Category: Techniques
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Arranging an Interview
You want to do interviews on your podcast, but that presents a bit of a problem: finding people who are willing to be interviewed. Asking for interviews is a lot easier than it sounds. Most people are happy to get the attention, and will sit down with you for quite a while when asked. A…
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Proper Microphone Placement
Plenty of podcasters go out and buy fancy microphones, only to use them improperly. This can be discouraging, especailly when they hear good recordings made with the same equipment and wonder what they are doing wrong. I’ve been told a number of times that the sound quality of my podcasts rivals that of NPR. Yet,…
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Why and How You Should Edit Your Show
Editing can be a sticky subject for some podcasters. There are those who say editing destroys the authenticity of a show, and there are those who say editing is a necessary component of almost any successful recording of any kind. I definitely fall in the latter camp, and I’d like to tell you why. In…