I had a top-notch chat with Jason Gambrell, Technical Director for Pushkin Industries. Jason works on several/many Pushkin shows. We covered his podcast audio production in great depth. You'll learn a lot in this episode. We discussed SO MUCH in this episode including: RE20 SM7b Austrian Audio OC18 MixPre-3, NoiseAssist Pro Tools Carbon Interface AVS technology MacBook Pro 2.6GHz i7 ICON Platform M+ Controller (USB, 8 channels, can control faders, arm tracks, transport, zoom in and out, and MOSTLY Jason uses it for writing automation on the score track, sound fx and voices, etc. AKG 701 Headphones (open back) JBL monitors Malcolm’s studio setup in Hudson, NY - 3 hours North of NYC (8 channel Grace preamps, 5 RE20’s, U87 for voiceovers, and wired with Dante - an “audio over IP language” using ethernet cables) iZotope RX8 and Ozone FabFilter Pro L-2 — *there's a setting called "podcasting" under "safe" Fabfilter Pro Q-3 TC Electronic Clarity M Loudness Meter — standalone screen and plugin with timed graph, circular graph, etc. Gain vs volume Master fader: Pro L-2, Clarity M Neutron 3 — give a shape to a hosts voice, dynamic compression, sculptor - automated dynamic compression? Uses level automation all the time for mumbles, etc. Gain which goes into the plugins instead of adjusting fader levels. Pro Tools 2021 RX Voice De-noise Stereo mixes - open up mixes with a bit of panning Publishes MP3's in Stereo at 192kbps Uncompressed mixes in stereo at 24 bit 48 kHz Megaphone for hosting, dynamic ad insertion, etc. Playing in Punk rock bands Next purchase? Hardware compressor! Thanks for sharing so much with us, Jason!
Released:
Jun 17, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Chris chats with podcasters and audio experts about their equipment, software and workflow. You will learn step-by-step how they are producing podcasts, solutions to common audio issues, and plenty of tips and tricks. By listening every week you will glean A TON of audio engineering knowledge and skills that will make a HUGE difference in the quality of your sound, not to mention save you a lot of time. 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 about 7 years ago, he noticed that most podcasters (and producers) do not have a solid understanding of fundamental audio engineering concepts, which sabotages the quality of their sound from the very beginning. This show, as well as the Podcast Engineering School, helps producers and podcasters reach professional levels of podcast production.
