Sometimes listening is much more comfortable than reading, which may be why podcasts are so popular. Sometimes even more than the articles on which they are written. Anyone can record a podcast at home. It would be an interesting text, but the podcast will be recorded.
It is necessary
- - A computer;
- - microphone;
- - camera / webcam.
Instructions
Step 1
You can record a podcast in the form of a monologue, interview, dialogue or communication between several people. To record a podcast at home, you need a minimum of equipment. It is enough to have a set in the form of a computer with a working sound card and a microphone. If you have a laptop, don't think that the built-in microphone will work for podcast recording. In addition to the equipment, a so-called sound editor is needed, in which the possibility of editing a recording should also be provided. For recording and editing, you can take two separate programs. You can also record a podcast in video format. To record a video podcast, you need a webcam or regular camera. Video quality is not very important, but if you want to edit your footage, you will also need a video editor. Despite the fact that the video format is used for recording podcasts, the most informative and important from the point of view of listeners is the sound sequence. Moreover, it is the audio format that is the traditional form for podcasts.
Step 2
After preparing the necessary hardware and software, choose a topic and write a podcast script. You can also take a finished article. To record a podcast, it is important to read the prepared text correctly. Even if you want to create the impression that you do not speak "on paper", you should avoid prolonged pauses and parasitic words (as well as unnecessary sounds), and if your speech is not "clean", you need to remove all imperfections during editing or make a new take. In order for your podcast to be pleasant to listen to, the rate of speech should not be fast, but not too slow, the words should be pronounced clearly, without swallowing the endings, and it is better to read with expression. It is important that the wording is simple and clear, otherwise, listeners may simply not grasp the meaning of your story. You should not try to fit several topics into one podcast at once, ideally one issue should cover only one issue. It will be even worse for listening to a text in which there is no clear structure, so try not to jump from one thought to another and back again.
Step 3
After writing the text for your podcast, plug in your microphone and adjust all recording options in your sound editor. It is important to set the correct signal amplitude so as not to end up with a noisy recording. In order to make editing, imperceptible for the listener, possible, try to ensure that individual sentences sound without errors. To make your voice sound clearer on recording, place the microphone at an angle, without bringing it too close to your mouth, and get started. Experts recommend recording the podcast in 16-bit format at 44 Hz.
Step 4
When you finish recording, start editing using a sound editor or a separate program. The resulting recording will be a rough cut. There is always background noise in a rough recording made at home. You can remove it by overlaying background music or using the so-called "noise reduction". This filter needs to "show" a sample of the recording (in the pause between your words), where only background noise will be present.
Step 5
Processing does not end on receipt of a draft recording. Filters should be applied to a podcast recording for better sound. A bass cut-off filter is applied if you need to remove mumbling, a de-esser is used if you need to correct sibilant consonants. Also, to properly process the recording, you need to turn up the volume and then apply the dynamic range compressor. It is important not to overdo it with the latter, otherwise the speech will sound unnatural. After overdubbing the background music, a limiter is applied to limit the largest peaks in the signal.
