PFD Companion Podcast: S4E7 – Gadgets with extra help from Gamer Cat

In this episode we cover a wide variety of hardware topics in this episode to get you started (and perhaps thoughts of upgrades.) We go from economical to high-end. We also cover some lessons learned along the way so you can avoid the same pitfalls we learned the hard way.

Topics

  • Headsets for streaming and podcasting
  • The Shure SM58
  • A simple mixer – Behringher Xenyx 802
  • Mixing with Discord
  • The Shure SM7B
  • The MXL 990
  • Addressing a microphone
  • Dynamic and condensor microphones
  • The Blue Yeti
  • Latency
  • The Shure MV51
  • Røde Procaster and Podcaster
  • Røde Reporter
  • RødeCaster Pro
  • Røde PodMic
  • Heil PR40
  • Tips to find the best mic for you
  • Bundles
  • Shotgun microphones
  • Lavalier microphones
  • Desk noise
  • Start economically
  • Headphones and leakage
  • Get used to the sound of your own voice

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PFD Companion Podcast: S4E06 – Let’s get started

Tee and Chuck have an open conversation about starting a podcast.


Topics

  • What is a podcast?
  • Let’s talk content creation
  • Evolution from podcaster to…
  • Why start a podcast?
  • I want to start podcasting
  • It’s a ton of work
  • Differentiating your podcast
  • Is podcasting for you?
  • The real work is…
  • Reviewing some podcast apps
  • So many ways of consuming podcasts