quality options available.

I reported on Riverside in June of 2020 and since then they have come A LONG WAY! And recently several podcast engineers that I trust have voiced their happiness with how Riverside is performing these days.

All recorded separately and locally:

• Audio recordings in .wav and .mp3 files at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz
• Video recordings in 480p, 720p, 1080p and 2160p (4K!)
• Screen share recordings (audio and video)

And their Magic Compose feature can automatically combine all the separate recordings in post-production.

Personally I’m starting a new “reaction video” project soon and I’ll be using Riverside because I need to record audio/video of me and my remote cohost as well as record the audio/video of the video we’re reacting to. I’ll let you know how it goes 😉 …though I may not want to promote that project here because of all the idiotic social and political nonsense going on these days……hmmm….we’ll see.

Have YOU tried Riverside yet? What has your experience been?

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We want to see your equipment setup! Comment with a link to a pic!

My latest pic is above 🙂

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Want to know the pros and cons of MANY different makes and models of headphones?

Check out the Pro Headphone Buyers Guide 2020 [ebook]

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In podcast production it’s very rare that you would want to adjust the stereo imaging of some stereo music, but in case you ever want or need to make stereo music wider or more narrow, then you would use a stereo imaging enhancer.

Here are two:

Ozone Imager — This processor is part of Ozone mastering suite and I’ve used it before a few times. It’s a multiband stereo image enhancer and it’s pretty cool.

Waves S1 Stereo Imager — I’ve never used this one before.

Have you ever used a stereo imaging plugin before? Which one(s)?

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This plugin is awesome as well as enigmatic. I love it and use it often. FYI, here’s a previous Daily Goody post with more details on the plugin itself.

It works great on guests whose mouth is quite far from their microphone — for instance when using a built-in laptop microphone or a desk-based USB mic like the dreaded Blue Yeti or Snowball.

It essentially makes the guest sound closer and therefor more intelligible especially in environments with loud background noise like a car, jogging, washing dishes, etc.

Have you tried this plugin?

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