The Podcast Engineering Show

My returning guest is Billy O - host of The Billy O Show , podcast producer and audio engineer. We discuss post-production specifically, and of course meander in and out of other podcast production topics including: Mixing "in the box" Waves plugins: EQ, Vocal Rider, X-hum FabFilter Pro-Q2 and Pro-MB plugins Nomad Factory plugins - cheaper but pretty good General EQ advice: Cut wide and boost narr...

Enjoy this solo session packed with lots of recent production scenarios I faced bravely. Hopefully some of what I share will help you in your production. Announcements and Stuff: Last call for the PES semester starting in a week and a half ( Enroll and be classmates with a "podcast celebrity" student to be named later!) If you or someone you know would be a great guest for this show please let me...

My guest is John Bukenas, podcast engineer, owner of  Audio Editing Solutions , and graduate of Podcast Engineering School ! We discussed lots, including: Various on-location recording scenarios Mistakes podcasts hosts make when recording audio De-reverb plugins Upgrading equipment RE320 microphone dbx 286s channel strip Mackie 1624 mixer Focusrite 18i20 audio interface Macbook Pro Adobe Audition,...

My guest is  Chad Sowash - host and producer of The Chad & Cheese Podcast . We covered a lot including: Audio-technica ATR2500-USB Zencaster Audacity Windows Surface Laptop On-location recording Noise reduction (if necessary) Normalization Compression Editing Soundcloud Rev.com Thanks for being a great guest, Chad! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment belo...

I am interviewed by my guest host is Arik Levy - Law Enforcement Officer, Host of Firearms Nation Podcast , Creator of Shooter's Summit  and the  Firearms Nation YouTube channel . Arik really wanted to know all the details about my recent major revamp of my studio. We discussed my new setup, my previous setup, my podcast production background, software, hardware, workflow and more. Some of the ele...

My guest is Ben Brown, host and producer of the Municipal Equation podcast and the Tourette's Podcast . We covered a lot including: Cathedral Pipes Durham - mic activator Steinberg UR-44 audio interface Mackie monitors ATH-M40x headphones Goldwave audio editor Publishing stereo MP3s at 112kbps resolution FX chains RE20 mic Libsyn AT8035 shotgun mic Zoom H5 Reaper compressor with 4:1 ratio, fast at...

My guest is  Aaron Dowd  - Podcaster Success Lead at SimpleCast  and host of The Podcast Dude .  Great conversation covering lots!: Shure Beta 87a microphone Scarlett solo - audio interface Logic Pro DAW RX Dialogue De-noiser and De-clip Loudness meter plugin aiming for -16LUFS Bussing all voices to a single channel and adding effects to that channel, which effects all the voices simultaneously --...

I recap my experience at NAB last week, including our Mic Test Drive Booth and lots more including: BIG thanks to my booth brothers: Michael Helms , Josh Wade , and Landen Hardy ! Our 10 mics, Mackie 1642VLZ4, MixPre-6 borrowed from Sound Devices, and a BP40 borrowed from Steve Savanyu at Audio-Technica. Sennheiser's upcoming wireless clip on mic, and the Neumann U67 at their booth! My birthday gi...

My guest is Ashley Lehmann - audio engineer and audiobook editor. She also records classical music on location. She's also a musician, singer, and songwriter. And at the end of this session you'll hear a song by her band, All Night Drivers! We discussed: Ashley's audiobook production workflow Soundgirls and Weathervane Music - two nonprofits that are helping with audio education ProTools 12.6 Wave...

My guest is Paul Kafasis, CEO of Rogue Amoeba ! We talked about A LOT this session - these show notes don't do our conversation justice. *PC users: We are going to talk a lot about Rogue Amoeba's software which is only available for Mac currently, although some of the functionality we talk about may be available for PC at some point. You're welcome to hang with us or skip this session. Here are th...

My guest is Niel Guilarte, founder of Wildstyle Media  working on high-end video production, film, podcast production, and audio for gaming. He is also the Director & Editor of The Messengers: A Podcast Documentary ! We discussed a lot, including: Rode Procaster microphone Focusrite Clarett 8 Pre audio interface Logic Pro X software Waves plugins iZotope RX Focusrite plugins Softube Machina - plug...

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My guest is Tim Cumings - Producer of the Cooking in the Dark podcast! We discussed: GoldWave Ferrite noise suppressor Presonus Audiobox iTwo audio interface into a PC Sennheiser HD202 headphones Audio-Technica BPHS1 broadcast headset CAD GXL-3000 condenser microphone Plantronics audio 995 USB multimedia headset with noise cancelling microphone Mackie 802 vlz3 mixer PLEXTALK Pocket- Portable Daisy...

My guest is Brandon Gonzales - host of Podcasting on a Plane . He's also an Air Traffic Controller! Some of what we discussed: Kaotica Eyeball Apogee MiC - $200 small diaphragm condenser iRig Pre-HD Side tone CAD E100s mic for home studio use Apple Mac Mini Zoom H6 to record as well as using it as a USB audio interface Logic Pro (Brandon recently "upgraded" from Garageband) AKG K702 Headphones Blu...

My guest is Sam Matla - host of The EDM Prodcast and Electronic Music Producer at EDMProd . Here's some of what we discussed: Ableton Live Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Headphones Blue Bluebird - Large Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Microphone CAD pop filter Focusrite 2i2 iZotope Ozone for mastering Volume automation if there's louder or softer parts Podtrac for analytics Zencastr Macbook pro 2015 Compress...

My returning guest is Arik Levy - Law Enforcement Officer, Producer and Host of Firearms Nation Podcast , Creator of Shooter's Summit  and the  Firearms Nation YouTube channel . Since his last appearance on the show, Arik has upgraded his production gear and workflow significantly. I was happy to chat with him about all the gory details. A small portion of what we discussed: Rode Broadcaster Using...

My guest is Noah Chelliah - host of The Ask Noah Show , and President at Altispeed . From his studio he sends his show audio to the FM station from which it's broadcast. He also records locally and publishes the podcast version later. When he's on the road, he hosts his show remotely by sending  uncompressed audio back to his studio which then is sent to the FM station. Also fyi, he built his broa...

My guest is Simon Barber - cohost and producer of Sodajerker On Songwriting , as well as musician, songwriter, academic and researcher. We discussed: Recording interviews on location, as well as the necessary post-production Apogee Duet audio interface ESI Record M. Multitrack Auphonic Amadeus Pro Audio Hijack Rode NT USB microphone (cardioid condenser w/ pop shield) Zoom H6 Shure SM 58's iZotope...

Note: This is not a standard TPES episode - this is me sharing lots of cool info. Here's what we covered: End of year purchases: iMac Pro MixPre6 Pistol grip for my AT8035 shotgun mic Ralph M. Rivera purchased Bose QuietComfort 35 II headphones - bluetooth sounds great - very comfortable and light - can use them to talk on the phone too - $350 Configuration of the iMac Pro: 3.0GHz 10-core Intel Xe...

This is the first ever mostly non-technical session of this show because we cover many important topics for podcasters and podcast producers including productivity, time management, experimenting with new gear, as well as business aspects. My returning guest is Dave Jackson, podcast coach, owner of  School of Podcasting , and host of many shows including Podcast Rodeo Show . Also, here's the link...

My guest is  Bandrew Scott - creator of Podcastage , a YouTube channel that provides gear reviews and tests to help you improve your podcast and YouTube audio/video. He also hosts  The Bandrew Says Podcast . Enjoy listening; we discussed: Arturia AudioFuse Mac mini Logic Pro X Final Cut Pro Zoom LiveTrak L-12 Waves plugins iZotope RX 6 Shure SM7B Mogami cables Cloudlifter CL-1 dbx 286s *This sessi...

My guest is Danny Ozment - audio engineer, editor, mixing and mastering engineer, podcaster and podcast producer. He is the owner of Emerald City Productions and the host of  Recording A Capella . Danny produces lots of podcasts and music projects. He and I went deep into lots of gear, software and workflow. Enjoy listening! Hardware we discussed: Millennia TD-1 preamp UA Apollo interfaces (Twin a...

My returning guest is Garth Humphreys, host and producer of Audio Pizza ,  Aussie Mac Zone  and iBlindTech . Garth and I go deep and get technical - and of course we make it practical and relevant to your podcast production, too ;) Before Garth and I got rolling, I first explained how I recently rescued some bad sounding audio using various steps: Putting it through Auphonic first (noise reduction...

My guest is Allan Tepper - Pro Audio/Video Specialist, Tech Journalist, Broadcaster, author and consultant. We discussed: Audient iD14 audio interface Shure 545SD-LC Cardioid Dynamic microphone Shure A81WS Gray Large Foam Windscreen for SM81 and SM57 Pyle-Pro PDMIC78 microphone Hindenburg Journalist Pro, and how it levels each clip automatically IK Multimedia iRig Pre HD Auphonic mobile app to rec...

My guest is  Mike Russell , Founder and Creative Director at  Music Radio Creative  where he produces podcast intros, radio jingles, commercials and more. He also hosts the  Music Radio Creative podcast - audio episodes since 2012, and now also streaming Live daily to various platforms including YouTube and Facebook . *Most importantly, check out Mike's  YouTube channel for tons of instructional v...