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| bio | website | iandunn.name |
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| location | Seattle | |
| age | 30 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 8 months |
| seen | Jan 5 at 9:22 | |
| stats | profile views | 5 |
My day job is doing web development, but I also volunteer with a non-profit and am helping them to setup a podcast.
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Mar 15 |
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Editing/Mastering workflow for a podcast Great tips, thanks :) |
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Nov 22 |
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Editing/Mastering workflow for a podcast Hmm, ok, I've done it before with instruments (e.g., rhythm vs lead guitar) and just assumed the same would hold true for vocals, but you're probably right. |
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Nov 19 |
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Editing/Mastering workflow for a podcast Thanks for the advice :) Can you explain why you wouldn't recommend panning? My thought was that a subtle difference between the speakers would sound a bit more realistic |
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Oct 12 |
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Editing/Mastering workflow for a podcast I don't understand all the reasons behind it, but I've seen it recommended a few times. I think part of it is that the MP3 encoder is going to ditch frequencies that the human ear can't hear anyway, and that the encoder will be able to create a better sounding file if it has less data to analyse from the start. I've heard recommendations to throw out anything below 80hZ or above 11khZ. What do you think? |
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Oct 6 |
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How can I find good quality discounted audio gear? I realize it may be kind of a grey area, so I'm happy to delete it if the mods think it should be, but I think it's a very practical question for most people in the field. I phrased it in general terms so that it's not a "Let's Go Shopping" question. |
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Oct 6 |
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Equipment setup for recording a podcast It turns out that they're already got mics, so I just needed the main piece. I ended up proposing a PreSonus AudioBox USB Recording Interface for the cheap version, and a Zoom H4n for the "expensive" version. Thanks for all your help :) |
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Sep 30 |
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Is it common to have problems when recording audio on a computer as opposed to a multi-track recorder? I know that if you're recording from the line-in then that will pick up a lot of the internal hum, but don't you avoid all that when using an audio interface? |
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Sep 27 |
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Equipment setup for recording a podcast It looks like all the multi-track recorders that have enough XLR inputs are going to be out of my price range for now, so I'll stick with recording to the computer for now. |
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Sep 27 |
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Equipment setup for recording a podcast Ah, thanks guys, that helps a lot. I almost bought the Behringer, but now I'll make sure the one I choose sends the individual channels to the PC. |
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Sep 26 |
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Equipment setup for recording a podcast I'm looking at the Behringer XENYX 1204USB, which sounds like it does multi-track. It comes with DAW software. Here are a few quotes about it: "Because you can send the main mix to your computer, you can now start recording digital multitrack projects at home"; "For more advanced multi-track recording, the XENYX 1204USB ships with a special Behringer-centric edition of energyXT2.5, one of the most powerful DAWs you've never heard of." Can you tell if it supports multi-track, or if that's just deceptive marketing BS? |
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Sep 25 |
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Equipment setup for recording a podcast Er, nevermind, it looks like there are both multi-track and regular recorders available. I'd like to be able to do all EQ, leveling, etc in post, but I think it'd also be nice to do some while recording. A combined mixer/interface like the Behringer XENYX 1204USB looks like it may be the best of both worlds. |
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Sep 25 |
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Equipment setup for recording a podcast Thanks for the answer :) I think I'm going to forget about the USB mics altogether. Can I send the multi-track output of the audio interface to a dedicated recorder, or does it only accept the combined signal from the board? I think recording on my laptop may introduce stability issues, but if that's they only way to record multi-track then I think I'll just have to deal with it. |
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Sep 24 |
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Equipment setup for recording a podcast Ah, ok, I was thinking that audio interfaces were passive hardware devices, I didn't realize they converted to digital and kept the tracks separate. Connecting the mics to the interface and the interface to the laptop sounds like a good solution. |
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Sep 22 |
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Equipment setup for recording a podcast Yeah, but wouldn't it be good to have the mixer to EQ and level the voices before they're combined to a single track? Plus, it'd be nice to have 4 channels in case we want to have multiple guests at some point. It seems like it's much easier to find boards with 4-8 XLR inputs than audio interfaces. |
