{"id":3224,"date":"2019-06-18T16:28:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T16:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audioordeal.co.uk\/?p=3224"},"modified":"2020-10-02T17:46:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T17:46:30","slug":"best-home-gear-for-podcasting-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audioordeal.co.uk\/best-home-gear-for-podcasting-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Home Gear for Podcasting in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
What do you need to run a podcast? What is the best equipment for recording your voice? Today I’m going to show you a selection of things which you’ll need to get started with podcasting.\u00a0<\/p>
Podcasting can be quite expensive to start out with if you want to jump into the pro gear, but it doesn’t have to be. I will cover four tiers of budget so you can see exactly what you need in your range.\u00a0<\/p>
This project assumes that you have a PC or Mac but if not, you can grab a Raspberry Pi 3<\/a>\u00a0for cheap and run a lightweight audio editing software on it. If you are really dedicated to getting started why not check our list of the best books for podcasters<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t This is a genuine option, at least for getting started. Phone microphones are getting increasingly good. Journalists in many places have replaced big heavy Tascams and audio recording devices in favour of their iPhone mics and the sound quality isn’t bad at all.\u00a0<\/p> This setup is ideal for you to get started in podcasting as all you need is your phone to start recording your voice and an audio editing software to edit it.\u00a0<\/p> In this case I recommend Audacity<\/a>\u00a0as the audio editing software of choice.\u00a0<\/p> Pros:<\/strong><\/p> Cons:<\/strong><\/p> This setup is good to get started if you are a one or two person show. USB mics are really good because they plug into your computer directly without the need for an audio interface and are great for recording straight into the audio editing program.\u00a0<\/p> If you have multiple presenters, it is worth giving everyone a pair of headphones (a headphone splitter is super handy here). You might also want to consider some good quality headphones for editing.\u00a0<\/p> At this stage, Audacity will still suffice for most editing needs.\u00a0<\/p> Pros:<\/strong><\/p> Cons:<\/strong><\/p> At this stage you are looking at semi-pro USB microphones with much more features. I recommend the Blue Yeti<\/a> mics because they have a lot of features. They can offer omni, stereo, bi-directional, and cardioid patterns meaning you can have a single presenter, interview setup, or people all round the table.\u00a0<\/p> The stereo feature on it has also meant it is a popular microphone for ASMR. If you want to hear it in action, why not check out Audio Ordeal’s podcast episode on stereo microphone recording<\/a> which actually used the Blue Yeti<\/a> itself.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t1. Cheapest Tier [FREE]
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Medium price podcast setup [<\u00a3180]<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t