If your gain is too high, you risk picking up on too much noise, for instance, breathing, doors opening and closing in the background (my tutorial on eliminating background noise), the noise outside your home, the air conditioner, and so on and so forth. Typically speaking, if you’re going to record speaking voices, the gain of the microphone should be around the low-to-medium range, assuming you’ve placed the device close (around 2 feet/0.50 metre) to everyone speaking. Obviously, the higher the number, the more gain. On the Zoom H2, for instance, you have three options, Low, Medium, and High, however, on the latest model of the recorder, those options have been eliminated and replaced with numbers. Here’s the Zoom H2 that I still use to this day every once in a while: 2) Choose the proper gain option on the recorder, usually Medium is enough for a regular speaking voice. I would recommend getting the accessory pack that I listed above, that way you have multiple microphones and other gear. However, there’s no sense in buying an extremely old device when there are better and more modern options available. I have the Zoom H2 recorder that came out around 11-12 years ago, and I still use it today for recording audio for my YouTube videos that are almost always at the bottom of the article. However, for the first 50 episodes or so, you just want solid quality audio, and this can be done with a nice microphone from Zoom. I would recommend picking up a Zoom H6 recorder bundle (from Amazon) and using that, rather than going out and purchasing a ton of other gear.Īt some point, you’ll want to get your hands on a more sophisticated and filled-out set-up, with all kinds of microphones, maybe a mixing board, etc.
Create a podcast in garageband 10.1 portable#
wav file and upload it to Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, and Soundcloud A Step-By-Step Guide For Making A Podcast 1) Get your hands on a portable recorder like the Zoom H6Ĭreating a podcast the easy way involves one piece of gear, maybe two, assuming your laptop needs the USB-C adaptor. WAVġ) Get the Zoom H6 and choose “Medium” as the gain option on the recorderĢ) Hit “Record” on the device after having connected it to Shure SM58 microphonesģ) After recording the podcast, connect the H6 to your computer and then drag the file into GaragebandĤ) Turn off the metronome and lower the VU meter volume to eliminate clippingĥ) Turn on the “Studio Vocal” compressor preset, and then the Channel EQ preset “Speaking Voice Improve”Ħ) Set a noise gate between (-55dB) and (-70dB)ħ) Keep the Master Volume at +0.0dB and then put an AUPeakLimiter on the Master Channel with the “Pre-Gain” setting turned up to +12dB to increase the total volume.Ĩ) Export the file to your desktop as a.