{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":1.186,"endTime":3.707,"body":"You're listening to Podcasting Made Simple."},{"startTime":4.889,"endTime":9.111,"body":"There are too many podcasts out there to settle for subpar audio."},{"startTime":9.111,"endTime":16.677,"body":"And if you want your podcast to stand out in today's podcasting landscape, then high"},{"startTime":9.111,"endTime":16.677,"body":"quality audio is no longer just a nice to have."},{"startTime":16.677,"endTime":17.567,"body":"Hi, I'm Joe F.D."},{"startTime":17.567,"endTime":17.797,"body":"Hugh."},{"startTime":17.797,"endTime":28.274,"body":"And after listening to this, you'll have a good understanding of why high quality audio is"},{"startTime":17.797,"endTime":28.274,"body":"so important for the growth of your show and how to get high quality professional sound"},{"startTime":28.274,"endTime":30.828,"body":"recordings from your home or office."},{"startTime":30.828,"endTime":32.239,"body":"without breaking the 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they're showing up, they're getting"},{"startTime":60.284,"endTime":68.294,"body":"their content shared on social media, maybe they're putting some money into ads and"},{"startTime":68.294,"endTime":72.854,"body":"things, then people will show up and they'll keep listening and stay subscribed."},{"startTime":72.854,"endTime":80.674,"body":"And they believe that audio quality is maybe something they only need to focus on once"},{"startTime":72.854,"endTime":80.674,"body":"they've got subscribers to a certain level, once they've got sponsors, they've got money"},{"startTime":80.674,"endTime":81.708,"body":"coming in."},{"startTime":81.708,"endTime":89.423,"body":"But by laying this groundwork early on and you don't have to spend too much on it, like we"},{"startTime":81.708,"endTime":89.423,"body":"mentioned, you can elevate your podcast."},{"startTime":89.423,"endTime":94.747,"body":"You can avoid wasting time and money promoting something that sounds 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the"},{"startTime":151.536,"endTime":159.45,"body":"poor audio quality."},{"startTime":159.45,"endTime":162.99,"body":"It's not just about having great content, though obviously that's extremely important."},{"startTime":162.99,"endTime":165.414,"body":"It's about how you're delivering that content as well."},{"startTime":165.414,"endTime":169.742,"body":"Secondly, the research agrees that audio quality plays a big part."},{"startTime":169.742,"endTime":174.152,"body":"in how the listener perceives the speaker who they're listening to."},{"startTime":174.152,"endTime":177.612,"body":"A study titled Good Sound, Good Research by Erin J."},{"startTime":177.612,"endTime":187.322,"body":"Newman and Norbert Schwartz concluded that after listening to the same recording, some"},{"startTime":177.612,"endTime":187.322,"body":"listened in high quality, some listening in low quality, they found that the ones"},{"startTime":187.322,"endTime":195.862,"body":"listening in the higher quality evaluated the research and the researcher more favorably"},{"startTime":187.322,"endTime":195.862,"body":"than those who listened to the recording in lower quality."},{"startTime":195.862,"endTime":198.2,"body":"Now this is relating to scientific topics."},{"startTime":198.2,"endTime":206.783,"body":"but it can be applied to any other topic, especially if you're putting yourself out there"},{"startTime":198.2,"endTime":206.783,"body":"as an expert or you're interviewing experts and trying to teach your listener something."},{"startTime":206.783,"endTime":208.994,"body":"And lastly, let's talk about your brand."},{"startTime":208.994,"endTime":210.895,"body":"Your podcast is not an island."},{"startTime":210.975,"endTime":215.857,"body":"It's a representation of your brand and your expertise and your credibility."},{"startTime":215.857,"endTime":223.52,"body":"And for those of you out there who are podcasting to raise your profile or grow 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after."},{"startTime":356.701,"endTime":366.363,"body":"And then mixing and mastering is that extra layer of polish on top to secure that studio"},{"startTime":356.701,"endTime":366.363,"body":"quality sound, even though you're recording in your home or office."},{"startTime":366.363,"endTime":376.05,"body":"If you outsource this, it could cost you several hundred or even several thousand a month,"},{"startTime":366.363,"endTime":376.05,"body":"but it's possible to keep this low if you're working on some aspects of it yourself."},{"startTime":376.05,"endTime":379.003,"body":"or if you only focus on the most important parts."},{"startTime":379.003,"endTime":389.543,"body":"I know some podcasters, they really wanna get their episodes out on YouTube as well, but"},{"startTime":379.003,"endTime":389.543,"body":"if you don't have the budget to make them sound and look amazing, then it might be worth"},{"startTime":389.543,"endTime":396.97,"body":"considering if you should just stick to making your audio episodes the best they can be"},{"startTime":389.543,"endTime":396.97,"body":"before taking the leap into video as well."},{"startTime":396.97,"endTime":401.25,"body":"So hopefully I've convinced you that audio quality is essential."},{"startTime":401.25,"endTime":404.733,"body":"to the growth of your podcast and that it doesn't have to cost you a huge amount of money"},{"startTime":401.25,"endTime":404.733,"body":"either."},{"startTime":404.733,"endTime":413.78,"body":"But now let's talk about how you're gonna spend that money in the most efficient way and"},{"startTime":404.733,"endTime":413.78,"body":"how to set up your equipment to get the most out of every recording."},{"startTime":413.78,"endTime":414.98,"body":"So let's talk about the gear."},{"startTime":414.98,"endTime":421.876,"body":"So there are five to 10 pieces of equipment that you'll need to set up a home or 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podcasting and recommendations for equipment."},{"startTime":455.831,"endTime":457.222,"body":"Some of them are written by humans."},{"startTime":457.222,"endTime":463.945,"body":"Some of them are written just by AI aggregating reviews and marketing had something to do"},{"startTime":457.222,"endTime":463.945,"body":"with it."},{"startTime":463.945,"endTime":472.888,"body":"But it seems like a lot of podcasters have been recommended to use a condenser microphone"},{"startTime":463.945,"endTime":472.888,"body":"like the Blue Yeti or some of the other cheaper condenser microphones you'll find on"},{"startTime":472.888,"endTime":473.339,"body":"Amazon."},{"startTime":473.339,"endTime":477.33,"body":"And unfortunately, these aren't the best option for most podcasters."},{"startTime":477.33,"endTime":481.666,"body":"And if you already have one of these microphones, I'm not saying you need to go out and"},{"startTime":477.33,"endTime":481.666,"body":"buy a new one necessarily."},{"startTime":481.666,"endTime":492.349,"body":"There are ways of making the best of what you have and some of them are no means terrible,"},{"startTime":481.666,"endTime":492.349,"body":"but it is harder with these condenser microphones to get that warm, intimate recording."},{"startTime":492.349,"endTime":495.19,"body":"So the thing with condenser microphones, they're really simple to use."},{"startTime":495.19,"endTime":500.382,"body":"They're very sensitive and you can just kind of plonk them anywhere on the desk and"},{"startTime":495.19,"endTime":500.382,"body":"they'll pick up just about anything in the room."},{"startTime":500.382,"endTime":506.413,"body":"So it's very easy to capture your voice or the voice of two people if you're in the same"},{"startTime":500.382,"endTime":506.413,"body":"room together."},{"startTime":506.413,"endTime":509.054,"body":"But the thing is the way that they work,"},{"startTime":509.132,"endTime":518.937,"body":"being sensitive, they pick up all the reverb in the room as well, the echo and a lot of"},{"startTime":509.132,"endTime":518.937,"body":"the background noise that's in your room, the background noise that's going on next door."},{"startTime":518.937,"endTime":524.781,"body":"And this is why I don't recommend condenser microphones like the Blue Yeti to podcasters."},{"startTime":524.781,"endTime":534.476,"body":"And this is why if you're recording in an untreated, as in no acoustic panels or anything"},{"startTime":524.781,"endTime":534.476,"body":"in the room, an untreated space, this is why I don't recommend condenser microphones for"},{"startTime":534.476,"endTime":535.717,"body":"podcasters."},{"startTime":535.717,"endTime":538.312,"body":"If you're just setting up in your home,"},{"startTime":538.312,"endTime":542.185,"body":"or your office, I recommend picking up a dynamic microphone."},{"startTime":542.185,"endTime":549.55,"body":"And the two recommendations I'd make are the Audio Technica ATR2100X or the Samsung Q2U."},{"startTime":549.55,"endTime":552.872,"body":"These are both under a hundred dollars and they're much less sensitive."},{"startTime":552.872,"endTime":558.336,"body":"And if they're positioned right, they can give you that nice, warm, intimate recording."},{"startTime":558.336,"endTime":563.059,"body":"If you've got a little bit more of a budget, I recommend picking up a Shure MV7 Plus."},{"startTime":563.059,"endTime":566.411,"body":"The third item on the list is a pair of headphones or earphones."},{"startTime":566.411,"endTime":568.128,"body":"This is especially important."},{"startTime":568.128,"endTime":570.539,"body":"if you're recording remote interviews."},{"startTime":570.539,"endTime":575.81,"body":"If you're using your speakers, then the sound from your speakers is gonna go back into"},{"startTime":570.539,"endTime":575.81,"body":"your microphone."},{"startTime":575.81,"endTime":579.161,"body":"And this is especially something to make guests aware of."},{"startTime":579.161,"endTime":582.422,"body":"Often you might have guests that will turn up to a recording."},{"startTime":582.422,"endTime":587.664,"body":"They don't have any headphones or earphones and their side of the audio could get"},{"startTime":582.422,"endTime":587.664,"body":"completely ruined."},{"startTime":587.664,"endTime":590.945,"body":"So it's just something to make them aware of before the day."},{"startTime":590.945,"endTime":594.4,"body":"Fourth on the list is using the right recording software."},{"startTime":594.4,"endTime":595.431,"body":"for your podcast."},{"startTime":595.431,"endTime":602.217,"body":"So if you're recording remote interviews, I recommend a locally recording software like"},{"startTime":595.431,"endTime":602.217,"body":"Riverside or Zencaster."},{"startTime":602.217,"endTime":613.407,"body":"What these do is they record the audio locally on each participant's computer and then"},{"startTime":602.217,"endTime":613.407,"body":"upload it, which means that your recording quality isn't gonna be affected by any network"},{"startTime":613.407,"endTime":614.237,"body":"issues or anything."},{"startTime":614.237,"endTime":618.081,"body":"If you must use Zoom, then just keep an eye on the settings you're using."},{"startTime":618.081,"endTime":622.09,"body":"You wanna be turning on original sound for musicians and you wanna make sure"},{"startTime":622.09,"endTime":627.254,"body":"that record a separate track for each participant is turned on so that they can be edited"},{"startTime":622.09,"endTime":627.254,"body":"separately."},{"startTime":627.254,"endTime":636.771,"body":"If you're not recording an online interview though, if you're recording locally, you can"},{"startTime":627.254,"endTime":636.771,"body":"just use something like Audacity or GarageBand, both free pieces of software and then"},{"startTime":636.771,"endTime":639.223,"body":"record directly onto your computer."},{"startTime":639.223,"endTime":643.936,"body":"And this way you're be avoiding any kind of network issues and you don't have to pay for"},{"startTime":639.223,"endTime":643.936,"body":"it."},{"startTime":643.936,"endTime":648.99,"body":"Then next, I recommend picking up a boom arm or desk clamp for your microphone."},{"startTime":648.99,"endTime":658.205,"body":"rather than using the little desk stands that you get with your microphone, which can pick"},{"startTime":648.99,"endTime":658.205,"body":"up taps on your desk, and they also make it very hard to position the microphone"},{"startTime":658.205,"endTime":664.819,"body":"correctly, you want one of those arms, which can set you back around 20 pounds, $25 or so."},{"startTime":664.819,"endTime":669.681,"body":"And this will allow you to position that dynamic microphone directly in front of your"},{"startTime":664.819,"endTime":669.681,"body":"mouth."},{"startTime":669.681,"endTime":672.063,"body":"We'll talk a little bit more about the setup in just a moment."},{"startTime":672.063,"endTime":678.676,"body":"And if your microphone has a thick foam cover built into it, you can just use that, but if"},{"startTime":672.063,"endTime":678.676,"body":"it doesn't, you'll need to pick up"},{"startTime":678.73,"endTime":688.158,"body":"a windshield or pop filter, either one of those foam balls that you can stick on the end"},{"startTime":678.73,"endTime":688.158,"body":"of the microphone or a mesh that you can connect to your microphone arm."},{"startTime":688.158,"endTime":693.443,"body":"And this stops those nasty plosives, those puh and buh sounds from ruining your"},{"startTime":688.158,"endTime":693.443,"body":"recordings."},{"startTime":693.443,"endTime":703.511,"body":"If you're planning on recording more than one person in the same room, or you just want a"},{"startTime":693.443,"endTime":703.511,"body":"boost in audio quality and flexibility, I recommend picking up an audio interface or"},{"startTime":703.511,"endTime":704.101,"body":"mixer."},{"startTime":704.101,"endTime":707.406,"body":"Now, what this does is allow you to plug in two"},{"startTime":707.406,"endTime":711.346,"body":"XLR connected microphones into your computer."},{"startTime":711.346,"endTime":714.706,"body":"Because the microphones you've already mentioned so far, they're all USB microphones."},{"startTime":714.706,"endTime":717.646,"body":"So you can just plug in one at a time directly into your computer."},{"startTime":717.646,"endTime":725.146,"body":"But with an audio interface like the Focusrite Vocaster 2 or the Zoom H6, you can plug in"},{"startTime":717.646,"endTime":725.146,"body":"multiple microphones at once."},{"startTime":725.146,"endTime":732.026,"body":"You'll also be able to use the XLR connection on your mic instead of the USB connection,"},{"startTime":725.146,"endTime":732.026,"body":"which is gonna boost the quality a little bit more."},{"startTime":732.026,"endTime":734.166,"body":"Now we've gone over the equipment and software."},{"startTime":734.166,"endTime":736.706,"body":"We're gonna talk about how to get these set up."},{"startTime":736.706,"endTime":738.968,"body":"to get the best possible result from them."},{"startTime":738.968,"endTime":742.221,"body":"The first thing to consider is which room you're gonna be recording in."},{"startTime":742.221,"endTime":746.476,"body":"And this may not seem overly important, but it does make a huge difference."},{"startTime":746.476,"endTime":751.48,"body":"Not quite such a big difference as if you're using a condenser microphone, but it's still"},{"startTime":746.476,"endTime":751.48,"body":"important."},{"startTime":751.48,"endTime":761.644,"body":"So whichever room you choose to record in, I recommend choosing a room that has soft"},{"startTime":751.48,"endTime":761.644,"body":"furnishings if possible, or if you can get some acoustic panels to stick onto the walls."},{"startTime":761.644,"endTime":764.175,"body":"that's gonna help, especially the wall behind you."},{"startTime":764.175,"endTime":773.741,"body":"What these soft furnishings or acoustic panels do is they absorb those reflections, stop"},{"startTime":764.175,"endTime":773.741,"body":"them from bouncing back into the microphone and reduce that echo-y, reverb-y sound."},{"startTime":773.741,"endTime":777.762,"body":"Ideally, it'd be a room without any foot traffic or appliances as well."},{"startTime":777.762,"endTime":785.697,"body":"So maybe a small private room, a bedroom or a small office, as opposed to an open plan"},{"startTime":777.762,"endTime":785.697,"body":"office or kitchen diner."},{"startTime":785.697,"endTime":790.74,"body":"And once you've found the right spot to record in, you're wanna set your mic up on the"},{"startTime":785.697,"endTime":790.74,"body":"boom arm."},{"startTime":790.838,"endTime":793.82,"body":"with the pop filter between your mouth and the microphone."},{"startTime":793.82,"endTime":799.283,"body":"And you wanna keep that microphone at no more than around four to six inches from your"},{"startTime":793.82,"endTime":799.283,"body":"mouth."},{"startTime":799.283,"endTime":807.647,"body":"This is especially important in the case of if you do have a condenser microphone like the"},{"startTime":799.283,"endTime":807.647,"body":"Blue Yeti, I find that a lot of podcasters, they'll sit them somewhere on the desk and"},{"startTime":807.647,"endTime":809.989,"body":"because they're picking it up, that's fine."},{"startTime":809.989,"endTime":818.614,"body":"But really, if you wanna avoid that reverb, the closer you have it to your mouth, as long"},{"startTime":809.989,"endTime":818.614,"body":"as you've got a pop filter on it, it's gonna get you a warmer, more professional"},{"startTime":818.614,"endTime":819.234,"body":"recording."},{"startTime":819.234,"endTime":827.691,"body":"And then when it comes to the recording yourself, when you're checking the level, which"},{"startTime":819.234,"endTime":827.691,"body":"will be a little meter that goes from green to red on your microphone itself or in your"},{"startTime":827.691,"endTime":832.185,"body":"recording software, make sure that the meter's hovering around the middle when you're"},{"startTime":827.691,"endTime":832.185,"body":"talking normally."},{"startTime":832.185,"endTime":842.073,"body":"If it's hovering in the red area or pushing up to the top of that volume meter, you need"},{"startTime":832.185,"endTime":842.073,"body":"to turn your volume down because that's gonna cause nasty digital distortion, which can't"},{"startTime":842.073,"endTime":844.515,"body":"really be fixed very well in post-production."},{"startTime":844.515,"endTime":848.002,"body":"You can always turn things up, but you can't remove."},{"startTime":848.002,"endTime":849.383,"body":"the distortion as easily."},{"startTime":849.383,"endTime":851.725,"body":"And then turn off your phone sound and vibrate."},{"startTime":851.725,"endTime":853.247,"body":"Make sure a guest is doing the same."},{"startTime":853.247,"endTime":857.791,"body":"Remove any jingly jewelry or anything else that's gonna make noise in your vicinity."},{"startTime":857.791,"endTime":867.209,"body":"And if you do all these things, then you'll be able to take your recordings from one that"},{"startTime":857.791,"endTime":867.209,"body":"sounds like it's been recorded by an amateur to one that sounds like it's been recorded in"},{"startTime":867.209,"endTime":867.959,"body":"a studio."},{"startTime":867.959,"endTime":871.803,"body":"It may take some tweaks to get things sounding just right."},{"startTime":871.803,"endTime":875.778,"body":"But even if you can get things 80 % of the way there, it's gonna..."},{"startTime":875.778,"endTime":880.74,"body":"give you a huge boost and help you stand out from the other podcasts in your niche."},{"startTime":880.74,"endTime":891.725,"body":"And as we discussed after recording, you'll want to get this edited, mixed and mastered to"},{"startTime":880.74,"endTime":891.725,"body":"get your listener the best experience possible, which you can learn to do yourself, or I"},{"startTime":891.725,"endTime":894.266,"body":"recommend outsourcing it if you can."},{"startTime":894.266,"endTime":902.469,"body":"But if you stay consistent, keep listening to feedback and improve week on week, I'm"},{"startTime":894.266,"endTime":902.469,"body":"confident that it's gonna take your podcast to new heights."},{"startTime":902.469,"endTime":902.939,"body":"I'm Joe F."},{"startTime":902.939,"endTime":904.71,"body":"DeHue, thanks for listening."},{"startTime":905.016,"endTime":908.888,"body":"For more episodes, please visit podmatch.com forward slash episodes."},{"startTime":908.888,"endTime":910.669,"body":"Thank you so much for listening."},{"startTime":911.669,"endTime":912.77,"body":"Hey, Alex here."},{"startTime":912.77,"endTime":916.672,"body":"I 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