My guest is Dave Hamilton, Co-host of Mac Geek Gab , Gig Gab , and The Small Business Show . He is also the Co-founder of The Mac Observer and BackBeat Media . We discussed tons of valuable info, including: Heil PR40 - since 2016 Presonus Quantum 2626 - the thunderbolt line Audio Hijack - to record the fully mixed audio LIVE Logic Pro Sending everything to a buss sent to BlackHole (what Soundflower was, creates 2 audio devices) Squadcast input set to BlackHole ICON Platform M+ --- external contr...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 190
I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from May 8 to May 21, see list below). Don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Be sure to check out the Focusrite Scarlett series of audio interfaces, the world’s best-selling USB interface range with over 3 million units sold worldwide. Choose from 6 different interfaces with 1, 2, 4, or 8 microphone inputs. Works with the recording software you’re already using and works with any typ...
Jul 16, 2020•27 min•Ep. 189
My guest is Jason Sheesley - owner of Abridged Audio providing audio production for podcasts and audiobooks, etc. Check out his site for some cool resources. He also runs Alphatone Audio offering custom audio cables for musicians and lots of other stuff. We discussed a ton, including: Shure SM58 microphone RME Babyface Pro audio interface Macbook Pro computer Thunderbolt 3 hub Wavelab Elements from Steinberg - 2 track editor Pro Tools Monitors - Mackie 626 MkII, powered Sennheiser HD600 headphon...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 188
I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from April 24 - May 7). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Announcements: The start date for the next PES will be July 7, 2020 and the semester after that will start in September. Due to my severe lack of marketing skills, please consider sharing this episode with any podcasters you know - you could send them a note saying, “Btw, h...
Jun 25, 2020•16 min•Ep. 187
My guest Dan Hughley - Marketing Manager at Focusrite , Audio Engineer and Producer, host of The Focusrite Pro Podcast (for which the post-production is done by PES graduate Bryan Entzminger from Top Tier Audio!). Dan is also the Executive Producer of the infamous Johnny Podcast Podcast ( Spotify , Facebook , Apple ). We discussed a ton, including: SM7b Soyuz Launcher gain booster - by design it colors the sound a bit (normally uses a DM1 Dynamite) Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen. WITH the Air button engag...
Jun 11, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 186
I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from April 10 - April 23). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Announcements: Regarding all the stress caused by the virus and other sad events, you may want to check out my Mystic Show which explores spirituality, mindfulness and meditation. Due to my severe lack of marketing skills, please consider sharing this episode with any po...
Jun 04, 2020•24 min•Ep. 185
My guest is Ray A. Rayburn - Audio and Acoustic Consultant, Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society, and Member of the Acoustical Society of America. His audio "specialties" include legislative sound systems, church sound & acoustics, acoustic measurements, audio DSP programming, standards development for the AES and InfoComm. Check out Ray's articles , resume , and business selling mics and such: Superlux Microphones . We discussed a TON including: Attending monthly AES meetings in NYC earl...
May 28, 2020•59 min•Ep. 184
I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Mar.27 - April 9). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . *This episode was recorded while I was streaming LIVE on Twitch ! Follow me there if you're a " Twitcher " ;) Announcements: Regarding all the stress caused by this virus, you may want to check out my Mystic Show which explores spirituality, mindfulness and meditation. My l...
May 21, 2020•19 min•Ep. 183
My guest is Hannes Andersson , Marketing Manager at oeksound Ltd. in Helsinki, Finland! He is also a songwriter, music producer and mixer. We discuss two awesome oeksound plugins - soothe2 and spiff ! We discussed: Hannes's personal equipment setup: Shure SM7b, UA Apollo 8p (he loves the Unison preamps), Precision channel strip, Distressor, 1176 compressor, Knifaudio.com K804 (2 different capsules - U67 and C12) soothe2 - a dynamic resonance suppressor: Taming harsh resonance, how it works, what...
May 14, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 182
I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Mar.13 - Mar.26). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . FYI, here are the two plugins I mentioned - my two newest plugins which I will be discussing more soon ---> Brainworx bx_console Focusrite SC and Sonnox Oxford Inflator V3 Announcements: In this episode I used my RØDE NT1 microphone. Regarding all the stress caused by thi...
May 07, 2020•21 min•Ep. 181
My guest is Martins Popelis , Co-Founder of Sonarworks ! Having achieved success with delivering reliable reference sound to over 30,000 music creators worldwide with Sonarworks Reference product, Martins is now a firm believer of delivering individually perfected sound to all music listeners, thus eliminating sound translation problem at its core. Note: I'm a proud user of Reference 4 and I also bought Sennheiser HD650 headphones from Sonarworks which included a customized calibration profile ;...
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 180
I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Feb.28 - Mar.12). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! If you haven’t checked out the new Focusrite Scarlett 3rd Gen. series of interfaces yet, you can see them here . Announcements: In this episode I used my RØDE NT1 microphone. Regarding all the stress caused by this virus, you ...
Apr 23, 2020•26 min•Ep. 179
My guest is Kane Power from New Zealand! He's an audio engineer, podcast producer at Precision Podcasting , and host of Musicians Map . Check him out on Facebook , too. We discussed: Microphones: Shure SM7b, AT4040, AKG D5, SM58, SM57 Interfaces: Universal Audio Apollo Twin, Focusrite Sapphire Pro, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Monitoring: Audio Technica ATH-M50x headphones, Yamaha HS7 monitors Pro Tools (12) on a Macbook Pro iZotope RX7: Spectral De-noise, Mouth De-Click Waves plugins: EQ3, Vocal Ride...
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 178
I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Feb.14 - Feb.27). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . * Enter to Win a Podcast Studio Makeover from Focusrite before April 17! Chosen winners will receive: (1) Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 3rd Gen Audio Interface (1) Heil Sound PR40 dynamic microphone and PL2T boom arm (1) ADAM Audio SP-5 Studio Headphones (1) Namba Gear Lil Namba R...
Apr 09, 2020•26 min•Ep. 177
My guest is Jeremy Barker ! He is the owner of Back Row Studios, host of Back Row Fantasy Show @TheBackRowShow and Back Row Talk Show . Also check out his YouTube channels - Obscure Mics and Back Row Reacts . Here are some of the things we discussed: RE320 RODE Broadcaster Beyerdynamic M99 His old studio - a guest house he turned into a recording studio Current studio built inside an Amish pre-made barn house! Lots of sound treatment, custom made table. VIVO boom arms Camera setup and lighting R...
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 176
I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Jan.31 - Feb.13). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . FYI, for this episode I used my Avantone CV-12 microphone. Announcements: Regarding all the stress caused by this virus, you may want to check out my Mystic Show which explores spirituality, mindfulness and meditation. This show was included in this list: Top 10 Audio Engine...
Mar 26, 2020•23 min•Ep. 175
My guest is Eric Hunley - host and producer of Unstructured (podcast), and YouTube livestreamer! We discussed tons, including: Shure SM7b (He also has the following mics: EV RE27ND, Sennheiser E835, Shure SM58, ATR2100, Samson Q2U, Shure EV88, Heil PR40) RODE boom arm Standing desk Cloudlifter Rodecaster Pro (He previously used a Focusrite Scarlett Solo) Zoom H6 and Zoom H1 2012 iMac Adobe Audition (previously used Audacity) Izotope RX7 Advanced - de-reverb, mouthclicks, EQ, Auphonic He also own...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 174
I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Jan.17 - Jan. 30). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . For this episode I used a Sennheiser MKH416 to record my voice and I only used a tiny bit of EQ in post -- not the more extensive processing I normally use. Also, thanks to Dan Hughley for having me on his Johny Podcast Podcast ! (The episode is titled 'Some Hard Meditating...
Mar 12, 2020•28 min•Ep. 173
My guest is Florian Schartner, a German podcast producer based in Barcelona Spain. Check out his website here . We discussed SO MUCH including: UA Apollo Twin Duo Shure SM7b Fethead Slate ML1 or ML2 dbx 286s iMac 27” AKG K271 headphones Dynaudio BM6 mk2 RØDECaster Pro Yellowtec IXM with Beyerdynamics premium capsule Zoom H5 Izotope RX7 Advanced Studio One DAW Mouth-de-click Soothe Fabfilter Pro-DS, Pro-Q 3, Pro-C 2, Pro-L 2 Neutron Sculptor Gullfoss Vertigo vsc 2 Waves L1, De-esser, Vocal Rider ...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 172
Welcome to episode #171 of The Podcast Engineering Show! Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Pandora , Google Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , Stitcher , Android , RSS . I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Jan.3 - Jan. 16). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Also, at the very end, enjoy some David Hooper 's bloopers! Announcement: The start date ...
Feb 27, 2020•30 min•Ep. 171
My guest is Stephanie Lesher - Production Manager at WRLT Lightning 100 in Nashville. Among other shows, she produces Music Business Radio with host David Hooper ! We discussed a ton: Recording at the station in her office David Hooper and at least one guest in the room Avid Mbox interface with 4 XLR inputs RE20 mics with foam windscreens Pro Tools 10 Recording resolution: 44.1kHz, 16 bit uncompressed files Each episode ends up bring 54 minutes consisting of four 13 min. segments Editing in Pro ...
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 170
I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Dec. 20 - Jan. 2). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about th...
Feb 13, 2020•24 min•Ep. 169
This is a preview of the Podcast Editors Conference happening on March 6, 202 in Orlando, FL. I speak with Steve Stewart and Mark Deal, organizers of the Podcast Editors Conference and leaders of the Podcast Editors Club on Facebook. SESSIONS and SPEAKERS: Branding & Marketing -- Emily Prokop/Carrie Caulfield Arick Pricing & Hiring the Right Clients -- Britany Felix Mathew Passy (mod), Chris Hines, Jaime Legagneur Processes and Systems -- Jeni Wren Stottrup PANEL: Building a Company -- D...
Feb 10, 2020•24 min
My awesome guest is Pascal Wyse ! He does sound design, mixing and musical composition for Cautionary Tales (podcast). He wrote the theme tune for Folsom Untold - an Audible series about Johnny Cash’s prison gig, and also did sound design for that. And among many other credits, he also worked on Haunted for Panoply. Here's a fraction of what we discussed: Keeps different cues in different DAW sessions. (Some folks write their music in Logic and then ProTools has the main session) Reaper sub-proj...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 168
I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Dec. 6 - Dec. 19). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 What did you learn in this episode? Let me know by commenting below. I appreciate you listening, and if you have any questions please let me know :) If you know anyone who would like to learn more about th...
Jan 30, 2020•22 min•Ep. 167
My guest is Chris Williams - host of Badass Agile , audio engineer and musician! We discussed SO MUCH!.....including: Mics: Manley Reference Cardioid mic ---> UA Arrow (API Vision channel strip with no EQ or compression) Neumann U87, TLM103 RODE NTK Shure KSM32 Shure SM7B EV RE20 Various Handhelds - Shure Sm58, Beta58, Beta87, Neumann KMS105 Mixer - Behringer Eurorack, M-Audio Profire2826, UAD Console Virtual Mixer Preamplifiers: Neve Shelford Channel Great River me1nv Grace Design M101 UA So...
Jan 23, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 166
My esteemed colleague Ralph M. Rivera and I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Nov. 22 - Dec. 4). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Announcement: The start date for the next PES will be April 28, 2020 Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode! If you haven’t checked out the new Focusrite Scarlett 3rd Gen. series of interfaces yet, you can see them here . W...
Jan 16, 2020•47 min•Ep. 165
My returning guest is Bandrew Scott! He hosts the Bandrew Says Podcast and makes awesome videos on his Podcastage YouTube channel . He also runs Geeks Rising podcast network ;) Since his first appearance on this show, Bandrew has changed/upgraded almost everything with regards to how he produces podcasts. We discussed A TON of stuff including: Neumann U87ai microphone Acoustic foam and blankets from Audimute OC White low profile boom arm Shure SM7B microphone RODE NTG3 shotgun microphone Mogami ...
Jan 09, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 164
I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Nov. 8 - Nov. 20). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Notes on my production for this episode: Recording: I used a Samson Q2U microphone going XLR into a Focusrite 2i2 3rd Gen. interface (picture above) with the Air mode activated. My mouth was about 1-2" from the foam windscreen. I recorded the raw audio in SoundForge Pro. Po...
Jan 02, 2020•29 min•Ep. 163
I overview recent Daily Goody 's (from Oct. 25 - Nov. 6). Here's the link to view all those blog posts. And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the Daily Goody in your email every day or once per week. Sign up here . Notes on my production for this episode: Recording: I used a Heil PR30 microphone and my mouth was about 1-2" from the foam windscreen. The mic was plugged directly into a Sound Devices MixPre-6 and recorded using Audio Hijack. Post-Production: First I had to de-plosive the...
Dec 26, 2019•32 min•Ep. 162
