Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[frank cuta]

Limiters do have their place.  One good example is taking live calls during
a  podcast.  Basic podcasting mixers   such as the Zoom Podtrak P4  that do
not even have built in equilization still offer a limiter.  When you are
live its harder to ride the gain.
 
Frank


-Original Message-
From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Georgina
Joyce
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2021 12:56 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hello Stewart,

I said it needs no additional cables, it is inline. You can read more from:

https://www.tritonaudio.com/fethead

I note that someone pasted an Amazon US link, I struggled to find it on
Amazon UK. The site given above can point you to a UK dealer, if you are in
the UK.

It sounds like you need to learn how to use your mixer. Or get a mixer that
you can manage. It is pointless buying amplifiers and limiters if you don't
need them and know how to wire them up correctly.

Or is it at the software level that you are not configuring correctly.

Regards,

> On 18 Feb 2021, at 20:05, stewartross via groups.io
 wrote:
> 
> hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it needs no
cables.
> re limiting
> i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in to the
mixer.
> where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need.
> if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, that
would be most helpful.
> regards
> stewart
> - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" 
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the
signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough but
all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter or a
fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. The
advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline device so no additional
cables are required. I understand the cloud lifter is a box with XLR sockets
which means you need 2 leads to use 1 mic. I think it requires a power
source too. The fethead requires fantom power turned on.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gena
> 
> 
> 
>> On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io
 wrote:
>> 
>> hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what
do i need to by.
>> i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get?
>> regards from stewart
>> 
>> - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>>
>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM
>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>> 
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael
Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So
the mic gains have to be turned up.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>>> On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io
 wrote:
>>> 
>>> r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic.
>>> has anyone ever used a shure SM7B?
>>> and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting
one.
>>> 
>>> - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk
<mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>>
>>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> And a wind shield.
>>> 
>>> -Oprindelig meddelelse-----
>>> Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
mailto:all-audio@groups.io>
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne af
Georgina Joyce
>>> Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02
>>> Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
>>> Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>>> 
>>> Hello David,
>>> 
>>> Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to
damping
>>> audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped
>>> over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there
are
>>> plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of
soft
>>> furnishings 

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[stewartross via groups.io]

hi ok i do no how to use a mixer,
it would just be nice to have a bit of compretion on the mic,
i have 2 mics
shure sm58
and
AKGD202
thanks for the link you provided,
ill take a look.
some of the mixers i have used, have on the mic faiders, a send and return 
aspect,

so if the base and treble nobs on the mixer are not enough,
you can put an extra eq board inline.
regards from stewart.
- Original Message - 
From: "Georgina Joyce" 

To: 
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2021 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hello Stewart,

I said it needs no additional cables, it is inline. You can read more from:

https://www.tritonaudio.com/fethead

I note that someone pasted an Amazon US link, I struggled to find it on 
Amazon UK. The site given above can point you to a UK dealer, if you are in 
the UK.


It sounds like you need to learn how to use your mixer. Or get a mixer that 
you can manage. It is pointless buying amplifiers and limiters if you don't 
need them and know how to wire them up correctly.


Or is it at the software level that you are not configuring correctly.

Regards,

On 18 Feb 2021, at 20:05, stewartross via groups.io 
 wrote:


hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it needs no 
cables.

re limiting
i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in to the 
mixer.

where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need.
if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, that 
would be most helpful.

regards
stewart
- Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hello,

My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the 
signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough 
but all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter 
or a fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. The 
advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline device so no additional 
cables are required. I understand the cloud lifter is a box with XLR 
sockets which means you need 2 leads to use 1 mic. I think it requires a 
power source too. The fethead requires fantom power turned on.


Regards,

Gena



On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io 
 wrote:


hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what 
do i need to by.

i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get?
regards from stewart

- Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" <mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>>

To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hello,

Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael 
Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. 
So the mic gains have to be turned up.


Regards,

On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io 
 wrote:


r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic.
has anyone ever used a shure SM7B?
and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting 
one.


- Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk 
<mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>>
To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>>

Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hi,
And a wind shield.

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> 
mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne af 
Georgina Joyce

Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02
Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>

Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello David,

Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to 
damping

audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped
over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there 
are
plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of 
soft
furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the 
angle of
hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound 
just
bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half 
open,
will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY 
acoustic

hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more
elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug 
or
something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided 
with
your bed pillow inside a

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[Georgina Joyce]

Hello Stewart,

I said it needs no additional cables, it is inline. You can read more from:

https://www.tritonaudio.com/fethead

I note that someone pasted an Amazon US link, I struggled to find it on Amazon 
UK. The site given above can point you to a UK dealer, if you are in the UK.

It sounds like you need to learn how to use your mixer. Or get a mixer that you 
can manage. It is pointless buying amplifiers and limiters if you don't need 
them and know how to wire them up correctly.

Or is it at the software level that you are not configuring correctly.

Regards,

> On 18 Feb 2021, at 20:05, stewartross via groups.io 
>  wrote:
> 
> hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it needs no 
> cables.
> re limiting
> i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in to the 
> mixer.
> where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need.
> if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, that 
> would be most helpful.
> regards
> stewart
> - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" 
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the 
> signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough but 
> all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter or a 
> fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. The 
> advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline device so no additional 
> cables are required. I understand the cloud lifter is a box with XLR sockets 
> which means you need 2 leads to use 1 mic. I think it requires a power source 
> too. The fethead requires fantom power turned on.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gena
> 
> 
> 
>> On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what do 
>> i need to by.
>> i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get?
>> regards from stewart
>> 
>> - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" > <mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>>
>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM
>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>> 
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson 
>> preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic 
>> gains have to be turned up.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>>> On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic.
>>> has anyone ever used a shure SM7B?
>>> and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting 
>>> one.
>>> 
>>> - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" >> <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk 
>>> <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>>
>>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
>>> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> And a wind shield.
>>> 
>>> -Oprindelig meddelelse-
>>> Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
>>> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> 
>>> mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
>>> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne af 
>>> Georgina Joyce
>>> Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02
>>> Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
>>> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
>>> Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>>> 
>>> Hello David,
>>> 
>>> Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping
>>> audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped
>>> over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are
>>> plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft
>>> furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of
>>> hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just
>>> bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open,

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[tim cumings]

As i said before, I don't think you need a limiter if you set your 
levels correctly.



On 2/18/2021 6:27 PM, stewartross via groups.io wrote:

hi thanks for the link ill take a look
i use my mixer for radio broadcasting.
any idea where i can get a limiter from  that can go inline from mic 
to mixer.

regards
stewart
- Original Message - From: "tim cumings" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?




Here's the amazon link to the fethead.
TRITON AUDIO FetHead in-Line Microphone Preamp
https://www.amazon.com/TRITON-AUDIO-FetHead-Microphone-Preamp/dp/B06XDPTDN5/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1=fathead=1613681831=8-1 

All you need is a standard xlr microphone cable to connect to the 
microphone on one end and between the fethead and the mixer on the 
other end.
I would not bother putting a limiter in line with your microphone. I 
would adjust the levels onyour mixer so that you are not clipping 
whenyou record.

On 2/18/2021 3:05 PM, stewartross via groups.io wrote:
hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it 
needs no cables.

re limiting
i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in 
to the mixer.

where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need.
if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, 
that would be most helpful.

regards
stewart
- Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hello,

My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify 
the signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high 
enough but all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a 
cloud lifter or a fethead. I have experience with a fethead which 
are neat devices. The advantage with a fethead is that it is an 
inline device so no additional cables are required. I understand the 
cloud lifter is a box with XLR sockets which means you need 2 leads 
to use 1 mic. I think it requires a power source too. The fethead 
requires fantom power turned on.


Regards,

Gena



On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io 
 wrote:


hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if 
so what do i need to by.
i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do 
i get?

regards from stewart

- Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" 
mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>>

To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hello,

Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael 
Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output 
is low. So the mic gains have to be turned up.


Regards,

On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io 
 wrote:


r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic.
has anyone ever used a shure SM7B?
and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute 
getting one.


- Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" 
<mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk 
<mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>>
To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>>

Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hi,
And a wind shield.

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> 
mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� 
vegne af Georgina Joyce

Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02
Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>

Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello David,

Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to 
damping
audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket 
draped
over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because 
there are
plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce 
plenty of soft
furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change 
the angle of
hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces 
sound just
bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door 
half open,
will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many 
DIY acoustic

hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more
elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a 
soft rug or
something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its 
sided with
your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a 
dramatic

change to the recording.

It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first plac

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[stewartross via groups.io]

hi thanks for the link ill take a look
i use my mixer for radio broadcasting.
any idea where i can get a limiter from  that can go inline from mic to 
mixer.

regards
stewart
- Original Message - 
From: "tim cumings" 

To: 
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?




Here's the amazon link to the fethead.
TRITON AUDIO FetHead in-Line Microphone Preamp
https://www.amazon.com/TRITON-AUDIO-FetHead-Microphone-Preamp/dp/B06XDPTDN5/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1=fathead=1613681831=8-1
All you need is a standard xlr microphone cable to connect to the 
microphone on one end and between the fethead and the mixer on the other 
end.
I would not bother putting a limiter in line with your microphone. I would 
adjust the levels onyour mixer so that you are not clipping whenyou 
record.

On 2/18/2021 3:05 PM, stewartross via groups.io wrote:
hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it needs 
no cables.

re limiting
i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in to the 
mixer.

where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need.
if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, that 
would be most helpful.

regards
stewart
- Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hello,

My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the 
signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough 
but all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter 
or a fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. 
The advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline device so no 
additional cables are required. I understand the cloud lifter is a box 
with XLR sockets which means you need 2 leads to use 1 mic. I think it 
requires a power source too. The fethead requires fantom power turned on.


Regards,

Gena



On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io 
 wrote:


hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so 
what do i need to by.
i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i 
get?

regards from stewart

- Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" <mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>>

To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hello,

Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael 
Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is 
low. So the mic gains have to be turned up.


Regards,

On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io 
 wrote:


r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic.
has anyone ever used a shure SM7B?
and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute 
getting one.


- Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk 
<mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>>
To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>>

Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hi,
And a wind shield.

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> 
mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne 
af Georgina Joyce

Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02
Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>

Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello David,

Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to 
damping
audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket 
draped
over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there 
are
plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of 
soft
furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the 
angle of
hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound 
just
bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half 
open,
will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY 
acoustic

hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more
elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft 
rug or
something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided 
with
your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a 
dramatic

change to the recording.

It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to
remove it..

Regards,

Gena

On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler <mailto:dave.meh...@gmail.com>> wrote:


Hello,

Thanks. I

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[tim cumings]

Here's the amazon link to the fethead.
TRITON AUDIO FetHead in-Line Microphone Preamp
https://www.amazon.com/TRITON-AUDIO-FetHead-Microphone-Preamp/dp/B06XDPTDN5/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1=fathead=1613681831=8-1
All you need is a standard xlr microphone cable to connect to the 
microphone on one end and between the fethead and the mixer on the other 
end.
I would not bother putting a limiter in line with your microphone. I 
would adjust the levels onyour mixer so that you are not clipping 
whenyou record.

On 2/18/2021 3:05 PM, stewartross via groups.io wrote:
hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it 
needs no cables.

re limiting
i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in to 
the mixer.

where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need.
if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, 
that would be most helpful.

regards
stewart
- Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hello,

My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify 
the signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high 
enough but all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a 
cloud lifter or a fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are 
neat devices. The advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline 
device so no additional cables are required. I understand the cloud 
lifter is a box with XLR sockets which means you need 2 leads to use 1 
mic. I think it requires a power source too. The fethead requires 
fantom power turned on.


Regards,

Gena



On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io 
 wrote:


hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so 
what do i need to by.
i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i 
get?

regards from stewart

- Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" 
mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>>

To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hello,

Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael 
Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is 
low. So the mic gains have to be turned up.


Regards,

On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io 
 wrote:


r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic.
has anyone ever used a shure SM7B?
and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute 
getting one.


- Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk 
<mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>>
To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>>

Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hi,
And a wind shield.

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> 
mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� 
vegne af Georgina Joyce

Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02
Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>

Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello David,

Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to 
damping
audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket 
draped
over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because 
there are
plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty 
of soft
furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the 
angle of
hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces 
sound just
bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door 
half open,
will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY 
acoustic

hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more
elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft 
rug or
something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its 
sided with
your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a 
dramatic

change to the recording.

It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to
remove it..

Regards,

Gena

On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler <mailto:dave.meh...@gmail.com>> wrote:


Hello,

Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a
standard box fan on the high setting if that helps.

I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment 
what next?


Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/16/21, JM Casey <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com 
<mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>&g

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[stewartross via groups.io]

hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it needs no 
cables.

re limiting
i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in to the 
mixer.

where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need.
if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, that 
would be most helpful.

regards
stewart
- Original Message - 
From: "Georgina Joyce" 

To: 
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hello,

My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the 
signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough but 
all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter or a 
fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. The 
advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline device so no additional 
cables are required. I understand the cloud lifter is a box with XLR sockets 
which means you need 2 leads to use 1 mic. I think it requires a power 
source too. The fethead requires fantom power turned on.


Regards,

Gena



On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io 
 wrote:


hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what 
do i need to by.

i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get?
regards from stewart

- Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" <mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>>

To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hello,

Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael 
Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. 
So the mic gains have to be turned up.


Regards,

On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io 
 wrote:


r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic.
has anyone ever used a shure SM7B?
and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting 
one.


- Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk 
<mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>>
To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>>

Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hi,
And a wind shield.

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> 
mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne af 
Georgina Joyce

Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02
Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
<mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>

Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello David,

Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping
audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped
over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are
plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of 
soft
furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle 
of
hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound 
just
bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half 
open,
will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY 
acoustic

hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more
elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug 
or
something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided 
with
your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a 
dramatic

change to the recording.

It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to
remove it..

Regards,

Gena

On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler <mailto:dave.meh...@gmail.com>> wrote:


Hello,

Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a
standard box fan on the high setting if that helps.

I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what 
next?


Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/16/21, JM Casey <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com 
<mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com 
<mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com 
<mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>>>>

wrote:

Hey David.

Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used.
It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the
desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours
sounds after you record.
What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and
steady machine-like sounds. You should  record a section of nothing
but the noise

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[Georgina Joyce]

Hello,

My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the signal 
enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough but all the 
amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter or a fethead. I 
have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. The advantage with a 
fethead is that it is an inline device so no additional cables are required. I 
understand the cloud lifter is a box with XLR sockets which means you need 2 
leads to use 1 mic. I think it requires a power source too. The fethead 
requires fantom power turned on.

Regards,

Gena



> On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io 
>  wrote:
> 
> hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what do 
> i need to by.
> i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get?
> regards from stewart
> 
> - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce"  <mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>>
> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson 
> preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic 
> gains have to be turned up.
> 
> Regards,
> 
>> On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic.
>> has anyone ever used a shure SM7B?
>> and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting one.
>> 
>> - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" > <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk 
>> <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>>
>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
>> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>> 
>> 
>> Hi,
>> And a wind shield.
>> 
>> -Oprindelig meddelelse-
>> Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
>> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> 
>> mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
>> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne af 
>> Georgina Joyce
>> Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02
>> Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
>> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
>> Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>> 
>> Hello David,
>> 
>> Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping
>> audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped
>> over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are
>> plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft
>> furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of
>> hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just
>> bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open,
>> will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic
>> hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more
>> elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or
>> something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with
>> your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic
>> change to the recording.
>> 
>> It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to
>> remove it..
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Gena
>> 
>>> On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler >> <mailto:dave.meh...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a
>>> standard box fan on the high setting if that helps.
>>> 
>>> I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next?
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> Dave.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 2/16/21, JM Casey >> <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com 
>>> <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com 
>>> <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com 
>>> <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>>>>
>> wrote:
>>>> Hey David.
>>>> 
>>>> Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", whi

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[stewartross via groups.io]

hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what do 
i need to by.

i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get?
regards from stewart

- Original Message - 
From: "Georgina Joyce" 

To: 
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hello,

Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson 
preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic 
gains have to be turned up.


Regards,

On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io 
 wrote:


r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic.
has anyone ever used a shure SM7B?
and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting 
one.


- Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>

To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hi,
And a wind shield.

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> P� vegne af Georgina Joyce

Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02
Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>
Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello David,

Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping
audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped
over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are
plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of 
soft
furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle 
of
hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound 
just
bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half 
open,
will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY 
acoustic

hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more
elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug 
or

something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with
your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a 
dramatic

change to the recording.

It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to
remove it..

Regards,

Gena


On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler  wrote:

Hello,

Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a
standard box fan on the high setting if that helps.

I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what 
next?


Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/16/21, JM Casey <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com 
<mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>>>

wrote:

Hey David.

Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used.
It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the
desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours
sounds after you record.
What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and
steady machine-like sounds. You should  record a section of nothing
but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that
particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the
fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out 
pretty

nicely.


For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one
that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it.
That said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those
snowball mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's
quiet around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok.
Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be ideal.



-Original Message-
From: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> 
mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> On Behalf Of David

Mehler
Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello,

Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the
podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume
to zero db without clipping.

I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations
since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's
where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background
noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about
ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if
possible i'd like to filter that out.

Can you explain EQ?

Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/15/21, JM Casey <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>> wrote:

Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to
podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the
home, with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It
works great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[Georgina Joyce]

Hello,

Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson 
preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic 
gains have to be turned up.

Regards,

> On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io 
>  wrote:
> 
> r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic.
> has anyone ever used a shure SM7B?
> and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting one.
> 
> - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen"  <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>
> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
> 
> 
> Hi,
> And a wind shield.
> 
> -Oprindelig meddelelse-
> Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>  <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> P� vegne af Georgina Joyce
> Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02
> Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>
> Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
> 
> Hello David,
> 
> Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping
> audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped
> over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are
> plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft
> furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of
> hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just
> bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open,
> will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic
> hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more
> elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or
> something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with
> your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic
> change to the recording.
> 
> It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to
> remove it..
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gena
> 
>> On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a
>> standard box fan on the high setting if that helps.
>> 
>> I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> Dave.
>> 
>> 
>> On 2/16/21, JM Casey > <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com 
>> <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>>>
> wrote:
>>> Hey David.
>>> 
>>> Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used.
>>> It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the
>>> desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours
>>> sounds after you record.
>>> What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and
>>> steady machine-like sounds. You should  record a section of nothing
>>> but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that
>>> particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the
>>> fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty
> nicely.
>>> 
>>> For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one
>>> that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it.
>>> That said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those
>>> snowball mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's
>>> quiet around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok.
>>> Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be ideal.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> >> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> On Behalf Of David
>>> Mehler
>>> Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM
>>> To: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>
>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the
>>> podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume
>>> to zero db without clipping.
>>> 
>>> I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations
>>> since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's
>>> where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background
>>> noise that my phone microphone picks up. 

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[stewartross via groups.io]

r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic.
has anyone ever used a shure SM7B?
and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting 
one.


- Original Message - 
From: "Brian Olesen" 

To: 
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hi,
And a wind shield.

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: all-audio@groups.io  P� vegne af Georgina Joyce
Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02
Til: all-audio@groups.io
Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello David,

Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping
audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped
over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are
plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft
furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of
hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just
bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open,
will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic
hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more
elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or
something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with
your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic
change to the recording.

It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to
remove it..

Regards,

Gena


On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler  wrote:

Hello,

Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a
standard box fan on the high setting if that helps.

I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next?

Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/16/21, JM Casey mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>>

wrote:

Hey David.

Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used.
It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the
desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours
sounds after you record.
What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and
steady machine-like sounds. You should  record a section of nothing
but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that
particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the
fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty

nicely.


For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one
that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it.
That said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those
snowball mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's
quiet around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok.
Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be ideal.



-Original Message-
From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David
Mehler
Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello,

Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the
podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume
to zero db without clipping.

I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations
since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's
where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background
noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about
ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if
possible i'd like to filter that out.

Can you explain EQ?

Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/15/21, JM Casey  wrote:

Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to
podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the
home, with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It
works great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or
there's a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the
main host -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I
have to crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over.
Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing
post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing
to the audio exactly?
Noramlising audio volume?
For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I
think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion
you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a
bit, to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not
so sharp that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with
a good microphone, anyway).


-Original Message-
From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David
Mehler
Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello,

I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think
I could do better. T

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[stewartross via groups.io]

hi what is the best audio aspect to use to take pops and clicks from vinal. 
and remove tape his, without making it sound to worbley.

from stew
also i am looking for an audio limiter or a compresser to go inline with my 
mic to my mixer.
so i would have a lead from the mic going to the limiter and than a lead 
going to the xlr socket on the mixer.

from stewart
- Original Message - 
From: "JM Casey" 

To: 
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Hey David.

Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. It 
just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the desired 
frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours sounds after you 
record.
What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and steady 
machine-like sounds. You should  record a section of nothing but the noise, 
then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that particular noise/set of 
frequencies. I record on my desktop and the fans are fairly noisy -- the 
noise reduction filter drops that out pretty nicely.


For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one that 
will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That said I 
don't use one of those currently, but one of those snowball mics -- it does 
pick up sound from all around it, but it's quiet around here as it's just me 
in this place, so it works ok. Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be 
ideal.




-Original Message-
From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David Mehler
Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello,

Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the podcast 
then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume to zero db 
without clipping.


I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations since my 
first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's where I wondered 
about a compressor. I've also got some background noise that my phone 
microphone picks up. It's from another room about ten feet maybe 15 feet 
away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if possible i'd like to filter 
that out.


Can you explain EQ?

Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/15/21, JM Casey  wrote:

Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to
podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home,
with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works
great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a
guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host -- 
either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it

and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over.
Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing
post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing to 
the audio exactly?

Noramlising audio volume?
For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I
think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion
you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit,
to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp
that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good 
microphone, anyway).



-Original Message-
From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David
Mehler
Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello,

I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I
could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+
using amazing
mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking.

One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either
to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using
goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files
are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files.

I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and
the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to 
soundly.


I'd appreciate any tips.

Thanks.
Dave.
























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Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[JM Casey]

I forgot to add, if you are going to play around with noise reduction and the 
noiseprint analysis thing, the sample of noise doesn’t have to be long -- just 
a couple of seconds maybe.

-Original Message-
From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David Mehler
Sent: February 16, 2021 03:26 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello,

Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a standard 
box fan on the high setting if that helps.

I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next?

Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/16/21, JM Casey  wrote:
> Hey David.
>
> Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. 
> It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the 
> desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours 
> sounds after you record.
> What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and 
> steady machine-like sounds. You should  record a section of nothing 
> but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that 
> particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the 
> fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty 
> nicely.
>
> For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one 
> that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That 
> said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those snowball 
> mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's quiet 
> around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok. Still, a 
> more studio-oriented mic would be ideal.
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David 
> Mehler
> Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM
> To: all-audio@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>
> Hello,
>
> Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the 
> podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume 
> to zero db without clipping.
>
> I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations 
> since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's 
> where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background 
> noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about 
> ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if 
> possible i'd like to filter that out.
>
> Can you explain EQ?
>
> Thanks.
> Dave.
>
>
> On 2/15/21, JM Casey  wrote:
>> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to 
>> podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, 
>> with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works 
>> great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's 
>> a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host 
>> -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to 
>> crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over.
>> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing 
>> post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing 
>> to the audio exactly?
>> Noramlising audio volume?
>> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I 
>> think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion 
>> you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a 
>> bit, to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so 
>> sharp that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a 
>> good microphone, anyway).
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David 
>> Mehler
>> Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM
>> To: all-audio@groups.io
>> Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think 
>> I could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ 
>> using amazing
>> mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking.
>>
>> One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's 
>> either to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using
>> goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files 
>> are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files.
>>
>> I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and 
>> the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to 
>> soundly.
>>
>> I'd appreciate any tips.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Dave.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 
>
>
>







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Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[Brian Olesen]

Hi,
And a wind shield.

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Fra: all-audio@groups.io  På vegne af Georgina Joyce
Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02
Til: all-audio@groups.io
Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello David,

Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping
audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped
over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are
plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft
furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of
hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just
bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open,
will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic
hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more
elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or
something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with
your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic
change to the recording.

It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to
remove it..

Regards,

Gena

> On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler  wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a 
> standard box fan on the high setting if that helps.
> 
> I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next?
> 
> Thanks.
> Dave.
> 
> 
> On 2/16/21, JM Casey mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>>
wrote:
>> Hey David.
>> 
>> Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. 
>> It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the 
>> desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours 
>> sounds after you record.
>> What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and 
>> steady machine-like sounds. You should  record a section of nothing 
>> but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that 
>> particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the 
>> fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty
nicely.
>> 
>> For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one 
>> that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. 
>> That said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those 
>> snowball mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's 
>> quiet around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok. 
>> Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be ideal.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-
>> From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David 
>> Mehler
>> Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM
>> To: all-audio@groups.io
>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the 
>> podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume 
>> to zero db without clipping.
>> 
>> I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations 
>> since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's 
>> where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background 
>> noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about 
>> ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if 
>> possible i'd like to filter that out.
>> 
>> Can you explain EQ?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> Dave.
>> 
>> 
>> On 2/15/21, JM Casey  wrote:
>>> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to 
>>> podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the 
>>> home, with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It 
>>> works great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or 
>>> there's a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the 
>>> main host -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I 
>>> have to crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over.
>>> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing 
>>> post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing 
>>> to the audio exactly?
>>> Noramlising audio volume?
>>> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I 
>>> think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion 
>>> you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a 
>>> bit, to make things like sibilances clear and well-de

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[JM Casey]

A good practical answer. I should try to be a bit more acoustically mindful,
myself.



-Original Message-
From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of Georgina Joyce
Sent: February 16, 2021 04:02 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello David,

Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping
audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped
over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are
plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft
furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of
hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just
bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open,
will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic
hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more
elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or
something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with
your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic
change to the recording.

It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to
remove it..

Regards,

Gena

> On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler  wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a 
> standard box fan on the high setting if that helps.
> 
> I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next?
> 
> Thanks.
> Dave.
> 
> 
> On 2/16/21, JM Casey mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>>
wrote:
>> Hey David.
>> 
>> Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. 
>> It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the 
>> desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours 
>> sounds after you record.
>> What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and 
>> steady machine-like sounds. You should  record a section of nothing 
>> but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that 
>> particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the 
>> fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty
nicely.
>> 
>> For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one 
>> that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. 
>> That said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those 
>> snowball mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's 
>> quiet around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok. 
>> Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be ideal.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-
>> From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David 
>> Mehler
>> Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM
>> To: all-audio@groups.io
>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the 
>> podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume 
>> to zero db without clipping.
>> 
>> I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations 
>> since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's 
>> where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background 
>> noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about 
>> ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if 
>> possible i'd like to filter that out.
>> 
>> Can you explain EQ?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> Dave.
>> 
>> 
>> On 2/15/21, JM Casey  wrote:
>>> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to 
>>> podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the 
>>> home, with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It 
>>> works great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or 
>>> there's a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the 
>>> main host -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I 
>>> have to crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over.
>>> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing 
>>> post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing 
>>> to the audio exactly?
>>> Noramlising audio volume?
>>> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I 
>>> think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion 
>>> you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a 

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[JM Casey]

 Hey David.

You said Goldwave, right?
Take your sample of noise, and put it on the clipboard. Then select the 
entirety of the audio, go to effects, filters, noise reduction. Change the 
preset to "clipboard noise print", and process. See what happens.
You could try experimenting with the other presets, or set all the parameters 
yourself if you really know what you are doing/have time to really play around 
with frequency analysis and such.
You could also try going to the band pass/stop filters and applying the voice 
hum/hiss removal filter. Actually maybe try this one first as I think it's a 
"gentler" sort of filter. Be careful applying too many effects at once or you 
will eventually get something degraded/you don't want -- one at a time is best. 
Even better though -- reduce the noise altogether. Maybe turn the fan off next 
time you are recording. Since using the desktop is far more convenient for me 
than trying to get properly set up on my noiseless laptop, the computer hum is 
just something I have to contend with -- but I always make sure to turn my air 
conditioner off, for instance.
You can do a lot of cool stuff "in post", obviously, but it's always best to 
try and fix problems at the source rather than trying to use digital magic to 
remove them afterwards.
So if you're not getting good sound, the first thing to consider is your 
recording environment, and your microphone.

-Original Message-

From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David Mehler
Sent: February 16, 2021 03:26 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello,

Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a standard 
box fan on the high setting if that helps.

I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next?

Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/16/21, JM Casey  wrote:
> Hey David.
>
> Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. 
> It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the 
> desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours 
> sounds after you record.
> What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and 
> steady machine-like sounds. You should  record a section of nothing 
> but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that 
> particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the 
> fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty 
> nicely.
>
> For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one 
> that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That 
> said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those snowball 
> mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's quiet 
> around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok. Still, a 
> more studio-oriented mic would be ideal.
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David 
> Mehler
> Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM
> To: all-audio@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>
> Hello,
>
> Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the 
> podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume 
> to zero db without clipping.
>
> I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations 
> since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's 
> where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background 
> noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about 
> ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if 
> possible i'd like to filter that out.
>
> Can you explain EQ?
>
> Thanks.
> Dave.
>
>
> On 2/15/21, JM Casey  wrote:
>> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to 
>> podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, 
>> with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works 
>> great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's 
>> a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host 
>> -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to 
>> crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over.
>> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing 
>> post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing 
>> to the audio exactly?
>> Noramlising audio volume?
>> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I 
>> think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion 
>> you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a 
>> bit, to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so 
>> sharp th

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[Georgina Joyce]

Hello David,

Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping audio 
refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped over a door 
can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are plenty of hard 
surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft furnishings to 
stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of hard surfaces if 
you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just bounces backwards 
and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open, will reflect the 
sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic hood youtube 
videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more elaborate. Sound also 
bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or something to stop the 
bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with your bed pillow inside and 
against the back of the box will have a dramatic change to the recording.

It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to remove 
it..

Regards,

Gena

> On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler  wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a
> standard box fan on the high setting if that helps.
> 
> I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next?
> 
> Thanks.
> Dave.
> 
> 
> On 2/16/21, JM Casey mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>> 
> wrote:
>> Hey David.
>> 
>> Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. It
>> just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the desired
>> frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours sounds after you
>> record.
>> What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and steady
>> machine-like sounds. You should  record a section of nothing but the noise,
>> then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that particular noise/set of
>> frequencies. I record on my desktop and the fans are fairly noisy -- the
>> noise reduction filter drops that out pretty nicely.
>> 
>> For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one that
>> will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That said I
>> don't use one of those currently, but one of those snowball mics -- it does
>> pick up sound from all around it, but it's quiet around here as it's just me
>> in this place, so it works ok. Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be
>> ideal.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David Mehler
>> Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM
>> To: all-audio@groups.io
>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the podcast
>> then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume to zero db
>> without clipping.
>> 
>> I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations since my
>> first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's where I wondered
>> about a compressor. I've also got some background noise that my phone
>> microphone picks up. It's from another room about ten feet maybe 15 feet
>> away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if possible i'd like to filter
>> that out.
>> 
>> Can you explain EQ?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> Dave.
>> 
>> 
>> On 2/15/21, JM Casey  wrote:
>>> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to
>>> podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home,
>>> with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works
>>> great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a
>>> guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host --
>>> either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it
>>> and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over.
>>> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing
>>> post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing to
>>> the audio exactly?
>>> Noramlising audio volume?
>>> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I
>>> think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion
>>> you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit,
>>> to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp
>>> that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good
>>> microphone, anyway).
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: all-aud

Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[David Mehler]

Hello,

Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a
standard box fan on the high setting if that helps.

I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next?

Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/16/21, JM Casey  wrote:
> Hey David.
>
> Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. It
> just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the desired
> frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours sounds after you
> record.
> What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and steady
> machine-like sounds. You should  record a section of nothing but the noise,
> then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that particular noise/set of
> frequencies. I record on my desktop and the fans are fairly noisy -- the
> noise reduction filter drops that out pretty nicely.
>
> For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one that
> will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That said I
> don't use one of those currently, but one of those snowball mics -- it does
> pick up sound from all around it, but it's quiet around here as it's just me
> in this place, so it works ok. Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be
> ideal.
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David Mehler
> Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM
> To: all-audio@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>
> Hello,
>
> Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the podcast
> then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume to zero db
> without clipping.
>
> I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations since my
> first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's where I wondered
> about a compressor. I've also got some background noise that my phone
> microphone picks up. It's from another room about ten feet maybe 15 feet
> away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if possible i'd like to filter
> that out.
>
> Can you explain EQ?
>
> Thanks.
> Dave.
>
>
> On 2/15/21, JM Casey  wrote:
>> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to
>> podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home,
>> with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works
>> great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a
>> guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host --
>> either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it
>> and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over.
>> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing
>> post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing to
>> the audio exactly?
>> Noramlising audio volume?
>> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I
>> think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion
>> you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit,
>> to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp
>> that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good
>> microphone, anyway).
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David
>> Mehler
>> Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM
>> To: all-audio@groups.io
>> Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I
>> could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+
>> using amazing
>> mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking.
>>
>> One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either
>> to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using
>> goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files
>> are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files.
>>
>> I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and
>> the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to
>> soundly.
>>
>> I'd appreciate any tips.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Dave.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 
>
>
>


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Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[JM Casey]

Hey David.

Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. It just 
means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the desired frequencies. 
You may not need it, depending on how yours sounds after you record.
What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and steady 
machine-like sounds. You should  record a section of nothing but the noise, 
then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that particular noise/set of 
frequencies. I record on my desktop and the fans are fairly noisy -- the noise 
reduction filter drops that out pretty nicely.

For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one that will 
just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That said I don't use 
one of those currently, but one of those snowball mics -- it does pick up sound 
from all around it, but it's quiet around here as it's just me in this place, 
so it works ok. Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be ideal.



-Original Message-
From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David Mehler
Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello,

Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the podcast then 
use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume to zero db without 
clipping.

I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations since my 
first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's where I wondered about 
a compressor. I've also got some background noise that my phone microphone 
picks up. It's from another room about ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually 
surprised the mic got it, if possible i'd like to filter that out.

Can you explain EQ?

Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/15/21, JM Casey  wrote:
> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to 
> podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, 
> with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works 
> great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a 
> guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host -- 
> either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it 
> and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over.
> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing 
> post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing to the 
> audio exactly?
> Noramlising audio volume?
> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I 
> think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion 
> you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, 
> to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp 
> that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good 
> microphone, anyway).
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David 
> Mehler
> Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM
> To: all-audio@groups.io
> Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I 
> could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ 
> using amazing
> mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking.
>
> One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either 
> to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using
> goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files 
> are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files.
>
> I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and 
> the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to soundly.
>
> I'd appreciate any tips.
>
> Thanks.
> Dave.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 
>
>
>







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Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[stewartross via groups.io]

have u got all 3 of them could u send them to me?
or tell me where i can get them from?
- Original Message - 
From: "David Mehler" 

To: 
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?



Hello,

I've found one that says classic compressor, another that says leveler
and another that says limiter.

Hth
Dave.


On 2/16/21, stewartross via groups.io  
wrote:

what dsp plug ins for limiting did u find?
- Original Message -
From: "David Mehler" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?



Hello,

Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the
podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume
to zero db without clipping.

I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations
since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's
where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background
noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about
ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if
possible i'd like to filter that out.

Can you explain EQ?

Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/15/21, JM Casey  wrote:
Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to 
podcasts.


I
like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my 
desktop


PC
broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone
inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose 
volume


is
so different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst
my
eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down 
again

when the clip is over.
Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing.
Is
that not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly?
Noramlising audio volume?
For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I 
think


eq
is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to
bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make
things
like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're
distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good microphone,
anyway).


-Original Message-
From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David
Mehler
Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello,

I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I
could
do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using
amazing
mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking.

One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either
to
loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using
goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files 
are

recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files.

I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and
the
phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to
soundly.

I'd appreciate any tips.

Thanks.
Dave.



































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Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[David Mehler]

Hello,

I've found one that says classic compressor, another that says leveler
and another that says limiter.

Hth
Dave.


On 2/16/21, stewartross via groups.io  wrote:
> what dsp plug ins for limiting did u find?
> - Original Message -
> From: "David Mehler" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the
>> podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume
>> to zero db without clipping.
>>
>> I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations
>> since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's
>> where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background
>> noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about
>> ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if
>> possible i'd like to filter that out.
>>
>> Can you explain EQ?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Dave.
>>
>>
>> On 2/15/21, JM Casey  wrote:
>>> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts.
>>>
>>> I
>>> like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop
>>>
>>> PC
>>> broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone
>>> inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose volume
>>>
>>> is
>>> so different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst
>>> my
>>> eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down again
>>> when the clip is over.
>>> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing.
>>> Is
>>> that not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly?
>>> Noramlising audio volume?
>>> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I think
>>>
>>> eq
>>> is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to
>>> bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make
>>> things
>>> like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're
>>> distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good microphone,
>>> anyway).
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David
>>> Mehler
>>> Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM
>>> To: all-audio@groups.io
>>> Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I
>>> could
>>> do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using
>>> amazing
>>> mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking.
>>>
>>> One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either
>>> to
>>> loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using
>>> goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files are
>>> recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files.
>>>
>>> I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and
>>> the
>>> phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to
>>> soundly.
>>>
>>> I'd appreciate any tips.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Dave.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> 
>
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>


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Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[stewartross via groups.io]

what dsp plug ins for limiting did u find?
- Original Message - 
From: "David Mehler" 

To: 
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?



Hello,

Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the
podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume
to zero db without clipping.

I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations
since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's
where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background
noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about
ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if
possible i'd like to filter that out.

Can you explain EQ?

Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/15/21, JM Casey  wrote:
Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts. 
I
like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop 
PC

broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone
inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose volume 
is

so different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst my
eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down again
when the clip is over.
Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing. 
Is

that not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly?
Noramlising audio volume?
For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I think 
eq

is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to
bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make things
like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're
distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good microphone, 
anyway).



-Original Message-
From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David Mehler
Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello,

I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I 
could
do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using 
amazing

mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking.

One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either to
loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using
goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files are
recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files.

I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and the
phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to 
soundly.


I'd appreciate any tips.

Thanks.
Dave.





















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Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[stewartross via groups.io]

totally agree on this one
nothing wrong with a bit of limiting,
does anyone on the list no where i can by a limiter which i can put inline 
between my mic and my mixer?

from stew
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From: "JM Casey" 

To: 
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2021 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?


Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts. I 
like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop PC 
broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone 
inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose volume is 
so different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst my 
eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down again 
when the clip is over.
Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing. Is 
that not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly? 
Noramlising audio volume?
For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I think eq 
is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to 
bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make things 
like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're 
distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good microphone, anyway).



-Original Message-
From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David Mehler
Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello,

I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I could 
do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using amazing 
mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking.


One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either to 
loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using
goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files are 
recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files.


I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and the 
phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to soundly.


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Thanks.
Dave.












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Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[Christopher Wright]

Use Auphonic.


www.auphonic.com

On 2/15/2021 6:43 PM, David Mehler wrote:

Hello,

I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I
could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+
using amazing mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's
also talking.

One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either
to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using
goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files
are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files.

I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and
the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to
soundly.

I'd appreciate any tips.

Thanks.
Dave.






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[David Mehler]

Hello,

Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the
podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume
to zero db without clipping.

I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations
since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's
where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background
noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about
ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if
possible i'd like to filter that out.

Can you explain EQ?

Thanks.
Dave.


On 2/15/21, JM Casey  wrote:
> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts. I
> like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop PC
> broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone
> inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose volume is
> so different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst my
> eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down again
> when the clip is over.
> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing. Is
> that not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly?
> Noramlising audio volume?
> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I think eq
> is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to
> bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make things
> like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're
> distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good microphone, anyway).
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David Mehler
> Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM
> To: all-audio@groups.io
> Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I could
> do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using amazing
> mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking.
>
> One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either to
> loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using
> goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files are
> recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files.
>
> I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and the
> phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to soundly.
>
> I'd appreciate any tips.
>
> Thanks.
> Dave.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 
>
>
>


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Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

[JM Casey]

Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts. I like 
to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop PC 
broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone inserts 
an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose volume is so 
different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums 
or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip 
is over.
Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing. Is that 
not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly? Noramlising 
audio volume? 
For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I think eq is 
maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to bring out 
the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make things like sibilances 
clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're distorting (this shouldn't 
happen so much with a good microphone, anyway).


-Original Message-
From: all-audio@groups.io  On Behalf Of David Mehler
Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?

Hello,

I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I could do 
better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using amazing mp3 
recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking.

One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either to loud 
or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using
goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files are 
recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files.

I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and the phone 
volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to soundly.

I'd appreciate any tips.

Thanks.
Dave.







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