The Podcast Engineering Show

My guest is Darrell Darnell, Owner of Pro Podcast Solutions and Golden Spiral Media Podcast Network. Listen to the full episode where Darrell and I discuss his podcasting equipment, workflow, shows, editing philosophy, time-saving tips and seriously lots more.

My guest is Rob Walch, VP of Podcaster Relations for Libsyn, and host and/or producer of Podcast 411, The Feed and more. We spoke in detail about Rob's technical setup for each of his shows, including his Marantz 660 digital recorder and Sound Soap plugin. He also gave a couple Skype tips: 1. Record your Skype audio on a different device than the computer which you're using to Skype. 2. The Skype call will be smoother if the call is initiated by the person with the faster internet connection.

My guest is David Hooper, host of the RED Podcast, marketing guy, radio host, and author from Nashville, TN. We also discussed David's vast experience in the music business as well as his iHeart Radio Show. Here's some of the equipment David uses: Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone, Mackie 1202VLZ4 12-Channel Compact Mixer, Behringer Multicom PRO-XL MDX4600, and TASCAM DR-05 Portable Digital Recorder.

My guest is Jason Cabassi, host of The Walking Dead Cast and founder of the Podcastica podcast network. Jason handles the recording, editing and publishing for the show. We discussed: Jason's microphone: Equitek E100S, Karen's microphone: Audio-Technica shotgun mic, Downloads calls from Google Voice for use on the show, Edits in GarageBand, Uses FabFilter Pro de-esser and Zimple-Gate, Uses Auphonic as a leveler, Publishes in the AAC format which includes chapters, and Audio Hijack.

Session #3 with Kate Astrakhan, owner of Audio Adrenaline! Kate also hosts the Make Your Bed podcast. She has a ton of experience in radio and voiceovers - including that famous Greyhound commercial on which she sang, "Go Greyhound and leave the driving to us." We discussed: Kate not using plugins, Her opinion on USB microphones, Her love of Behringer equipment, Super-detail editing, Adobe Audition, and an amazing use of a de-esser ;)

Luis Congdon admits that he's not the most technical guy on the planet, but he's been through several audio setups so we learned from his production evolution. His audio setup includes a Scarlett 2i2 audio interface and MXL microphones. He and his co-host record in the same room, so we talked about how he optimizes that sound. These days he records into Logic Pro. Previously he tried recording with Ecamm recorder, Garage Band, and Adobe Audition, but he wasn't satisfied with any of them.

In this first session I chat with Mary and Blake Larsen - Hosts of ParentCast, The Living Reminders, and OutlanderCast. Blake built a custom studio in their basement. They use Heil microphones and an 8-channel Alesis mixer. They record in Garage Band and edit using Adobe Audition. Blake uses an iPad for playing sound clips while recording episodes. They mainly use Skype for connecting with guests and Audition for post-production.

I'm Chris Curran, and I'm on crusade against horrible sounding podcast audio! In general, podcasters and producers tend to have weak (or non-existent) audio engineering skills. That's where this show can help. By listening to this show every week you will gain an unfair advantage in the world of podcast production. Each week we will talk to a podcast engineer/producer and learn how they're producing podcasts - their equipment, their workflow, and advanced tips. Plus, we have fun ;)