I've heard way too many 'bad' sounding podcasts lately from people that do just throw up MXL mics and do it from there. I'm thinking about gear for 'professional podcasters' who really want to put themselves on the same quality level as NPR, Larry King, the Howard Stern show. For their price, I've done awesome work with both.īut on to the good stuff, what do I like for podcasting:Īudio Technical 2020 (for $99, this is perhaps my favorite "bang-for-the-buck mic) does not imply that the MXL or R0de are crappy mics. I couldn't see using my U47, Horch, or C-12 for a recording when my MXL 990 or R0de NT1-A would more than do the job. For the first, a half-decent, clean signal will do, for the latter you treat it more like a VO.īut that's just my opinion.
LIGHT COMPRESSOR SETTINGS PODCAST PROFESSIONAL
If you're talking about doing a professional podcast, then you might want to invest in better equipment (primarily a clean and accurate preamp and microphone) and work your way from there.ĭoing a podcast for a friend's gaming site isn't the same as doing one for a paying client or one that's done for a professional purpose. The nature of podcasts usually requires a fast turnaround, so I tend to stay away from outboard gear and go for the simplest (though not always best quality) means of attaining a clear/clean recording. A simple MXL to a half-decent preamp (or even something like a MicPort Pro) and Garageband is all that most podcasters need to get started. Voiceover and podcasting are similar, but two different things to me and more importantly, are we talking about people who are doing this for a commercial purpose, or a recreational one?īecause of that, and the needs of most podcasters, I tend to stay very low-end for my recommendations. My main mic I use is an AT4060 which works rather well on my voice, and using the preamps generally on my Mackie 400F for the moment. I myself am going to go buy an inexpensive compressor for at home for recording a podcast I'm starting. Goal: to make voices sound more full, rich and professional sounding. These people's heads would explode if I told them to punch a patchbay, let alone solder something. I personally think $3000 compressors are great, but an LA-2A is just overkill in this situation. $400 for a single piece of gear is INSANELY HIGH for most podcasters, who are doing stuff like getting USB mics, plugging them into their laptops and mixing with ipod earbuds. I'd like to find things in the $50 to $400 range for each piece. Keep in mind that this is for voiceover/speech only. I already have a good list of mics that I like to recommend (SM7b, RE-20, U47 (j/k)). I'm looking for 2-3 recommendation options for compressors, eq, and preamps for use in a podcasting environment. I really don't like answering, but people are looking at me as an alternative to some Banjocenter salesperson who just knows what gets them the highest margin. Many people are asking about what equipment to use. I honestly hadn't done a podcast prior, but was transferring information that I knew from doing studio stuff in general and fitting those into the podcasting environment. I've given a few presentations on improving your audio for podcasting recently and people have started asking me about gear suggestions.
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