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.
I overview 8 recent Daily Goody's from Sep. 20 - Oct. 4, 2021 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here.
Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode:
NOTE: In post-production I processed my voice (recorded on a Shure SM7b into a Sound Devices MixPre-6 first gen.) using the following plugins (in this order):
The start date for the next PES semester is April 19, 2022! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter)
If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful" with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/)
Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris
232: Chris's Goody Bag
Mar 18, 2022
Show notes
I overview 8 recent Daily Goody's from June 21 - Sep. 20, 2021 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here.
The start date for the next PES semester is April 19, 2022!
If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful" with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/)
Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris
231: Back Into the Goody Bag
Feb 16, 2022
Show notes
I overview 9 recent Daily Goody's from May 21 though June 18, 2021 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here.
I also demonstrate the three best Townsend Labs Sphere L22 microphone emulations for my voice (as judged by me). Which do you like best for my voice?:
OW-12 #2
LD-414 NYLON (Overall Winner in my opinion!!!)
BP-251E
Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode:
The start date for the next PES semester is April 19, 2022!
If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful" with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/)
Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris
230: My Experience Opening and Operating a Brick and Mortar Podcast Studio for 3 Years
Jan 20, 2022
Show notes
I discuss my experience opening and operating a brick and mortar podcast studio for 3 years, including:
Discovering podcasting in late 2011
Starting my own show in my apartment solely for the experience of starting a podcast – The Chris Curran Show!
Why I decided to open a physical podcast studio in June 2012
Economics:
I had no idea if this kind of business could be profitable, but I was so energized to do it that I took the leap.
I'll talk more later about the monetary success or failure of the studio ;)
History:
Before Serial hit in the fall of 2014 the podcasting space was still relatively small and unknown.
I don't know anyone who ran a physical podcast studio back when I did, but I'm sure at least a few people must have.
What were my competitive advantages?
My audio experience
My local networking experience
I was fortunate that:
I found a space very close to my apartment.
I had previously been a member of the largest Chamber of Commerce in that area, so I knew a bunch of people already.
i signed a 3 year lease, but it wasn't overly expensive because it was in an older building and the space was unique (perhaps difficult to sell to most average businesses).
Started several shows to jumpstart the content coming out of my studio. I did this to generate as much buzz as possible around my studio.
Attending Chamber of Commerce networking events to promote my studio and invite local business people to be interviewed on my local business podcast. *Back then most people didn't even know what podcasts were!
I met Barry the maintenance guy and got to know him.
Trying to partner with 2 different people – both were going to be in charge of marketing and sales (obviously because I wanted to focus on the audio production!) – and both ended up in tragedy.
The studio not being soundproof… UGH.
THE END: Deciding to NOT sign up for another 3 years, which happened to coincide with my move to Colorado (where I would start doing all client recordings virtually).
To sum up my experience having the studio for 3 years:
Overall, I absolutely loved it.
I learned so much and had so much fun.
Got tons of experience hosting shows.
Made some good friends.
I paid my dues for what was to come next.
The painful aspects of that experience have completely dissolved into nothingness.
Was the studio profitable? Barely. It took a lot of effort and technically the studio was profitable but not by much. If I had a good salesperson it could have been more profitable.
The Universe is funny – as soon as we moved to Colorado I got a call from a NJ business (who lived close to my old studio) who wanted to hire me to produce their podcast, but they did NOT want to come into my studio, and I said GREAT that works out nicely!
I started on-boarding additional remote production clients and within 5 months I got a huge contract with Forbes to produce their podcast network remotely.
What Did I Learn:
When you know you can be successful at something, you just have to be bold and keep working hard and adapt when you need to. Eventually you will arrive in a place where you are making a good living doing something you love, though that place will definitely NOT be the place you originally had in mind.
The start date for the next PES semester is April 19, 2022!
If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful" with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/)
Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris
I overview 9 recent Daily Goody's from April 30 through May 19 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here.
Note: In this episode I'm using my Sennheiser MKH 416 into an Apollo x4 interface (with a Distressor, Curve Bender and Pultec EQP-1A plugins running).
Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode:
The start date for the next PES semester is January 11, 2021 -- and the next one after that will start in April 2022!
If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful" with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/)
Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris
228: Corey Marie Green, Author of The Podcaster's Audio Handbook
Dec 15, 2021
Show notes
(*Be sure to watch the video version of this episode on Podcast Engineering School's YouTube channel here ---> https://youtu.be/7ifjy23plAY )
Had a wonderful and insightful conversation with my guest is Corey Marie Green, freelance audio engineer specializing in radio and podcasting. She is also the author of 'The Podcaster's Audio Handbook: A Technical Guide for Creative People'.
I overview 9 recent Daily Goody's from April 9 through April 28 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here.
Note: In this episode I'm using my vintage RE20 microphone and Apollo x4 interface (with API preamp and LA-2A compressor).
Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode:
The start date for the next PES semester is January 11, 2021
If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful" with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/)
Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris
PES 226: How Podcasters Can Receive Crypto From Listeners
Sep 29, 2021
Show notes
Evo Terra joins me to discuss the emerging methods by which podcasters can receive crypto from listeners. Evo Terra is the host of Podcast Pontifications!
We briefly introduce crypto in general as well as Podcasting 2.0, Bitcoin, satoshis, Lightning Network, Satoshi.stream support on Telegram, NFTs, and more.
PES 225: Goody Bag with New Mic and Interface
Sep 16, 2021
Show notes
I overview 9 recent Daily Goody's from March 19 through April 7 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here.
Here are the equipment and plugins I used to produce this episode:
For the U47 emulation I mentioned in the episode, I ended up using the Ocean Way Mic collection's emulation profile. I chose that particular U47 sound for my voice over the U47 sounds in the Townsend Labs Sphere collection and the Putnam Mic collection, but of course this choice was solely dependent on the quality of my particular voice. For other people's voices the best sounding choice would probably be different.
The start date for the next PES semester is January 11, 2021
If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful" with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/)
Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris
PES 224: Chris's Goody Bag
Aug 31, 2021
Show notes
I overview 9 recent Daily Goody's from Feb. 26 through Mar. 17 (see list below). You can sign up to receive Daily Goody's in your email every day or a weekly roundup. Sign up here.
Be sure to check out the Focusrite Scarlett series of audio interfaces, the world's best-selling USB interface range with over 3 million units sold worldwide. Choose from 6 different interfaces with 1, 2, 4, or 8 microphone inputs. Works with the recording software you're already using and works with any type of XLR microphone. New unique Air feature adds brightness and presence to your voice. Thanks to Focusrite for sponsoring this episode!
Daily Goody posts that I discussed in this episode:
The start date for the next PES semester is September 14, 2021
If you'd like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, "Btw, here's a show about podcast audio production you may find helpful" with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/)
Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything, ~Chris
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