Here’s one of the sessions I was looking forward to all day. It was so good, the session went for close to 90-minutes.

Rich Roszel is a studio designer, audio consultant and live studio engineer who spoke at the International Podcasting Expo on how to upgrade your podcasting equipment.

He suggested:

• One of the most obvious, yet overlooked instant improvements – turn off the A/C, turn off the fans, move your mic away from the noise source, such as a noisy computer, a ticking clock, a bubbling aquarium.
• Not to soundproof your room until you determine whether your room is “live”, meaning your voice echos. You can break up the reflection of your voice against the walls by adding bookcases to your room, clothing or pictures. If you want to pay, Rich mentioned Auralex, Sonex or Clearsonic.
• Rich talked about mics and why he prefers a condenser mic over a dynamic mic.
• And way too much information that I can’t write about only because I was totally engaged and focused on what Rich had to say.