Jey's Podcasting Journal

A story is a great way to begin an episode.

Recording device: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Handheld with no cover over the mic)

Recording location: Bedroom with no pillow fort

Recording format: 16bit WAV

Sound Treatment Mixing and EQ: Adobe Audition

Editorial Edit: Descript.com

Mastering Sound Treatment: Auphonic Productions at Auphonic.com

Auphonic.com settings [to output as a 16bit mono WAV file]: Adaptive Leveler (on), Loudness Normalization (Loudness Target -19 LUFS ), Filtering (on), Noise and Hum Reduction (Reduction Amount: Auto), Sample rate: 44.1kHz

I uploaded the resulting WAV file to Anchor.fm to host the file and added

the music from their free music stock.

OBS Studio ( https://obsproject.com/ ) is an app used by gamers to record their videos to post on YouTube or Twitch. But podcasters can use it to back up their remote interviews. A couple of downsides but it's a good tool to have in your kit.

PRODUCTION NOTES:

Recording Mic: Samson Q2U (Hand held, no pop-filter)

Recording device: Adobe Audition on Dell G7 Windows Laptop

Recording location: Dining room with no pillow-fort

Recording format: WAV (16-bit, 48KHz)

Sound Treatment Mixing and EQ: Adobe Audition

Editorial Edit: Descript.com

Mastering Sound Treatment: Auphonic Productions at Auphonic.com

Auphonic.com settings [to output as a 16bit mono WAV file]: Adaptive Leveler (on), Loudness Normalization (Loudness Target -19 LUFS ), Filtering (on), Noise and Hum Reduction (Reduction Amount: Auto), Sample rate: 44.1kHz

I uploaded the resulting WAV file to Anchor.fm to host the file and added the music from their free music stock.

Audiograms turn your audio into Social Audio! They are a great way of getting listener attention. Let's explore free ways to make them.

WNYC - Blog about the creation of the Audiogram ( https://medium.com/@WNYC/socialaudio-e648e8a5f2e9 )

WNYC Audiogram Code Library on Github to build Audiograms yourself ( https://github.com/nypublicradio/audiogram/ )

Headliner ( https://www.headliner.app/ )

https://wavve.co/

https://getaudiogram.com/

To turn on Live Captions in Chrome visit chrome://settings/accessibility in your browser and turn on Live Caption.

Recording Mic: Zoom LMF-2 Lavalier mic

Recording device: Zoom F2 32 bit float Field Recorder

Recording location: Bedroom with no pillow fort

Recording format: WAV (32-bit float mono)

Sound Treatment Mixing and EQ: Adobe Audition

Editorial Edit: Descript.com

Mastering Sound Treatment: Auphonic Productions at Auphonic.com

Auphonic.com settings [to output as a 16bit mono WAV file]: Adaptive Leveler (on), Loudness Normalization (Loudness Target -19 LUFS ), Filtering (on), Noise and Hum Reduction (Reduction Amount: Auto), Sample rate: 44.1kHz

I uploaded the resulting WAV file to Anchor.fm to host the file and added the music from their free music stock.

So apart from the above notice. I am recording this episode on Auxbus again. But this time, I did it on my Android phone using the Chrome Brower. Not a bad way to record a solo show, as long as you don't mind recording in one take!

Recording mic: Sennheiser PC8 Headset

Recording location: Bedroom

Recording app: Auxbus.com

Recording format: I don't know! However, the final file was 64kbps mono mp3

Music: Auxbux royalty-free stock music.

Sound Treatment Mixing: Auxbus auto-leveling

Editorial Edit: None (No editing tools within Auxbus)

Mastering Sound Treatment: Auxbus.com (Loudness normalization -19LUFS)

I uploaded the resulting 64kbps mp3 file to Anchor.fm

I recorded today's episode on the Auxbus.com podcast creation and publishing platform.

Auxbus simplifies the process of creating a podcast by guiding you through their structured approach to building your show and your episodes.

It sounds a bit like Anchor, right? It is, except Auxbus doesn't host podcasts. But they have just been bought by Libsyn.

Listen as I create the main part of this show using Auxbus' tools.

The sound quality is better than Anchor's native recording tools. But I think Anchor has the edge overall because Auxbus' tools are designed for solo host on mic shows and there's no way to edit the waveform. 

Recording mic: Samson Q2U connect to a laptop via USB

Recording location: Dining table with no pillow-fort, no pop-filter.

Recording app: Auxbus.com

Recording format: I don't know! However, the final file was 64kbps mono mp3

Music: Auxbux royalty-free stock music.

Sound Treatment Mixing and EQ: Auxbus (not sure what EQ, if any, was applied. Auto-levelling was applied)

Editorial Edit: None (No editing tools within Auxbus but I did drop it into Audition to remove the first inserted advert, I left the second one at the end)

Mastering Sound Treatment: Auxbus.com (Loudness Normalization to -19 LUFS)

I uploaded the resulting 64kbps mp3 file to Anchor.fm

Look at your workflow and remove the grit that gets in the way, or slows you down, from producing your show.

Recording device: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Handheld with no cover over the mic)

Recording location: Bedroom with no pillow fort

Recording format: 16bit WAV

Sound Treatment Mixing and EQ: Adobe Audition

Editorial Edit: Descript.com

Mastering Sound Treatment: Auphonic Productions at Auphonic.com

Auphonic.com settings [to output as a 16bit mono WAV file]: Adaptive Leveler (on), Loudness Normalization (Loudness Target -19 LUFS ), Filtering (on), Noise and Hum Reduction (Reduction Amount: Auto), Sample rate: 44.1kHz

I uploaded the resulting WAV file to Anchor.fm to host the file and added

the music from their free music stock.

Today I share a couple of resources to capture your reviews and ratings.

https://podkite.com/

https://www.podchaser.com/

Recording Mic: Zoom LMF-2 Lavalier mic

Recording device: Zoom F2 32 bit float Field Recorder

Recording location: Bedroom with no pillow fort

Recording format: WAV (32-bit float mono)

Sound Treatment Mixing and EQ: Adobe Audition

Editorial Edit: Descript.com

Mastering Sound Treatment: Auphonic Productions at Auphonic.com

Auphonic.com settings [to output as a 16bit mono WAV file]: Adaptive Leveler (on), Loudness Normalization (Loudness Target -19 LUFS ), Filtering (on), Noise and Hum Reduction (Reduction Amount: Auto), Sample rate: 44.1kHz

I uploaded the resulting WAV file to Anchor.fm to host the file and added

the music from their free music stock.

Today I discuss how a community of fellow podcasters is the best secret weapon you can have to raise your game and ship consistently.

Recording Mic: Zoom LMF-2 Lavalier mic

Recording device: Zoom F2 32 bit float Field Recorder

Recording location: Bedroom with no pillow fort

Recording format: WAV (32-bit float mono)

Sound Treatment Mixing and EQ: Adobe Audition

Editorial Edit: Descript.com

Mastering Sound Treatment: Auphonic Productions at Auphonic.com

Auphonic.com settings [to output as a 16bit mono WAV file]: Adaptive Leveler (on), Loudness Normalization (Loudness Target -19 LUFS ), Filtering (on), Noise and Hum Reduction (Reduction Amount: Auto), Sample rate: 44.1kHz

I uploaded the resulting WAV file to Anchor.fm to host the file and added the music from their free music stock.

I like podcasts episodes that I can describe in a single sentence. Because it usually means it has a clear and strong message or narrative. Here are some quick ideas to develop the spine of your episode.

Recording Mic: Zoom LMF-2 Lavalier mic

Recording device: Zoom F2 32 bit float Field Recorder

Recording location: Bedroom with no pillow fort

Recording format: WAV (32-bit float mono)

Sound Treatment Mixing and EQ: Adobe Audition

Editorial Edit: Descript.com

Mastering Sound Treatment: Auphonic Productions at Auphonic.com

Auphonic.com settings [to output as a 16bit mono WAV file]: Adaptive Leveler (on), Loudness Normalization (Loudness Target -19 LUFS ), Filtering (on), Noise and Hum Reduction (Reduction Amount: Auto), Sample rate: 44.1kHz

I uploaded the resulting WAV file to Anchor.fm to host the file and added

Those enough acronyms for you?!

Usually, podcasts are published as 128kbps, mono, constant bit rate (cbr) files. In this episode, I unpack the difference between cbr and variable bit rate (vbr) recordings. And I share how to use the best free encoder to generate the best quality mp3 for podcasting.

Recording Mic: Zoom LMF-2 Lavalier mic

Recording device: Zoom F2 32 bit float Field Recorder

Recording location: Bedroom with no pillowfort

Recording format: WAV (32-bit float mono)

Sound Treatment Mixing and EQ: Adobe Audition

Editorial Edit: Descript.com

Mastering Sound Treatment: Auphonic Productions at Auphonic.com

Auphonic.com settings [to output as a 16bit mono WAV file]: Adaptive Leveler (on), Loudness Normalization (Loudness Target -19 LUFS ), Filtering (on), Noise and Hum Reduction (Reduction Amount: Auto), Sample rate: 44.1kHz

I uploaded the resulting WAV file to Anchor.fm to host the file and added