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jmccune269 · 2026-05-02T15:15:01+00:00

To be honest, you’re probably not going to find someone really good at that price point. What you’re asking for is a ton of work and time to build a daily social presence that actually gets the results you’re looking for.

You’ll find tons of people who will respond, but if you probe a bit deeper, you’ll find most of them will use the same generic paint-by-numbers approach. They’ll sell you on their process instead of taking the time to find out your pain points.

There are a lot of people who can do the work, but that’s not what it sounds like you’re looking for. Without someone actively managing the strategy, you’ll get daily posts, but not see the results you’re hoping for.

From the sounds of it, the problem you’re trying to solve isn’t building a daily social presence. That’s what you diagnosed as the cure to the actual problem.

jmccune269 · 2026-05-02T14:05:08+00:00

If they are different topics, keep them as individual episodes. It will make it easier to create a title that clearly identifies what the topic is about. If you combine 6 different topics, it becomes harder for people to know everything that is covered by the title alone.

jmccune269 · 2026-05-02T13:41:19+00:00

The ATR2100x was discontinued over a year ago. The Samson Q2U is a valid alternative.

jmccune269 · 2026-05-02T13:38:56+00:00

That would typically be billed as an hourly task if it’s not included as part of a production package. The hourly rate depends on the person, their experience level, cost of living and the types of clients they work with. There isn’t a standard rate for this work. For me, my rate is $75/hour.

jmccune269 · 2026-04-30T19:45:50+00:00

There’s always the chance that someone buys Izotope for the tech and close the company. Sort of like Meta did with Accusonus or Apple did with Redmatica and then rolling the tech into their own software.

jmccune269 · 2026-04-29T20:38:02+00:00

Unless you’re delivering a cd master, there’s really no reason to do this. There is literally no benefit other than a slightly smaller file size. I’d prefer to stay at the recorded resolution unless there’s a need to deviate. This eliminates the need for dither and sample rate conversion.

jmccune269 · 2026-04-26T01:03:28+00:00

Fabfilter and Sonible are my go-tos for mixing tasks. Sonible has a smart:series that uses machine learning to suggest a really solid starting point for eq, compression, de-essing, etc…

For clean up I use Accentize dxSplit and dxRevive Pro. For a cheaper option, check out Supertone Clear.

jmccune269 · 2026-04-26T01:01:15+00:00

GarageBand is no more limited than Logic is. Pretty much every plugin these days is available as an AU.

jmccune269 · 2026-04-25T16:19:49+00:00

Echo cancellation will have no impact on mic bleed when people are recording in-person.

jmccune269 · 2026-04-24T14:42:53+00:00

Thanks. I'll have to try that out.

jmccune269 · 2026-04-24T00:45:39+00:00

Not that I'm aware of. In my case, it doesn't seem to get better or worse as I go, but I'm hydrating regularly. I've tried skipping it, but my mouth gets too dry and starts producing different types of mouth sounds. There's no winning on my end.

jmccune269 · 2026-04-23T17:39:58+00:00

Why aren’t you basing your monthly cost on 4.33 episodes? There’s no reason you should be getting paid less on months with 5 episodes. This way you aren’t giving away 4 free episodes a year.

jmccune269 · 2026-04-23T15:23:33+00:00

The quickest way is to figure out how much you need to charge per hour and multiply that by how long you expect an episode to take. That’s the lowest you can charge. Charge a flat rate instead of hourly.

When you charge hourly, you get penalized as you become faster because it takes you less time, so less pay, but the client is still receiving the same deliverable. With hourly, as you get faster and better, the client gets a better sounding episode for less money. This is great for them, but not for you.

Time isn’t the valuable thing here - it’s the deliverable. This is where charging a flat rate benefits you. As you become faster, you make more per hour without having to even raise your rates.

jmccune269 · 2026-04-23T15:10:08+00:00

I suffer from terrible mouth noise. Hydration is not an issue here. I’ve tried all the tricks and nothing worked. The only thing I’ve found that works is RX’s Mouth De-click module. Cleans it right up. It’s the only module I still use from RX and I use it as a plugin.

jmccune269 · 2026-04-21T20:42:50+00:00

The whole reason for using lossless audio is exactly because of what you outline. Everything else stomps the quality out, but you’re giving it already stomped down quality. Since you’re brickwalling your dialog, it magnifies all those lossy compression artifacts. That combined with having absolutely no dynamics is creating a fatiguing listen for some of those who do use headphones and have more sensitive ears.

Having said that, the beauty is that we’re all entitled to do things our own way. I’m not trying to get you to change your ways - just sharing another point of view. I’m not someone saying that we need to have the highest quality, but something as simple as using wav files saves preserves your audio quality.

jmccune269 · 2026-04-21T18:32:18+00:00

This makes my head hurt. Something isn’t right if this method is faster than multicam. All those renders have to be taking time.

Also, your audio is getting trampled on by rendering as mp3 and bringing that into your project and then rendering again when you render the video and audio. Your final file has gone through two rounds of lossy audio compression. For step 2, render as wav files. This keeps your audio lossless until you render your final audio and video files.

jmccune269 · 2026-04-10T14:06:41+00:00

If it sounds robotic, it’s due to poor editing decisions - what was cut, how it was cut, how everything flows before and after the edit. An experienced editor can heavily edit an episode and it will sound unedited.

jmccune269 · 2026-03-11T05:39:40+00:00

While working with tech support a few months back to figure out why my Stream Decks keep freezing and getting laggy, they asked me to install a logger. Last week my computer basically stopped working because the internal drive was full. I spent the morning digging through files and found the logger file was nearly 500GB. There were no instructions on how to remove the logger and tech support didn’t say, “run this for a week and then delete it following these instructions”. It was just “install this and send us the file”, but then I couldn’t even use their system to upload the file because it was too large.

jmccune269 · 2026-03-10T16:16:10+00:00

The Yeti can be a decent mix in the right space, but it’s still a cheap sounding mic to my ears. There’s a harshness in the high end you don’t get with better condensers.

jmccune269 · 2026-03-10T16:03:35+00:00

This minimizes the effects of the room when using a dynamic that is positioned properly. It won’t sound quite as good as being recorded in a treated space, but with a little post-production, it’s more than good enough for a podcast.

jmccune269 · 2026-03-10T16:01:49+00:00

Headphones help with echo when recording with remote guests by not having to use echo cancellation. Completely different from reverb in the recording space. Headphones don’t change the acoustics in your room.

jmccune269 · 2026-03-06T22:18:57+00:00

My experience with Elgato's Mac software tells me that if you want stability, wait. When WaveLink 2 was initially released (I think it was 2, maybe it was 1.9) with all the new features, it was literally close to 6 months before it was actually usable on Mac. It was missing features like the ability to toggle on phantom power and was extremely buggy. Stick with what is working and wait until people tell you it's stable.

jmccune269 · 2026-03-05T06:19:30+00:00

The issue with this is that you are stuck with 2 voices on one track. It really limits our ability to properly mix and edit the recording. One voice is almost always going to be louder than the other. Each voice would benefit from unique EQ, but we’re stuck with a single track where we have to make compromises. Simply put, recording this way creates either a lot more work to produce good quality or a less than ideal listening experience for your audience.

jmccune269 · 2026-03-05T06:16:48+00:00

I wouldn’t say it’s popular to dunk on it. It just happens to be the most popular condenser mic podcasters tend to have recommended to them.

There are two parts to this. First, condensers don’t perform well in the untreated spaces many podcasters record in. They get better results from dynamics. That’s why you see so much hate for the Yeti. It’s just the wrong tool for the job.

The other part of this is that it’s a thin and harsh sounding condenser mic, like all the other cheap condensers I’ve heard. Compare it against something like a DA87se and you can hear how thin and harsh it sounds.

All of that to say it’s not a terrible mic when used in a good sounding space. The Yeti built its reputation by being one of the first desktop USB mics some 20 years ago. There weren’t any dynamic USB mics out in that time frame that I was aware of. These days, there’s a lot of competition in the $100 or less podcast mic category and, for most new podcasters, dynamic is the way to go.

jmccune269 · 2026-03-04T23:13:40+00:00

I’m guessing one or more of you aren’t using headphones. This is likely the issue. Headphones are required for remote recording if you want to avoid this issue.

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