A quick checklist for podcast recording in Riverside.fm
Check your microphone and headphone cable connections.
Log into your studio (Riverside.fm)
Check your: name, headphone status (always using them), “logging in” role (guest, host, producer, audience), camera selection, microphone selection, and speaker/headphone selection.
Enter your studio.
Perform a quick microphone scratch-test and laugh-test to ensure that the proper microphone is selected and that the loudest signals aren’t distorting.
Keep microphone proximity in mind at all times. With the radio/podcast microphone standard (Shure SM7b or MV7), 2-5 inches from the microphone is recommended. **pro-tip** Microphone proximity is to audio; as focus is to photo/video.
90% of good audio comes from the setup and capture. Everything in post-production is an enhancer (not a fixer).
