Audio podcasts have been invented for more than a decade, this audio communication method originated from abroad, and its emergence has changed the way people obtain audio information. This way of relying on the existence of the Internet for audio transmission allows people to not have to sit in front of a computer or worry about listening in real time and missing their favorite programs. Not only that, but you can also spread your own audio programs so that more people can hear you, and now everyone can become a communicator and a media.
Podcasts came to China relatively late, but the momentum of development is very rapid. Various platforms are playing their fists in the field of podcasting, among which the audio platforms of Himalaya, Lychee FM, and Dragonfly FM have all grown rapidly with the momentum of podcasts. NetEase Cloud Music and QQ Music have also built-in podcast pages in their own music APP, which can be seen that the audio dissemination form of podcasts is becoming more and more popular among domestic users. Even the audio dissemination method has also appeared in the form of knowledge content payment and audiobook, so that people can realize the possibility of monetization through audio dissemination. Himalaya has also launched the A+ Audio Publishing Platform to help users earn money with sound.
If you're thinking about making your own podcast but don't know how to set up a recording system, take a look. I'll teach you how to build a podcast recording device from scratch. First, you need to determine the form of recording podcasts. Here can be divided into three types, the first is a solo personal recording podcast, the second is a two-person dialogue type of podcast, and the third is a three-person or more multi-person chat type of podcast. Depending on the type, you can choose a microphone, sound card, audio recorder, etc.
So, let's start with the first case. If you're recording podcasts by yourself, the devices available can be very flexible. Low-cost devices can use the microphone that comes with the phone, or the microphone on the headset. If you want to improve the sound quality, you can choose a USB microphone with a sound card. This microphone ranges from tens of yuan to thousands of yuan in price, through THE USB connection with the computer, plug and play is very convenient, do not need to install additional sound card drivers and other issues. In addition, some advanced USB microphones will also have headphone monitoring, and you can adjust the headphone monitor volume individually, and you can listen to the size of your own sound in real time when recording.
If you're doing a podcast with two of your friends, its actual microphone can also record. Here we will talk about the directivity of the microphone. Usually the microphone is divided into omnidirectional and cardioid pointing, which can be understood as the microphone sound range. Omnidirectional means that the microphone can receive sound in a 360-degree direction, and cardioid pointing means that the microphone will only collect sound in a certain direction. So if you have an omnidirectional microphone you can also use it for two people. But the downside is that recording with a microphone has only one track in post-editing and can't be finely adjusted. For a more advanced way, you can refer to the way I will talk about multi-person recording below.
Usb microphones are convenient, but the computer can only recognize one microphone at a time, so an external sound card is needed to solve this problem. When recording for three or more people, you need to prepare a separate microphone and sound card, and you need to install a sound card driver to use it when connecting to a computer. In general, external sound cards support microphones ranging from two to eight, and the more microphones generally supported, the more expensive they are. And the external sound card generally supports the microphone of the XLR interface, commonly known as the Cardron interface. This interface has a very wide range of applications and is highly versatile in sound systems. When selecting a microphone, you can choose two types of dynamic microphone or condenser microphone according to the application scenario, and the sensitivity of the dynamic microphone is low, which can play a role in "filtering" some noise in the environment. Condenser microphones have high sensitivity, and the recorded sound is more delicate and clear, which is less suitable for recording places with noisy environments.
The above are several recording devices and construction methods that I recommend according to the type of podcast recording, and you can choose the recording method that suits you best according to your needs. Podcasts are still in the stage of rapid development in China, and they are far from reaching the peak, and more and more people are beginning to notice and use podcasts to listen to content. Now, are you ready to start making your own podcasts? Hurry up and take the first step.
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