NFT: Any audio engineers or podcasters?

I too need audio engineering help for something different. But I am curious to ask, what is your audio interface to your DAW? I assume you have a mac, how you plugging your stuff in?

I know almost nothing about audio engineers or starting a podcast, but I have hired dozens of freelancers using Upwork, Guru and Fiverr. A Google search for "freelance audio engineers" showed listings by freelancers on all 3 of those sites.

You could even ask prospective hires some of your questions, not only to get some answers, but to qualify them as well.

The Audio Engineering Society has a good roster of Sound gurus. Check their website for local help.

I'm an old school 'knob twister' and can't help with the digital stuff.
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...but you will want a good preamp. I recommend Focusrite. They make a bunch of audio interfaces with excellent mic preamps at all sorts of budgets.

An audio engineer and a podcast engineer.

Some questions: Are you podcasting live or doing a post production? Video podcast or just audio?

A few things... don't get caught up in the plugin game for a simple podcast. You want low noise? Record with a high-end (not super expensive) like the Sure SM7B or the less expensive MV7+ or even the $99 RodePodMic.

Unless there is a lot of ambient noise you won't need any magic plugins. If you are doing a video podcast and are using Adobe Premiere Pro, there are plenty of tools built into the software.

Any other questions?

I looked at a lot of guides like the one below. I ended up doing quite a bit of research and went with Buzzsprout to host the pod. Very reasonable monthly rate and it was really simple to get listed on all the major podcast outlets. When I upload an episode, it is usually just minutes before it gets listed on Apple podcasts and the other places. I also started a free YouTube channel and use their content studio to upload our video podcast. Buzzsprout can also help with finding monetization partners.

We're going on Season 5 and about the only investment we've made is to get a decent headset and the podcast hosting fee. I do my own editing and conversion of video to audio using the free site Online Audio Converter (online-audio-converter.com).

Feel free to reach out via my email if you want some additional answers or tips, and if you want to see and/or hear the quality of the podcast, search for Three Angry Giants Fans (and a Jets fan) podcast. We're launching a website this year and will be doing the season kickoff podcast live at a local bar, so we've been talking about the best way to do a live show - we'll tape it and upload as a normal podcast - but we'll be doing it live in front of an audience.
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below is the one I used when getting info for starting the podcast (they update it every year).

I chose Buzzsprout because they had a really easy set-up, the rates were good, and linking the podcast to other platforms was very simple. I also can change plans at any time, so in the Summer months, I go to their basic service that still archives the podcasts and during the season, when we do 1 or 2 podcasts a week, I subscribe to the top or the second tier plan. The most important thing for me was archiving past episode, because that carries over to the other platforms
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that is my daughter's specialty. She does animation and video editing. Works freelance for various companies.

here...to start before you to take any action I would check with Rob Braxman on line.

some podcast platforms. One of the trades did a survey of podcasters to see what equipment they used.

For mic’s, the top answers were Blue Yeti, Samsung Q2U, and Shute MV7. For audio interface, recorders and mixers, the top results were Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, Zoom Podcast P4, and Rode Rodecaster Pro I and II.

Good luck!

But more well know for the podcast AV_superfriends within the industry. I think you are overthinking it a little bit. Ours is a unique setup because we have contributors from across the country. We use streamyard or cleanfeed to record due to the fact that we are rarely in the same timezone. Auio in Cleanfeed is better but video aspects are better on streamyard. All of us have different hardware at our offices or homes. Most of those setups cost between 200 and a 1000. We use libsyn to host. All in all don't invest too much in the hardware until you determine if you want to invest the time. We have given a couple of presentations on podcasting and we like to tell people to wait until 10 episodes before you start dumping real money into it.

and good to know several of you are pros!

1) From my request for an audio engineer, some people assumed I need help with hardware. (For the record, I use a Shure MV7+ direct to my Mac via USB or, via XLR, through an Audient iD4 MKII interface.) What I want is someone to advise me on software shortcuts to clean up 45 minutes of conversation quickly rather than doing tedious line-by-line edits. Perhaps "digital audio editor" would have been a better descriptor.

2) Thanks for the suggestions re hosting platforms, with Buzzsprout getting a few good reviews and Libsyn getting a shoutout.

3) Since posting, I found a local pro who has experience setting up podcasters with Podbean, a hosting service that seems to be well regarded. We're meeting on Monday.

To answer a few questions that popped up:

* We're not planning any video, live broadcasting, or remote interviews, at least to start. It's an 80-part series.

* In the past I've done some voiceover/narration in a quiet studio (with an Austrian Audio OC18 mic into an Audient iD4 MkII interface – great setup).

* Because we're recording in a street-facing NYC apartment, we don't have the luxury of a soundproof environment, hence the MV7+ .