What are Others Using for Hardware and Software?

Recently I initiated an open “speed round” in the Podcast Movement Facebook group. Here is my post and many of the responses: (if you’d like to post in that Facebook thread, you can find it here.

My Post:

I’d love if you would do a “speed round” telling everyone about your audio production and workflow!

Tell everyone your…

• Microphone:
• Audio Interface:
• Audio Software:
• Headphones and/or Speakers:
• VoIP Recording Service (like Squadcast, Zencastr, Ringr, etc.):
• Final Episode File Specs (like MP3 or M4A, 64/96/128 kbps, 44.1/48 kHz):
• Your Secret Weapon for Audio Production:

Comments:

Microphone: SM7B
ZoomH6
Audio Software: Audacity
Shure S215
VoIP Recording Service: Zoom
MP3, 96kbs, 44.1khz

Microphone: Neumann TLM103
Audio Interface: UA Solo 610
Zoom H6
Audio Software: Audacity
MP3/128/44.1

Microphone: SM7B
Cloudlifter CL-1
DBX 286s
Audio Interface: Focusrite 18i8
iMac 21″
Audio Software: Logic Pro X
Backup Recorder (Zoom H6) with an ATR2100

Not really a speed round… more of 20 questions! I spy with my little eye…. 🙂 Please note that I am a broadcaster, and therefore have a more “premium setup”.
Microphone: Electrovoice RE27, with an RE20 for single guest. Shure Beta 57A for field recording, and additional 57’s for other field or guests. My remote teams usually use a Blue Yeti for usage over Skype.
Audio interface: Behringer XR-12 X-Air for all processing and mixdown. I then feed that into a Fostex MR-8mkII for primary recording. X-Air is set for recording a backup.
Bonus item – field audio interface: Tascam DR-40. Best remote option yet!
Software: Goldwave as a primary, with a couple of items for cleanup outside of that… Levelator, a BBE Sonic Maximizer plugin, Audacity as needed for specialty mixdown and a few other items.
Headphones: Ultrasone HFI-580 are my primary cans, but I have a few others hanging about. $300 Bose computer speakers, and a $50 set of junkers for comparison.
VoIP: Skype. I’m not proud of it, not happy with it, and am exploring Squadcast.
Broadcast specs: MP3, 192k, 44.1
Podcast specs: MP3, 64k, 44.1
Secret weapon: Not sharing the above information with anyone!

Microphone: Neumann U89i
Audio Interface: Focusrite Scarlett
Audio Software: Pro Tools
Headphones and/or Speakers: Genelec 1040/ Sony 7506
Final Episode File Specs: MP3
Your Secret Weapon for Audio Production: varies. Currently, a sheaf of wheat.

Mic: Microphone: SM7B —> FETHead (Preamp)
Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
DAW: StudioOne 4 Pro
Headphones & Monitors: Sennheiser HD280Pro & PreSonus Eris 4.5
VoIP: Squadcast
Final Specs: 128kbps stereo mp3 @ 48KHz sample rate
Secret Weapon: I’ve been experimenting with CLA Mixdown in the Master bus before my multiband comp and limiter

Microphone: MKH416 or CAD E100s, Audio Interface: Audient iD14, AKG 702s, VoIP Recording Service: Cleanfeed, Final Episode File Specs: 24/48 WAV to 256 Mp3. Secret weapon: iZotope de-noise.

Hysteria 51
Microphone: MXL 990
Audio Interface: Behringer 1604 Mixer and Behringer MDX2600 Limiter Gate.
Audio Software: Audition
Headphones and/or Speakers: Behringer Studio Phones
VoIP Recording Service: Skype
Final Episode File Specs: MP3 128 kbps, 44.1
Your Secret Weapon for Audio Production: lots of editing and attention to making the final product sound exactly how we want it to.

Microphone: Shure SM7B
Audio Interface: Focusrite Clarett 8Pre
Audio Software: Logic Pro X + Waves plugins
Headphones and/or Speakers: Sony MDR-7506 Pro & Yamaha NS10 monitors with a Hafler TA1600 amp
VoIP Recording Service: Skype
Final Episode File Specs: 44.1kHz 128kbps MP3
Your Secret Weapon for Audio Production: Vocal Rider, C6, and L3 plugins from Waves.

Microphone: Shure SM7B
Audio Interface: Yamaha MG10XU
VoIP: Discord
Final Episode File Specs: MP3 – 128
Audio Software: Audio Hijack

Microphone: Shure SM7B and a Fethead or Rode Broadcaster
DBX 286S
Audio Interface: Focusrite 2i2
iMac
Audio Software: Adobe Audition
Sony MDR7506 with Sonarworks
VoIP Recording Service: Squadcast
Mobile
Shure Beta SM57 or Beta SM58 or SM58
Zoom H6 or Soundcraft Signature 12 MTK

Microphone: Shure SM7B, Cloudlifter, Audio Interface: Scarlett Solo, iMac, Squadcast.

Microphone: 3 MXL BCD-1’s
3 Cathedral Pipes Durham (mic activator)
Rodecaster Pro
Headphones: Audio Technica (not sure of model, just got them from a friend)
Audio Software: Audacity at 224 kb mp3
Secret weapon is a Tascam DR-10X for the road with a Shure pe50sp super pro dynamic mic.

Microphone: Shure SM7B or Audio-Technica USA ATR2100
Audio Interface: Focusrite Scarlet2 2i2 or Mackie Onyx Blackjack
Audio Software: Apple MacOS & Adobe Audition CC
Headphones: Audio-Technica USA ATH-M50x or Jaybird X3
VoIP Recording Service: SquadCast.fm & Google Chrome
Final Episode File Specs: Record wav 44.1 kHz/16-bit & Publish mp3 128 kbps
Your Secret Weapon for Audio Production: Chris Curran’s sage wisdom & my brother Vincent Moreno’s ears

Solo shows: record in audacity with an ATR2100. Add in my intro music from friend and indie artist Jasmine Commerce. Then it’s ID3 tags, creating images in Canva, finishing up show notes and meta data on WordPress and Libsyn. And…publish.

Microphones: CAD Equitek E100, Sennheiser e935 or modded MXL V250 condenser
Audio Interface: Apogee Duet
Audio Software: Reaper
Headphones and/or Speakers: Sony MDR-7506 or Sennheiser HD280
VoIP Recording Service (like Squadcast, Zencastr, Ringr, etc.): Skype
Final Episode File Specs: MP3 128kbps
Your Secret Weapon for Audio Production: Waves CLA Vocals plug-in and Auphonic

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