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**The Podcast Engineering Show**

Chris Curran chats with podcasters and audio experts about their equipment, software and workflow. You will learn step-by-step how they are producing podcasts, solutions to common audio issues, and plenty of tips and tricks. You will glean A TON of audio engineering knowledge and skills that will make a HUGE difference in the quality of your sound, and save you a lot of time.

Latest Episodes:

PES 116: Chris's Goody Bag Jan 31, 2019

Show notes

Enjoy my brief overview of the past 14 days of the Daily Goody.

Here's the link to view all those blog posts: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/category/daily-goody/

If you have any questions please let me know :)

And don't forget that you can sign up to receive the4 Daily Goody in your email every day or every week. Sign up here.

DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening.

PES 115: Jennifer Longworth Jan 24, 2019

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Enjoy this awesome chat with Jennifer Longworth, podcast editor and host of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur Podcast.

We talked about LOTS of podcast production topics. Here's a small portion of what we discussed:

iZotope RX6 plugins: De-plosive, de-click, de-clip, hi-pass/lo-pass filters
EQ presets for different clients
Master to -16 LUFs with -2dB peak
Mixing voices
Squadcast to record remote guests
Adobe Audition
ATR 2100USB
HP Workstation desktop computer
Zoom H4N
Sharing files via Dropbox

Thanks for being such a great guest, Jennifer!

DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening.

PES 114: Chris's Goody Bag Jan 17, 2019

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Enjoy these topics which I go over briefly:

DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening.

PES 113: Noah Sniderman Jan 10, 2019

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Me and Noah Sniderman had an awesome chat. He is the producer of The Dopist and producer/host of Innovating Employment. He also works at CJRU in Toronto.

Here's some of what we discussed:

SM7b
Shure SM57 w/A81WS windscreen
Sound Devices MixPre-3
Adobe Audition
iZotope RX 6: De-bleed, spectral de-noise, EQ (General Enhance preset), de-plosive, de-esser (Simple Voiceover preset),
Auphonic: Desktop versions of both regular Auphonic as well as Auphonic Multitrack, and its crossgate feature
Hazel
Forecast app for chapters, etc.
Spreaker
Recording on location
Shure Beta87a
"I can log into my headless Mac Mini (at home) while I'm at work, and de-bleed in the other direction while I'm de-bleeding on my laptop. I use a program called Screens 4 for this."
Tascam DR10x - inline recorder, records a backup 10dB lower
Rode Reporter mic

Thanks for being such a great guest, Noah!

DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening.

PES 112: My 416 Experience so Far, and More Jan 03, 2019

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First, I give you my initial reactions and use cases for my new Sennheiser MKH-416 microphone. *NOTE: This is not an in-depth review or anything like that.

Also, don't miss two revealing samples of audio:

Audio Technica 8035 vs SennheiserMKH-416
My processed MKH-416 on my stream called Meditate With Chris

I also discuss the 416's:

Specifications (at the bottom of this post)
Quality: Lots of smooth clarity in mid and high end.
Smooth low end.
My accessories: Shock mount, My laser gun holder
Testing close miking: Definitely getting plosives even when using the included foam windscreen. Plosives are easy to fix in post, but if you're streaming Live it would be awesome to avoid the plosives going out on the Livestream.
My streaming use case: Picks up my HVAC unit really well, mostly because there are no walls in between.
My Portico II processing: 48v Phantom Power, since mic is not close to my mouth I'm adding quite a bit of low end at 220 shelving, rolling off the low end around 80 Hz, using the Blue Silk mode, and my usual amount of to-tape compression (mild).

ANNOUNCEMENT: I started the Daily Goody!

I discuss a use case for Auphonic Multitrack - leveling all voices to the same LUFS level before mixing and editing.

I describe me EQ'ing the last quarter of a guests track because she moved away from the computer and there was suddenly background noise and she also lost some clarity.

NEWS: Podcaster's Lounge is now on hiatus.

NEWS: I just started a twice-daily meditation stream called Meditate With Chris

REVEALED: My 5 days in a cabin in the woods.

The 9 books I mentioned which are going to help me excel in 2019: (in no particular order)

Rejection Proof by Jia Jiang
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
Deep Work by Cal Newport
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Laws of Manifestation by David Spangler
Above Life's Turmoil by James Allen
The One Thing by Gary Keller with Jay Papasan

Here's to the best 2019 you could possibly have!!!

Sennheiser MKH-416 Specifications:

Transducer: Pressure Gradient/Interference Receiver Condenser
Polar Pattern: Low, Mid: Hypercardioid -- Above 2 kHz: Lobar
Frequency Response: 40 to 20,000 Hz
Dynamic Range (Typical): 117 dB
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 81 dB
Maximum Input Sound Level: 130 dB (@ 1 KHz)
Sensitivity: 25 mV/Pa +/- 1dB
Power Requirements: Phantom Power 48 V (± 12 v)
Output Impedance: Nominal Impedance: 25 Ohms, Minimum Terminating Impedance: 800 Ohms
Output Connectors: XLR-3M Type
Pad: None
Low Frequency Roll-Off: None
Applications: Film, Radio and Television, Especially for Outside Broadcast Applications
Dimensions (L x Diam): 9.84 x 0.74" / 250 x 19 mm
Weight: 5.82 oz / 175 g

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PES 111: Bobby Owsinski, Audio Engineer and Author Dec 20, 2018

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My guest is Bobby Owsinski - Audio Engineer, Producer, Author, Coach, and host of Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Podcast! Bobby has earned many engineering and producer credits on popular music, and he has authored 24 books on recording, music, the music business and social media. Check out lots of Bobby's credits and accomplishments below.

On this episode Bobby and I discussed tons, including:

Shure SM7B
1073 clone from Golden A
Used to use an 1176 clone (Warm Audio WA76)
UAD Apollo Twin MKII
2013 iMac, about to upgrade
Soundflower
ATM50X Headphones (Has HD650's but open back doesn't work that well)
Wireworld pro cables
Monitors: Equator D8's (soon he will have Ampheon 218's, whic are not powered)
Acoustic treatment - a lot of ASC Tubetraps, round cylinders, one in every corner, 18-20 total.
Post processing:
- Gentle gate, 15 db reduction
- Compressor - Fabfilter C2
- EQ curve in Fabfilter, one for Skype, one for phone
- Waves F6 dynamic EQ for de-esser
- Mog Audio EQ4, famous air band, gives it the air that's missing
- Reverby recording - de-reverb with RX6
- Master buss - Fabfilter L2, has a LUFS meter
He edits quite a lot, mostly for continuity and pacing, and mostly himself
Audio fundamentals that new podcasters should know

And here are more (not nearly all) of Bobby's accomplishments:

Mixed a #2 album on the Billboard Blues charts for Adrianna Marie and her Bluescutters.
Authored several courses for Berklee College of Music.
Author of 24 books that are now staples in audio recording, music and music business programs in colleges around the world, including the best selling "Mixing Engineer's Handbook," "The Recording Engineer's Handbook," and "Music 4.0: A Survival Guide For Making Music In The Internet Age" (all now in their 4th edition). He has also penned hundreds of audio-related articles for a variety of popular industry trade publications such as Surround Professional, EQ, Billboard, Film & Video, Hollywood Reporter, Pro Sound News, Mix, Grammy Magazine, Electronic Musician, Recording Engineer/ Producer and Music Executive Insider, among others.
Music Production blog at https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/
Surround projects and DVD productions for a variety of legendary superstar acts including The Who, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Iron Maiden, The Ramones, and Chicago, and more.

Thanks for hanging out with us, Bobby!

DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening.

PES 110: Detailed Overview of the PES Program Dec 06, 2018

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I spend most of this episode detailing what is included when attending the Podcast Engineering School program, specifically:

Who should attend PES?
Why attend PES?
The audio background of your instructor (me)
Mentorship aspect of the program
LIVE classes, not pre-recorded
All class topics
Tons of teaching topics
Contact me if you're interested in starting January 15th

Also, a few announcements:

Hang with us on the Podcaster's Lounge livestream every Wednesday 7-9 PM Eastern / 4-6 PM Pacific. Lounging, news and Q&A for podcasters, editors and FANS of podcasting! Watch on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook.
Jump on our email list - Monthly Resources for Podcasters and Producers
I'm looking for guests for this show. If you can recommend someone please send them HERE: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/guest
2019 events:
- Podfest Multimedia Expo (March 7-9, 2019 in Orlando)
- I'll be heading up the "Ask The Expert" booth at NAB from April 8-11, 2019 in Las Vegas
- Podcast Movement (August 13-16, 2019 in Orlando)

Testimonials of graduates:

"This course is one of very few that I've ever actually completed (of the many I have purchased online), and it's hands-down been the best, and the most fun. I seriously looked forward to it every week. What makes it so different from all the other courses I've purchased over the years is the live, in-person element. It makes it so much more enjoyable, and I know for a fact I would never have made it through all this material if it were a self-paced, video course."
~Adam C., Class 18D Alumni

"If you are serious about producing podcasts and would like to learn from a true leader in the field, Chris Curran's Podcast Engineering School is a huge value. This is a lifetime of experience that will benchmark your knowledge among the best in podcast sound engineering. I am now highly aware of the process, production, and importance of professional sound for podcast listeners – and I know how to make it happen!"
~Jim C., Class 17A Alumni

"As a beginner in the world of audio, I really benefited from Chris's Podcast Engineering School. Chris is a very good professor because he was very interactive with every single classmate and very patient with all the help he would give. After graduating I feel WAY more confident producing audio than I ever would have without this program. Overall, I highly recommend PES to anyone interested in learning the straight to the point no fluff version of professional audio engineering for podcast production."
~Erika K., Class 17A Alumni

"The Podcast Engineering School is an absolutely stellar course. It's amazingly thorough while remaining focused on providing you exactly what you need to become a professional podcast producer."
~Bryan E., Class 17A Alumni

"Podcast Engineering School is a worthwhile and valuable investment for anyone who wants to produce a high quality podcast. Chris is very attentive and accessible for participants, and each class session went far beyond my expectations in terms of what I hoped to learn. Best of all, it's all very practical, and I'm able to apply it immediately so I can "SOUND GREAT!"
~Barry G., Class 18B Alumni

"I learned tons about recording, mixing tracks, adding effects to create higher quality podcasts, and so much more. I'm already applying these skills big time. Chris is a great teacher who really knows what he's talking about when it comes to sound engineering. Overall, I would highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to improve their podcast production skills by leaps and bounds."
~Ben L., 15 yrs old, Class 17A Alumni

"If you're thinking of signing up for Podcast Engineering School, do yourself a favor and sign up now. Chris's passion and deep knowledge of all things audio made this course both fun and highly informative. Having listened to every episode of The Podcast Engineering Show, I had high expectations when I started the course. The experience exceeded my expectations. I'm using a lot of what I learned to make the shows I work on Sound Great!"
~Ed S., Class 18D Alumni

Again, if you'd like some very special pricing for our January semester, contact me asap.

Thanks for hangin' with me!

DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening!

PES 109: Daniel Hager Nov 23, 2018

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My guest is Daniel Hager from Germany, host of Let's Talk Re-Touching, owner of Hager Media, and award-winning, internationally published retoucher and Adobe Photoshop Certified Expert.

We covered a ton including:

A self-modified OEM branded mic with a capsule similar to the Shure Beta 27
dbx 286s channel strip
Power conditioners
Presonus 192 Mobile interface (used to use a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2)
Balanced/unbalanced
Zoom H1
Tascam DR 60D (can record up to 4 tracks)
Self-built Windows computer
Adobe Audition DAW and its multi-band compressor targeted for plosives, EQ to match the host and guest, sometimes a bit of compression, and on the mix-bus track for voices a multi-band compressor, limiter, and sometimes an additional eq to affect all voice tracks
Presonus Studio 1 DAW
VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, a virtual mixer for Windows machines
Recording 4, 6, or 8 tracks in one .WAV file at 24 bit resolution
De-click
De-noise
Microsoft cloud services for media hosting
Feed generated in WordPress
Mastering to the desired output of -16 LUFS (Audition has a Loudness Radar as an effect which I put on the master track)
File Output, adding an image, title, description or other meta information is also done all within Audition
Daniel blogs about audio gear at https://all-geared-up.com

Thanks for hanging out with us, Daniel!

DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening!

PES 108: Auphonic's New Advanced Features, with Georg Holzmann Nov 08, 2018

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My returning guest is Georg Holzmann from Austria, founder of Auphonic! He was previously on episode 22.

These new features are GREAT news for podcasters and editors, etc. We cover all the brand new advanced parameters of Auphonic's audio processing algorithms. Auphonic has been tremendously helpful to podcasters for many years, and now they have stepped up their game A TON!

*If you want to try these new features, simply contact Auphonic and ask them to enable these new features for you.

Here's some of what we covered in depth:

The Basics: How Auphonic levels different voices on the same track, machine learning, best practices, etc.
Adaptive Leveler
Presets
Dynamic Range
Compression
Separate parameters for Music and Speech
Loudness Target
Maximum Peak Level
Noise and Hum Reduction

Thanks for hanging out with us, Georg!

DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening!

PES 107: Jim Collison Oct 25, 2018

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My guest is Jim Collison, gadget podcaster at TheAverageGuy.tv and co-host of the Ask the Podcast Coach show.

We discussed tons, including:

At home, 2 PC setup
At work, 3 PC setup
Windows software: Audacity, Tried Audition but decided to go back to Audacity, Auphonic to level and create MP3 files, Windows Movie Maker
Publishing to many different platforms: Podamatic, Spreaker, Soundcloud, Mixcloud, Audiomac, Podcast.com, Archive.org
One of Jim's NIGHTMARE SESSIONS
ATR2100 microphone
Mackie ProFX12 and ProFX8
Logitech C920 webcam
Google Hangouts LIVE
Eggcrate foam on the walls
Webcam IN FRONT of computer screen
Jim's next purchase? Probably a new PC

Thanks for hanging out with us, Jim!

DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening!

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