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Podcast Method

Podcast Method

Dan Benjamin

Podcast veteran Dan Benjamin answers your questions about podcasting and recording, audio and video equipment, software, mic technique, pre- and post-production, workflows, and more.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Podcast Method episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Podcast Method for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Podcast Method episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Podcast Method - Episode 25: Stand Up

Episode 25: Stand Up

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03/08/17 • 42 min

Dan talks about improving sound quality, motivation, mute switches, how and when to end a show, syncing audio and video, and more.

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Podcast Method - Episode 29: Recording Fort
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03/07/20 • 66 min

Dan talks about the best ways to record a podcast with remote guests, route and record multiple audio sources with software, podcast industry statistics, niche podcasts, my current recording gear, and my favorite mic.

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  • VB-Audio Virtual Apps — VB-CABLE is a virtual audio device working as virtual audio cable. All audio signals coming in the CABLE input is transported to the CABLE output. Then It becomes simple to make computer audio recording or to connect a player application to a recorder one.
  • Sound recording tools: Total Recorder - captures any audio from the Internet, records audio from CD, microphone, line-in, converts any sound formats to WAVE and MP3 — You can record streaming audio, Mic input, or Line-in input from external devices connected to your PC. The resulting files are saved on your computer's hard-drive.
  • Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS — Record any application's audio, including VoIP calls from Skype, web streams from Safari, and much more. Save audio from hardware devices like microphones and mixers as well. You can even record all the audio heard on your Mac at once! If you can hear it, Audio Hijack can record it.
  • Rogue Amoeba | Loopback: Cable-Free Audio Routing — It's easy to pass audio between applications on your Mac, with the power of Loopback. Create virtual audio devices to take the sound from apps and audio input devices, then pass it to any audio processing software. With an easy-to-use wire-based interface, Loopback gives you the power of a high-end studio mixing board, right inside your computer!
  • Rogue Amoeba | SoundSource: A Superior Sound Control — Control audio on a per-app basis, adjusting the volume and output device for individual apps. Apply an equalizer and other audio effects to any audio on your Mac. Even adjust your Mac's audio device settings and levels instantly, from anywhere. It's all possible right from your menu bar, with SoundSource.
  • Public media found its answer to Spotify in Pocket Casts - The Verge — BBC Studios and Pocket Casts are announcing today that the British company is investing in the American podcast player. The decision comes at a time when multiple podcast apps, most notably Spotify, are committing themselves to a strategy of exclusive shows designed to build loyalty to their platform. Pocket Casts is instead committed to podcasting’s open ecosystem of freely available RSS feeds, CEO Owen Grover says.
  • Many podcast episodes won’t play in web browsers later this year — If your podcast host isn’t hosting its audio on a secure server (that uses https:// at the beginning) then be aware that any embedded audio player will fail in October this year: Google Chrome will block non-HTTPS audio in embedded players once Chrome gets to v86.
  • What Podcast Sellers Say Is Needed To Achieve $2 Billion In Podcast Ad Revenue - Westwood One — Overall, while the buy side and sell side are in general agreement on the miserable state of podcast measurement, sellers are a bit more positive. Only 5% of brands and agencies rate podcast measurement and attribution as “excellent.” 10% of sellers indicated the current state to be “excellent.”
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Podcast Method - Episode 26: One Take

Episode 26: One Take

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03/30/17 • 43 min

Dan talks about podcast networks (and the evolution of 5by5), and answers listener questions about how sponsorships really work and what sponsors want (guaranteed numbers, CPM, ROI), audience engagement, Skype vs. double-enders, building audience, and finding inspiration.

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Podcast Method - Episode 24: Get Pumped
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02/13/17 • 37 min

Dan talks about staying organized, working with a co-host, commitment, live streaming, sound dampening, budget friendly live call-in solutions, New & Noteworthy, iPhone/iPad recording solutions, and transcripts.

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Podcast Method - Episode 23: Production Values
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02/01/17 • 53 min

Dan answers your questions about affiliate codes, post production tweaks, video skype calls, gain staging, audio interface migrating, trying out new microphones, and starting new shows.

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Podcast Method - Episode 22: The Future
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06/03/16 • 53 min

Dan talks about the start of 5by5 and its CMS, sticking to your wheelhouse, and answers listener questions about recording a double ender vs Skype recording, minimum downloads that appeal to sponsors, how the future of podcasting compares to blogging, how to get guests on your show, how hosts get paid per show, and cover art.

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Podcast Method - Episode 21: Versatility
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03/31/16 • 43 min

Dan talks about gear for recording in the field and in the studio, making specific vs. general podcasts, versatility in podcasting, the Cloudlifter vs. DBX, Apple's Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter, using Zencastr instead of Skype, writing good show notes, and guidelines for good gain.

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Podcast Method - Episode 20: Balance

Episode 20: Balance

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03/11/16 • 47 min

Shifting the focus back to listener emails, Dan talks about finding a good co-host, balancing levels, story-style podcasts, replacement episodes, DMCAs, lavalier mics, a Fireside update, and the right way to end a podcast.

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Podcast Method - Episode 27: Waking Up

Episode 27: Waking Up

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02/14/20 • 52 min

Dan talks about Spotify and The Ringer, rising podcast revenue, the size of podcast audiences, Chartable and IAB, SiriusXM and SoundCloud, Audio Hijack, travel USB/XLR mics, 4-input audio interfaces, and listener questions!

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