Comments for Podcasting Unleashed http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com How to turn your passion into an audio podcast Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:08:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on How I use Skype in my podcasts by andy http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/2009/11/26/how-i-use-skype-in-my-podcasts/comment-page-1/#comment-23 andy Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:08:20 +0000 http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/?p=208#comment-23 Anthony - you've inspired another post about *live mixing*. This is a style of podcast production where everything is mixed in real time as it is recorded rather than the separate parts being recorded first then mixed in post production. You need a mixer for this. Leo Laporte and Cliff Ravenscraft take this approach. Did you get the mixer because you wanted to do Skype recording? Anyway, you can always contact me for some advice - email is andy at wireworldmedia.co.uk Anthony – you’ve inspired another post about *live mixing*. This is a style of podcast production where everything is mixed in real time as it is recorded rather than the separate parts being recorded first then mixed in post production. You need a mixer for this. Leo Laporte and Cliff Ravenscraft take this approach.
Did you get the mixer because you wanted to do Skype recording? Anyway, you can always contact me for some advice – email is andy at wireworldmedia.co.uk

]]> Comment on How I use Skype in my podcasts by Antony http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/2009/11/26/how-i-use-skype-in-my-podcasts/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Antony Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:17:40 +0000 http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/?p=208#comment-22 Hey Andy, I'm also based in Brighton and just creating a podcast for the business. A bought a alexis mixer hoping it would be easy that way and its a nightmare as other youtube videos talks about mix minus and needing an external recorder instead of PC! I'm going to see if i can use the imic with a mixer and pc, but its all rather confusing. When are you hoping to complete the book? Hey Andy, I’m also based in Brighton and just creating a podcast for the business. A bought a alexis mixer hoping it would be easy that way and its a nightmare as other youtube videos talks about mix minus and needing an external recorder instead of PC! I’m going to see if i can use the imic with a mixer and pc, but its all rather confusing. When are you hoping to complete the book?

]]> Comment on To duck or not to duck by andy http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/2010/01/05/to-duck-or-not-to-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-19 andy Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:24:11 +0000 http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/?p=217#comment-19 Steve... or ducking just the competing frequencies - now there's an idea... Steve… or ducking just the competing frequencies – now there’s an idea…

]]> Comment on To duck or not to duck by steve davis http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/2010/01/05/to-duck-or-not-to-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-18 steve davis Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:40:15 +0000 http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/?p=217#comment-18 Andy, I do like this approach. My concern is when you finish talking my mind is expecting the music to peak. It must be years of conditioning! So all sounds great until your talking pauses, then it feels like your sound engineer was napping and missed the fade up. However, that might just be this one sample and people might be more tolerant of the duck free zone when listening to podcasts I can't wait to play with it myself though as I am sure there is a happy level there to be found. It may be that your approach combined with ducking might allow for subtle ducking, just enough to give the voice authority. Steve Andy, I do like this approach. My concern is when you finish talking my mind is expecting the music to peak. It must be years of conditioning!
So all sounds great until your talking pauses, then it feels like your sound engineer was napping and missed the fade up.
However, that might just be this one sample and people might be more tolerant of the duck free zone when listening to podcasts
I can’t wait to play with it myself though as I am sure there is a happy level there to be found.
It may be that your approach combined with ducking might allow for subtle ducking, just enough to give the voice authority.
Steve

]]> Comment on To duck or not to duck by andy http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/2010/01/05/to-duck-or-not-to-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-17 andy Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:43:05 +0000 http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/?p=217#comment-17 Thanks Ian. Yes, I'll definitely cover it in the book. First you do a frequency analysis of the voiceover. Your're discovering the prominent frequencies in the voice. You then lessen these same frequencies in the music bed - not too much, just a bit so the music doesn't sound too altered. Then, when combined, those prominent frequencies in the voice don't have to compete with the same frequencies in the music bed. It's as if the music has accommodated the voice. Clear as mud? ;-) Thanks Ian. Yes, I’ll definitely cover it in the book. First you do a frequency analysis of the voiceover. Your’re discovering the prominent frequencies in the voice. You then lessen these same frequencies in the music bed – not too much, just a bit so the music doesn’t sound too altered. Then, when combined, those prominent frequencies in the voice don’t have to compete with the same frequencies in the music bed. It’s as if the music has accommodated the voice. Clear as mud? ;-)

]]> Comment on To duck or not to duck by Ian Ozsvald http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/2010/01/05/to-duck-or-not-to-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Ian Ozsvald Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:18:15 +0000 http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/?p=217#comment-16 Interesting technique. The first (straight mixing) is indeed a bit hard on the ears. Ducking is ok but it always sounds odd to me when a music track fades down/up around words. Your Frequency Accommodation idea is good - it sounds very natural and the music doesn't go too quiet. How'd you do it? Are you covering it in the book? Ian. Interesting technique. The first (straight mixing) is indeed a bit hard on the ears. Ducking is ok but it always sounds odd to me when a music track fades down/up around words.
Your Frequency Accommodation idea is good – it sounds very natural and the music doesn’t go too quiet.
How’d you do it? Are you covering it in the book?
Ian.

]]> Comment on Planning chapter almost done by andy http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/2009/10/20/planning-chapter-almost-done/comment-page-1/#comment-15 andy Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:15:31 +0000 http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/?p=116#comment-15 Update: For the studio I still love the good old Shure SM58 if you're happy to purchase a USB interface to connect it to the computer. I recently did a YouTube video going over the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_8PhV6gF0c" rel="nofollow">use of the Shure SM58</a> which might be worth taking a look at. Here's another YouTube video of a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGXMJllAimI" rel="nofollow">review of the Zoom H4</a>. Update: For the studio I still love the good old Shure SM58 if you’re happy to purchase a USB interface to connect it to the computer. I recently did a YouTube video going over the use of the Shure SM58 which might be worth taking a look at. Here’s another YouTube video of a review of the Zoom H4.

]]> Comment on How I use Skype in my podcasts by andy http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/2009/11/26/how-i-use-skype-in-my-podcasts/comment-page-1/#comment-14 andy Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:04:51 +0000 http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/?p=208#comment-14 Glad you found it useful, Bob. One of my pals, Ciaran Rogers, told me about <a href="http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/wiretap/" rel="nofollow">Wiretap</a> for Mac - might be worth taking a look if you don't want the spaghetti of wires approach, or only have one computer. Glad you found it useful, Bob. One of my pals, Ciaran Rogers, told me about Wiretap for Mac – might be worth taking a look if you don’t want the spaghetti of wires approach, or only have one computer.

]]> Comment on How I use Skype in my podcasts by Bob Patterson http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/2009/11/26/how-i-use-skype-in-my-podcasts/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Bob Patterson Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:41:00 +0000 http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/?p=208#comment-11 Andy, You're a life saver. One of my projects today is to figure out how to record a Skype call. You did that for me in under 8 minutes. Now I can move on to something else. Thank you for sharing. Oh yes, IMTC twice a month would be great. Bob Andy,

You’re a life saver. One of my projects today is to figure out how to record a Skype call. You did that for me in under 8 minutes. Now I can move on to something else.

Thank you for sharing.

Oh yes, IMTC twice a month would be great.

Bob

]]> Comment on Type Pad now accepts email and audio posts by #26: The Respectful Show | Social Media White Noise http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/2009/11/18/type-pad-now-accepts-email-and-audio-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-9 #26: The Respectful Show | Social Media White Noise Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:06:11 +0000 http://podcastingunleashedthebook.com/?p=187#comment-9 [...] Typepad accepts email blog posts in a similar way to Posterous – this is another great tool for podcasting beginners [...] [...] Typepad accepts email blog posts in a similar way to Posterous – this is another great tool for podcasting beginners [...]

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