This show focuses on the technical production of audio podcasts. Chris Curran chats with podcasters about their audio equipment, software and workflow to help you learn how to produce better sounding podcasts. You’ll also learn solutions to common audio issues as well as plenty of tips and tricks. By listening to this show you will gain a TON of knowledge and skills that will make a HUGE difference in your sound quality _and_ save you time! Subscribe/Follow today and start listening! Your host Chris Curran has a background in podcast production (Forbes, Dun & Bradstreet, J&J, etc) as well as music production (Sarah McLachlan, Jeff Buckley, Foreigner, etc). When he entered podcasting in 2012, he noticed that most podcasters (and producers) do not have a good understanding of fundamental audio engineering concepts, which sabotages the quality of their sound from the very beginning. This show, as well as Podcast Engineering School, helps podcasters and producers reach professional levels of podcast audio production.
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episode 184: Ray A. Rayburn, Audio and Acoustic Consultant
My guest is Ray A. Rayburn - Audio and Acoustic Consultant, Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society, and Member of the Acoustical Society of America. His audio "specialties" include legislative sound systems, church sound & acoustics, acoustic measurements, audio DSP programming, standards development for the AES and InfoComm.
Check out Ray's articles, resume, and business selling mics and such: Superlux Microphones.
We discussed a TON including:
- Attending monthly AES meetings in NYC early in his career.
- In 1984, Ray's involvement in upgrading Saturday Night Live's control room from mono to stereo.
- In 1992, Ray's involvement in installing the first all digital sound system in the world in the US Senate Chamber!
- A huge mix-minus setup with 100+ inputs and 100+ outputs!
- Settings drift - due to temperature and age.
- What should new podcasters know? Minimize the sound of your room's noise and reflections. Get the mic close to your mouth. Use pop filters/windscreens.
- Speech intelligibility is dependent on 2 things - BG Noise and Reverb.
- Wireless mics - mic, transmitter (limited power), receiver
- Tiny microphones
Thanks for being a great guest, Ray!
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