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Podcasting Made Easy Steve Hart
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Every week seasoned podcast producer, radio host and writer Steve Hart provides practical advice to start, improve, and develop your podcast.
From basic recording techniques to podcast promotion and marketing advice, Steve's advice is down-to-earth and easily accessible. After all, all we are talking about is recording the human voice to an MP3 file - it shouldn't be that hard. When it comes to making podcasts, Steve's mantra is: "Use what you have and do it anyway."
In addition, Steve sometimes touches on WordPress, looking at new plugins for those using a self-hosted WordPress site.
Steve recorded his first podcast in 2008 and has previously worked for BBC local radio and commercial radio.
He is the author of the top-selling book Podcasting Made Easy (the one with the black cover) - paperback and Kindle.
Find out more at SteveHart.co.nz
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Easy fix for RodecasterPro 2 stereo issue
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 the output of a different mixer after all these years?… No, it was more than that.
A few days ago, I had time to delve deeper into the settings of my music channel, and as I went through the processing options to turn each one off, right at the end, the final option was the stereo balance – or panning as Rode calls it.
The default setting out of the box is to send the left signal to both left and right channels – and to do the same for the right channel – leading to an output that I’d call ‘dual mono with a twist’.
To achieve true stereo is an easy fix. Click the square button on the channel you want to change, go Advanced Processing > Panning Option (L-R) > turn the left channel 100% left and the right channel 100% right.
I would not use this setting for the microphone, as mics are mono – one mouth, one mic, mono.
UPDATE: You can also try disabling the panning option by turning it off for channels used for music.
Your feedback is always welcome.
All the best, Steve. -
Which apps to record with
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 for any platform and Reaper provides a fully-featured and robust alternative to Audition and ProTools (at a fraction of the price).
Even if you do use a mixer that has in-built recording options - such as the Rodecaster – I still recommend using an app to record a back-up - just in case the SD card in the mixer fails.
Your feedback is always welcome.
All the best, Steve. -
Three microphone suggestions for podcasters
Well, it's been a long time... Since my last podcast I have moved countries to live in Melbourne and while my Just Jazz radio show has been going great guns, I have missed our weekly chats about all things podcasting.
This week marks my return - get the bunting out - and I'm looking at three mic ideas you might find interesting (along with a suggestion on using the mic in your pocket - give it a go).
Your feedback is always welcome.
All the best, Steve.