Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Podcasting

Chapter 6. Setting Up Your Studio

In this chapter

• The Hardware and Accessories You’ll Need

• The Software You’ll Need

• Budgeting for Bandwidth

Making a podcast means setting up a recording studio—even if the studio is on your kitchen table! In this chapter, you’ll learn the basic ingredients of a recording studio and how they work together. You’ll discover that you don’t need to spend a lot of money to set up a basic recording studio, and that paying attention to a couple of key components can make a huge difference in the way your podcast sounds. We’ll also take you out of the studio to record your podcast “in the field,” and you’ll see that, once you’ve developed a basic toolkit and some essential skills, there’s practically no limit to where you can ...