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==How to Prep for Podcast== | ==How to Prep for Podcast== | ||
# Send Prospective Podcast Guests an email invitation | # Send Prospective Podcast Guests an email invitation |
Revision as of 16:34, 21 October 2022
Contents
- 1 How to Prep for Podcast
- 2 Podcast Admin Preproduction
- 3 Preflight Setup
- 4 Remote Recording Platforms
- 5 Gather Collect Media Assets
- 6 Pro Tools Session Create
- 7 Video Production
- 8 Premier Pro Editing
- 9 Pro Tools Editing
- 10 Mixing and Mastering
- 11 Upload to Libsyn
- 12 Check and Edit Podpage
- 13 Check Episode on Podcast Platforms
- 14 Music Tech Wiki Episode Page
- 15 Show Notes
- 16 Promote Podcast
How to Prep for Podcast
- Send Prospective Podcast Guests an email invitation
- With a link to Schedule Once
- Guest Host MTW Profile Page
- Podcast Guest Show Notes (DEV)
- Either in MTW or Evernote
- Contact Guest
- Gather information
- EPK
- Any and all information (websites, social media channels etc.
- Contact Guest Host
- Share in about guest
Podcast Admin Preproduction
- Create Music Tech Wiki Episode Show Notes Page for Music Tech Student Podcast
- Category:Music-Tech-Student-Podcast-Show-Notes
- Gather EPK and Social Channels from guests and co-hosts
- Invite and confirm guests and co-Hosts
- Send Reminders
- Promote and Market the Zoom Webinar date
- Promote Slido App to collect questions before the show
Preflight Setup
- If possible, have guests do a sound check before the show and send us a WAV file
- Remind guests to use headphones
- Soundcheck with guests 15-30 minutes before the show
- Turn on Zoom Webinar features
- Allow Panelists to turn on video
- Allow Panelists to share screen
Remote Recording Platforms
- Regardless of remote recording platforms all guests will also record themselves locally as a double-ender
- For Audio Only Podcasts with no live audience we use either:
- For Video Podcasts
- Zoom Webinars
- Not Zoom Meetings
- Zoom Webinars
Gather Collect Media Assets
- Send Dropbox File Upload Request to guests and co-hosts
- Create a new Parent Folder
- YYYY-MM-DD Podcast Name
- Collect all audio/video files
- YYYY-MM-DD Podcast Name Source Files
- YYYY-MM-DD Podcast Name Local Audio Recordings
- YYYY-MM-DD Podcast Name Zoom Files
- Consider renaming Source Audio Files
- YYYY-MM-DD Podcast Name - Person Name
- YYYY-MM-DD Podcast Name Source Files
Pro Tools Session Create
- Import all files into Pro Tools
- 24 bit 48k Session
- Participants and Master
- Rename Tracks
- Align and synchronize all clips
- Consolidate Clips
Video Production
Generally speaking, whenever we record a Zoom Webinar, there is probably an opportunity to leverage and repurpose a video clip.
- Review the video footage to decide if there are any video scenes worth sharing
- If any of the podcast is intended for Video Production
- Import Consolidated Audio files from Pro Tools into a new Premier Pro Project
- Import Video Files into Premiere Pro
- Synchronize all Audio and Video Files
- Consider using Plura Eyes if necessary
- Export Premiere Pro Project as AAF
Premier Pro Editing
- Ripple edit dead time and bloopers
- Select camera angles
- Don't spend time with detailed audio editing
- We will do that in Pro Tools
- Just get everything in proper sequence
- with clips positioned in the Timeline
- Graphics, B-Roll, Lower 3rds, Credits etc.
- will be done later
Pro Tools Editing
- Create New Pro Tools Session
- Import Descript AAF
- Finish Editing
- No Plugins yet
- Update and Edit Show Notes concurrently
- Be on the lookout for references to people and things we want to link in the show notes
- It's much more efficient to document the links now instead of waiting to come back and find them later
- Strip Silence
- But be aware of room tone
- Use RX for noise reduction and audio restoration as needed
- Check every edit in headphones for pops and clicks
- Use Clip Gain to optimize levels in each track
- Add intro VO narration
- Add highlight teaser clips from engaging parts later in the show
- Add opening theme music
- Add additional music throughout the show
- Document all music used for copyright clearance
- Add closing music theme
Mixing and Mastering
- Add plugins on all Tracks
- Mix to taste
- Route All Tracks to a Stereo Audio Track
- Print the Mix internally
- Export and Convert the finished mix to MP3
- Stereo
- 256kbt/s
Upload to Libsyn
- Include Episode Artwork
- Copy Shownotes from MTW into Libsyn
Check and Edit Podpage
- Podpage Login
- Confirm all data correctly pushed from Libsyn
- Check all links in Podpage Episode
Check Episode on Podcast Platforms
- Spotify
- Apple Podcasts
- Etc.
Music Tech Wiki Episode Page
- Artwork
- Embed Libsyn Player
- Transcript
Show Notes
- Start in Google Doc
- Organized in Drive
- Ande Estrella Show notes
Promote Podcast
- Discord
- Music Tech Newsletter
- Canvas Announcements
- Foothill College
- Craigslist