Podtastic Audio: Crafting Compelling Content with Crystal Clear Audio for Indie Podcasters

Happy Friday as I record this. Thanks for letting me help out your podcast. Podcasting can be very frustrating especially when you have equipment problems. Whether its a guest with bad audio, or your microphone stops working. Problems can happen. But we have to learn our gear inside and out. Your hardware and software that you use to podcast. Practice with it before you go live, with the show or a...

Welcome to Episode 50! As it its the the 50th, I thought I'd share my reason why I started this podcast. My "why" is because I wanted to help out new podcasters figure out how to make decent audio with basic gear and equipment. We all have our reason for podcasting. Your audience has their reason for listening to you show. Everything starts with your Why. "Why do we podcast?" Then I'm joined by Be...

How do you open your podcast episode? Everyone does it slightly different. For the Kris and Kristine Show, I had figured out how to edit audio in Audacity as in rearranging it around. That gave me an idea about how I should start the podcast episodes. As I was watching a lot of YouTube videos about my current sports car I had just purchased. On their videos they would start them with a teaser clip...

Happy Friday as I record this. My 2nd favorite day of the week, other than Saturday. Today I explain a why its important to clean the audio files the best you can before you decide to merge them all together into a master track. Then I explain a bit on what the sound Hertz rate is and how it works. You can see for yourself by switching the recording settings to very low, to very high. Zoom in on t...

Thanks for listening this week. I'm always here to help out a podcaster who would like to create a better show. Recently in the news Joe Rogan was accused of saying misinformation on his very popular podcast. It didn't go over well with some people and now there is an uproar to get him removed from Spotify. Joe signed a $100M contract to be exclusive on the Spotify app. He put his eggs into one ba...

Thanks for listening this week. The bad weather over the last week or so has really hit most of the country. I found a clip of an actual news anchor that was sent to the side of the road to report. As most of us would, he was not having it. Have a listen to his on air meltdown. Then I wanted to share a tip about your Internet Upload speeds verses the download. If you need to do any kind of video c...

I'm back after being out sick with COVID. I tested positive for the virus last week. So I took off 5 days to just rest and relax. I was feeling ok for most of the time I was out. Felt like a bad head cold, not much worse than that.  Today I was thinking about how your podcast content isn't the only reason your podcast is successful. New listeners will click play on your podcast based on your conte...

Today it was brought to my attention that there is a website that has a copy of Levelator for Windows PC still available to download. As I mentioned in my last episode that I couldn't find a copy from the original website. Said site was no longer available. If you want a copy of The Levelator for Windows PC, then click on the link and grab the latest version to download.   https://www.videohelp.co...

I love using the audio tool Levelator. As it turns out its not available to download on Windows PC. As I did some research the source where the download was originally was invalid. So what is a good alternative. I found Auphonic. https://auphonic.com/ They do charge you to use it, but it does a better job than Levelator did. You can use it for free, at 2 hours a month. I signed up for the free pla...

Happy New Year 2022! Its my 1 year Podcast Anniversary here on Podtastic Audio. Thank your for being a part of my journey as I try to help as many shows I can to create the best audio they can. Today I talk about the "visual" side of podcasting. The show artwork. What you need to create good artwork and what Apple Podcasts requires as artwork. I'll share the apps I've used to create this artwork a...

Welcome to the last episode of the year! How do you create a quiet podcasting space when you have the whole family home during the holidays? I put a poll out on Twitter asking that question. On this episode I read off your responses. https://twitter.com/PodtasticA Then I'm joined by Erik Woods from Cinematic Sound Radio Podcast. https://www.cinematicsound.net/ Erik Woods is the founder and executi...

Happy Holidays as its Christmas Week as this episode comes out. As a lot of podcasts start I wanted to know what causes a show to fail. People will podfade their shows.  I came across an article that breaks down the top 10 reasons why podcasts fail. Hopefully your show is still doing strong and the longer you last, the higher up the charts you will be in the long run. Then I had Abigail from The M...

I ran a poll on Twitter asking if you use Video as part of your Podcast. The results show that 70% do not. Video isn't easy, especially if you want to do it correctly. Then later I'm joined by Jim Collison from Gallup, Ask the Podcast Coach, and Home Gadget Geeks podcasts. We talk about his shows, what he's learned from his long run in podcasting. And the future of podcasting.  https://www.askthep...

This week I share the details about my podcasting gear set. The audio interface that I have been using is the Behringer U-PHORIA UMC404HD. Later I'm joined by the hosts of Elevator Talks & Random Thoughts podcast.  If you're putting together a home studio, the Behringer U-Phoria UMC404 USB 2.0 audio interface is worth a look. With 4 inputs and 4 outputs, the U-Phoria UMC404 is an excellent choice...

Thanks for joining me this week. I was out sick last week and it was pretty bad. My voice was completely gone and I had to cancel all upcoming podcasting events. I am feeling a little better today as I record this episode for you. And thank you for all your support.  I had a chance to talk to Alex from the podcast Time for your Hobby . Where he talks to people all over the world about their hobby....

My very last vacation for the year 2021. Back to work Monday and beyond. I had a problem with my new MacBook Pro computer. I somehow got myself locked out. My password was no longer letting me log in. I had tried it so many times that the security features had locked out my account. I called Apple Care to see what they could do. They said the only way to get your computer to work again is to erase...

Today I found a lost interview we had recorded on The Kris and Kristine Show.  It was recorded a few months ago before we decided to move houses. We has Derik Jones from Ratchet Book Club on podcast. We talked all about his podcasting journey and all his wonderful shows he's been a part of over the years. His experience in podcasting goes back many years.  https://www. Facebook.com/Rashanii https:...

Today on Podtastic Audio I discuss the list of podcast hosts available today. The basics of a podcast host, and why someone would choose one over the other. I also share insider information and where we host The Kris and Kristine Show and also Podtastic Audio . Both of our hosts are considered by many experts to be the top 2 worst places to host a show. So why would I use them? I'll explain on thi...

I'm Back! Did you miss me? This is the first episode on the new MacBook Pro computer in the new house. I moved and during the last month we couldn't record any new podcast episodes. Now that I'm back I have a bunch of new things lined up for Podtastic Audio and also The Kris and Kristine Show.  Along with a new computer, today there is a new version of Audacity. (3.1.0) This is my first time using...

Today as I record this Episode its 9/11. A sad day for America as we were a target of a massive terrorist attack. Where were you when the world stopped turning? Today marks the 20th anniversary of that tragic day.  The Derek Duvall Show On this Episode I mentioned PodPage . A "free" website for your podcast. I designed one for Podtastic Audio . Please go check it out and let me know what you think...

If you want to see how your show is doing as far as popularity, check out Listen Notes . The best podcast search engine. Think of it as Google for podcasts and podcasters. You can look up your name, your show, your guests. and much more. It will also give your show a ranking based on the top 10% of all podcasts in the world. The rankings only start at top 10% or better, so don't get discouraged if...

On the Kris and Kristine Show we just posted our 100th Episode! We had a lot of moving parts, 16 guests, music, new promos, with ad spots, and we did the episode live in real time. No post production work. The entire show was recorded in one take from start to finish. How was I able to make that possible? No mixers or extra gear required. I'll explain on this episode.  The Kris and Kristine Show p...

Today on Podtastic Audio respond to a twitter poll I asked podcasters if they actually enjoyed their own podcast? Its a very simple concept, you either like your show, or you don't. And surprisingly 12% said NO. What's up with that? If you create content, make it good enough that you would actually enjoy. Please make a podcast that you wanna listen to. If you do that, you will enjoy it more and cr...

This week I dust off an old app I got for my iPhone that records audio - Recorder HQ app. This app is available for your smartphone to record audio and save it to the cloud drive of your choice. Not only does it record audio, but it allows you to choose the file type. For example if you know .mp3 is what you need to upload for a podcast, you can record it as a .mp3. Or if you wanna do some serious...

As I host, edit, produce, and share 2 podcasts a week. I began to wonder how do I make it all happen while working full time, while juggling kids and the usual day to day of life. Its all about scheduling everything I do. If there is a gap of time, I utilize it for the best efficiency. Plan each week out, and each day out. I'm extremely busy and somehow I manage to produce 2 very good podcasts eac...