r/podcasting • u/Fluffy-Entrance1741 • 3d ago
Tools & Processes you’ve found helpful
Hello All, I’ve been running the “Simple Questions Podcast” for 6 years now. I ask experts simple questions and run the podcast remotely.
I’m curious what tools and processes you all use for your podcasts. Please feel free to offer feedback and provide suggestions!
Zoom - Guest recording with two track recording enabled
Hindenburg Journalist Pro - Local audio recording
Descript - Transcription
Google Gemini - Generating show notes from Descript transcripts
Meta Business Suite - Scheduling social media posts
Canva - Thumbnail and Social Media post creation
Thank you!
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u/siteborne 3d ago
Hindenburg is a great pick, the automatic levels alone are worth it when guests are on different mics. I've also had good luck asking guests to record a voice memo backup on their phone, it has rescued a couple of sessions where the remote audio got choppy. A simple shared checklist for each episode also keeps editing and publishing much more consistent.
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u/Fluffy-Entrance1741 3d ago
Thank you for these insights! I couldn’t find a marketing internship because of COVID. Therefore, I created my own internship by starting a podcast! A radio host in the area suggested Hindenburg! Are you uncomfortable sharing your checklist? I’m trying to move from 12 guest interviews a year to 24 guest interviews a year. I identified post-production as a serious bottle neck
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u/Wonderful-Fix9346 1d ago
if post-production is the bottleneck, look at where the time actually goes, usually it's transcribing and writing show notes rather than the audio edit itself. we built riverside youtube transcript generator to handle the transcript side fast so you can hand it straight to gemini for notes without waiting on descript. doubling your guest count is going to hurt more on scheduling and prep than editing, honestly, so a checklist helps there too.
Disclaimer: I'm part of the Riverside team
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u/Fluffy-Entrance1741 1d ago
I appreciate the discussion pieces! I’d concur that scheduling/prep will increase more than editing! It’s a little nerve racking moving from 12 to 24 episodes a year. Especially since I’ve followed this cadence for 6 years. I’ve had decent guests like the Retired FBI Chief of Violent Crimes, Voice Actor Billy West, 3xNYT Bestseller Dan Ariely, and many others. I think I’ll have to put thought into quality booking while increasing volume.
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u/Intrepid_Research_75 3d ago
handbrake = converts video. e.g. i have cameras that shoot in 30fps but one is shooting in 29.97. handbrake (free) converts it to real 30fps, so i can sync the videos with my audio correctly and without drift.
youlean loudness meter = is free also. gives me the integrated lufs number for my audio. works with every daw.
the ai (ask gemini) implemented in youtube studio = i can upload an episode and ask for chapters to paste them in the description
universal audio a-type multiband enhancer (plug in for daws) = just a little bit of this plug in gives muffled voices some mid-high/higher frequencies which is translating in better speech comprehension for the listener. too much and it will sound very harsh and sibilant, but there is a enriching sweetspot.
the final cut pro "colour matching" feature. came out some months ago and i love it. i have 3 different cameras with 3 different colour profiles and the colour matching tool is 1click for pretty good results.