How I recorded into a PC without line noise [daily podcasting photo #17]

Behringer U-Control UCA200

A Behringer U-Control or similar USB audio interface can protect your audio recordings from electronic interference noise.

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You can never have too many audio adapters [daily podcasting photo #16]

Audio adapters for podcasting

If you’re buying a mixer, spend an extra $20–$30 to get an adapter for every jack your mixer has. You won’t regret it.

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A podcaster’s studio requires resourcefulness [daily podcasting photo #15]

Wood block and coupons to hold up mic boom arm

I present my tacky solution to firmly holding my mic overhead boom arm: a block of wood and some folded coupons.

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A mic stand that doesn’t get in the way [daily podcasting photo #14]

Heil PL-2t

I would call my Heil PL-2T my favorite piece of podcasting gear of all of my audio equipment—yes, even more than my Heil PR40 mic.

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Inexpensive and simple Skype & phone PC [daily podcasting photo #13]

Mac Mini

I use a Mac Mini as an inexpensive and versatile way to bring in live phone and Skype calls while podcasting.

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Tweet about your podcast without spamming [daily podcasting photo #12]

Buffer for tweeting

I use Buffer to automatically space my tweets out according to my preset schedule.

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Podcasting timer [daily podcasting photo #11]

Podcasting timer

It’s good to keep a podcast to a consistent time. The easiest way I do this is with the free website e.ggtimer.com.

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Get good headphones for podcasting [daily podcasting photo #10]

Cheap podcasting headphones

This is my current, very cheap pair of headphones. I last about an hour in these before my head hurts. I’ve tried quality earbuds, but they give me headaches from the way my own voice sounds with my ears plugged.

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Zoom H4n for 4-channel podcast-recording [daily podcasting photo #9]

Zoom H4n

I highly recommend the Zoom H4n Portable Digital Recorder and will be recording remotely with it at BlogWorld NYC this year.

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How I archive podcast episodes [daily podcasting photo #8]

DVD-Rs for podcast archives

I archive my uncompressed raw and master podcast files to DVD-Rs, which proves much cheaper

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