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How many downloads does each episode of your podcast get? Twenty? Fifty? Two hundred? If you’re consistently seeing numbers north of 300, you’re doing extremely well – better than most, in fact. To put that into perspective, data from podcast host Libsyn suggests that if an episode receives more than 124 downloads within its first […]

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I was reading some Facebook groups about the Rodecaster mixer and someone who had got a new mixer was really illustrating they didn’t understand why everything sounded so awful when they recorded their voice. And reading between the lines, I could see, well, they’ve probably gone into the processing section and not really knowing what […]

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A chance visit to a rural second-hand store in Victoria set me on a surprising trail...

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Australian jazz musician Gene Shelby is no stranger to the international jazz scene. He spent the 1990s and early 2000s signed with Warner Chappel, performing across LA, promoting his original music and working with world-renowned producer Mark S. Berry. He plays piano, guitar, bass, and sings. In this interview Gene talks about his career, studying […]

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Fernanda has travelled back in time and is sitting in a hotel room waiting for instructions.

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This space adventure for young teenagers, and anyone who enjoys future fantasy, tells the story of Mayan Levantis. Mayan’s boogying along minding her own business ferrying people and cargo between Earth, the Moon and Mars – but then it all turns to custard.  She finds herself in the middle of a fight and there’s no […]

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The Master Compellor in the RodeCaster Pro II is a compressor/leveller/limiter based on APHEX technology, and designed to dynamically control the main mix output for a polished, balanced podcast sound. In this podcast I explain the purpose of the Threshold, Attack, Release, and Gain so you understand how it works and how you can use […]

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In this short-and-sweet episode I suggest two apps to record and edit your podcast. One is completely free and the other has a generous free trial period that will give you plenty of time to experiment and try it out. OcenAudio is a superb free app and Reaper provides a fully-featured and robust alternative to Audition and ProTools […]

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This week I am looking at three mic suggestions you might find interesting (along with a suggestion on using the mic in your pocket – give it a go). I look at a tried and trusted mic used by many podcasters, a new Rode and a high end mic that I really like the sound […]

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I recorded a music show and while it sounded okay, I felt something was a bit off – but couldn’t put my finger on it. The music seemed to be stereo, but it wasn’t. There was something up and I had no idea what it could be. Was it just that I was listening to […]

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