Drew DeVore: Podcast Producer and Audio Engineer for Jupiter Broadcasting – PES 194

My guest is Drew DeVore – podcast host, producer and audio engineer for Jupiter Broadcasting. Here are the podcasts he hosts: Linux Headlines, Linux Unplugged, Self Hosted, and Jupiter Extras.

We discussed a ton including:

• Interfaces/Mixers: Behringer X32, Focusrite Scarlett (couple different models and generations), Zoom H5, U22, Mackie Onyx Artist interface
• Records dry, adds effects later
• Mics: RE20, RE320 (didn’t prefer it), MXL990, Sennheiser MD46
• All recording into Linux-based computers. Less audio proficient hosts use Audacity, more proficient (myself, studio, couple of other hosts) use Reaper.
• Headphones: Typically records with AT M40x closed back, mixes with ATH-AD700.
• Restores audio using a mix of software depending on what’s wrong, and usually contains a mix of iZotope RX7 Advanced and Acon Digital products
• iZotope RX7 Advanced
• Reaper
• Mixing and effects done “in the box” while editing
• Host Track Mixing – Compression, EQ, De-ess
• Master Bus Mixing – Glue compression, Limiting
• Mastering – FabFilter Pro-Q3, Pro-MB, Saturn 2, and Pro-L2
• iZotope Ozone 9
• Dynamic EQ in Fabfilter Pro-Q 3
• ALL Fabfilter plugins including Pro-MB, Saturn and the rest!
• Master’s episodes in a new session
• Automation system for publishing: Render to FLAC, Upload FLAC to castablasta which generates various copies of it, MP3 goes to Fireside, Version goes to Youtube.

Comment below with any questions or comments.

And THANKS for being a great guest, Drew!

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