The Podcast Engineering Show

My guest is Georg Holzmann, founder of Auphonic . He lives in Austria. We went deeper than usual into audio processing including: Machine learning Compression Noise reduction Loudness levels Handling multiple voices Crossgating We spent time going line by line through the fascinating Audio Processing Statistics that Auphonic provides after you process a piece of audio. During the show we discussed...

My guest is Mary Mazurek - a udio engineer with 25 years experience, radio producer at WFMT Chicago including the "Live from WFMT" show, and instructor in the Department of Audio Arts and Acoustics at Columbia College in Chicago.  Because she's doesn't host her own podcast show yet (coming soon!), she joined the show from her makeshift studio in her closet including a homemade pop filter using a k...

My guest is Max Flight, host of  Airplane Geeks Podcast , co-host and producer of The UAV Digest  and the #PaxEx Podcast . We talked about all phases of his podcast production. This is an overview of what Max's engineering in his own words from an email he sent me: I'm involved with 3 podcasts, all aviation-related:   Airplane Geeks: Co-founder (2008), host, and producer (since 2009). The UAV Dige...

My pal from New Jersey, Ralph M. Rivera, hangs with me in this session. A bit of fun was had by all. He is the cofounder of Podcaster's Toolbox , host of the Web. Search. Social podcast, and a wonderful marketing guru. He and his beautiful wife, Carol Lynn, had a booth at Podcast Movement encouraging folks to get on the "Beta train" for  Podcaster's Toolbox . You can too. We discuss many of the qu...

My guest is Jason Bryant, founder of Mat Talk Online  and the Mat Talk Podcast Network. We had a great chat - listen to get the full effect ;) Here's an overview of Jason's equipment and workflow (taken from an email he previously sent me): I host 10 different shows (of the 14 on the network) Using a MacBook Pro with an AT2005 microphone for my home set up. Routed through a Yamaha MG102C and a Foc...

My guest is Daniel J. Lewis who is one of the four individuals on my personal "Mt. Rushmore of Podcast experts and educators." (see his full bio and links below) We talked in depth about his personal podcast production workflow and equipment, including his: Microphone choice (he recently switched over to an RE-320, which I think might be the next mic that I try) Behringer mixer (X1832 USB) MDX4600...

My guest is Drew Smith, host of the  Under Ten Fitness  podcast, Radio DJ and producer, personal trainer and power lifter. In this episode, Drew tried to stump your host by playing 3 different pre-recorded sound clips recorded with 3 different microphones, and then asking which sound clip was which mic. The 3 mic's are a Sennheiser e835, an EV RE-20, and an EV Cobalt Co9. Play along - listen and g...

My guest is Steve Savanyu, Director of Educational Services at Audio-Technica U.S.   Steve has over 40 years of professional audio experience in live sound, studio and broadcast applications.  He has worked on large live and broadcast events including the Presidential/Vice Presidential Debates (2008 & 2012), and the 2008 New York City Papal Visit. Steve schooled us (in deep detail) on the technica...

My guest is Kevin Farkas,  Founder and Executive Producer of Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative , and Founder of The Social Voice Podcast Network (TSVPN). We discussed his podcasting equipment and workflow, including Zoom F8, RE 320, Internet Archive, digital recorders, Blubrry, Presonus V2 Tube Preamp, and more. I also went DEEP into the weeds regarding sample rates, bit depth,...

My guest is Joel Boggess, Podcast and Book Launch Expert, Host of ReLaunch . He is the author of Finding your Voice , as well as a podcast news and tech contributor for HuffPost and Success.com.  Joel is a rockstar with regards to podcast content, launches and marketing, but here w e discussed Joel's technical setup, equipment and workflow including his custom studio setup, editing, Heil microphon...

Listen to session #12 of The Podcast Engineering Show! Listen and Subscribe in  iTunes , Google Play ,  Stitcher , TuneIn Radio ,  Android , RSS . My guest is Carey Green, founder of Podcast Fast Track , host of Podcastification , and creator of an Audacity video course . We discussed: Templates Auphonic Keyboard shortcuts Digital Spitfish (de-esser function) Thank you for being a great guest, Car...

My guest is Dave Jackson, Podcast Consultant and Coach, Owner of School of Podcasting , and host of many podcasts . We discussed SO much, including: RE320 dbx 286s Aphex 230 - channel strip Behringer mixer Zoom H5 Adobe Audition Hard Limiter processing in Audition Dave's weekly Live show:  Ask the Podcast Coach Listen to the full episode for all the details. Thank you for being a great guest, Dave...

My guest is Justin Crossley, founder of The Brewing Network and host of The Session . Topics included: Arc 8 - his mixing board that is actually for broadcasting Preamp: dbx 286s Mac mini sends the live stream Nicecast Adobe Audition Writes his own XML for every episode dbx 266XL stereo compressor Listen to the full episode for all the details. Thank you for being a great guest, Justin! DID YOU KN...

My guest is Todd Cochrane , Podcast Hall of Fame Inductee, CEO of RawVoice / Blubrry , and co-host of the New Media Show . We discussed his equipment and workflow including his: Blue "Mouse" microphone Solo 610 Tube Preamp Mackie mixer EQ insert (dbx) Compressor/Gate (dbx 266xl) Aphex Big Bottom Out of Mackie mixer via Firewire to PC Adobe Audition Auphonic In-ear Shure molded earbuds Listen to th...

My guest is Darrell Darnell, Owner of Pro Podcast Solutions and Golden Spiral Media Podcast Network. Listen to the full episode where Darrell and I discuss his podcasting equipment, workflow, shows, editing philosophy, time-saving tips and seriously lots more. Thank you for being a great guest, Darrell! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any q...

My guest is Rob Walch, VP of Podcaster Relations for Libsyn, and host and/or producer of the following podcast shows: Podcast 411 The Feed Today in iOS KC Startup 411 Even his son Porter has a podcast! Porters Podcast Rob also helps produce WelchCast We spoke in detail about Rob's technical setup for each of his shows. Along the way Rob had some great tips for all of us: (Listen to the episode for...

My guest is David Hooper, host of the RED Podcast , marketing guy, radio host, and author from Nashville, TN. Check out his equipment page here . It lists all the podcast equipment he uses and has nice pictures and links. We also discussed David's vast experience in the music business as well as his iHeart Radio Show. Here's some of the equipment David uses: Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dyn...

My guest is Jason Cabassi, host of The Walking Dead Cast and founder of Podcastica (podcast network). Jason handles the recording, editing and publishing for the show and we spoke about his equipment setup and workflow, etc., including: Jason's microphone: Equitek E100S Karen's microphone: Audio-Technica shotgun mic Has a 2nd Mac computer to use as a soundboard Downloads calls from Google Voice fo...

Session #3 with Kate Astrakhan, Owner of Audio Adrenaline ! Kate also hosts the Make Your Bed  podcast. She has a ton of experience in radio and voiceovers - including that famous Greyhound commercial on which she sang, "Go Greyhound and leave the driving to us." We discussed many audio topics including: Kate not using plugins Her Misophonia (see below, it's related to sound) Her opinion on USB mi...

Luis Congdon admits that he's not the most technical guy on the planet, but he's been through several audio setups so we learned from his production evolution. He hosts the Lasting Love Connection podcast, and the Thriving Launch podcast. His audio setup includes a Scarlett 2i2 audio interface and MXL microphones. He and his co-host record in the same room, so we talked about how he optimizes that...

And we're off! In this first session I chat with Mary and Blake Larsen - Hosts of ParentCast , The Living Reminders , and OutlanderCast . Mary is also a musician and Blake also makes donuts. They are delightful people; maybe you want to reach out to them and say hello. Mary has an ear for details. Her previous experience as a TV show host gave her a deep insight into presentation, sound and listen...

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