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Post by Gravityloss »

ghaff wrote: post #219
Gravityloss wrote: post #185

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some print media podcast productions are super amateurish production wise. You can hear it's two persons in a tiny conference room with no sound proofing (so it's really echoey) and a third person phoning in so you can barely hear what they are saying. No editing whatsoever. Maybe recorded with a cell phone? They should get a summer trainee who has been in a band, or even watch a youtube video on how to do podcasts.…

>And please, do get all the people in the same room! Often easier said than done. As I wrote elsewhere, I definitely prefer to be in the same room as the person I'm interviewing for both technical and conversational reasons. But it can really limit the number of people you can get on a show--even more so if it has to be in your studio. Lots of people record podcasts and videos at events like conferences (partly for t…

is there software that can do multi track recording on everyone's computer / phone and later combine the high quality local recordings after the fact? Because it's hard to guarantee enough bandwidth for real time high quality centralized recording.

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Post by duxup »

erikig wrote: post #210
duxup wrote: post #92

This article reads like a wordy extension of the author's "Twitter fit". I feel like I read a lot of "I tweeted something" articles these days. Ironic that the one tidbit about how it "sounds" (but not actually talking about sounds) is about people wanting to be heard, and the foundation of this is "I tweeted something one day".

I don't mind the tweet follow-up articles at all - in fact I'd hope that writers with a platform would use said platform to expound on their twitter musings more often. Twitter is perfect for taking the temperature on an issue. That said - I felt that this article was a bit of a waste of the initial interest the tweet garnered.

I feel like Twitter is a terrible medium to take temperature of anything.

The medium is the message and Twitter only serves to push a very inane sort of message / response.

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Post by pkamb »

hiccuphippo wrote: post #176

What are some good podcasts to listen to? I listen to StarTalk with Neil DeGrasse Tyson and loved the (short, just 12 episodes) End Of The World with Josh Clark.

IMO the best podcasts are organic and conversational between interesting hosts, not "produced" segment shows like many of the big names. Here's a suggestion:

Omnibus! With Ken Jennings and John Roderick

https://www.omnibusproject.com/

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Post by ghaff »

Gravityloss wrote: post #231
ghaff wrote: post #219

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>And please, do get all the people in the same room! Often easier said than done. As I wrote elsewhere, I definitely prefer to be in the same room as the person I'm interviewing for both technical and conversational reasons. But it can really limit the number of people you can get on a show--even more so if it has to be in your studio. Lots of people record podcasts and videos at events like conferences (partly for t…

is there software that can do multi track recording on everyone's computer / phone and later combine the high quality local recordings after the fact? Because it's hard to guarantee enough bandwidth for real time high quality centralized recording.

I don't know how to automate it but you can have remote guests make a separate recording using a USB mic and then email you the file. Of course, the more complicated you make things for a guest the harder it is to get them to go along and the more mistake-prone it is.

That does add to the work but it's not bad for a 15-20 minute interview.

The thing I'd like to see which I guess falls into the "seems easier than it is" bucket is software that automatically stripped out common verbal tics like "umm" and "you know." Cleaning up at least some of those and equalizing all the volumes probably takes most of my time editing a podcast.

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Post by grigjd3 »

I don't get it. This guy can feel free to not listen to podcasts. It's not killing music by any stretch of the imagination. I still find plenty of bars and restaurants that annoy me with having a local band play that I don't really want to listen to. There really is nothing forcing you to identify and listen to podcasts.

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Post by glerk »

philwelch wrote: post #160
glerk wrote: post #135

> With all of the world’s unheard songs beckoning us with their endless mystery, why would anyone choose to waste their precious listening hours on a podcast? A better question is why would anyone listen to podcasts when there are millions of audiobooks out there? Why spend any listening time on endless rambling and ads, when I could learn something worthwhile?

I’d rather read books with my eyes. I find it irrationally enraging to be read to when I can read a book myself.

I used to feel the same way, but I ended up adapting to the new medium. Reading is great, but sometimes listening is more convenient (commuting for example)

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Post by cgtyoder »

inapis wrote: post #207
jordanpg wrote: post #109

What an edgy, contrarian critique. Watch as the author translates his criticisms of some podcasts that he doesn't like into a global criticism of all podcasts. I wonder if this guy still insists on listening _exclusively_ to LPs and lossless audio formats. Here are some things about podcasts that I love: * some podcasts are true gems -- extremely high quality content * free * no ads or ads are trivial to avoid * blat…

Can you point me to some high quality podcasts? Most I have listened to have so much fluff and unnecessary banter that I subconsciously tune out. I have been trying to get on the podcast bandwagon but having a hard time finding something to like.

Slate Podcasts

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Post by mprev »

mikece wrote: post #104

The single word that comes to mind when reading this: "Waaaaaaah!!!" I listen to podcasts because I learn from them or am entertained by specific people with insights and expertise I appreciate. The whole bit about eavesdropping on a conversation is the essence of what makes a good podcast: it's a conversation that if you caught a part of it in real life you would stop and stand at the edge to listen and learn more.…

Adam Curry came up with the name but people were embedding media in RSS feeds before that.

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Post by coldtea »

Kevin_S wrote: post #196
coldtea wrote: post #164

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As if where you listen to some music the "first time" matters? (Like the first time one has sex, which has rom-coms and romantic fiction instill on us that it has to be "special"?) I've discovered and first heard all kinds of great music on the tube and other casual places, and didn't hurt my later re-listening and appreciation of them...

I dunno, I have an intense fandom for certain artists and when they release new music I like to listen with my higher quality headphones, at home in peace and quiet to really take it in as fully as possible. Though this is only for maybe 3 projects a year so it isn't how I listen to all new music.

I guess this comes to personal rites etc.

I like to do that too, but if you're anything like me, most of your early music, you listened in high school or college in whatever kind of crappy quality (e.g. downloaded mp3 or crappy cassette copy depending on age), random conditions, etc, but still connected fine with it.

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