The Podcast Engineering Show

I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Dec. 20 - Jan. 2). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if y...

This is a preview of the Podcast Editors Conference happening on March 6, 202 in Orlando, FL. I speak with Steve Stewart and Mark Deal, organizers of the Podcast Editors Conference and leaders of the Podcast Editors Club on Facebook. SESSIONS and SPEAKERS: Branding & Marketing -- Emily Prokop/Carrie Caulfield Arick Pricing & Hiring the Right Clients -- Britany Felix Mathew Passy (mod), Chris Hines...

My awesome guest is Pascal Wyse ! He does sound design, mixing and musical composition for Cautionary Tales (podcast). He wrote the theme tune for Folsom Untold - an Audible series about Johnny Cash's prison gig, and also did sound design for that. And among many other credits, he also worked on Haunted for Panoply. Here's a fraction of what we discussed: Keeps different cues in different DAW sess...

I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Dec. 6 - Dec. 19). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if y...

My guest is Chris Williams - host of Badass Agile , audio engineer and musician! We discussed SO MUCH!.....including: Mics: Manley Reference Cardioid mic ---> UA Arrow (API Vision channel strip with no EQ or compression) Neumann U87, TLM103 RODE NTK Shure KSM32 Shure SM7B EV RE20 Various Handhelds - Shure Sm58, Beta58, Beta87, Neumann KMS105 Mixer - Behringer Eurorack, M-Audio Profire2826, UAD Con...

My esteemed colleague  Ralph M. Rivera and I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Nov. 22 - Dec. 4). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! If you haven'...

My returning guest is Bandrew Scott! He hosts the Bandrew Says Podcast and makes awesome videos on his Podcastage YouTube channel . He also runs Geeks Rising podcast network ;) Since his first appearance on this show, Bandrew has changed/upgraded almost everything with regards to how he produces podcasts. We discussed A TON of stuff including: Neumann U87ai microphone Acoustic foam and blankets fr...

I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Nov. 8 - Nov. 20). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Notes on my production for this episode: Recording: I used a Samson Q2U microphone going XLR into a Focusrite 2i2 3rd Gen. interface (picture above) with the Air mode activat...

I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Oct. 25 - Nov. 6). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Notes on my production for this episode: Recording: I used a Heil PR30 microphone and my mouth was about 1-2" from the foam windscreen. The mic was plugged directly into a So...

My guest is Jim Harold ! He is a full-time podcaster, host of Podlords , The Paranormal Podcast , Jim Harold's Campfire , and creator of Jim Harold's Spooky Studio App . Check out his free website here . We discussed A TON, including: RE27 microphone (previously Jim used a Heil PR40 mostly, then RE20) Re-pop pop filter Heil boom arm (he may soon try a RODE or Blue or O.C. White) Mic flag from Impa...

I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Oct. 11 - Oct. 23). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be January 14, 2020 Did you learn anything from this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening,...

My returning guest is David Hooper - host of Build a Big Podcast , author of Big Podcast , and a media marketing expert specializing in getting people's message out via podcasting, building audiences, and more. David recorded 8 different clips using 8 different microphones, and in this episode him and I listen to each one, give our thoughts on the sound, and at the end David reveals which clips we...

I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Sep. 27 - Oct. 9). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be January 14, 2020 Did you learn anything from this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening,...

My guest is Marcus dePaula - audio engineer, podcast producer and website designer at Me Only Louder . We discussed podcast production in depth (see the partial list of topics below) and at the end of the episode we shared some stories from our pro-audio pasts - Marcus engineering Live concerts and me engineering music in the studio. We discussed: Two Shure SM7b's with high-mid frequency boost ena...

First Ralph M. Rivera and I discuss an interesting distinction and the relationship between content/story and audio editing/production. Then I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Sep. 13 - Sep. 25). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Announcement: The start date for...

My guest is Andrew Gelina - host of Underserved (a podcast aimed at the tech industry) and CEO of the software consulting firm Syrinx . We discussed so much: Shure SM7b (love/hate relationship) Shure SM58's All mics go through Cloudlifters, SM7B also goes through a dbx 286s Behringer Xenyx 1832 mostly just for mix minus to two dedicated Skype machines Zoom-Zoom setup (H6 as primary recorder of all...

What does a good mix between a hosts voice and the intro music sound like? Hear my voice at 3 different levels over the same music and decide which one you prefer! Do you like the voice louder over the music, or the voice buried within the music, or a happy medium? *Comment here with which level of voice you liked best: Clip 1, 2 or 3! Also enjoy my brief overview of recent Daily Goody 's (from Au...

My guest is Sarah Wendel - editor and sound designer. She's an editor for Astonishing Legends and has a background in film audio production. And previously nominated for an Emmy!  We discussed tons including: Pro Tools Ultimate She was speaking through a Shure SM7b microphone Sometimes she records legal disclaimers herself Pro Tools First - has limited functionality Mbox Pro (allows 5.1 deliverabl...

Enjoy my brief overview of recent Daily Goody 's (from Aug. 18 - Aug. 29). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! If you haven't checked out the new Focusrite Scarlett 3rd Gen. series of interfaces yet, you can see them he...

My guest is Andrew Chadwick, long time radio engineer, and audio mixer and editor for Pod Save America! We discussed so much - here's a few things we covered: Extreme time pressure when producing audio Receive files, make edits, mix and assemble the show Submitting audio for QC Tight turnaround: Start recording at 1 PM Central, finish recording around 2:30 PM Central, post at 4 PM Central Manually...

Enjoy my brief overview of recent Daily Goody 's (from Aug. 2 - Aug. 13). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! If you haven't checked out the new Focusrite Scarlett 3rd Gen. series of interfaces yet, you can see them her...

My guest is Tom Kelly - audio engineer, podcast producer and editor at Clean Cut Audio . Check out his own shows - Reminiscent , Podcast Me Anything , and Podcarnage . We discussed almost a million things, including: Shure SM7b Apogee Ensemble Pro Tools 12 Double enders AKG Perception 420 Macbook Pro (maxed out) Waves WLM meter on Master Buss to determine LUFS level. Noise Shaping 1, 2, or 3 dithe...

Enjoy my brief overview of recent Daily Goody 's (from July 19 - July 31). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Announcements: The start date for the next PES will be January 14, 2020 Join the Podcaster's Lounge livestreams every Wednesday 9-11 PM Eastern / 6-8 PM Paci...

My guest is Scott Somerville, audio engineer and podcast producer! Here's some of what we discussed in terms of Scott's equipment, software, workflow, etc.: Wondery studio: Mac mini, UA Apollo 8 interface, Cloudlifter, RE20's, Pro Tools. Plays theme song, adds a segment, edits it, mixes it, Art19 for hosting, etc. Headphones: Sony MDR7506 Speakers: Genelec 1029 (powered) with 4" woofers Home - SM5...

Enjoy my brief overview of recent Daily Goody 's (from July 5 - July 17). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Announcements: The newly formed International Podcast Association wants to hear your voice! Please take a short survey here: https://internationalpodcastassoc...