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Anyone in RF who has experience with making podcast?

Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
I am in stage of planing a podcast channel and was wondering if anyone here has experience with it, and of course if you guys have idea for topics I could speak about in my podcasts when I start recording :)

Any help will be appreciated :)

Right now my equipment is just a Samsung tab and microphone. But I will upgrade this as soon as I can :)
 

stvdv

Veteran Member: I Share (not Debate) my POV
I am in stage of planing a podcast channel and was wondering if anyone here has experience with it, and of course if you guys have idea for topics I could speak about in my podcasts when I start recording :)

Any help will be appreciated :)

Right now my equipment is just a Samsung tab and microphone. But I will upgrade this as soon as I can :)
I have no experience whatsoever with this kind of things. Once I uploaded a youtube, but that is all.
I even had to google the word podcast and give the Google-definition in case of other digibeets:D
The definition of a podcast is a multi-media digital file distributed over the Internet to be watched and listened to on a computer, iPod or other device. A radio program distributed exclusively over the Internet and listened to on people's iPods is an example of a podcast.

Good luck with your podcast, and of course, let us know, when you are in the "air"
 

Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
I have no experience whatsoever with this kind of things. Once I uploaded a youtube, but that is all.
I even had to google the word podcast and give the Google-definition in case of other digibeets:D


Good luck with your podcast, and of course, let us know, when you are in the "air"
Thank you :)
 

Erebus

Well-Known Member
I've never made (or been tempted to make) a podcast myself so I can't help you with the technical stuff. I do listen to them fairly frequently though so I can give you a heads up on some of the common problems I encounter as a listener:

1. Make sure you have a decent quality mic. Some of the raspy, tinny sounds you get on cheaper mics can make listening a chore.

2. If you bring on guests, make sure you're all talking at about the same volume. This is something that can maybe be ironed out with editing software but I've had a few occasions where one person was nearly inaudible while another would hurt the eardrums.

3. For the love of God please don't eat or drink while you're recording! There are a lot of people who can't stand the sound of eating and I'm one of them. Actually I'm more extreme in this than most as I really struggle to eat alongside other people. Over a mic though, it's unbearable.

4. Have a rough idea of the structure you want your podcasts to take. You don't need to write a script or anything. Just a few key talking points and an approximate idea of how long you want to spend on each one.
 

Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
I've never made (or been tempted to make) a podcast myself so I can't help you with the technical stuff. I do listen to them fairly frequently though so I can give you a heads up on some of the common problems I encounter as a listener:

1. Make sure you have a decent quality mic. Some of the raspy, tinny sounds you get on cheaper mics can make listening a chore.

2. If you bring on guests, make sure you're all talking at about the same volume. This is something that can maybe be ironed out with editing software but I've had a few occasions where one person was nearly inaudible while another would hurt the eardrums.

3. For the love of God please don't eat or drink while you're recording! There are a lot of people who can't stand the sound of eating and I'm one of them. Actually I'm more extreme in this than most as I really struggle to eat alongside other people. Over a mic though, it's unbearable.

4. Have a rough idea of the structure you want your podcasts to take. You don't need to write a script or anything. Just a few key talking points and an approximate idea of how long you want to spend on each one.
Thank you :)
I found your advice very helpful:)
 

lewisnotmiller

Grand Hat
Staff member
Premium Member
I am in stage of planing a podcast channel and was wondering if anyone here has experience with it, and of course if you guys have idea for topics I could speak about in my podcasts when I start recording :)

Any help will be appreciated :)

Right now my equipment is just a Samsung tab and microphone. But I will upgrade this as soon as I can :)

I provided a little bit of content back when there was an RF podcast. Apart from what others have mentioned around microphone quality and consistent volume, I was assuming you were going to pre-record the podcast, right?
Get used to whatever editing software you're going to use. I used Audacity (Home) which is a free, open-source sound editor. Pretty decent, given the price point.
 

Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
I provided a little bit of content back when there was an RF podcast. Apart from what others have mentioned around microphone quality and consistent volume, I was assuming you were going to pre-record the podcast, right?
Get used to whatever editing software you're going to use. I used Audacity (Home) which is a free, open-source sound editor. Pretty decent, given the price point.
Yes I will pre record because for me that's the best solution, editing and so on :)
Actually I downloaded Audacity yesterday, and looking in to it :)
 

lewisnotmiller

Grand Hat
Staff member
Premium Member
Yes I will pre record because for me that's the best solution, editing and so on :)
Actually I downloaded Audacity yesterday, and looking in to it :)

Because of the type of content I was recording, I needed to splice together a lot of smaller audio clips, sometimes amending formats as I went. It was really simple to use for that sort of stuff, and easy to edit out pauses, and breaks. I didn't play around as much with the sound options, etc.
 
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