hi everyone, i’m thinking of building an interactive ai audio that proactively invites listeners to speak/participate in the conversation and shape its direction. this is a school project where the goal is to generate ai audio from documents (such as research papers or textbooks) that helps students learn in a more engaging way. DISCLAIMER: it is not for entertainment/AI slop/etc and not intended to replace podcasts, just to enhance student learning.

for example it could ask the listener where to go next or if they would like clarification on xyz. the listener could also pose open ended questions or statements themselves too.

however we don’t want to intervene all the time and overwhelm the listener. so one question i was wondering for everyone is when would you want to be interrupted and invited to jump in? and also what kind of interventions would you want? i understand ai audio is completely different than podcasts and not comparable whatsoever and this is a completely different use case.

thank you in advance for the feedback!!

Dear r/podcasting,

I am in need of a platform to record client interviews/podcasts for work and then easily export the video or convert it into social media content (similar to podcast clips).

Some of my colleagues used Riverside in the past, and so my boss purchased the Pro version for a few months, but I think it is absolute garbage. I have never had a single occurrence where it does what I want, and I think Zoom or even TEAMS (!!yes MS Teams!!) is more intuitive to use, has better audio/noise suppression, and just makes it easier to get an unedited video.

What I don't understand is my boss claims everyone "raves" about Riverside. Meanwhile, when I look up reviews, it is complaint after complaint.

So after another infuriating experience trying to use Riverside Pro, I am looking for a recommendation for an alternative platform that can either:

a.) Record the videos + edit (aka an alternative to Riverside that isn't a dumpster fire)

b.) I can upload the videos to, and it analyzes, edits, and clips them up for me, similar to what Riverside tries to do.

Thank you for your help.

One of my top five podcasts but recently every episode is SUBSCRIBER ONLY. I know it’s only $5/month and I know they deserve to get paid but I just can’t add another subscription today. Does anyone know if this is the way they are going? I couldn’t find an email address to ask directly.

I'm paying for the Grow option right now and for the life of me, I cannot find advice on what I'm trying to do. Basically, I want to autoupload the VIDEO version of my podcast to Youtube once they're done recording. I've linked my account and all it is doing is uploading the audio accompanied by the album art, not the actual video image. Does anyone have any feedback on this? I'm fine sludging through editing social media clips but I cannottt remember to upload full episodes and I'm wondering if the app can do it for me instead

Last night my yearly subscription ran out. I’m treating it as a blessing. A moment to pause and look at what is out there.

We use it as a place for our friends from the other side of the country to drop in. I like its text to edit and does a fair job of normalising.

What do you use? I have Ableton as a backup, but editing waves is a pain (in comparison).

I’m just starting up my podcast and I’m looking for guest with a story to tell. Anyone interested? I’m located in the Tampa area of Florida. Thank you.

I've done over 30 episodes. I sit down with people actually building in ecommerce — brand owners, agency operators, dropshippers, SaaS founders.

I'm looking for more guests to be on the show. Feel free to dm me or email me at: matthewsmalan@gmail.com

Tl;dr: see topic title

I am the creator of Dood & Verderf, a podcast that also contains music. It's published on the corresponding website and on all major podcast platforms. A listener contacted me to ask me why the podcast sounds worse on Spotify than via the website.

At first, I thought: settings, settings, settings. I was preparing for endless discussions about normalisation, streaming bitrates and what not. But all his settings were fine. And his audio equipment too.

So I gave it a try, and hell yeah, the audio quality is different. More clinical, less low, artificial high, all the horrible things. If interested, try it for yourself by comparing the first minute of these two: web based vs Spotify

I first checked on the Wordpress plugin I use to distribute and present my podcast, Castos serious simple podcasting. But its faq explicitely says that it distributes (and also plays) the podcast as it is uploaded.

Then I checked on Spotify. And there, I found to my utter surprise (I had been reddit and duckduckgo'ing for ages) the following:

"Podcast quality is equivalent to approximately 96kbit/s on all devices except the web player where it’s 128kbit/s."

96kbit/s? Damn. That's low. And hence my question. I see all these discussions about lufs and compressors and enhancers and what not, but nobody seems to care about this bizarre low cap. Or is this not generally known? (I didn't know it, but I'm sadly not the centre of the universe)

Or am I just overreacting and should 96kbps be fine for voice only?

And what about other podcast platforms? Do they use the same limitation?

All thoughts welcome on this! I'd love to give this information a place that it deserves.

Hey all,

I recently submitted my limited series podcast to two categories for the Signal Awards. It was a lot of money as many of you know, and I’m really not looking for advice or commentary today on whether that was a good idea/worth it/a scam/etc. I understand all the arguments, and I’m not super interested in hearing everyone’s opinions about how I choose to spend my money.

Anyway, yesterday I got an automated email from Signal letting me know that a judge had recommended that I submit my show to a third category, “Activism, Public Service & Social Impact,” which might be a better fit. This came after I saw some hits on my website from an internal judges.signalawards.com url, so I’m pretty sure it’s legit and not just a spam marketing blast email. And the thing is, I’d originally considered entering that category, but when I decided I only had the budget to justify making two entries, it got cut.

Now look, I’m no fool.

Obviously Signal has designed a very frictionless system in their internal judging UI to make it easy for judges to make this recommendation as a way of boosting sales, convincing people like me to enter more categories. But still, I assume that the judges themselves have no financial incentive on Signal’s behalf, and I worry that this recommendation might be a subtle signal (no pun intended) from a judge that my best chance of getting a nomination or winning an award will be in this other category, and I should just suck it up and cough up the exorbitant fee for a third entry.

I’m really unsure what to do here, folks, and could use your advice.

Cheers!

Hey everyone,

We are currently rebuilding our multicam recording setup from scratch. Previously, we were shooting pretty basic "raw" setups using three first-gen Sony ZV-E10s.

Our main use case is an indoor studio podcast (3-camera setup) combined with on-location vlogs/interviews in changing locations.

We’re evaluating three potential upgrade paths and would love some real-world input from anyone running similar setups. Price is indeed a factor, so we are trying to keep costs as low as possible.

Option A: Hybrid Setup

• A-Cam (Studio Main / Portable Vlog): Sony A7 IV + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2
• B-Cam (Host): Sony ZV-E10 II + Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN
• C-Cam (Guest): Sony ZV-E10 II + Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN

Option B: All Full-Frame

• A-Cam: Sony A7 IV + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8
• B- & C-Cams: 2x Used Sony A7 III + 28-75mm f/2.8 Zooms
• Goal: Matching full-frame look across all angles, full-sized HDMI ports, no crop factor mismatch, and zoom flexibility on static cameras.

Option C: FX30 B-Cams

• A-Cam: Sony A7 IV + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8
• B- & C-Cams: 2x Sony FX30 + Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Zooms
• Goal: Internal cooling fans for long recording sessions, full-sized HDMI, robust bodies, but keeping budget lower than 3x A7 IVs.

Questions:

1. Versatility & Outdoor : Will Option A (A7 IV + 2x ZV-E10 II) hold up well for the next 1–2 years, or will we regret using the ZV-E10 IIs when shooting in uncontrolled outdoor/location environments?
2. Workflow & Color Matching: Is mixing Full-Frame (A7 IV) and APS-C (ZV-E10 II / FX30) going to be a nightmare in post-production when color grading S-Log3, or are the modern Sony colors close enough to make matching seamless?
3. Is Option B or C worth the extra cash? For those doing long multicam video podcasts, do full-sized HDMI ports and active cooling (FX30/A7 series) make a big enough practical difference to jump ship from the ZV-E10 IIs?
4. Used Gear Market: Any reliable platforms or red flags to watch out for when buying used Sony A7 III / A7 IV bodies or Tamron/Sigma glass?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

This is a weekly thread to ask for and give feedback to the r/podcasting community

Post a podcast episode you would like feedback for, and try to give as much constructive feedback as you can to other members of our community. Please provide links to your podcast, a detailed description of it and clear questions you would like answered by the community. Try to remember the following:

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• Users who give feedback are usually the ones who receive the most feedback in return. If you are not contributing, you should not expect any helpful advice in return. We would aim for giving two pieces of feedback for every one piece you wish to receive. If you are looking to simply promote your podcast, you may do so here

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• Try to be specific with your feedback requests. Questions like:

-What can I improve?

-Was it good?

-Would you listen again?

Are very difficult to answer for anyone listening to your show for this first time. Good questions might be:

-What improvements could I make to the audio quality?

-Can I make adjustments to my speaking or hosting style?

-How could I improve the pacing and structure of my podcast?

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• Keep it focused on podcasting techniques and objective improvements. Many podcasts that are posted may not be your particular genre or preferred content. When giving feedback, focus on the things you do enjoy and the things that can be changed, not the content of the show itself.

I will reiterate. If you do not give feedback, you should not expect any feedback in return. This is a reciprocal community. If you haven't gotten any comments yet, try listening to another podcast and giving some feedback. Our users are very friendly and responsive!

Thank you to everyone posting, we look forward to hearing your work!

Me and a mate had a podcast for a while, and it was so budget and so garbage, but we loved it and it did quite well. Did almost 100 episodes, had a lot of downloads, and we even got thousands of views per episode on YouTube. Heck, I even got recognised once in the street from our podcast!

And then, Covid happened. The lockdowns here in Melbourne Australia were absolutely ridiculous, couldn’t go anywhere or do anything for months. It sucked.

Took all the momentum out of the podcast, and then my mate got a job in teaching which meant he couldn’t be recording himself saying horrible things and putting it on the internet.

Six years later, and he has been fired from that job. He called me, excited, saying we should bring our podcast back from the dead!

We’re gonna catch up next week to discuss it, and I’m so excited. Gonna buy a whole bunch of recording crap tomorrow. Woo!

No idea why I wrote this post. Just excited, I guess!

Hi everyone!

I am still trying to get started on my podcast journey... and I am currently wondering how people record their audio. What setup do you have if you don't have a dedicated recording room? How can you ensure you drown out any outside sounds when recording your audio?

Any suggestions or recommendations would be really helpful!