The Practical Side of Podcasting: Microphones, Recording Software, Editing Software & Music!

Hello and welcome to the Chester Zoo Conservation Changemakers’ Toolkit! In this episode, we are going to chat about the technical side of podcasting. Not only will we be covering microphones, recording platforms, and editing software, we will also discuss how to find the right tools for your budget.

Here is a list of all of the software and equipment mentioned throughout the episode…

Mics

• Paid Options: Samson Q2U (£85), Blue Yeti (£120)
• Free/Budget Friendly: Use your phone or laptop.

Recording Software

• Paid Options: Riverside.fm, Zencaster, Squadcast
• Free/Budget Friendly: Teams or Zoom

Other Tools

• Audacity is great for editing
• There are lots of databases filled with free/free to licence music

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Music Credit: "Samba Stings" Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/