The Podcast Engineering Show
Summary: Chris chats with podcasters and audio experts about their podcast production equipment, software and workflow. You will learn step-by-step how they are producing podcasts, solutions to common audio issues, and plenty of tips and tricks. By listening every week you will glean A TON of audio engineering knowledge and skills that will make a HUGE difference in the quality of your sound, not to mention save you a lot of time. Your host Chris Curran has a background in podcast production (Forbes, Dun & Bradstreet, J&J, etc) as well as music production (Sarah McLachlan, Jeff Buckley, Foreigner, etc). When he entered podcasting in 2012, he noticed that most podcasters (and producers) do not have a solid understanding of fundamental audio engineering concepts, which sabotages the quality of their sound from the very beginning. This show, as well as the Podcast Engineering School, helps podcasters and producers reach professional levels of podcast audio production.
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Podcasts:
My guest is Steve O'Neill, host and producer of Sharp (podcast). We discussed SO much, including: Creative Commons, Rode Procaster, Rode NT1 (for Voiceovers), Shure SM58, AT 3350 lav, dbx286 strip, Scarlett Focusrite 2i4, Adobe Audition, Zoom H5n, Windows laptop, Presonus (ERS 5?) monitors (active), Sennheiser 280 Pro Studio in the corner he built himself with a gobo around the side, Noise gate, Multiband compressor, EQ, and Levelling to - 16 LUFS. Thanks for sharing so much, Steve!
My guest is Kyle P. Snyder, Lecturer at Ohio University School of Media Arts and Studies, freelance engineer and consultant for White Coat Audio, and Chair of education for the Audio Engineering Society (AES). Kyle and I got deep into many audio engineering subjects that are key to producing podcasts. Enjoy listening to the full session. We also talked about: "Painting a sonic portrait" - which is what Kyle teaches his students at Ohio University, Sound Walks, and Fixing bad audio.
My guest is Curtis Judd, creator of Light and Sound Media. Especially check out his YouTube channel where he publishes a new video every week covering lighting, sound, and camera gear. Audio is a vital component of video and Curtis really takes his audio seriously. We discussed: RE20, Orion Studio audio interface (Antelope Audio), Focal Solo6 Be 6.5" Powered Studio, Monitors, Adobe Audition, ProTools, Analog vs Digital limiters in recorders, iZotope RX 6, iZotope Ozone 7, iZotope Nectar, Linear phase EQ.
My guest is Steve Stewart, owner-operator at Steve Stewart Podcast Productions and creator of Podcast Editor's Club (Facebook group). We talked a lot about editing including advanced techniques like using very short fades to make edits feel natural, finding zero crossings, off-mic noise, keyboard shortcuts, breathing, joining half words, random noises, etc. Partial list of Steve's equipment and software: ATR2100-USB mic, Audacity, Ecamm call recorder, Levelator, iZotope RX 6 (de-breath, de-mouthclick, etc.)
My guest is Michael Pettersen, Director of Corporate History at Shure Inc., and btw over the years he’s held many other positions at Shure. We discussed microphones in depth from every angle, I think. Listen to the full episode for all the amazing stories Michael told ;) Thanks for being a wonderful guest, Michael! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Visit www.PodcastEngineeringSchool.com
My guest is Travis Hill - host of Navigate Life Radio as well as microphone tester/reviewer at PodcastMic.com. We had a really fun session. Enjoy! Here's some of what we discussed: Audio Technica AT875R, Rode Broadcaster, Audio-Technica BP40, Audio Hijack, Screenflow, Logic Pro 10, An Exciter in Logic Pro called Silver, Shure SM7B, dbx 286s, Scarlett 2i2, and video recording with iPhone 6S+. Listen to the full episode to get the full effect ;) Thank you, Travis, for a wonderful session!
My guest is Jason Sanderson, podcast producer and audio engineer at PodcastTech.com. He works on several extremely popular shows including The Art of Charm. Here's some of what we discussed: Neve preamp, Using the Abbey Road Test Disc for reference, RX 6: de-clip, spectral de-noise, de-reverb, leveling, dialogue isolate, deconstruct (removes distortion), Plugins: EQ in ProTools, Waves Renaissance De-esser, Waves 1176 (Blue Stripe), Scheps 73, SSL Mix Buss Compressor, Pultec EQ, Master Fader Loudness monito
My guest is Steve Cherubino, long time podcaster and producer. Some of the topics we discussed: MXL 990 mic, Mogami cables, Studio One software version 3, KRK Rokit Generation 2 Powered Studio Monitors, Shure SRH440 headphones, 24 bit WAV mixdown file, Final MP3 at 192kbps Mono, dbx 266 XL compressor/gate, Plugins: Pro EQ, Waves NS1, and Studio One Limiter on stereo buss.
My guest is Alex Knight, producer/engineer at Hologram Radio, podcaster, and product manager at FeedPress. Partial list of the topics we discussed and the wisdom that flowed in this session: Warm Audio WA-12 mic pre (which models an old API), dbx 266, Aphex 204, Mackie VLZ1604, Avid M-box 3 interface, Pro Tools, FabFilter Pro-Q 2, using Compressors, de-essers, expanders, normalize each track to -19 LUFS, and LM-Correct 2.
My guest is Billy O - podcast host and producer, audio engineer and mixer. Obviously his show is The Billy O Show! Some of the schtuff we talked about: Recording multiple people in one room, Sapphire Pro 40 interface, Macbook Pro with external Thunderbolt hard drive, Logic Pro X, Mixing on Sennheiser HD700 headphones, EQ'ing voices - cut wide band, boost narrow band, and more.
Mr. Ralph M. Rivera joins me once again and we cover a lot in this session! We discussed: The Microphone Test Drive Booth at the upcoming Podcast Movement, the launch of Podcaster's Toolbox, a recap of Podcast Engineering School class of 17A, a preview of the next PES course which starts Sep. 26th, Ralph’s new headset setup using the Audio-Technica BPHS1, my new Sonarworks headphone and speaker calibration software, alph and Carol Lynn's groovy podcast: Carbon Based Business Units, and my 11 new plugins!
TOPICS this session: Recording with my Zoom H6 at the Pause Your Life retreat, Arik Levy's Rode Broadcaster, Chris's PES class recording and post-production process, upgrad from RX 5 to RX 6, and Podcasters' Society.
Non-Session 2017-05-04
My guest is Arik Levy - Law Enforcement Officer, Host of Firearms Nation Podcast, Creator of Shooter's Summit and the Firearms Nation YouTube channel. Here is some of the equipment that Arik uses: Rode PSA1 Boom Arm, dbx 286s, Focusrite 2i2, Macbook Pro, Logic Pro, Zoom H6, Rode NT-1. He wants to try the Rode Broadcaster microphone. Also interested in the upcoming release of Sound Devices MixPre 3 and MixPre 6.
I'm solo this week...well of course Barry is still with me! YEAH OH YEAH. Some of my meanderings: Appreciation to previous guests, podcasting friends- Thank you all! Dave Jackson (School of Podcasting) rules. Pod to Pod weekly email rules. Rabbits podcast: my impressions. Podcasting trending up means more business for podcast engineers. Zencastr vs. CAST vs. Ringr. Podcasters' Society: A community of experts and podcasters focused on helping you improve all aspects of your podcast after it's launched.
