November 21st, 2004

Uncle Doug’s Cheap Interview-Recording Technique

I’ve now got tens of thousands of dollars invested in IT Conversations Studio 2, but that wasn’t always the case. In the beginning I did everything on the cheap, and because most podcasters operate on that kind of budget, I thought I’d pass along some of the low-cost techniques that can give you a high-cost sound. Recording telephone interviews with a minimum of gear is one of those techniques.

3 Responses to “Uncle Doug’s Cheap Interview-Recording Technique”

  1. Valdis says:
    11/23/2004 at 11:28 am

    Here is a cool new tool for on-the-go interviews… check out the samples!

    http://www.edirol.com/products/info/r1.html

    Enjoy!

  2. Harold J. Johnson says:
    11/24/2004 at 10:32 am

    Thanks for this article, Doug. I’m always interested in learning new techniques for recording, and I’m still in search of a good (and inexpensive) interview recording setup. Currently I’m using an even cheaper setup than you mentioned here; there’s a discussion about interview recording setups building in Podcast Expo’s forum:

    http://www.podcastexpo.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2

  3. Harold J. Johnson says:
    11/24/2004 at 10:36 am

    Thanks, Doug. There is a thread in Podcast Expo regarding this very topic (including a mention of your article):

    http://www.podcastexpo.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2

    I use an even cheaper setup–a Radio Shack telephone recorder control ($15) plugged into a recording device. Both interviewer and interviewee are at similar levels.

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