Another one done and dusted as Richard Vobes would say

the shownotes

• Introduction and roll call
• Were you at the show at the Trolley Stop? we were...
• PW Fenton declares the Music and Broadcasting Industries dead... on Digital Flotsam
• Can you tell we're a bunch of Pink Floyd fans?
• Tim says down with the RIAA, Podcasting has made a complete end-run around the man
• Preston doesn't know shit about broper mic technique
• Federal Issue needs their own "Look"
• Adam Curry played a comment I recorded that included a plug for our podcast on The Daily Source Code
• short discussion about mastering software
• Tim really screwed up while recording Podcast 24
• How Tim recovered from his aforementioned screw-up
• Tim rips Sony a new one, and is going to boycott all Sony products forever
• Why copy protection is never a good policy
• Mad Libs!
• Another reason that mainstream radio sucks...
• Mad Libs! (For real this time)
• Travis Hoffman from The Ponderplace Podcast joins us for a couple more Mad Libs
• Mangled by MIDI is interrupted by Darby's story about fighting with Chris
• Back to Mangled by MIDI
• Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Recording VoIP for a podcast

Now I'll be the first to admit, I'm pretty anal about the audio quality of my podcast. Given that fact, and the Protools Digi001 interface I use in my podcasting rig, I decided to see if I could record a skype conversation that I would truly be able to tweak later.

The Basement Setup

Parts List

• 2.4 Ghz Pentium 4 running Windows XP Pro
• One Power Mac Dual G5, (Dual Chip, not dual core, FWIW)
• One Digi001 Interface, (PCI card, Breakout box and connecting cable)
• One 6 foot Toslink optical cable
• One eighth inch stereo mini phono plug to Stereo (Dual RCA connectors)
• two adapters, RCA female/quarter inch phono male
• One XLR Microphone cable
• One Sure SM57 Dynamic microphone
• One pair of comfortable earmuff-style headphones

Please note that all cabling and adapters is specific to my rig and it's capabilities. check your available connections before you buy anything.

The Steps

1. Set up the Protools session on the PC, with two mono tracks. Set track 1 to input from Analog 1, and Track 2 to input from optical Input. (1 or 2, Left or right doesn't really matter) There's a bit more setting up of the session in there, that has been left out because it is protools/Digi001 specific. Track 1 is Myself, Track 2 will be the remote guest
2. Run the optical cable from the digital output on the Mac to the Input on the PC.
3. Connect microphone
4. Connect Main out from PC to Line in on Mac
5. Mute channel 2. (otherwise you will cause your remote guest to hear an echo that will prove very distracting.)
6. Arm both tracks for recording.
7. Verify settings on the Mac: In System Preferences/Sound set input source to "Audio Line-in" and output to "Optical digital-out port"
8. connect your headphones to the headphone port on the front of the Mac.
9. Begin Recording, and place your Skype call.

Now the advantage here is that, Both I and the caller are being recorded on separate tracks, allowing for greater ease in editing, and the tracks are already synchronized to each other which also saves time over a double-ender arrangement, where each participant records their end of the conversation on their local machine. Additionally, because the output from the Mac is digital, there is no generation loss in signal quality, and if the remote caller's input over-modulates, I can see right away because the "Clip" light in Protools goes off.

As I further refine this setup I will make further posts to my blog here.

Show notes for Podcast 24

• Introduction and roll-call
• Salute to all U.S. veterans
• Trust me we don't know a thing about history...
• Thanksgiving traditions
• Adam Curry rejects the recording industry
• Heather needs noise to study
• Karaoke
• Tim found a spy glass in his grandfather's basement
• Tim is running three operating systems at the same time!
• Cristmas trees and Tim's dad's Tim Allen Christmas tree
• Jan Polet's Hit Test #67
• Local Sports
• Mad Libs
• What's Heather studying...
• Life and politics in Detroit and the United Stated
• Mangled by MIDI
• Freestylin'

Shownotes

• Opening and roll call
• once again, plugging our November 12th gig at The Trolley Stop with The Scum of the Earth
• Tim has finally caught up on editing.
• Mashup: Bad it on: "Bad" by Michael Jackson Vs. "Get it On" by T. Rex
• Mashups, Live Dj's and ASCAP/BMI
• the studio's electrical requirements
• Really bad jokes
• Mad Libs
• Jan Polet's Hit Test #65
• Mangled by Midi
• Our thoughts on the Detroit mayoral race
• Jan Polet's Hit Test #66
• Jammin' and Freestylin'
• Closing

HPM Podcast 22 Shownotes

• Roll call
• preview of things to come...
• Mt. Rushmore and the Crazy Horse memorial
• Jay brought more toys to play with
• 100,000+ RPM air motor
• Jan Polet's Hit Test #63
• The RIAA needs to Die; Long live podcasting!
• Jay brings in some european magazines
• Podsafe music "There She Goes" by Brother Love
• Madlibs!
• Jan Polet's Hit Test #64
• Fun with Lexan, and other science
• Sports
• Dams, Levees and Dikes
• Closing links

Another one out the door, finally

Without any further ado: The shownotes

• Car Wreck opener
• Roll Call
• Plugging our November 12th gig at The Trolley Stop with The Scum of the Earth
• More vegas photos
• Dream Jobs...
• Some perverts are incredibly dumb
• yakking about "Mind of Mencia"
• Teachers: Hot or Not?
• Jan Polet's Hit Test #62
• Mad Libs
• Most disgusting thing you've ever found in your food
• Mosd disgusting exotic food
• the tossed Salad joke
• Jay's stupid joke
• Tony's funny story
• Chris's disturbing story
• Jay's Scientific oddity
• Chris's Public Service Announcement