Podcasting 101: How Many Steps In Your Workflow?

Be mindful of how many steps it takes from pressing record to uploading a finished recording. You maybe adding steps (and time) to completion based on what gear you choose. There are trade offs, just be aware of what those are and decide what's best for you. An excerpt from Podcasting 101: Choosing your gear - Mid Tier Equipment.

So you have decided to commit to this podcast thing, and ready to invest time, energy and resources to make this great. Let's goooooooo!
In this video, we will discuss mid tier recording equipment, including examples of microphones, headphones, DAWs, and interfaces. This isn't an exhaustive list, as I mentioned before. These are products I have used, or have experience with and found worthy of recommendation.
Typically, what I look for in quality products or services is a high cost to value ratio. Meaning the value, quality, and durability versus the expense, the value is higher than the cost.

This installment of the podcasting 101 series, I discuss mid level equipment to get you started with your new podcast. This includes microphones, headphones, recorders, audio interfaces and daw / digital audio workstation software.

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Software mentioned:
Adobe Audition -
Ableton Live -
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Hosting and distribution platform I mentioned:

Here is the recording interface I use:

Here are the headphones I use:

Here are the microphones I use:

Here are the desk mounts I use:

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