Podcast Progress : https://themechanicians.com/ 7 March 2021

Greetings follower

The sideways move to a Podcast has made me take on a whole new set of research. 

The point of the podcast will be outlined in Episode 1 but basically I need to capture good solid audio & stories before we lose any of the speakers to time. 

Thus far I have learned a lot about these things:

  • Reddit  https://www.reddit.com/r/podcasting/  This forum has a plethora of good information w/o too much internet snark. 
  • WordPress via
  • Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/   . No its not the most zippy DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) but it works just fine to start.  
  • My brother Joel  https://www.joelevancoaching.com/ gave me a heap of help for equipment information and he is gonna get my fat ass back into better shape. He has very interesting guests and now he has stimulation therapy. They used stim therapy to fix my busted ankle years ago and it works.. check it out fellow old damaged people.
  • I started with Buzzsprout.com after many many hours of research & testing various platforms. As it turns out Joel just changed to that as well. Buzzsprout.com had a denial of service ransomware attack and they didn't pay and they didn't get destroyed. Also they caught the chump that did it... I like these guys. 
  • Riverside.fm is the remote recording platform of choice for me - also hours of testing and a live test with Bob Earl that really helped understanding the issues that I need to address before going into interviews. 
Sound management is a whole planet of new adventures - and since Walt Louie said that sound was the #1 thing for a film ( and a Podcast ) its the primary task to master. 

Currently we live in a VERY loud place. A main road, public parking and LAX departures are the biggest issues I face in getting good sound. 

Speakers on for this one https://youtu.be/5F_ra5d_zi4

Also budget microphones create a whole new area of editing challenges. I am hoping that in Episode One I can defeat these challenges in post production however that remains to be seen. 

Overall I am still making progress on the film via podcast and when I drop episodes I'll post notification. 

...-rob




Location: Playa Del Rey, CA 90293, USA

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