Chris Curran

DJI Mic (Dual Wireless Microphone/Recorder System)

Btw, this system is comparable to the RODE Wireless GO II system. I just bought this system to bring with me on my Holiday travels to record my Mom. I had researched the DJI Mic and the RODE Wireless GO II and decided to purchase the DJI for various reasons.

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Ten Advanced Podcast Production Tips – PES 243

I overview 9 podcast production tips and techniques from recent Daily Goody posts Jan. 19 thru Feb. 11, 2022 (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: Other

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Hear for Yourself: One Sounds Good, the Other Horrible

Analyze and compare the sound of these two videos. (below) This audio comparison demonstrates the importance of good audio resolution and encoding quality, as well as serving as a nice little ear-training exercise 😉 *TO HEAR THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES, LISTEN TO: GOOD sounding Unforgiven II: BAD sounding Unforgiven II: What

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How to Share Audio Plugin Settings With Others

Of course you can always save your own plugin settings for the purpose of using the same exact settings on your voice next week or next year. But it’s also possible to share these settings with others and vice versa. For instance, I offer folks (for free) my starting preset

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Is Recording Audio in 24-bit _REALLY_ That Much Better Than 16-bit??

Yes, 24-bit audio recordings contain 256 times more detail and resolution (!!!) than 16-bit audio. 24-bit audio can record 16,777,216 discreet values for loudness levels (or a dynamic range of 144 dB), versus 16-bit audio which can represent 65,536 discrete values for the loudness levels (or a dynamic range of

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Nine More Production Tips For You – PES 242

FYI: You can see the video version of this episode on Podcast Engineering School’s YouTube channel HERE. I overview 9 podcast production tips and techniques from recent Daily Goody posts Dec.13, 2021 thru Jan.17, 2022 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody’s in your email every day

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6 Ways To Speed Up Your Podcast Editing Process

Without sacrificing the quality of your edits, here are 6 ways you can speed up significantly and edit podcast audio MUCH faster: Use keyboard shortcuts for your most used commands. Listen to and verify every edit immediately after making it so when you get to the end of the file

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How To Get Amazing Deals on Audio Plugins

Most audio plugins go on sale from time to time, so the way to get the best deals on awesome plugins is to monitor their prices and wait until they go on sale. The easiest way to monitor prices is to get on the email lists of all the plugin

Read More »

Fabfilter Pro-Q 3 – The Best EQ User Interface on the Market

In addition to being one of the best sounding EQ plugins available, and in addition to probably being the most feature-rich EQ plugin available, the Fabfilter Pro-Q 3‘s user interface experience is arguably the best around due to how visual, intuitive and helpful it is to the user. Many podcast

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Audio Adjectives and What Different Frequencies Like

Starting at 20:47 in episode 100 I demonstrate what various frequency ranges sound like and also discuss the audio “adjectives” associated with each range. You’ll hear what these audio adjectives actually sound like: Big, Small, Boomy, Muddy, Boxy, Hollow, Midrangy, Biting, Presence, Clarity, Brightness, “Air,” and that telephone sound. Let

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How To Use a High-pass Filter To Increase the Clarity of a Voice

The human voice is essentially a mid-range instrument, which means that most of its information resides in the mid-range of the frequency spectrum. Humans can hear frequencies between around 20 Hz and 20,000 Hz, and the human voice does contain information along this entire spectrum, but the vast majority of

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Recording Multiple Voices on One Track

Don’t do it. That is all. But seriously, don’t do it. Instead, record each podcast participant on their own track/file so that you have the ability in post-production to clean up, process and optimize each person’s voice separately. Do you really want to hear Joe’s dog barking in the background

Read More »

DJI Mic (Dual Wireless Microphone/Recorder System)

Btw, this system is comparable to the RODE Wireless GO II system. I just bought this system to bring with me on my Holiday travels to record my Mom. I had researched the DJI Mic and the RODE Wireless GO II and decided to purchase the DJI for various reasons.

Read More »

Ten Advanced Podcast Production Tips – PES 243

I overview 9 podcast production tips and techniques from recent Daily Goody posts Jan. 19 thru Feb. 11, 2022 (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: Other

Read More »

Hear for Yourself: One Sounds Good, the Other Horrible

Analyze and compare the sound of these two videos. (below) This audio comparison demonstrates the importance of good audio resolution and encoding quality, as well as serving as a nice little ear-training exercise 😉 *TO HEAR THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES, LISTEN TO: GOOD sounding Unforgiven II: BAD sounding Unforgiven II: What

Read More »

How to Share Audio Plugin Settings With Others

Of course you can always save your own plugin settings for the purpose of using the same exact settings on your voice next week or next year. But it’s also possible to share these settings with others and vice versa. For instance, I offer folks (for free) my starting preset

Read More »

Nine More Production Tips For You – PES 242

FYI: You can see the video version of this episode on Podcast Engineering School’s YouTube channel HERE. I overview 9 podcast production tips and techniques from recent Daily Goody posts Dec.13, 2021 thru Jan.17, 2022 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody’s in your email every day

Read More »

6 Ways To Speed Up Your Podcast Editing Process

Without sacrificing the quality of your edits, here are 6 ways you can speed up significantly and edit podcast audio MUCH faster: Use keyboard shortcuts for your most used commands. Listen to and verify every edit immediately after making it so when you get to the end of the file

Read More »

How To Get Amazing Deals on Audio Plugins

Most audio plugins go on sale from time to time, so the way to get the best deals on awesome plugins is to monitor their prices and wait until they go on sale. The easiest way to monitor prices is to get on the email lists of all the plugin

Read More »

Fabfilter Pro-Q 3 – The Best EQ User Interface on the Market

In addition to being one of the best sounding EQ plugins available, and in addition to probably being the most feature-rich EQ plugin available, the Fabfilter Pro-Q 3‘s user interface experience is arguably the best around due to how visual, intuitive and helpful it is to the user. Many podcast

Read More »

Audio Adjectives and What Different Frequencies Like

Starting at 20:47 in episode 100 I demonstrate what various frequency ranges sound like and also discuss the audio “adjectives” associated with each range. You’ll hear what these audio adjectives actually sound like: Big, Small, Boomy, Muddy, Boxy, Hollow, Midrangy, Biting, Presence, Clarity, Brightness, “Air,” and that telephone sound. Let

Read More »

How To Use a High-pass Filter To Increase the Clarity of a Voice

The human voice is essentially a mid-range instrument, which means that most of its information resides in the mid-range of the frequency spectrum. Humans can hear frequencies between around 20 Hz and 20,000 Hz, and the human voice does contain information along this entire spectrum, but the vast majority of

Read More »

Recording Multiple Voices on One Track

Don’t do it. That is all. But seriously, don’t do it. Instead, record each podcast participant on their own track/file so that you have the ability in post-production to clean up, process and optimize each person’s voice separately. Do you really want to hear Joe’s dog barking in the background

Read More »

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