The Podcast Engineering Show

Hear and discern the audio quality differences between 3 popular podcast recording services - Zencastr, Squadcast and Ringr. Also enjoy my brief overview of recent Daily Goody's (March 1-14). And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or every week. FYI, PES starts April 16th, and we conduct the course Live every quarter. Upcoming episodes: Emily Prokop, Carrie Caulfield, ‘Glenn the Geek’ Hebert, Shawn Kitchen, Nick Dunkerley and Evo Terra!

Colin Gray joins me! He is the founder of The Podcast Host, host of Podcraft and Hostile Worlds, and founder of the podcast app named Alitu. We discussed many areas of Colin's podcast production: Studio in his office. Rode PSA-1 boom arms. 3 Rode Procaster microphones. Yamaha MG10 mixer. Zoom H5 and H6. Mac mini. Adobe Audition. iZotope RX7. Editing in Audition. Final MP3's: 128kbps stereo or 96kbps mono. Hosts at Blubrry, Buzzsprout, and Transistor.fm. Thanks for being a great guest, Colin!

Enjoy my brief overview of recent Daily Goody's. Announcements: 1. If you know any 18-25 year olds who might want to produce podcasts and earn really good money doing it, please mention PES to them. I appreciate it! 2. Podfest was awesome. If you want to grow a podcasting business or grow your podcasting presence, major podcasting events are SO helpful. 3. PES starts April 16th! 4. Upcoming episodes: Colin Gray, Emily Prokop, Carrie Caulfield, Glenn the Geek, Shawn Kitchen, Nick Dunkerley and Evo Terra!

Brodie Brazil is here! He's a TV broadcaster and hosts the Oakland A's & San Jose Sharks Pre/Postgame Live on NBC Sports California. Check out his podcast, Brodie Brazil. We discussed a ton: Packing blankets and rug in his home studio. Mics: TLM103, SM7B through Fethead, RE320's, MD46's, HMD26. Mixer: Soundcraft 12 MTK. Channel strips: dbx 286's. Remote interface: UMC202HD. Computer: MacBook Pro running Audition. Headphones: DT-770's. On-location: Zoom H6 w/ two RE320’s. TV mic: Sennheiser MD-46.

This Week Podfest 2019, Win $300, and PES Discount Code

Great discussion with Allan Tépper. He is the host of Beyond Podcasting. *DISCLAIMER: We are not advocating for anyone to switch from MP3 to AAC (.m4a). If you're contemplating it, please do more research and decide for yourself. We discussed many aspects of MP3 vs. AAC (.m4a). The widespread reluctance to even THINK about publishing podcast episodes in any other format than MP3. Sound quality: AAC sounds better than MP3 especially when encoded at lower bitrates.

Great conversation with Bryan Entzminger, host of Engaging Missions and podcast engineer/editor. We discuss his podcast production and quite a bit about his preferred DAW which he is quite skilled in using: Hindenburg Journalist Pro. Here are some of Bryan's production details: Electro-Voice RE320, Rolls cough switch, Sound Devices MixPre-3, Voice profiler in Hindenburg can create custom profiles! iZotope RX7, Ozone 7, and a variety of plugins. And lots more - thanks Bryan!

Enjoy my brief overview of the past 14 days of the Daily Goody. Don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or every week. I made some announcements, too: Soon I'll be discussing AAC (.m4a) vs. MP3 encoding (*And this episode is my first .m4a episode!!!), PES starts April 16th, Will you be at Podfest Mar. 6-9 in Orlando? If so, let's hang out. Upcoming episodes with Bryan Entzminger, Brodie Brazil, and Colin Gray!

I chat with Brad Hargis, cohost of The Cinema Guys podcast, about how he records and produces episodes with his two cohosts, Justin and the Cinemaiden. We discussed: Ferrite. Microphones: ATR 2100 (Brad), Knox Gear KN-UM01 USB/XLR Mic (Cinemaiden), PylePro PDMIC58 (Justin). Mixer: Mackie ProFX8v2. Recorders: Main EVISTR L53, backup EVISTR L150. Audacity. Auphonic. Record to WAV file on the L53 main recorder. Auphonic to set the final level to -15 LUFS.

PES 116: Chris's Goody Bag

Enjoy this awesome chat with Jennifer Longworth, podcast editor and host of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur Podcast. We talked about LOTS of podcast production topics. Here's a small portion of what we discussed: iZotope RX6 plugins: De-plosive, de-click, de-clip, hi-pass/lo-pass filters. EQ presets for different clients, Master to -16 LUFs with -2dB peak, Mixing voices, Squadcast to record remote guests, Adobe Audition, ATR2100USB, HP Workstation desktop computer, Zoom H4N and sharing client files via Dropb

Enjoy these topics which I go over briefly: Ear Training, Mixers, The Connection Speed of Internet Guests, Background Noise, Mixdown Resolution, Tape Emulation, How Long Will it Take to Get Good?, Storing Gear When Not in Use, Area Rugs, Using Templates in Your DAW, Creating That Telephone Call Sound, The Two Extremes of Editing Philosophy, LUFS Loudness Standard( kinda), Deciding to Edit Other Shows for Money, and Lifetime Membership to the PES Closed Community of Alumni and Students.

Me and Noah Sniderman had an awesome chat. He is the producer of The Dopist and producer/host of Innovating Employment. We discussed: SM7b, Shure SM57 w/A81WS windscreen, Sound Devices MixPre-3, Adobe Audition. iZotope RX 6: De-bleed, spectral de-noise, EQ (General Enhance preset), de-plosive, de-esser (Simple Voiceover preset). Auphonic and Auphonic Multitrack (and its crossgate feature). Hazel, Forecast, Spreaker, Shure Beta87a, Tascam DR10x, Rode Reporter mic

First, I give you my initial reactions and use cases for my new Sennheiser MKH-416 microphone. Also, don't miss two revealing samples of audio: 1. Audio Technica 8035 vs Sennheiser MKH-416, and 2. My processed MKH-416 on my stream called Meditate With Chris. I also discuss the 416's specifications, quality, my accessories, my testing, and my channel strip processing. I also discuss a specific use case for Auphonic Multitrack - leveling all voices to the same LUFS level before mixing and editing.

My guest is Bobby Owsinski - Audio Engineer, Producer, Author, Coach, and host of Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Podcast! Bobby has earned many engineering and producer credits on popular music, and he has authored 24 books on recording, music, the music business and social media. We discussed A LOT about podcast audio production - enjoy!