Build the audio workflow
Capture clean speech reliably and organize every recording for fast editing.
How to Start a Podcast
From Riverside. Watch here or open it on YouTube .
Follow the video's microphone and remote-recording demonstrations with headphones on; compare three placements in your actual room before deciding.What this lesson is really solving.
Choose the quietest practical space before upgrading gear. Position the microphone correctly, monitor with headphones, set conservative gain, record separate tracks when possible, and create a backup. Test the entire chain using real speaking volume.
Understand the idea before touching the steps.
Good spoken audio starts with a quiet space and close microphone before software repair.
Follow these steps in order.
Take the action in each step; then use the deliverable below to prove the lesson is finished.
- 1
Choose a quiet, soft-furnished location and reduce fans, traffic, reflections, notifications, and desk vibration.
- 2
Place microphones consistently, set safe input gain, use headphones, and record separate tracks when possible.
- 3
Run a full signal test for local and remote guests, including backup recording and internet failure plans.
- 4
Use a folder and file naming system for raw audio, project files, music, transcripts, artwork, exports, and approvals.
See the standard in context.
Rae records in a furnished bedroom, places a dynamic microphone 10 cm away and slightly off-axis, peaks near -12 dBFS, monitors for clothing noise, records 30 seconds of room tone, and makes a simultaneous compressed backup on another device.
Inspect before you move on.
- The test has no clipping, echo, hum, bleed, or unstable connection that obscures speech.
- Every participant knows which microphone is active and uses headphones.
- Primary and backup files are saved to separate locations after recording.
Your deliverable
A tested recording setup, backup path, and reusable episode folder template.
Watch for this
Buying an expensive microphone while recording far away in a loud, reflective room.
Prove it—don’t just recognize it.
You can reproduce the same clean recording setup and recover if the primary track fails.
Quick knowledge check
Answer from the lesson—not from confidence alone. Score at least 2 of 3 to unlock completion.
This curriculum-aligned check is scored automatically and stored with your account when signed in. It is an objective learning signal, but it has not yet been independently validated as a standardized assessment.
Tools, templates, and references
Pass the knowledge check above first.
Completion unlocks after a score of 2 out of 3. Then confirm that you produced the lesson deliverable.
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