![]() ![]() A great microphone will elevate your voice to help you get the sort of depth and richness you hear on the radio and popular shows like Radiolab. It doesn't matter if you're starting your own show or planning to guest on someone else's podcast. With a few smart purchases, you too can sound like a podcast pro. We can't help much with the bigger problems facing would-be podcasters - finding a good topic and getting people to listen - but we can point you to the best gear to get started. Making one that actually sounds good is another story entirely. All prices are correct at the time of publishing. ![]() If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Some of our stories include affiliate links. It’s also possible we’re going to hide under the bed holding our ears.All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. It’s possible we’re going to take one good listen and recommend changes for your shoots so that you won’t have to do anything but cut here and there to tighten it up and press “Submit.” The joke is by the time you realize you need it, it’s too late. The poster child for this is Effect > Noise Removal which doesn’t actually remove noise very well, certainly not dogs barking or microphone hiss. What else would you shoot? People go into this with the idea that they can shoot anything without paying attention and “fix it in Audacity later.” These people can have very serious problems. I’m personally of the belief that you should be shooting the final show. Is there a posting address of a “typical” show? Or do you have a representative sample you can post? You would post a WAV if we needed technical and scientific inspection, but we just need to hear what you’re doing, so pick a very good quality (250 Stereo, 125 mono) MP3 and post that. While I’m sure they’re probably right, it’s good to know what we’re dealing with. We are about to commit the sin of recommending tools and services without ever hearing the show. Explain to me as you would to a 5 year old ![]()
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