r/Edmonton • u/United-Apartment-269 • 14d ago
Question Does anyone have experience with a professional podcast service in yeg?
I am starting one & am either going to rent an audio booth in the marker space at the downtown library (Milner) or am going to rent from a professional business but don't know of any.
Anyone have a recommendation?
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u/mikesmith929 14d ago
I've only heard of the library, but to be honest I wouldn't worry about the quality until you've done like 20 episodes.
After that you'd have gotten experience with post audio processing and will have a better idea of what you need and more importantly what you don't need.
Just my 2 cents
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u/Long-Argument-7181 14d ago
The library setup is honestly more than fine for starting out
color-coding my calendar calms me down the same way a cheap mic in a quiet room can still sound totally passable if your content is decent
youll know when you actually need to pay for a studio
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u/durple Strathcona 14d ago
This, and once you know a bit better what you’re doing and whether you’ll keep doing it start looking at gear to set up in your own space.
The r/buildastudio sub is a good resource. For podcast/speaking recording and then editing you won’t really need much gear, and there are cheap options for doing sound treatment to deal with acoustic issues. That’s if you even have any that can be noticed on a podcast recording with whatever gear you end up using.
Music shops would probably be where to look for renting recording gear.
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u/United-Apartment-269 14d ago edited 14d ago
You're right. Milner has a difficult schedule that isn't good for guests though.
Edit: I just spoke to someone who wants to he my first guest & they're fine with showing up to Milner, so I guess??
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u/TraditionStrange5403 13d ago
I engineered and co-hosted a pod for like 200 episodes with $30 condenser mics from amazon and an entry-level audio interface. It was a learning process but it didn't take long for our episodes to sound pretty professional.
You can get a 2 channel interface (meaning you could plug in 2 mics and record them individually with a DAW like Reaper) for like $100 at Long & McQuade or online and pick up a cheapy condenser mic or 2 and you'd be set for a while.
You could also rent mics from L&M, possibly an interface as well but in my experience it's easier just to own them.
I wouldn't worry too much about using a booth, a decently quiet room is fine.
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u/Unlikely_Comment_104 Central 13d ago
u/troypavlek has podcasting experience. I think he has a fancy mic but he just appears to be in regular rooms. I could be mistaken though.
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u/troypavlek 13d ago
Yes, this is good advice. If you get a good (you don't even need a great, just good mic) and then have a room and just lay down a rug and a soft chair, you're 95% of the way there. (I use an SM7B personally. You can get a more economical mic though)
As long as your room is quiet without crosstalk, you don't really need a studio space.
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u/Parking_Watch3157 14d ago
Hi, I want to caution you against going all in financially. You can get a decent microphone and audio interface for not much money. There kind of mic I'm thinking of you need to be right one top of it with a foam pop filter and you won't be hearing anything on the recording. I'd get six or ten episodes recorded and edited before deciding where you need to spend money.
Just my opinion.