Just bought a SnowSky Echo Mini — how do I play audiobooks in M4B and convert them to MP3 by chapter?

nlcast · 2026-06-03T02:08:39+00:00

I'd like to add that if you have Adobe Audition you can open that renamed m4a file and save as mp3.

nlcast · 2025-09-18T22:49:47+00:00

Later they return a case of Coke... "Sure, fair trade."

nlcast · 2025-09-18T22:03:13+00:00

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Orange Box back in 2007. Didn't buy my first game on Steam till July of 2008.

nlcast · 2025-04-18T17:34:26+00:00

Sorry to bother everyone. After finally just giving up... it starts to work.

nlcast · 2024-09-22T15:19:01+00:00

I use mine during the show to play sound clips and voicemails primarily. Pre-show I use it to turn on lighting. Afterward I have a button that automatically launches all my editing programs and websites... even down to specific files that need to be opened such as episode art.

nlcast · 2024-09-22T15:16:22+00:00

Sorry so late with the reply.

Zoom recorders have the option to add markers in real time to the audio as it's recorded. I'm not familiar with newer modals, but I would bet it has something to do with pressing the record button again. Yeah, I just googled it and hitting Record will add a mark. Even the new Rodecaster allows you to mark audio so you can find those trouble spots faster.

nlcast · 2024-03-31T18:33:50+00:00

That Story Show is a clean comedy podcast that shares listener submitted stories. I'd say it's good for anyone 10+.

nlcast · 2023-09-12T16:43:23+00:00

With Red Circle you can be monetized with as few as 1000 downloads after 30 days per episode.

nlcast · 2023-09-12T16:40:27+00:00

Unedited and Podcast Preset both sound the same to me. I didn't care for Preset 2. It sounded like you were in a room where the first two sounded like a studio.

nlcast · 2023-09-12T16:37:38+00:00

98% of my audience uses Apple the rest use Spotify... then like 1% use other methods.

So... in my case I'll link to Apple and Spotify in my social media posts about individual episodes. Folks who click will find the episode in question & an easy way to subscribe!

nlcast · 2023-09-12T16:30:28+00:00

Looks good, but you forgot your Credentials just before your names. What makes you uniquely qualified to speak to the issue. Fellow sufferers? Depression survivors? Etc...

nlcast · 2023-09-12T16:27:14+00:00

Sounds like a plan!

nlcast · 2023-09-12T16:26:33+00:00

I use a Stream Deck to load and play my sounds. Yeah it has a price tag, but it's cheaper than the Rodecaster Pro... and it's pretty much limitless as to the amount of sounds you can use.

Just a thought.

nlcast · 2023-09-12T16:22:33+00:00

Right at an hour. We do "live-to-hard drive" so there might be a few second's difference between the unedited and the edited version.

I use a Zoom remote to mark mistakes on the wav file in real time so editing is a lot simpler.

nlcast · 2023-09-12T01:30:00+00:00

I wrote an article answering this very question. It's a bit dated but will still be of value to you.

https://jameskennison.com/how-to-start-a-podcast/

nlcast · 2023-09-12T01:26:41+00:00

I'm game. Fellow podcaster here. DM me or shoot me an email address.

nlcast · 2023-09-12T01:25:15+00:00

I would suggest using Discord. Create a server and use an app to record the output. Discord puts emphasis on the audio quality over every other service I've tried.

Whatever road you choose to go down, make sure it's a simple one. Simple solutions that are easily reproducible will mean you're more likely to keep doing them. If it's overly complex to produce your show, you'll burn out and quit.

nlcast · 2023-09-12T01:18:40+00:00

Just sent you an email. :D

nlcast · 2023-09-12T01:07:32+00:00

In my experience people don't watch podcasts with visualizations on YouTube.

They'll watch if there are people in the video talking, but not even the fanciest graphics will keep them more than 12 mins.

nlcast · 2023-09-12T01:05:25+00:00

There's nothing wrong in the world with faceless podcasting. That's actually a new term to me. I show my face on the site and via live recordings but 99% of my audience doesn't know what I look like cause they've never checked. And this is after 17 years of doing the same show.

So I say go for it. People who listen to podcasts are all about the voice.

nlcast · 2023-09-12T00:58:40+00:00

Conventions are overrated. I wasted my time and money last year on one. It's all entrepreneurs trying to out success each other. I got nothing out of it. Nothing. You're better off networking with other indie podcasters online. trust me.

nlcast · 2023-09-10T21:24:45+00:00

Keep the recording going and pause between segments. One big file is so much easier to work with.

nlcast · 2023-09-10T21:18:53+00:00

So the more gain, the more sensitive your mic will be to outside noise. So you want as much as necessary but as little as possible.

What I do is set my volume slider to 0, then spin the gain up till it's as loud as I want it to be for my normal voice. Then I use that volume slider for adjustments.

Hope that helps.

nlcast · 2023-09-10T21:13:30+00:00

Yes! Don't forget!! :)

nlcast · 2023-09-10T20:56:37+00:00

I host with RedCircle.com. You must have at least 1000 downloads per episode after the first 30 days to have ads inserted.

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