Comments on: Episode 17: Feeding your audience

By: The power of RSS for 21st century educators - Box of Tricks

The power of RSS for 21st century educators - Box of Tricks — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:57:01 +0000

[...] from Australia talking about podcasting and the particular episode on that is episode 17 called Feeding your audience which has great information not just about Feedburner, but RSS feeds in [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:31:43 +0000

Thanks for the prompt Gordon! Don’t worry we are still here!! Planning a show this week.

Basically there have been a few circumstances that have conspired against us. We have not bailed or going anywhere any time soon.

We also really appreciate your comments and questions. I am stoked that what we are putting together is really helping people produce better podcasts and is hitting our target audience. Awesome, really is fantastic!

Some if these comments would be great iTunes reviews. Hint hint ;)

By: Gordon

Gordon — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:30:05 +0000

What’s happened guys? You’ve been quiet too long!

By: Miguel (Mike) Esquivel

Miguel (Mike) Esquivel — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:15:32 +0000

Thanks for a great Podcast – After listening to all your episodes one after the other I got inspired, went ahead and got my account on Blue Host (trough your link) I hope you get at least a penny for that, Started my WordPress blog, installed the PodPress plug in and ordered a Rode Podcaster Mic with shock mount and all. (waiting for it)
Thanks for the inspirations and tips. I should have my own podcast soon.
Mike Esquivel (Panama – central america)

By: Steve Eason

Steve Eason — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:02:22 +0000

Would be great if we had a forum where we could post questions and such. I found the show on iTunes, after producing my 3rd podcast. I want to move to a 2 mic setup with a mixing board, but at the moment I’m having to work with 2 headset mics being recorded using Skype. It’s working, but the quality isn’t where I want it to be.

It’s frustrating and I know a lot of the issues are going to be resolved when we move to a mixing board.

Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks for the great podcast. I’m learning a ton of information from them. I hope you continue. I have only gotten through the podcast on gain. But I plan on listening to them all.

By: leon

leon — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:07:46 +0000

Hey guys bens tech show told me to listen! I have just finished listen to all of your podcast. I have started a podcast called the 404 and you guys have given me so many tips. I have been looking around but there are no new episodes :( I hope you guys update soon.

By: Philip J

Philip J — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:22:06 +0000

I wanted to leave a comment and say thank you for your work on the show. I found your show on i-tunes, and I will say I have picked up a lot of helpful tips.

So much so that I have started planning a podcast for the fall.

Keep up the Great work,
You guys have a great chemistry and it shows.
-Phil

By: Dave Gray

Dave Gray — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:08:23 +0000

Wow Lots of questions up on the comments, which we will endevour to answer on the next show. Great questions as well!

Chuck, my initial suggestion would be to ditch the dbx 266XL compressor/gate, see what the input sounds like. We have talked about compressors and gates before but will mention our feelings again on the next episode, but suffice to say they are not for the feint hearted at all. Personally I have never used one, I do everything in software as a part of my post production processing.

Check the output once you ditch the extra gear. The other thing is to ignore the lights on the mixer – totally irrelevant if you are inputting to a computer.

Finally – check out our episode on mixers and the one on Gain – both have great tips for choosing, setting up and getting the most out of your chosen equipment.

Hope that helps!

Tom – great question about enhanced podcasts and we will have a chat about them on the next episode, which is in the planning stage for the next week!

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:18:20 +0000

I’m sorry if this is not a good place to ask this question. I ran across your cast from a Google search and have listened to several shows – thanks!

I am (completely) new to podcasting. I purchased a book “Podcast Solutions” which has given me some good basic info.

Question: I have the following eqipment – an Audio Technica 3035 mic, a Yamaha MG8/2fx Mixer, a dbx 266XL compressor/gate, and an Edirol UA-1EX usb interface. I just can’t seem to get them wired/set-up correctly. I can record my voice on my PC, but the output is very quiet and the meter on the Mixer does not show my voice (lights) unless I really talk loud. Do you have any suggestions for a program/tutorial, etc. that could help me connect things correctly?

I have read all the manuals completely, but being total new to anything relating to audio, I do not understand exactly how to set this up.

Well, thanks to anyone who can have pity on me and point this newbie in the right direction(s).

Blessings!

By: Michael Collins

Michael Collins — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:22:02 +0000

Great podcast – makes sense of all the mumbo jumbo. Thanks.