Podcast Management Services

For people who know what they want to say but just need help closing the tech gap.

You make your recordings and we clean up the audio, add music and schedule it for release.

Regardless if the recording is online or in person these fundamentals hold true:

• Every person must have their own microphone
• Every person must wear headphone (doesn’t matter what type or quality)
• The recording space should be quite and not be only flat hard surfaces (think office meeting room)

Each of these item can be ignored but it will take special considerations to ensure the recording is still great.

The minimum required is a microphone, headphones and a service to connect and record online. There are many many microphones options available and any of them will work well. 

Here are our recommendations based on quality and price.

• Mic Audio-Technica ATR2100x  ~$100-$150 price varies
  The recording quality of this mic is solid while being very reasonable on the price.
  It supports a direct USB connections to your computer so no other hardware required.
  However it also supports an analog connection so it works with a more complex setup, this mic will grow with you.These tend to sell out so here are a few places to buy:
  Umart | Mega Music  |  Amazon

• Mic Scissor arm  ~$20
  While the mic does come with a stand it is not the easiest to position.
  A scissor (or suspension) arm will make it much easier to work with:
  Check out plenty of options on eBay

   

• Foam pop filter  ~$12 for 5
  These help remove popping Ps’ (plosives) from your recording.
  Optional, but for the cost we recommend that they are totally worth it.
  Buy on eBay

In person recording does require more gear and know how to get running. 

Check the ‘What gear do I need to record remotely?’ FAQ above to see what each person will need in terms of microphone.

Each mic will be plugged into some sort of audio interface or mixing board.

Mixing boards are getting outside of the scope of a basic FAQ, so please get in touch with us to discuss in more detail.

However, for just a 2 person interview, an audio interface is perfect.

• Audio interface – Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen – ~$250
  This device connects the mics to the computer.
  It takes the 2 analog signals from each of the mics and sends it to a computer via USB.
  eBay  |  Amazon

There are lots of services that will let you record an online session. Zoom is the big player in the room and can be great to get started with particularly if you are familiar with the service.

We recommend the service riverside.fm rather than Zoom for a few reasons.

• Easier than Zoom to get a person on a call, no installation of software required just have the guest use an invite link
• Recordings are made locally on each person’s computer then uploaded after the call is complete. No internet audio artefacts will be recorded. It also records a separate track for each person by default

As the host you can see what mic, audio output and camera each person is using. Being able to tell the guest they are using the wrong device really helps with troubleshooting.

What do I need to do to record with Zoom?

Zoom will work pretty well out of the box and if you are familiar with it does make it easy to use. There is one change you should make and that is to have Zoom record everyone on different tracks. 

Read the guide

On PC, use VoiceMeeter

On Mac, use Audiohijack 

anchor.fm Free service backed by Spotify. It is fine and does the job.

captivate.fm – USD$17/month modern platform with features like private podcasting and IAB stats

transistor.fm – USD$19/month modern platform with features like private podcasting, good API support, IAB stats and dynamic ad insertion.