81: How to Record Interviews: 2017 Demo of The Best Options

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How to record interviews over a distance is one of the most frustrating things for many podcasters - and the tech is not quite there yet.

But it’s getting better. :)

2017 brings a handful of pretty decent options for recording a conversation, many of them with tech that takes out the “distance” part of a distance recording so you get better quality audio every time.

I wanted to make it obvious how good the options are as well as answer some of the questions I get on a regular basis about the best way to record an interview.

So my client onboarding guy, Aaron and I took a morning to do some recordings of OUR conversations using all the options that I think are legitimate for 2017.

So - How to record interviews: 2017 Demo of the Best Options is what you’ll hear on this episode of Podcastification.

Here’s a rough outline of this “How to Record Interviews” episode:

• [1:44] My top 5 recommendations: Zoom - Ringr - Zencastr - Skype - Cleanfeed and our demos of each of these options, demo’d for you.
• [3:00] Tips for making a good distance recording, no matter which option you choose

Zoom Demo

• [3:46] My experience using Zoom (my description of what I see)
• [5:26] The recording of Aaron and I speaking and recording to each other via Zoom along with our impressions and observations of the platform
• [7:16] The “guest” side of a Zoom call - Aaron’s insights and observations
• [7:50] Zoom’s details, pricing, method of recording, number of participants, etc.

Ringr Demo

• [10:40] The pre-recording setup and login experience for recording an interview on Ringr
• [11:10] The actual conversation we recorded and how Ringr works (double-ender)
• [12:08] The “guest” side of the Ringr connection and some of the cool things we see

Skype Demo

• [14:51] Skype calls must be recorded using a 3rd party app
• [16:08] The “guest” side of the Skype call - and why Skype is the good-old standby
• [17:17] Why Skype calls with bad connections are HARD for audio editing

Zencastr Demo

• [18:55] Pre-call setup of a Zencastr recording/call
• [19:49] Zencastr’s chat feature, timeline footnotes, etc.
• [20:46] Zencastr’s free plan: features, integrations, bells and whistles
• [21:40] What is happening when you hear a glitch in Zencastr

Cleanfeed Demo

• [23:52] Counterintuitive things I feel about Cleanfeed
• [24:38] The guest and host experiences on Cleanfeed
• [26:21] Why you need to stay in the platform until things are done uploading

SUMMARY

• [27:10] Review of platforms and features
• [29:11] Another option as an “honorable mention” - www.Tryca.st
• [29:58] OUR RANKINGS OF THE TOP 5 PLATFORMS FOR RECORDING AN INTERVIEW
• [31:49] Browser-dependent issues some of the platforms will experience from time to time

I’m not only going to tell you how to record an interview, I’m going to demo it for you 5 different ways… with a little help

This episode of podcast application has been in the works for a long time. Maybe we were putting it off because we knew how much work it would do. But it was worth it!

My client onboarding guy, Aaron and I are going to demo all the options we think are worthwhile when it comes to...