One more of the fundamental tips is to keep your distance from the mic which most people forget for with proper distance (which by the way you get only with experience with your setup) from the mic for whatever cost you may have spent on a mic use it wrong and you get trash. Mic filters, wind screens and many other stuff will get you respectable audio yet if you are still in the learning curve, try this trick, make a distance cue, say a pencil with the tip coated with some fluorescent paint to make it stand out and focus on the proper distance using it as a guide till you get it to sink in. More →

If you hope to maximize your distribution of a certain product it does but for overall general web-based podcasts, MP3 or AAC would do. Most audio editing software come with their own file conversion systems. Like iTunes, you can easily rip cd’s into either AAC or MP3, but all this comes with some audio know-how and how digital audio works. One new comer to the audio conversion tools is Blaze Media Pro which converts, rips, creates cd’s and even has the ability to format audio or video podcasts into 3GP which is growing in popularity as mobile computing grows in popularity. 3G More →

There are many tips on the many self-proclaimed podcast experts who would recommend a ton of stuff but as a beginner or oldie in the podcasting world, you have to abide by some basics that would make your podcasts enjoyable and of course popular. Video podcasts are all the norm and people love then as much as regular podcasts due to more information brought in by the visual nature of such podcasts. There are a lot of people who make video podcasts who fail More →

Making a podcast is quite labor intensive with a lot to consider in terms of production, equipment, planning and a whole lot of good editing to get decent out the door but one add-on many fear is getting somebody with you on your podcast to act as a conversation buddy. It makes for good conversation and some of the best have people from both sexes at the mic though that would remain up to you for consideration. Having somebody to converse with creates another set of problems which is continuity for distractions and unfamiliarity would become apparent in the final product. Rehearse and make the podcast as natural as possible yet always paying attention to the details. More →

Audio quality may be the key to a successful and a failed podcast that can be easily achieved with the many free and premium software out on the market today. Some are easy to use and some are a bit more complicated and with good reason for these types of audio editing tools are more for professional recording people or technicians who prefer high quality audio recordings. For us normal folks who simply want to create quality podcasts, you don’t need the most expensive gear to make a good podcast More →

HHB, a professional audio equipment manufacturer from the UK has shipped 10,000 of these wonderful mics, and with good reason, it’s portable, easy to use with no wires and has a built in flash memory that allows you to record on the go. This is a very nifty feature for podcasters who often do their work on-the-fly for what easier and lighter way to do a recording than with a flashmic that can store over 18 hours of uninterrupted audio for your compilation of materials that you can use for your podcast. The mic is durable enough for the rigors of portable recording and is easy enough to use without the need for a wire leading to the USB port on your laptop (tired recording impromptu on your laptop on-the-go) More →

The interview is a bit more complicated than your normal, personal, off the mill podcast especially if you will be conferencing over the internet or live even, face to face. First, study the set up and get down to planning a few setup’s trying to figure out what works best. For teleconferencing, you can record the questions and answers separately, editing them together with your editing software later. Background noise is a killer so search and silence all noisy stuff, equipment (if you love to use your computer, you’re sure to have more fans that the store bought PC casing so use something else and shut it off, the hum of the fans are louder that you think) More →