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Jeff’s Podcast Equipment and Tools Cheat Sheet ~You need to decide on three things before you start recording: 1. What is your budget? 2. Where will you be recording? 3. How many people will be on your podcast? ~Avoid free podcasting services if possible. ~Record with hardware. Edit with software. Equipment The questions above will determine what you should buy. I personally own/use what is listed in orange. Digital Recorder Microphone Preamp Roland R05 Audio-Technica ATR2100 Cloudlifter Zoom H5 Shure SM58 DBX 286 Tascam DR-100mkll Shure SM7B ART Voice Channel Heil PR-40 Zoom H6 Audio-Technica AT8035 Audio Interface or Mixer Headphones & Monitors* Pop Filters & Stands* Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Sony MDR7506 Nady MPF-6 Pop Filter Mackie VLZ series (1202) AKG K44 Shure A58WS Windscreen Zoom H5 or H6 Mackie CR series On Stage DS7200B Adjustable Mackie MR series Proline MS112 Desktop Boom Yamaha HS series Neewer Boom Scissor Arm Rode PSA1 Swivel Boom Power & Cables Audio Editing (DAW) & Tools* Media Hosting Furman Power Conditioner Audacity Blubrry XLR (mic) Adobe Audition Libsyn 3.5mm (computer audio jack) Reaper Simplecast ¼” (mixer board & monitors) Logic Pro Adaptor (convert cables) Levelator Insert cables (effects & loops) Auphonic RCA (classic AV) ID3 Tag Editor Website* Communication Project Management WordPress (CMS) Slack Basecamp StudioPress/Genesis (Theme) Basecamp Trello Siteground (Host) Streak Asana PowerPress (podcast plugin) Seriously Simple (podcast plugin) *Plenty of great options exist in this category that I didn’t mention. Find something that works for you. Additional Resources and Links JeffLarge.com - Personal site and podcast Come Alive Creative - Podcast Strategy and Production Services EquipmentForPodcasting.com - A several email series on podcast equipment Podcast Bytes - A series answering your podcast questions one episode at a time Come Alive Academy - Our podcast education resource Kit.com - A quick list of equipment packages I recommend .

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