Hi it's another addition to the kdalyportfolioblogs 5 steps series. This week I will look at the five steps of producing a successful podcast. This is in reference to the technical aspect to creating YOUR peabody award winning podcast. The general rule is that if do some dope producing you'll have a chance to show them what time it is. Ok let's begin.
Step 1) Choose editing software that is suitable for YOU
If you want to record a podcast but not edit it you wont have the same success that serial has. Hell you wont have any success if you just want to record and publish each segment. Why would you do that though? your best bet is to download Adobe Audtion. You've paid thousands for your home studio that I told you to set up, so forking out an extra £1000 wont be a problem. Especially when you're about to make your podcast your business. Right lads? Or I mean, go with Audcity, although there is not a blue chance in hell that Serial used Audacity to create their #product (citation needed)
Step 2) Learned how to edit
Listen, if you can't edit a programme then give up. Sarah Keonig knew how to edit and that's how Serial won a Peabody award. Think somebody will edit your podcast for you for free? Guess again. In the same breathe you have just spent at least £6000 on a home studio and a legal copy of Adobe Audtion so you might aswell spend whatever money you have on a producer, so feel free to skip this #step.
Step 3) Sound effects
It's not possible to go into the world and record yourself making noises just for your podcast. So go onto the internet and torrent sound effects. Make sure with your remaining budget you buy good anti virius software. McAfee is really shit so go with something more expensive why not. If you're worried about money at this point, don't be because you're about to make that money back and if you don't your parents can always give you the money, right? #cash
Stepped 4) Music
If you're watching your paid producer use your mac to finalise your edit remember to tell said producer to add some FUCKING music. I can't stress that enough. I don't know any podcasts that don't have music and if there are any that exist I don't want to know about them tbh. Listen, it can be tricky because people will be ticked off if you use music willy nilly so be smart about it. Why not go for artists who've died so that they cannot pursue legal action against you. Thin Lizzy, Syd Barrett and Green day would be prominent examples to use for your music. Serial had it's own theme music, so you need to invest in your own. Seek out music producers online or tweet about #booty or #titties and let them seek you. If said producer has 44k followers and follows approx 44k people then there is nothing fishy about that so run with #it.
Stop 5) Levels
Buddy you gotta check those levels. If the green bars on your mixer aren't the same height then chances are it wont sound hashtag professional. Ask your producer to fix your levels. Take a look on your software. Are the spike things roughly the same size? If not why not? What are you paying your producer for? If you're going to be speaking to a number of suspects in your episodic investigative murder podcast then it is important everybody sounds the same. Whilst you're at it you want to make sure that your mixdown is in #mono because #stereo sounds like you're a dog who has one ear tucked in (as illustrated)
Next week I will show you the 5 ways to #Publish a successful podcast onto the internet
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