The Podcast Engineering Show

In this episode I detail my production workflow for my new show, Fractal Bitcoin. I publish daily episodes both as video and audio-only. Fractal Bitcoin covers Bitcoin news and other Bitcoin topics.  Overview my current audio equipment setup:  RE20 microphone — https://products.electrovoice.com/na/en/re20/ sE Electronics DM1 Dynamite Active Inline Preamp — https://seelectronics.com/products/dm1/ Neve Portico II Channel Strip — https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/rupert-neve-designs-portico-ii-channel Sound Devices MixPre-6 Gen.1 — https://www.sounddevices.com/product/mixpre-6/ Overview my production workflow:  Gather posts and news stories from Nostr, X and a few other industry websites. (Takes me around 2 hours)  Order all the posts and stories for the shownotes.  Create a title for the episode.  Create a 16x9 thumbnail for the episode using ChatGPT which uses DALL-E 3 to generate images. — https://chatgpt.com/ Restart my computer.  Arrange all the browser tabs.  Open OBS Studio and do a short test recording. (My audio levels, video camera and lighting stay the same everyday)  I record my episode as if it's LIVE to a .mov file at 1920x1080, 60 frames per second, video bitrate at 16,000 kbps, and audio bitrate at 2304 kbps. (My average video is about 15 min. long, which ends up being around a 2Gb .mov file)  First I produce the video: Process the audio in iZotope RX:  Make it a mono file, usually Silence any lipsmacks and noises (can't delete anything because the audio has to line up with the video) Level it to -16.5 LUFS mono or -13.5 LUFS stereo (for video) Save it as a 32-bit .wav file Bring the raw video and processed audio into Screenflow. Usually I don't need to make any edits but sometimes I do. — https://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm Render the video as a .mp4 file at 1920x1080, 60 frames per second, video bitrate at 16,000 kbps, and audio bitrate at 256 kbps and audio sample rate at 48kHz. (The resulting file size ends up being the same as the raw video recording — about 2Gb for a 15 min. long file)  Upload and publish the video to YouTube, Rumble, Bitchute, TikTok, and Flare.pub (a Nostr platform to which I upload a smaller 960x540 version) I promote my YouTube video on Nostr, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and a few other platforms.  I also post the Youtube link to my Locals community that I'm growing.  I also use Opus Clip to create 5 shorts from each of my daily videos. I post all 5 to YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok and LinkedIn. — https://www.opus.pro/ Then I produce the audio-only podcast: I edit the audio a bit:  Remove any isolated umms and flubs Reduce the length of any dead air, if there is any, in order to speed up the pacing slightly.  Level it to -18.5 LUFS mono or -15.5 LUFS stereo (for audio-only podcast)  Save it as a 32-bit .wav file as well as an .mp3 file (96 kbps mono or 192 kbps stereo).  Tag the .mp3 using ID3 Editor. — http://www.pa-software.com/id3editor/ Upload .mp3 to Captivate along with shownotes and publish. — https://www.captivate.fm/ For my website I use Podpage which automatically brings in each podcast episode from Captivate as a blog post. I'm able to quickly optimize the post, add the YouTube video, and add images, etc. — https://www.podpage.com/ FRACTAL BITCOIN LINKS:  YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@fractalbitcoin Rumble — https://rumble.com/c/c-5471042 Twitter — https://twitter.com/fractalBitcoin Nostr — https://nostr.com/npub1jz42cy8qxw6dres86sn0cr42hww24pnjqssa4k9wxqvzm5l0mvqsq2f5ku Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/fractalbitcoin/ A GREAT BITCOIN RESOURCE:  BOOK — The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous — https://saifedean.com/tbs OTHER NOTES: The start date for the next PES semester is JUNE 4, 2024! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) Check out the PES YouTube channel. My smaller course for editors/producers who want higher-paying clients: Getting New Clients at Higher Rates.  Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I overview 8 podcast production tips and techniques from recent blog posts (see list below). My blog posts discussed in this episode: Upward Compression --*** FabFilter video on Upward Compression Is It Necessary to Tweak the Sound of Royalty-free/Stock Music Tracks? Want To Approach Potential Clients but You Have a Fear of Rejection --*** Rejection Proof book Unplugged Kingsize Megaphones in the Pähni Nature Centre by students of the Estonian Academy of Arts Can Some Particular Microphones Exacerbate Sibilance? Podcast Editing: A Chore or Labor of Love? Are Your Podcast Episodes Loud Enough? Independent Podcast Editors and Producers: Are You Profiting Enough? Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is February 20, 2024! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) Check out the PES YouTube channel If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find useful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ My smaller course for editors/producers who want higher-paying clients: Getting New Clients at Higher Rates Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I overview 9 podcast production tips and techniques from recent Daily Goody posts Mar. 18 thru Apr. 8, 2022 (see list below). Also, you can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Microphone Polar Patterns – A Complete Guide 3 Plugins I Purchased but Rarely Use (Unfortunately) — Level Magic (Flux/Jünger Audio), Split EQ (Eventide), dear VR pro (Plugin Alliance) DynaCaster Microphone from sE Electronics Limiting a Bit Before Compressing Bleeping Curse Words Audio Normalization Tips for Pitching Yourself To Be a Guest on Other Podcasts I Love This: Morbid Podcast Mixes Their Ads a Bit Lower in Volume Plugin Doctor, a Plugin Analyzer for VST and AU Plugins Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is January 9, 2024! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) Check out the PES YouTube channel I started a new Podcasting community on Nostr protocol -- you are welcome to join! If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find useful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ My smaller course for editors/producers who want higher-paying clients: Getting New Clients at Higher Rates Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

Listen to my conversation with Tom Pink - Head of Mix, Mastering and Sound Design at Noiser. We discuss sound design in podcast production including lots of helpful tips - basics, advanced, nuances, and lots more. You're welcome to check out some of the shows Tom and his team are producing at Noiser.com. Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is June 27, 2023! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ My smaller course for editors/producers who want more good clients: Getting New Clients at Higher Rates Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I define and discuss the differences between normalization, compression and limiting. Also the usefulness of each and when to use them. And I play audio examples! FYI, you can sign up to receive my Daily Goody posts in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Here are the plugins I referred to (by category): Compressors:  Scheps Omni Channel — https://www.waves.com/plugins/scheps-omni-channel CLA-2A — https://www.waves.com/plugins/cla-2a-compressor-limiter CLA-76 — https://www.waves.com/plugins/cla-76-compressor-limiter Abbey Road RS124 — https://www.waves.com/plugins/abbey-road-rs124-compressor#introducing-abbey-road-rs124-compressor Channel Strips:  Scheps Omni Channel — https://www.waves.com/plugins/scheps-omni-channel Focusrite SC — https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/bx_console_focusrite_sc.html SSL E Channel — https://www.waves.com/plugins/ssl-e-channel —OR— https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/bx_console_ssl_4000_e.html Upward Compression:  MaxxVolume — https://www.waves.com/plugins/maxxvolume MV2 — https://www.waves.com/plugins/mv2 Fabfilter Pro-MB — https://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-mb-multiband-compressor-plug-in Neutron 3 — https://www.izotope.com/en/products/neutron.html Oxford Inflator — https://www.sonnox.com/plugin/oxford-inflator-v3 Vocal Riders:  Vocal Rider — https://www.waves.com/plugins/vocal-rider MAutoVolume — https://www.meldaproduction.com/MAutoVolume HoRNet AutoGain Pro MK2 — https://www.hornetplugins.com/plugins/hornet-autogain-pro-mk2/ DynaRide2 — https://www.tbproaudio.de/products/dynaride GainRider3 — https://www.tbproaudio.de/products/gainrider Outlaw — https://www.waproduction.com/plugins/view/outlaw POWAIR — https://www.soundradix.com/products/powair/ Limiters:  Pro-L 2 — https://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-l-2-limiter-plug-in Scheps Omni Channel — https://www.waves.com/plugins/scheps-omni-channel CLA-2A — https://www.waves.com/plugins/cla-2a-compressor-limiter Focusrite SC — https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/bx_console_focusrite_sc.html SSL E Channel — https://www.waves.com/plugins/ssl-e-channel —OR— https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/bx_console_ssl_4000_e.html Pro-MB — https://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-mb-multiband-compressor-plug-in Dual Stage Compressors:  Aquamarine 4 — https://www.acustica-audio.com/store/products/aquamarine Shadow Hills Class A Mastering Compressor — https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/shadow_hills_class_a_mastering_comp.html Multiband Compression: (great for people who move on and off mic a lot) Pro-MB — https://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-mb-multiband-compressor-plug-in C6 — https://www.waves.com/plugins/c6-multiband-compressor Neutron 3 — https://www.izotope.com/en/products/neutron.html Ozone 9 — https://www.izotope.com/en/products/ozone.html Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is April 4, 2023 and then June 27, 2023! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ My smaller course for editors/producers who want more good clients: Getting New Clients at Higher Rates Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I overview 10 podcast production tips and techniques from recent Daily Goody posts Feb. 14 thru Mar. 9, 2022 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: The Debate Over Editing Out Breaths vs. Leaving Breaths In How To Handle Clients That Won't Heed Your Advice To Improve Their Audio Quality Using Pixels to Track Podcast Ad Stats? Here's the article I mentioned Reasons I Sometimes Use Volume Boost in My Podcast Player App RØDE Broadcaster (Microphone) What Equipment Do You Recommend for New Podcasters? Here's the post I mentioned: An Inexpensive Podcasting Equipment Setup to Sound Great Fabfilter Pro-DS, an Exceptional De-esser When a Remote Guests' Internet Fails and They Disconnect Want Me to Dial-in Custom Settings for Your Voice? (EQ, Compression, Etc.) Editing the Timing Between a Question and the Answer Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is April 4, 2023! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ My smaller course for editors/producers who want more good clients: Getting New Clients at Higher Rates Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I overview 9 podcast production tips and techniques from recent Daily Goody posts Jan. 19 thru Feb. 11, 2022 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Expecting a Plugin Preset to Do What the Name Says My Experience Opening and Operating a Brick and Mortar Podcast Studio for 3 Years – PES 230 When Editing Out Silence To Increase Pacing, Be Sure To… Loudness Range of Final Episodes – What's Good and What's Bad? The “White Glove” Service: Engineering Client Recording Sessions Remotely Using Cable Labels to Reduce “Spaghetti” Confusion in Your Studio Best Sounding Microphone Emulation *For My Voice* Using My Sphere L22 Microphone Gain Rider Plugin: DynaRide2 Should You Ask Remote Guests to Record Their Own Audio Locally? Best Recording Tip for Someone Who Speaks at a Soft, Low Volume [VIDEO] MaxxVolume Plugin for Podcast Production (Handy as Heck!) As I mentioned, here's episode 225 where I used the Sphere L22 with the U47 emulation. Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is January 10, 2023! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ My smaller course for editors/producers who want more good clients: Getting New Clients at Higher Rates Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything,  ~Chris

I overview 9 podcast production tips and techniques from recent Daily Goody posts Dec.13, 2021 thru Jan.17, 2022 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Putting the Finishing Touch on Your Podcast Audio Before Publishing How Much Would You Like To Earn Producing Podcasts, $25k/year? $50k? $100k? Corey Marie Green, Author of The Podcaster's Audio Handbook – PES 228 Get Fuller Sound by Manipulating Harmonics Do This Before New Years Day Urgent Advice for Any Podcaster Using a Blue Yeti Chris's Goody Bag – PES 229 Do You Breakdown and Put Away Your Equipment After Recording, Or…? Brainworx bx_console AMEK 9099 Please Don't Ever Use Your Computers Built-in Microphone for Recording Podcasts Riverside's Noise Suppression Feature VIDEO: CLA-2A Compressor/Limiter Plugin (Waves) for Podcast Production Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is January 10, 2023! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ My smaller course for editors/producers who want more good clients: Getting New Clients at Higher Rates Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

Returning guest Barry Gary shares so many excellent tips for producing podcasts for companies and organizations. Barry is the host of The Louisville Cycling Podcast. He also produces other podcasts including Medchat and Parenting With You. Also, here is Barry's first appearance on this show. Barry and I discussed many things including: Equipment: Shure SM7b, Cloudlifter, dbx 286s, Focusrite Scarlett 18i20, Yamaha monitors Apps: Adobe Audition, Riverside Processing: Compression, EQ Show development for clients Internal podcasts for clients Workflow changes: Stopped going on-site to record, and now does most of his editing in Adobe Audition now. NEWS: In case you missed it, I'm now publishing a YouTube video everyday here on the PES channel. Please consider subscribing. Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email a few times per week or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. The start date for the next PES semester is January 10, 2023! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

Enjoy my chat with Zack Hanni, owner and audio engineer at Sounds Like Soma in Philadelphia. He produces podcasts as well as music. We discuss podcast audio production in depth as well as the business aspects of being a podcast producer. Also check out his TikTok and YouTube channels. Also check out Zack's first appearance on this show. Ep. 40 HERE In case you missed it, I'm now publishing a YouTube video everyday here on the PES channel. Consider subscribing. Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email a few times per week or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. The start date for the next PES semester is January 10, 2023! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

Today I'm going to discuss some mistakes I've made producing podcasts. Microphone: In this episode I'm using my Electro-Voice RE320 microphone plugged into my Neve Portico II channel strip (using compression, EQ and a bit of saturation). The same microphone you see in my daily short videos here. I mention a recent hiking experience I had where a guy who saw my shirt (which says Ask Me About My Podcast) and asked, "What's your podcast?" And then immediately added, "JUST KIDDING!” We all laughed and he didn't ask again so I didn't mention my podcast at all. HA Mistakes I've Made Producing Podcasts: I published one of my client's episodes with 30 seconds of silence at the beginning. The client alerted me and I fixed it immediately. During an online recording session, after a participant dropped off and then returned, I forgot to press record again in Squadcast, but of course I was recording a local backup which I ended up using (though it was a bit of a pain because all participants were mixed together in the backup recording). NOTE: Squadcast fixed this issue a long time ago. On an in-person recording session I forgot to hit record and realized it after about 5 minutes so we had to start the episode over again and sort of feign authentic enthusiasm when redoing the intro. I've mixed audio on my monitor speakers while mistakenly using the calibration profile for my headphones. Untold inaccuracies using processors too aggressively, or not aggressively enough — Compression, de-noise, de-plosive, EQ, etc. Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email a few times per week or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. The start date for the next PES semester is January 10, 2023! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

NOTE: In this episode I'm using a Sennheiser e835 microphone into my Portico 2 channel strip and using these plugins in post: KIT BB N105, Shadow Hills Class A Mastering Compressor, Saturn 2, and Aquamarine 4. Here's the summary of what I discuss on How To Handle Loudness Properly in All Stages of Your Podcast Production Workflow: Record all raw tracks at a healthy level (not too low or too hot) Set all raw tracks to the same LUFS before bringing them into your DAW. (I do this at the end of my cleanup phase after I remove background noise, plosives, hums, and other blemishes) Use Compression and/or MaxxVolume/Vocal Rider to compress/tame the loud parts as well as boost the lower volume parts. (NOTE: This step will effectively amplify any background noise, so be sure to absolutely minimize the background noise before pressing record!) Adjust the overall level of each participant so they all sound good compared to each other. (as part of your mixing phase, where you can also use other processing like EQ, saturation, etc.) After rendering the final episode audio, process this file so it adheres to the “unofficial” loudness standards of podcasting: -19 LUFS for mono episodes, or -16 LUFS for stereo episodes. Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email a few times per week or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. The start date for the next PES semester is January 10, 2023! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

Returning all-star guest Max Flight helps me cover 17 ways to re-evaluate your podcast this summer, and we also discuss Max's latest podcast production workflow, equipment, software and more. Max has been producing aviation podcasts since 2008: Airplane Geeks (now over 700 episodes!) The UAV Digest (looking at unmanned aircraft or drones) Check out his main site — http://thirtythousandfeet.com/ He was previously on episodes 20 and 39 of this show Check out his equipment, software, services and more below... We discuss these 17 ways in which you can re-evaluate and improve your show this summer: Update your goals Change the format Start using chapters Personal focus on eliminating verbal crutches. (A short duration of intense focus will provide years of good results) Change and/or add equipment Sell old equipment Treat yourself to that mic you've always wanted Sound absorption and diffusers Add a new segment Cover new yet pertinent subject matter topics Publish in video format as well Publish better shownotes Revamp your marketing Evaluate the shows overall effectiveness Hire a VA Bring on a cohost Decide to end your show??? Perhaps decide you want to become a professional podcast engineer/producer and earn a great living producing podcasts for clients - from home?! And here's a lot more detail on Max's production: Big changes since PES 20 and PES 39 mostly involve a simplification of the signal path: Skype and cohost multi-enders replaced by Riverside.fm Behringer mixer (still going strong since 2009!) replaced with MixPre The MixPre handles all mic pre-amplification Sound clips and pre-recorded segments played through Riverside, replacing an iOS soundboard Backup recording is handled by the MixPre Current equipment: Sound Devices MixPre-6 Also use a MixPre-3 Gen 2 for field recordings Zoom H5 for field recordings, too Heil PR40 Sennheiser MD46 interview mic Dell XPS 16 and MacBook Pro 15-inch, 2018 model, 2.9GHz i9 32 GB laptops Audio Technica ATH-M50x headphones Yamaha HS5 monitors Software: Riverside.fm (was Skype then Squadcast) Hindenburg Journalist Pro Audacity (yep!) iZotope RX 8 Advanced ID3 Editor for tagging Services: Media hosting: Blubrry and Libsyn Website hosting: Bluehost and SiteGround Notes from Max: I'm retired and traveling more which makes weekly podcast production a bit more difficult. Biggest current problem: At the home studio I mix/master with my Yamaha monitors, which I love. I can't master properly with the Audio Technica headphones when traveling. Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email a few times per week or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. The start date for the next PES semester is Sep. 13, 2022! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I overview 9 podcast production tips and techniques from recent Daily Goody posts Oct. 25 - Dec. 10, 2021 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: What is Mastering in Podcast Production? Musicians Can Fund Their Music Careers by Earning $50-150 Per Hour Producing Podcasts From Home Name One Song That Sounds Amazing/Perfect to You AKG K 240 MK II Stereo Studio Headphones Background Noise Is Exacerbated by Compression SplitEQ from Eventide 3 Different Categories of “Noise” to Avoid When Recording Podcasts One Participant Using a Condenser Mic, the Other Using a Dynamic Mic Do You Feel Hurried or Chill When You Edit Your Podcast? Other Notes: Podcast Services Mastermind Workshop ($199) - A one day immersive and collaborative in-person event designed to build & grow your service based business! Full explanation of the program HERE. If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is Sep. 13, 2022! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) My smaller course that I mentioned: Getting New Clients at Higher Rates Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I've attended every single Podfest since 2014. And this year it was great to see so many friends and colleagues in person again! Here are some of my experiences, notes and highlights of the event: MY TALK:  "How to Use Compression & Normalization (Mandatory for Creating Professional Grade Audio)" ---> The full presentation will be published soon!  Outline what I covered:  Normalization  (Peak and Loudness)  (When and where to normalize audio) Compression  (Why, controls)  (Demonstrations of compressors, upward compression, vocal riding, limiter, and a great sounding plugin chain)  *Audio Production Challenge for my listeners: Compress the ultra-dynamic audio clip that I used for demonstration in my presentation and send me your processed audio file! Links to Apps and Plugins I Mentioned in My Talk at Podfest 2022 on “Compression and Normalization” Link to 4 recent overview posts:  What is Compression? (Audio Processing) Introduction to Compressor Controls What Are Audio Plugins? (Audio Processing) Introduction to Plugin Chains PODCASTING 2.0, CRYPTO, BLOCKCHAIN, ETC.:  Spoke with several podcast industry pro's about Podcasting 22.0, crypto integrations into podcast feeds and websites, etc. Hardly anyone was talking about this. It's still VERY early.  The Florida Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit PRESENTATIONS I SAW:  Seth Silvers, CEO of Story On Media --- "The Roadmap To Using NFTs To Engage Your Podcast Audience and Increase Revenue" Focus on "how can NFTs help build my community, instead of how can NFTs make me money." Think of an NFT as an access card.  "Gratitude" NFTs just for people to support the show. (offer NFTs of every episode, etc.) Never-ending tickets.  Uncut.fm "Collect NFTs from your favorite podcasts" TikTok presentation by Melissa Hughes *Mindset when creating TikTok posts: Document instead of create. WHAT I WAS INSPIRED TO CHANGE/DO:  Create a new short course?? TikTok posting for marketing purposes? (Am I really going to commit to this?!?!) Join a songwriting group (which I discussed w/Ashley Lehmann) Other interesting things I learned about: Snowpixel:  AI-generated images (Natalie Champa Jennings told me about this) "Dream 100", gatekeepers, (from my conversation with Seth Silvers) -- The Dream 100 are relationships with people and/or companies who can help me market my business to their audiences. Instead of focusing on marketing, focus on building these 100 relationships.   MY OVERALL EVALUATION OF THE ENTIRE EVENT:  All in all very good Perhaps too many speakers and tracks, etc.  Felt a bit too spread out I should have bought groceries PEOPLE I HUNG OUT WITH: Seth Silvers Jennie Wren Steve Stewart and Mark Deal Glenn the Geek Mike Helms Marc Johanssen Roy Stegman Harry Duran Natalie Champa Jennings Ashley Lehmann Paul Desmond Adams Gordon Firemark Bryan Entzminger Julia Levine Ross Brand Dave Jackson Dan Hughley Daniel Abendroth MANY OTHERS!  NOTE: The next semester of PES starts on June 28, 2022.

I overview 8 podcast production tips and techniques from Oct. 6 - Oct. 22, 2021 (see list below). You can sign up to receive these Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Captivate's Interview Management & Guest Booking Platform Integrates With SquadCast Remote Recording Using WiFi vs Ethernet Cable Being Ready at Least 5-10 Minutes Before Each Recording Session How to Make Decisions Regarding Buying New Plugins Podcast Intro Music: How Loud Should It Be? Bad Edits Are Terrible – Don't Make Bad Edits! iZotope RX 9 Using “Room Tone” When Editing Podcasts Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is June 28, 2022! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) My smaller course that I mentioned: Getting New Clients at Higher Rates Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I overview 8 recent Daily Goody‘s from Sep. 20 - Oct. 4, 2021 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Reduce Editing Time With Better Recording Habits Referencing Your Old Episodes to Evaluate the Sound Earning Over $100k Producing Podcasts From Home Audio Production Fundamentals Apollo x4 Audio Interface How Podcasters Can Receive Crypto From Listeners (PES 226) Sound Absorbing Items in Your Recording Space Gullfoss Master NOTE: In post-production I processed my voice (recorded on a Shure SM7b into a Sound Devices MixPre-6 first gen.) using the following plugins (in this order): Fabfilter Pro-G (gate) BB N105 channel strip (for saturation and EQ) Abbey Road RS124 (compressor) Aquamarine 4 (compressor) Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is April 19, 2022! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I overview 8 recent Daily Goody‘s from June 21 - Sep. 20, 2021 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. NOTE: In this episode I'm using the new DynaCaster microphone from sE Electronics! I think it ended up sounding great. Also be sure to watch Podcastage's excellent test and review of this microphone: sE Electronics Dynacaster Review / Test (vs. SM7b, RE20, Ethos) Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Reduce Editing Time With Better Recording Habits Be Delicate When De-essing BB N105 Plugin (EQ and Saturation) Edit Out Awkward Silence or Not? Nicest Looking Website-Embeddable Podcast Players? Kali Audio LP-6 Active Near-field Monitors MJUC Compressor Plugin from Klanghelm Adjusting a Compressors Release Time and What Effect That Has on the Sound Martín Gonzalez, Audio Engineer at Pushkin Industries – PES 221 Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is April 19, 2022! If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I overview 9 recent Daily Goody‘s from May 21 though June 18, 2021 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. I also demonstrate the three best Townsend Labs Sphere L22 microphone emulations for my voice (as judged by me). Which do you like best for my voice?: OW-12 #2 LD-414 NYLON (Overall Winner in my opinion!!!) BP-251E Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Here's When I DON'T Edit Out a Word Mispronounced Then Repeated Correctly Do You “Cheat” and Publish Your Episodes Louder Than the Unofficial Loudness Standards?? I Do. Up for a “New Client Challenge”? Perception of Space Sennheiser MKH 416 – Short Shotgun Interference Tube Microphone SSL UC1 Hardware Plug-in Controller Steinberg WaveLab (Mastering Software) Jason Sheesley episode I Held an ATR2100USB in My Hand This Whole Episode Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is April 19, 2022! If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I discuss my experience opening and operating a brick and mortar podcast studio for 3 years, including: Discovering podcasting in late 2011 Starting my own show in my apartment solely for the experience of starting a podcast – The Chris Curran Show! Why I decided to open a physical podcast studio in June 2012 Economics: I had no idea if this kind of business could be profitable, but I was so energized to do it that I took the leap. I'll talk more later about the monetary success or failure of the studio ;) History: Before Serial hit in the fall of 2014 the podcasting space was still relatively small and unknown. I don't know anyone who ran a physical podcast studio back when I did, but I'm sure at least a few people must have. What were my competitive advantages? My audio experience My local networking experience I was fortunate that: I found a space very close to my apartment. I had previously been a member of the largest Chamber of Commerce in that area, so I knew a bunch of people already. i signed a 3 year lease, but it wasn't overly expensive because it was in an older building and the space was unique (perhaps difficult to sell to most average businesses). Fractal Recording was born in June 2012. Equipment setup: 4 mics (Sennheiser e835's) 4 Heil boom arms 4 channels of dbx 166xs Headphone amp Digital hybrid to take actual phone calls iPad for playing music and sound clips Bought my first Mac for the studio Focusrite interface (stereo!) Bought a couch, chairs, and a round table Started several shows to jumpstart the content coming out of my studio. I did this to generate as much buzz as possible around my studio. Attending Chamber of Commerce networking events to promote my studio and invite local business people to be interviewed on my local business podcast. *Back then most people didn't even know what podcasts were! I met Barry the maintenance guy and got to know him. Trying to partner with 2 different people – both were going to be in charge of marketing and sales (obviously because I wanted to focus on the audio production!) – and both ended up in tragedy. The studio not being soundproof… UGH. THE END: Deciding to NOT sign up for another 3 years, which happened to coincide with my move to Colorado (where I would start doing all client recordings virtually). To sum up my experience having the studio for 3 years: Overall, I absolutely loved it. I learned so much and had so much fun. Got tons of experience hosting shows. Made some good friends. I paid my dues for what was to come next. The painful aspects of that experience have completely dissolved into nothingness. Was the studio profitable? Barely. It took a lot of effort and technically the studio was profitable but not by much. If I had a good salesperson it could have been more profitable. The Universe is funny – as soon as we moved to Colorado I got a call from a NJ business (who lived close to my old studio) who wanted to hire me to produce their podcast, but they did NOT want to come into my studio, and I said GREAT that works out nicely! I started on-boarding additional remote production clients and within 5 months I got a huge contract with Forbes to produce their podcast network remotely. What Did I Learn: When you know you can be successful at something, you just have to be bold and keep working hard and adapt when you need to. Eventually you will arrive in a place where you are making a good living doing something you love, though that place will definitely NOT be the place you originally had in mind. Hope you enjoyed that. Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is April 19, 2022! If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

*Here's the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9qcq5jpnGEo I overview 9 recent Daily Goody‘s from April 30 through May 19 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Note: In this episode I'm using my Sennheiser MKH 416 into an Apollo x4 interface (with a Distressor, Curve Bender and Pultec EQP-1A plugins running). Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Bringing Down a De-esser's Lower Range To Start Around 3-4 kHz if Necessary The Dreaded “Andumm” (Sounds like Ann Dumb) How Do You Set Your Final Episode LUFS Level to -16 Stereo or -19 Mono? “Firing” a Podcast Production Client Protecting Your Ears When Mowing the Lawn, etc. Rolls MS111 Mic Switch – Latching or Momentary Microphone Mute Switch Measuring the Intelligibility of Emergency Announcements in Public Areas NUGEN AMB: Audio Management Batch Processor Stripping Audio From Video Livestreams To Use as Audio Podcast Episodes Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is January 11, 2021 -- and the next one after that will start in April 2022! If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

(*Be sure to watch the video version of this episode on Podcast Engineering School's YouTube channel here ---> https://youtu.be/7ifjy23plAY ) Had a wonderful and insightful conversation with my guest is Corey Marie Green, freelance audio engineer specializing in radio and podcasting. She is also the author of 'The Podcaster's Audio Handbook: A Technical Guide for Creative People'. Corey's book ---> https://www.transducer-audio.com/book Corey's LinkedIn ---> https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-marie-green/ WE DISCUSSED: Macbook Pro running Pro Tools Izotope RX 8 Audio interface - Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Microphones - Sennheiser e945 RODE NTG-2 shotgun mic Desk-mounted scissor boom stand AKAI MPK Mini Midi keyboard Zoom H5 portable recorder Headphones - AudioTechnica ATH-M50x Marantz PM5004 amplifier PSB speakers (Alpha B1) Processing: Audio repair, EQ, dynamics, sibilance, plosives, mouth noises SPL de-verb (if someone's in a really live room) Waves sibilance plugin dyn3 de-esser (comes with pro tools) Waves MaxxVolume Using gentle dynamics processing to the sub-master to tie it all together Adding music underneath speech Intelligibility Episode I mentioned: Michael Pettersen (PES 062) —> https://podcastengineeringschool.com/michael-pettersen-pes-062/

I overview 9 recent Daily Goody‘s from April 9 through April 28 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Note: In this episode I'm using my vintage RE20 microphone and Apollo x4 interface (with API preamp and LA-2A compressor). Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Instead of Deleting Umms You Could… Using a Multiband Compressor on a Track Containing 2+ Participants When Your Client Saves Money by Producing Some Episodes Themselves A Handy Service: Capitalize My Title My Dream Microphone for Recording At Live Events Let Your Hardware Breathe AMEK EQ 200 Mailing Microphones to Podcast Guests Recording Interviews at an Organizations Annual Conference Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is January 11, 2021 If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

Evo Terra joins me to discuss the emerging methods by which podcasters can receive crypto from listeners. Evo Terra is the host of Podcast Pontifications! We briefly introduce crypto in general as well as Podcasting 2.0, Bitcoin, satoshis, Lightning Network, Satoshi.stream support on Telegram, NFTs, and more. RESOURCES AND LINKS: Twitter enables tipping with Bitcoin, plans to let users authenticate NFTs Dave Jackson's show, Leading The Bleeding Video on how to setup your show Basic understanding of Value 4 Value (some podcast apps are "value for value" enabled) Transferring Bitcoin From satoshis.stream Here are a few of the crypto creators that I watch regularly:  CryptosRUs Mitch Ray Lark Davis Benjamin Cowen My NFT artwork: Rarible: https://rarible.com/fractalchris Opensea: https://opensea.io/accounts/fractalchris My previous episode with Evo

I overview 9 recent Daily Goody‘s from March 19 through April 7 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Here are the equipment and plugins I used to produce this episode: Sphere L22™ microphone system from Townsend Labs Apollo x4 audio interface from Universal Audio For the U47 emulation I mentioned in the episode, I ended up using the Ocean Way Mic collection's emulation profile. I chose that particular U47 sound for my voice over the U47 sounds in the Townsend Labs Sphere collection and the Putnam Mic collection, but of course this choice was solely dependent on the quality of my particular voice. For other people's voices the best sounding choice would probably be different. Studer A800 tape emulation plugin (Universal Audio) Focusrite SC channel strip plugin (Plugin Alliance) Pro-L 2 limiter plugin (Fabfilter) Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: The Evolution of Riverside.fm SoundID Reference (formerly known as Sonarworks Reference) What Are Some Things That You Purposefully Do NOT Edit Out of Podcast Episodes? Using a Dual-Stage Compressor on Your Master Buss 6 PES Graduates Who Are Now Rocking Their Own Podcast Production Businesses! DaVinci Resolve Be Aware: Using Echo-Cancellation Degrades Audio Quality Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Class A Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is January 11, 2021 If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I overview 9 recent Daily Goody‘s from Feb. 26 through Mar. 17 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Be sure to check out the Focusrite Scarlett series of audio interfaces, the world's best-selling USB interface range with over 3 million units sold worldwide. Choose from 6 different interfaces with 1, 2, 4, or 8 microphone inputs. Works with the recording software you're already using and works with any type of XLR microphone. New unique Air feature adds brightness and presence to your voice. Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Voice Recorder Plugin (for WordPress) Be Aware: Compression, EQ, Etc. Can Sometimes Exacerbate Sibilance Editing Tip: Use Short Fades for Transparency, When Applicable Stereo Imaging Enhancers PES Monthly Q&A Meeting for Students and Alumni Pro Headphone Buyers Guide 2020 [ebook] We Want to See Your Equipment Setup! Comment with a Link to a Pic Reaper's Play Frequency Selection AirPods Are OK but They Don't Give Professional Audio Quality Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is September 14, 2021 If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

My guests are Vic Tiscareno and Mike Henein from VZR, makers of the VZR Model One - an innovative headset designed for audiophiles, gamers, podcasters, livestreamers, etc. We discussed Vic and Mike's impressive audio backgrounds (read their bio's below), their Model One headset, why they designed it like they did, as well as Spatial, "3D" and Ambisonic audio, and much more! Hear various audio examples here: Binaural + DSP RealSpace 3D Audio Demo The Incredible Sounds of the Falcon Heavy Launch (BINAURAL AUDIO IMMERSION) 3D Audio Machu Picchu Hike (Wear Headphones) Vic “The Dude” Tiscareno Apple's former lead audio engineer Tiscareno's body of work across more than 30 years includes Mark Levinson Audio and work on many projects at Apple, where he was hired directly by Steve Jobs. Vic holds more than 20 patents on audio and acoustic design, including ones for the VZR Model One Loves music and audio, designed amps, mics and vacuum tube gear Mike Henein VZR co-founder who worked as a sound designer and supervisor for some of the biggest video games. Game audio — spacial sound Music editor in Hans Zimmer's production studio Cohost of the Audiophile Gamer Podcast, with Sir Mixalot Thanks for sharing so much with us, Vic and Mike!

I overview 8 recent Daily Goody‘s from Feb. 5 through Feb. 24 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Be sure to check out the Focusrite Scarlett series of audio interfaces, the world's best-selling USB interface range with over 3 million units sold worldwide. Choose from 6 different interfaces with 1, 2, 4, or 8 microphone inputs. Works with the recording software you're already using and works with any type of XLR microphone. New unique Air feature adds brightness and presence to your voice. Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: When Editing, Are You Able To Quickly Highlight a Single Mouthclick and Delete It? High-Mid Frequency Clarity vs. Harshness Benefits of Attending LIVE Interactive Classes on Podcast Production 32 Bit Floating Point Explained (by Sound Speeds) Ultimate Ears – Professional In-Ear Monitors Volume Master Extension for Chrome and Brave, etc. Using Oxford Inflator To Bring a Guests Voice “Closer” Guests: If You Own a Decent Microphone, PLEASE USE IT! Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is September 14, 2021 If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

Enjoy my magnificent conversation with Martín Gonzalez, audio engineer at Pushkin Industries! He, of course, does a lot of podcast recording and mixing, and also scoring and sound design. He works on various shows including Broken Record, The Last Archive and Into the Zone. We discussed SO MUCH in this episode including: Neumann U87 Martín's background: Berklee College of Music, played in bands, engineered Live sound, and much more. Home setup: HP monitor with thunderbolt cable (like a docking station) ElectroVoice RE20 Grace preamps Dante network Pro Tools AKG 701 headphones iZotope RX -- voice de-noise, etc. Fabfilter plugins Ableton Live Soundtoys plugins Audio Thing - spring reverb, and one called Wires Audio Ease - Altiverb (convolution reverb), speakerphone, Descript Oeksound soothe2 Modular synths Thanks for sharing so much with us, Martín!

I overview 9 recent Daily Goody‘s from Jan. 15 through Feb. 3 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Podcast Taxonomy Fewer Clients at Higher Rates vs. Many Clients at Lower Rates? Before Recording, Enable “Do Not Disturb” on Phones and Computers What Are Your Main Monitors? Headphones or Speakers? Which Model? Argosy Halo Sit/Stand Desk Abbey Road RS124 Vintage Tube Compressor from Waves Recording With a Dog in the Room Ennuicastr: Synchronized Multi-Track Audio and Video Recording on the Web Suggestion For Folks Who Don't Process Their Audio in Post but May Want To: Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is September 14, 2021 If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ Check out our Podcast Production Community on Locals! Join free ;) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I had a top-notch chat with Jason Gambrell, Technical Director for Pushkin Industries. Jason works on several/many Pushkin shows. We covered his podcast audio production in great depth. You'll learn a lot in this episode. We discussed SO MUCH in this episode including: RE20 SM7b Austrian Audio OC18 MixPre-3, NoiseAssist Pro Tools Carbon Interface AVS technology MacBook Pro 2.6GHz i7 ICON Platform M+ Controller (USB, 8 channels, can control faders, arm tracks, transport, zoom in and out, and MOSTLY Jason uses it for writing automation on the score track, sound fx and voices, etc. AKG 701 Headphones (open back) JBL monitors Malcolm's studio setup in Hudson, NY - 3 hours North of NYC (8 channel Grace preamps, 5 RE20's, U87 for voiceovers, and wired with Dante - an “audio over IP language” using ethernet cables) iZotope RX8 and Ozone FabFilter Pro L-2 — *there's a setting called "podcasting" under "safe" Fabfilter Pro Q-3 TC Electronic Clarity M Loudness Meter — standalone screen and plugin with timed graph, circular graph, etc. Gain vs volume Master fader: Pro L-2, Clarity M Neutron 3 — give a shape to a hosts voice, dynamic compression, sculptor - automated dynamic compression? Uses level automation all the time for mumbles, etc. Gain which goes into the plugins instead of adjusting fader levels. Pro Tools 2021 RX Voice De-noise Stereo mixes - open up mixes with a bit of panning Publishes MP3's in Stereo at 192kbps Uncompressed mixes in stereo at 24 bit 48 kHz Megaphone for hosting, dynamic ad insertion, etc. Playing in Punk rock bands Next purchase? Hardware compressor! Thanks for sharing so much with us, Jason!

I overview 9 recent Daily Goody‘s from Dec. 25 - Jan. 13 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody’s in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Descript’s NEW Transcription Glossary The Sound in the Game “Among Us” Managing the Expectations of Your Clients Special: Your Blunt Pep Talk for 2021 Zoom PodTrak P4 Level Magic by Flux Jünger Be Aware: Some Earbuds Feed Back Within Themselves 32 Bit Floating Point Explained Being Close To the Mic but Still Not Sounding “Close Enough” Low-mid Fullness vs. Muddiness Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is June 29, 2021 If you’d like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here’s a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ Check out our Podcast Production Community on Locals! Join free ;) Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

My guest is Dallas Taylor, host and creator of Twenty Thousand Hertz - an exceptional podcast about sound. He is also the Creative Director of Defacto Sound where he has led thousands of high-profile projects ranging from blockbuster trailers and advertising campaigns to Sundance award-winning films and major television series. Follow on Twitter: Dallas Taylor, Twenty Thousand Hertz, Defacto Sound. FYI, I really enjoyed the episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz titled Silence where Dallas experiences pure silence for himself thanks to a special room called an anechoic chamber! We discussed SO MUCH in this episode including: His studio has acoustic panels and lots of foam, etc. Shure SM7b microphone Yellowtec boom arm Argosy console desk Sound Devices MixPre-6 He has writers on staff Uses Rev.com for transcription Sound design starts with the script Table reads with his team He's very cognizant of emotional dynamics of episodes Start episodes with a small thing that arouses curiosity Every 15-30 seconds he tries to have some kind of sonic change to keep the listeners attention Early in his career he worked on foley for films Tweak sounds during editing? Yes! Tons. His sound designer Soren uses Pro Tools with lots of plugins, etc. iZotope software Has many sound FX libraries and music beds, etc Sound Toys plugins Limiters Compressors EQ’s Final MP3 files are between 160-320 kbps! Megaphone for hosting - dynamic ad insertion, etc. He sells his own ads Thanks for sharing so much with us, Dallas!

I overview 9 recent Daily Goody‘s from Dec. 4 - Dec. 23 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody’s in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. *AND you'll hear my first ever comparison between my vintage RE20 vs my new RE20. They sound ALMOST identical ;) Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Where Do You Edit – in the Multitrack Session, or the Mixdown File, or Both? Using Photopea.com To Create Episode Artwork for Free Fletcher-Munson Curves Zoom F2 Field Recorder THS-MDM Microphone Decoupler My Recent Plugin Purchases (Black Friday/Holidays) The Audio Quality of Apple AirPods’ Microphone Major Changes to RINGR Low Level Compression Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is June 29, 2021 If you’d like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here’s a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

My guest is Matt Powell, Senior Audio Engineer for Mission.org (Website, Twitter @missionhq, LinkedIn) We discussed SO MUCH, including: Editing philosophy Shure SM58 PreSonus Eureka Channel Strip Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Macbook Pro Adobe Audition (parametric EQ, notch filters, ) iZotope RX7 (de-noise, EQ, compression, ) Waves Platinum bundle and SSL G Channel strip plugin SM7b > Cloudlifter > Compressor > Ableton Blue Yeti Hosts recording locally with Quicktime Sennheiser e835 Using Zoom for every interview Remove noise first before EQ, compression, etc. Thanks for being a great guest, Matt!

Note: In this episode I switch back and forth between using the Electro-Voice RE320 and the Electro-Voice RE20 microphones. And the big announcement is that I've decided to put lots of energy into the Podcast Production Community that I recently started on Locals, so come join the party. I'll be posting daily content on gear, software, production workflow, recording, editing, plugins, and whatever else applies to production. The community members are posting good stuff as well. FYI, the quality of the expertise in this group is extremely high - we'd love for you to be part of it.  How the community works: You are able to join free and view all the content (videos, audio, text posts) BUT only by becoming a "Supporter" are you able to comment on posts and post things yourself. On occasion I post exclusive content for Supporters only. NOTE: It's only $5 per month to become a Supporter. If you aren't able to become a "Supporter" of the group, definitely join the group (free) and watch/view all the content in the group. And there’s a bunch of podcasters on there already including Eric Hunley, Bryan Entzminger, Darrell Darnell, Bandrew Scott, Ross Brand, Roy Stegman, Heather Welch, Daniel Abendroth, the mighty Ed Sullivan, Leslie Martin, Paul you know who, Jason Sheesley, Jason Bryant, Carrie Caulfield Arick, John Bukenas etc etc etc. Here's the Podcast Production Community ---> https://podcastproduction.locals.com And here's a link/code for one free month of Supporter status over there: https://podcastproduction.locals.com/support/promo/PODCAST More on the RE320 vs. RE20 I own both these microphones and I like them very much. Which one do you think sounded better on my voice?...? Hmmm....? The audio in this episode is completely raw (unprocessed) but I did match the microphones' levels in post-production - *except for the end of the episode when I show you the difference in level between both raw recordings. Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is April 20, 2021 If you’d like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here’s a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris

I overview 9 recent Daily Goody‘s from Nov. 13 - Dec. 2 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody’s in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Earning a Lot Being a Professional Podcast Editor, Engineer and Producer EQ’ing is a Skill Apollo Solo Set up Your Microphone To Point Away From Any Sources of Noise Black Box Analog Design HG-2 Podcast Participants Trailing off at the End of Sentences The World Thanks You for Caring About Audio Quality! Recordings Riddled With Random Clicks? Repair Assistant in iZotope RX Be sure to check out the Focusrite Scarlett series of audio interfaces, the world’s best-selling USB interface range with over 3 million units sold worldwide. Choose from 6 different interfaces with 1, 2, 4, or 8 microphone inputs. Works with the recording software you’re already using and works with any type of XLR microphone. New unique Air feature adds brightness and presence to your voice. Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is April 20, 2021 I started a community on Locals.com called Podcast Production and it's awesome! I’ll be publishing short videos where I screen present various production processes including recording, cleanup, mixing tricks, plugins, and other tips, as well as personal messages from me pertaining to the business of podcast production. And there’s a bunch of podcasters on there already including Eric Hunley, Bryan Entzminger, Mike Wilkerson, Darrell Darnell, Bandrew Scott, Ross Brand, Roy Stegman, Heather Welch, Daniel Abendroth, the mighty Ed Sullivan, Leslie Martin, Paul you know who, Jason Sheesley, Jason Bryant, Carrie Caulfield Arick, John Bukenas. If you’d like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here’s a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ Comment below with any questions!

I overview 9 recent Daily Goody‘s from Oct. 23 - Nov. 11 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody’s in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Why Pay for Professional Media Hosting Like Libsyn, Blubrry, etc.? Townsend Labs Sphere L22 Microphone Shure MV7 – New Microphone for Podcasting and Gaming The Way You Monitor Affects Your Production a Lot Podcast Audio Plugins – The Big List The Two Computer Settings Where You Need To Verify That Your Mic Is Active and Recording Properly Nasty Microphone Hum Noise From Old School Headsets Do Presentation Mistakes by Podcast Hosts Actually Draw Listeners In? FG-X Mastering Processor from Slate Digital Be sure to check out the Focusrite Scarlett series of audio interfaces, the world’s best-selling USB interface range with over 3 million units sold worldwide. Choose from 6 different interfaces with 1, 2, 4, or 8 microphone inputs. Works with the recording software you’re already using and works with any type of XLR microphone. New unique Air feature adds brightness and presence to your voice. Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! Other Notes: If you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is April 20, 2021 I started a community on Locals.com called Podcast Production. I’ll be publishing short videos where I screen share and talk you through various production processes including recording, cleanup, mixing tricks, plugins, and other tips, as well as personal messages from me pertaining to the business of podcast production. And there’s a bunch of podcasters on there already including Eric Hunley, Bryan Entzminger, Mike Wilkerson, Darrell Darnell, Bandrew Scott, Ross Brand, Roy Stegman, Heather Welch, Daniel Abendroth, the mighty Ed Sullivan, Leslie Martin, Paul you know who, Jason Sheesley, Jason Bryant, Carrie Caulfield Arick, John Bukenas. If you’d like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here’s a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/

My guest is Jeremy Enns - Podcast Producer and Storyteller In Chief at Counterweight Creative. And here are the resources Jeremy mentioned including a free mini-course "Grow Your Audience Through Podcast Guesting" - find everything HERE. We discussed SO MUCH, including: KRK V6 monitors Sony noise cancelling headphones ATR2100 Shure SM7b - uses a Gorilla tripod to hold the mic when traveling Zoom H4n - with preamp gain maxed out Macbook Pro Pro Tools - And all his subcontractors use Pro Tools Quicktime to record local audio (all hosts and guests!) Zoom connection for interviews Waves plugins iZotope suite - noise removal, etc. Fabfilter Pro Q-3 Multiband compressor 1176 The Age Old Question Revisited: Is Content or Audio Quality King? What the Hell Is Semiotics and Why Does It Matter for Your Podcast Audio? Marketing Ideas: Collaborations with other creators where we promote each other, Cross promotion, Guesting on other podcasts Thanks for being a great guest, Jeremy!

I overview 9 recent Daily Goody‘s from Oct. 2 - Oct. 21 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody’s in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode: Remind Guests To Stay on After the Interview Ends Advice for Speaking Into a Lavalier Microphone? Zoom PodTrak P8 Hooke Lav Trivia: What Compression Ratio Do I Use on My Channel Strip on the Way “To Tape?” EQ then Compress, or Compress then EQ? Should You Edit a Boring Speaker Differently Than an Exciting Speaker? Metadatics – An Advanced Audio Metadata Editor for Mac OS X Podcast Editors: Beware of Negotiating Your Price Down Other Notes: I appreciate you listening and if you ever have questions please reach out! The start date for the next PES semester is April 20, 2021 I started a community on Locals.com called Podcast Production. I’ll be publishing short videos where I screen share and talk you through various production processes including recording, cleanup, mixing tricks, plugins, and other tips, as well as personal messages from me pertaining to the business of podcast production. And there’s a bunch of podcasters on there already including Eric Hunley, Bryan Entzminger, Mike Wilkerson, Darrell Darnell, Bandrew Scott, Ross Brand, Roy Stegman, Heather Welch, Daniel Abendroth, the mighty Ed Sullivan, Leslie Martin, Paul you know who, Jason Sheesley, Jason Bryant, Carrie Caulfield Arick, John Bukenas. If you’d like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here’s a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ If you're still active on Facebook, here are the two groups I mentioned that you may want to join: The Podcasters’ Lounge and Pause Your Life

My guest is Michael Garfield - host of Complexity, host of Future Fossils, musical artist, and Social-Media-Strategist-Podcast-Producer at the Santa Fe Institute. We discussed SO MUCH, including: M 88 TG: Dynamic Microphone (Hypercardioid) Shure PG 42 USB Scarlett 4i4 2nd Gen. with AIR button Ableton Live “Make It Loud” compressor preset iZotope plugins - De-noise, De-reverb, and more. Squadcast - for both his shows Zoom is a nightmare Macbook Pro Billie Eilish has used an AT 2020 Roland cables Yeti Nano -- for dropping the mic at the guests house. ***Hear it on the Scott Otrtman episode of Complexity.  Beats Studio Pro headphones Simplecast Uploads Stereo MP3’s Vocal Synthesis! Sub-vocalization Grimes and Endel - AI powered lullaby, baby music, depending on time of day,  Deep-learning musical synthesis Open AI jukebox project GPT-3, people are talking to GPT-3??? Mubert - music generator app Reface - swap your face into a movie Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell Conceptual abstraction, Alpha Go can’t apply what it’s learned to other games - it can't analogize Thanks Michael for being a great guest!

In this special episode Steve Stewart and I discuss 5 areas of your life where immense progress is possible for you. We wish you the best possible 2021! Steve Stewart is a podcast editor, instructor and community leader in the Podcast Editors Club (Facebook Group) and Podcast Editor Academy. Say hi to Steve :) 5 Areas: Finances Skills/career (education) Family/relationship Health Podcasting Courses mentioned: Podcast Editor Academy Getting New Clients at Higher Rates Podcast Engineering School - full online program iZotope RX7 for Podcasts (Carrie Caulfield Arick) Hindenburg Journalist Quick Start (Bryan Entzminger)

I overview recent Daily Goody‘s from Sep.18 - Oct. 1 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody’s in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. And, in this episode I switch back and forth between the Heil PR 30 and Heil PR 40 for you to be able to hear the difference, which is subtle. Michelle Levitt and I discuss the difference between these two microphones in the previous episode. *SPECIAL* Focusrite has a limited time partnership with Shure offering an SM58 along with a Scarlett 2i2 and a pair of SRH440 headphones at a discount with select dealers! Find all the details of this “Create and Cast bundle” HERE! And be sure to check out the Focusrite Scarlett series of audio interfaces -- 6 different interfaces -- works with the recording software you already use -- works with any type of XLR microphone -- new unique Air feature adds brightness and presence to your voice. Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! Daily Goody posts that were discussed in this episode: Specializing in Producing/Editing Podcasts in a Specific Niche NEW Course Announced! “Getting New Clients at Higher Rates” What is Dynamic Range Processing? Noting Down Your Hardware Settings Where To Buy Sound Absorption Blankets and Acoustic Room Treatments? iZotope RX 8’s New Loudness Control Module Other notes: The start date for the next PES semester is January 12, 2021. VIDEO: Audio Cleanup and Processing Andrew Gelina's Voice Using Various Audio Plugins Join the Podcasters’ Lounge Facebook group If you’d like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here’s a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ Daniel Hager did a STELLAR job revamping the PES website! He was my guest on episode 109, he's the host of Let’s Talk Re-Touching, and he's the owner of Hager Media. THANK YOU DANIEL for making the site amazing! My other podcast -- The Mystic Show (I hope to publish new episodes soon) New plugins I bought after Black Friday / Cyber Monday: EMI TG12345 Channel Strip MaxxVolume MV2 CLA-3A Compressor / Limiter Abbey Road Chambers IR1 Convolution Reverb (we discussed this type of reverb in episode 168 with Pascal Wyse) AMEK EQ 200 Trackspacer by Wavesfactory Level Magic by Flux Jünger dearVR PRO Phil's Cascade Unfiltered Audio TRIAD bx_console N channel strip Melodyne 5 assistant by Celemony Quadravox by Eventide Decapitator by Soundtoys

My guest is Michelle Levitt - Creative Marketing Director at Heil Sound and podcast producer. She has performed many roles in podcasting over the years including being CEO of her own podcast studio in Buffalo, NY. NOTE: Post-production on this episode was done by PES graduate Jesse McCune! Great job, Jesse! NOTE-2: On next week's Daily Goody episode, I’ll be demonstrating and comparing the Heil PR30 and PR40! We discussed SO MUCH, including: In-ear monitors: “Ultimate Ears” Capital Studio Reference Allen and Heath ZED-10 mixer (uses no EQ, effects or pre-processing when recording) iMac computer Adobe Audition Various Heil microphones including the PR30 and PR40 Pop filter: BSW Re-pop (fits the PR40 and PR30 nicely) When demoing microphones at shows or online she doesn't use any EQ or compression because she wants people to hear each microphones individual character. Check out the presentation Michelle did titled Microphone Technology: Understanding Your Sound Her advice to hosts who move around too much demonstrating bad mic technique: Put your chin or nose on the windscreen to always keep close to the mic. Also wear headphones so you can hear your volume change if/when you drift off-mic which will remind you to get back on mic. Recently launched PR37 microphone -- a dynamic mic for Live sound Bob Heil doing Live sound for the Grateful Dead, The Who, early ZZ Top, etc. even though he came from a broadcast background. Heil Sound started in the 60s as a music store -- Ye Olde Music Shoppe (sp?) Sony HD camera and running her local audio through Cam Link 4k thru HDMI cable Thanks for being a great guest and sharing so much with us, Michelle!

I overview recent Daily Goody‘s from Sep.4 - Sep. 17 (see list below). Don’t forget you can sign up to receive Daily Goody’s in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Be sure to check out the Focusrite Scarlett series of audio interfaces, the world’s best-selling USB interface range with over 3 million units sold worldwide. Choose from 6 different interfaces with 1, 2, 4, or 8 microphone inputs. Works with the recording software you’re already using and works with any type of XLR microphone. New unique Air feature adds brightness and presence to your voice. Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! Daily Goody posts that were discussed in this episode: iZotope RX 8 Just Released – The Complete Audio Repair Toolkit! Zencastr Video Beta Has Launched! New in Zoom: High Fidelity Audio Mode Sonarworks’ latest ebook, Get the Most from Mixing on Headphones The Main Thing Podcast Editors Are Using Descript For: Which App Do You Use To Tag Your Final Episode MP3’s? I Use… Announcements: The start date for the next PES semester is January 12, 2021. I launched a new smaller course for independent podcast editors and producers —> Getting New Clients at Higher Rates! If you’d like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here’s a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ New equipment and plugins I bought on Black Friday / Cyber Monday: Elgato Stream Deck AMEK EQ 200 Trackspacer by Wavesfactory Level Magic by Flux Jünger dearVR PRO Phil's Cascade Unfiltered Audio TRIAD bx_console N channel strip Melodyne 5 assistant by Celemony Quadravox by Eventide Decapitator by Soundtoys What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. Other notes: Next week's episode features Michelle Levitt from Heil Sound, and post-production of that episode will be done by PES graduate Jesse McCune! Daniel Hager did a STELLAR job revamping the PES website! He was my guest on episode 109, he's the host of Let’s Talk Re-Touching, and he's the owner of Hager Media. THANK YOU DANIEL for making the site amazing! Podcasters’ Lounge Facebook group My other podcast -- The Mystic Show (I hope to publish new episodes soon)

My guest is Mike Rozett, Principal Product Manager at iZotope (overseeing RX, Dialogue Match, and Insight). Mike and I discussed MANY modules of RX including: Breath Control De-click (which saved my skin many times with Zencastr years ago. Also there’s a preset called GSM Cell Phone Buzz!) De-clip De-hum De-plosive De-reverb (this module has been around longer than Dialogue De-reverb) De-rustle De-wind Dialogue De-reverb (AI powered, iZotope’s most sophisticated algorithm, *Use this module for speech instead of regular de-reverb) Guitar De-noise Mouth De-click Spectral De-noise (Using the Learn function. Also, output noise only to hear exactly what this module is removing) Spectral Recovery (AI powered, uses spectral patching which looks for gaps and missing audio, etc.) Voice De-noise Other Pro tips:  When you need to do more extreme processing, do multiple passes using less processing strength instead of doing one pass of extreme strength.  Start with a preset then tweak to taste. We also briefly touched on Dialogue Match and Insight. Thanks for being a great guest and sharing so much with us, Mike!

I overview recent Daily Goody‘s from Aug. 14 - Sep. 3 (see list below). Don’t forget you can sign up to receive Daily Goody’s in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Daily Goody posts that were discussed in this episode: Gain Staging with Plugins 6-Point Soundcheck List for Internet Guests Leaning Back From the Mic When Laughing Loudly [VIDEO] How to Use Plugins to Automate and Improve Your Sound Quality Non-Destructive Audio Editing Mastering Plugins I Like True Peace of Mind for the Podcast Editor/Producer/Engineer Ground Loop Hum Eliminator Harsh Critique of a Particular Episode of a Famous Podcast Top 10 Audio Plugins for Podcast Production The Big List of Podcast Audio Plugins Other topics: Daniel Hager did a STELLAR job revamping the PES website! He was my guest on episode 109, he's the host of Let’s Talk Re-Touching, and he's the owner of Hager Media. THANK YOU DANIEL for making the site amazing! Podcasters’ Lounge Facebook group An update on my songwriting efforts and plans. My other podcast -- The Mystic Show (I hope to publish new episodes soon) Announcements: I launched a new smaller course for independent podcast editors and producers —> Getting New Clients at Higher Rates! The start date for the next PES semester is January 12, 2021. If you’d like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here’s a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below.

My guest is Dan LeFebvre, host of Based on a True Story. Follow him on Twitter. Some of the topics we discussed: sE Electronics V7 microphone (See Bandrew’s review video: sE Electronics V7 Dynamic Mic Review / Test) RØDE boom arm Acoustic treatments in Dan's office: Moving blankets, carpet, ClearSonic baffles (6’ x 4’ foldable, free-standing panels) Zoom R16 Multi-Track Tabletop Recorder Squadcast iZotope RX 7 -- cleanup, de-reverb, etc. Mixcraft DAW iZotope Nectar - automatic EQ Adobe Audition Resampling Private RSS feed WordPress site RSS plugin Here is Dan describing his post-production workflow: After an episode is recorded, I edit it on my primary desktop. I have a folder structure that I've built over the years with templates for each step of the process. This gives me the Mixcraft project templates I need but also gives me backups of each step so I can always go back to any step later if I need to (and I've needed to a few times). Step 1 is to do generate the WAV files that I'll use to edit. I do this so I'm not editing the original audio that I recorded (again, backup everything) but also because sometimes I get multiple files that I need to cut together. For example, I recently had SquadCast cut out part-way through so I had to use my local DAW recording for a sentence or so when my guest was still talking and he didn't realize SquadCast had dropped me. In this first step, the outcome is a single audio track for my guest and myself. Step 2 is to do the core of the editing. This starts by pulling each track as its own WAV into iZotope RX to do any cleanup necessary. If I'm using SquadCast, I'll also resample the 44100 kHz WAV file from there to 48000 kHz to better conform to the rest of the audio that I record at 48000 (since I do some video with my podcast). Then, back in Mixcraft, it's to the most time consuming process all podcast editors are familiar with...going through and removing the stutters, excessive "uhs" and "ums" and so on. Step 3 is to write and record my intro & outro. I do this after editing the episode primarily because I do a "two truths and a lie" segment that requires pulling info from the episode, so it's easier for me to do that after I've edited it and it's still fresh in my mind. Step 4 is to edit the intro & outro onto the bulk of the episode. Step 5 is to add the simple intro music, my FX chains and then export a single WAV file for each track. Typically this is one WAV file for me, one for my guest and one for the music track. Step 6 is to pull those WAV files into a multitrack session in Audition where I do a match loudness. I was excited to see RX 8 has a loudness control module...but I'm not sure it's worth the cost of the upgrade yet just for that hah! So, I do that in Audition. Coming out of Audition, I mix it all down to a single WAV file. Step 7 is to take that WAV file and resample it from the 48000 kHz that I record in (because I do some video for my podcast) to 44100 kHz to export the final MP3 at 96kbps. Last, but not least, I have a private RSS feed that I set up to give the episode a listen. Every so often some family members who have access to the RSS feed will help out and give it a listen and let me know if they notice any mistakes. If so, I go back to whatever step is needed to fix it. Thanks for being a great guest and sharing so much with us, Dan! Comment below with any questions or comments.

I overview recent Daily Goody‘s from July 31 - Aug. 13 (see list below). Don’t forget you can sign up to receive Daily Goody’s in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here. Be sure to check out the Focusrite Scarlett series of audio interfaces, the world’s best-selling USB interface range with over 3 million units sold worldwide. Choose from 6 different interfaces with 1, 2, 4, or 8 microphone inputs. Works with the recording software you’re already using and works with any type of XLR microphone. New unique Air feature adds brightness and presence to your voice. Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! Daily Goody posts that were discussed in this episode: Staying Involved in Podcasting Groups and Communities What Are Your Favorite Plugins for Podcast Production? Microphone Level vs. Line Level Zoom ZDM-1 Dynamic Microphone Temporary Sound Treatment to Muffle Loud People Next Door Top 10 Audio Plugins for Podcast Production Podcast Audio Plugins – The Big List At the end I discuss “What’s been going on in my world”: Daniel Hager did a STELLAR job revamping the PES website! He was my guest on episode 109, he's the host of Let’s Talk Re-Touching, and he's the owner of Hager Media. THANK YOU DANIEL for making the site amazing! Episode 200 was epic - thanks to everyone who sent in audio! Podcasters’ Lounge Facebook group An update on my songwriting efforts and plans. Watching Twitch livestreamers, mostly chess players and music artists. By the way, here's the Twitch channel for PES. My other podcast -- The Mystic Show (I hope to publish new episodes soon) Announcements: I launched a new smaller course for independent podcast editors and producers —> Getting New Clients at Higher Rates! The start date for the next PES semester is January 12, 2021. If you’d like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here’s a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/ What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below.

My guest is Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, cohost of The Jason & Scot Show (an e-commerce podcast). Find him on Twitter @retailgeek Overview of Jason's production workflow: RX 7 Standard (if noise reduction is required) Adobe Audition Loudness Normalization -23 LUFs Scheps omni-channel w/ settings from Chris Curran Fabfilter plugins, Accusonus ERA 4 (if needed / rarely used) Exported ISO's to Auphonic Multitrack Auphonic mixes in intro/outro music, levels the episode, adds metadata, generates MP3, uploads to libsyn, (and to Google translate and Dropbox) Show notes in WordPress (pasted into Libsyn for publishing) Jason's equipment: Home Studio: MKH-416 ---> Rolls Mic Mute ---> MixPre-6 Gen 2 (recorder and interface) ---> MacBook Pro 15 Solo Travel kit: Beyerdynamic M201TG ---> Fethead ---> Centrance Mic Port 2 Group Location: SM58's ---> MixPre-6 Gen 2 Other stuff we discussed: RE20 w/Cloudlifter O.C. White boom arm mounted to the wall Hook Studios: OCTO-842S pop filter and THS-MDM Microphone Decoupler Mogami cables Rolls Mic Switch Nightlights from Zazzle!!!  X-keys, widgets with various numbers of keys Microsoft Teams Crossgating using Auphonic Sends audio to be transcribed Time offset - conversation comes in X seconds before the intro piece ends Duplicate Post plugin for WordPress Thanks for being a great guest and sharing so much with us, Jason! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email  

This is our 200th episode celebration and we had lots of fun including: Demonstrating various audio effects including flanging, phasing, chorus, reverb and delay. Enjoying audio clips sent in by the following listeners congratulating/roasting with the WORST sounding audio they could muster! (for fun, of course): Andy Wang, Brad Hargis, Bryan Entzminger, David DeVilbiss, Ed Sullivan, Jeni Wren, Martin Dürr, Ralph M. Rivera and Thomas Cumings. And bonus horrible audio of me congratulating/"trolling" Bandrew Scott (Podcastage) when he reached 200k subscribers on YouTube this past August. A raw 4-minute uninterrupted clip of Barry chatting with me in my podcast studio in New Jersey in 2013!!! So many fans have been waiting to hear some raw Barry audio ;) A song you've never heard from the band Tourbook, whose songs I use for my regular intro and outro music. This song is called Years. Big Thanks to each and every listener for being a part of 200 fun episodes! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email