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PES 194: Drew DeVore: Podcast Host, Producer and Audio Engineer for Jupiter Broadcasting

The Podcast Engineering Show
The Podcast Engineering Show
Episode • Aug 27, 2020 • 1h 12m

My guest is Drew DeVore - podcast host, producer and audio engineer for Jupiter Broadcasting. Here are the podcasts he hosts: Linux Headlines, Linux Unplugged, Self Hosted, and Jupiter Extras.

We discussed a ton including:

  • Interfaces/Mixers: Behringer X32, Focusrite Scarlett (couple different models and generations), Zoom H5, U22, Mackie Onyx Artist interface
  • Records dry, adds effects later
  • Mics: RE20, RE320 (didn’t prefer it), MXL990, Sennheiser MD46
  • All recording into Linux-based computers. Less audio proficient hosts use Audacity, more proficient (myself, studio, couple of other hosts) use Reaper.
  • Headphones: Typically records with AT M40x closed back, mixes with ATH-AD700.
  • Restores audio using a mix of software depending on what's wrong, and usually contains a mix of iZotope RX7 Advanced and Acon Digital products
  • iZotope RX7 Advanced
  • Reaper
  • Mixing and effects done "in the box" while editing
  • Host Track Mixing - Compression, EQ, De-ess
  • Master Bus Mixing - Glue compression, Limiting
  • Mastering - FabFilter Pro-Q3, Pro-MB, Saturn 2, and Pro-L2
  • iZotope Ozone 9
  • Dynamic EQ in Fabfilter Pro-Q 3
  • ALL Fabfilter plugins including Pro-MB, Saturn and the rest!
  • Master’s episodes in a new session
  • Automation system for publishing: Render to FLAC, Upload FLAC to castablasta which generates various copies of it, MP3 goes to Fireside, Version goes to Youtube.

Thanks for being a great guest, Drew!

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