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Handheld microphones are exactly what they sound like – mics that can be held in your hand as you speak or sing or burp into them (gross), etc.

But, and it’s a big but(t), they don’t HAVE to be used while being held – you can certainly mount them on a stand when using them, though they are always known as “handheld” due to the shape and hold-ability.

Usually handhelds are dynamic, but handheld condensers do exist (like the Shure BETA 87A).

The classic handheld is the Shure SM-58. And classic podcasting mics like the ATR-2100USB and Samson Q2U are also handhelds.

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It is natural with age to lose some sensitivity to the higher frequencies – it’s totally normal. And it’s not a big deal, as long as it’s not serious hearing damage, etc. As long as you keep your ears trained by listening to reference tracks, music you love, and other podcasts, etc., you’ll always be able to produce great audio, because you’ll always be able to compare your production quality to mixes which YOU KNOW are great, regardless of exactly which frequencies you can hear better than others, etc.

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If you produce/edit podcast episodes for clients, do you typically deliver your DAW files to them? What if they specifically ask you for them?

Check out this interesting Facebook post with varied comments on this question: https://www.facebook.com/groups/podcasteditors/permalink/2536316499790415/

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If you discuss various different topics within one podcast episode, you can create chapter markers to allow listeners to see a list of those topics along with their time stamps, and then tap/click them to start playing any individual chapter. It provides an easy way for listeners to skip to any section they want to hear immediately.

I think chapters in podcast episodes are a great idea but I’ve never used them as a listener, and I haven’t had the need/time/reason to implement them for my Podcast Engineering Show.

FYI, the chapter marker information is stored within the metadata of the MP3 file.

And here are some apps which you can use to create the chapter markers:

• Auphonic.com
• Forecast (beta) – MacOS
• Ferrite – iOS

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What frequency range can human beings hear?

1. 0 – 25,000 Hz
2. 100 – 30,000 Hz
3. 20 – 20,000 Hz
4. 250 – 60,000 Hz

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…due to participants dropping off and stopping/restarting the recording.

When you’re finished recording, you can assemble all the segments in your DAW and be sure the pieces of each separate recorded segment are synchronized with each other.

You can also remove any space between segments so they flow together well.

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Most EQ’s give you control over how much you roll-off but not how steep the roll-off curve is because their curve has been permanently fixed within the plugin.

However, the Scheps Omni Channel offers 6, 12 or 18 dB per octave filters, and the amazing FabFilter Pro-Q 3 offers even more control of the steepness of their filters.

I really like having a bit of control over the steepness of my filters. Sometimes I want a steep roll-off to basically remove everything below a certain frequency, but retain the low end above that frequency. Other times, and most times, really, I want a gentle roll-off curve so I can filter from a much higher frequency, sometimes even as high as 180 or 200 Hz.

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I recently recorded a podcast guests over the internet and he was using a Shure MV5 microphone.

It’s a small round condenser mic that sits on a small stand about 6” above the desk.

Of course I instructed him to get as close as he could to the mic and also not move once we started recording.

Luckily he was in a fairly quiet room. But the mic did pick up some table bumps and thumps.

The recording level was very hot and clipping a bit, but because the guest was very dynamic, the overall effect was good. Ending sentences in a mumble didn’t sound bad.

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If a participant speaks very softly at a very low volume, make sure their microphone is close to their mouth in order to raise the signal to noise ratio.

If they are connecting online and using their onboard computer mic, have them crank their mic level in the computer to 100%. (Just make sure it’s not clipping)

In post-production, their breathing may sound loud compared to their voice, and their mouth noises may be accentuated.

Also, there’s really no way to “instruct” anyone to project more. I’ve mentioned this to a few guests before recording and for a bit they do speak up at a normal volume, but once the episodes starts they naturally revert back to their natural low volume and soft-spoken vibe.

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…is high definition voice quality for telephony audio, contrasted with standard digital telephony “toll quality.” It extends the frequency range of audio signals transmitted over telephone lines, resulting in higher quality speech. The general range of the human voice extends from approx. 80 Hz to 14 kHz but traditional, voiceband or narrowband telephone calls limit audio frequencies to the range of 300 Hz to 3.4 kHz. Wideband audio relaxes the bandwidth limitation and transmits in the audio frequency range of 50 Hz to 7 kHz or even up to 22 kHz.

List of smartphones with HD Voice support: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_smartphones_with_HD_Voice_support

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I tried and bought this Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain Plugin a few months ago and I like it, though I haven’t used it enough yet to feel 100% comfortable with it.

You can use it as a channel strip as well as a mastering plugin because it has saturation, EQ, compressor/limiter, filters, etc.

It’s modeled after the EMI TG12410 Console used in all Abbey Road’s mastering suites since the early ’70s to this day. (Used on Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, Nirvana’s In Utero, Radiohead’s OK Computer and Ed Sheeran’s “+” and so many more.)

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Sound travels ________ at higher altitudes.

1. Faster
2. Slower
3. Same speed

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After almost two years without a new episode of The Mystic Show, I recently recorded a conversation between me and my friend Mike Waskosky in my studio. I actually never bring anyone into my home studio, but Mike is a good local friend. We discussed The Law of One which has recently been re-published as The Ra Contact.

During recording we were facing each other, and I spoke into my usual RE20 and Mike spoke into a Shure SM7b. I recorded our tracks in Rogue Amoeba Audio Hijack as well as a backup on my Sound Devices MixPre-6.

Here’s the link to the episode: http://themysticshow.net/introduction-to-the-ra-contact-with-mike-waskosky-ep-193

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Sony MDR7506 Headphones are popular and decent headphones for podcasting and podcast production. They cost around $100.

They are “fully closed,” which means they block out the most amount of other sounds in the room while preventing most of the sound being played through the headphones from escaping the headphones and bleeding into the microphone.

Plus there is a reference profile for these headphones within Sonarworks (software that removes audio coloration on headphones and monitors).

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Audio quality has been scientifically proven to have a significant effect on how listeners evaluate a speaker.

Check out this study: “The quality of audio influences whether you believe what you hear” —> https://news.usc.edu/141042/why-we-believe-something-audio-sound-quality/

*Bonus rant message to all PR agencies and anyone else representing and booking authors/speakers/etc. on podcasts: WAKE UP and make sure your client/author/speaker/etc. has a decent audio setup so they sound at least halfway professional and don’t require 20-30 minutes of sound-checking and arm-twisting to ONLY end up with barely passable sub-par audio quality. WAKE UP! You really don’t care at all if your client sounds like absolute garbage??? Jeez people. Sound quality has been scientifically proven to have a SIGNIFICANT effect on how listeners perceive someone. If you want an advantage over everyone who will ignore this advice, get with the program and modernize your audio setup and quality.

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As the podcast industry continues to expand rapidly, there are many new business people who want to start a podcast to support the success of their business.

If you want to produce podcasts and make a great living doing it, NOW is the time to reach out to folks and be of assistance.

There are many different “grades” of clients you could begin working with – some have money to hire a professional-grade podcast engineer, and some don’t have much money and want everything cheap.

Decide who you want to work with and then go find them.

And then – serve them well and do a great job for them.

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In addition to backing up your production files using a cloud storage company like Dropbox, it’s vital to have one or more local hard drives for backing up all your files and your clients files, etc.

If your main production computer ever dies a horrible death, you’ll be extremely relieved when you realize that ALL your production files are saved and readily available.

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Do imperfections like stumbles and restarts, hitches, pronunciation corrections and stutters pull the listener in and make them pay attention more? Or are they simply distracting.

If you remove all those imperfections will the speaker seem more boring or sterile? And will the listeners mind wander more easily?

Also, what about out-of-the-blue singular background noises? Like a car honk, dog bark, a cup falling to the floor.

How about when you edit podcast episodes — are there some imperfections that you always leave in and others that you always remove?

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