07 April 2016, 10:06 | #41 |
Posts: n/a
|
I signed up (after lurking here forever) to say thanks for the podcast and interview. Really interesting stuff.
Always have good memories of Fairlight as I played their version of Hunter hundreds of times, at least. Maybe thousands. |
07 April 2016, 13:58 | #42 |
Not a Rebel anymore
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: UK
Age: 51
Posts: 505
|
Galahad did you do the interview in person or was it done over the phone?
|
07 April 2016, 20:25 | #43 |
Going nowhere
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 50
Posts: 9,016
|
|
08 April 2016, 12:02 | #44 |
Not a Rebel anymore
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: UK
Age: 51
Posts: 505
|
|
09 April 2016, 00:02 | #45 |
Going nowhere
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 50
Posts: 9,016
|
I was surprised at the quality of the recording, I did a sound test beforehand to make sure I wasn't too loud or too breathey, but the end result was much better than I expected, it sounded as if I was there.
|
09 April 2016, 02:23 | #46 |
Registered User
Join Date: May 2001
Location: ?
Posts: 19,654
|
These guys know what they are doing, their podcast sounds absolutely awesome, which is unusual in most podcasts.
|
09 April 2016, 03:03 | #47 |
Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 3,390
|
Great show!
|
09 April 2016, 08:03 | #48 |
Registered User
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Belgium
Posts: 132
|
Some of the guest recordings in other episodes just sound horrible to be honest... I skipped a few because of terrible echo, huge volume differences between the guest and the guys, etc...
|
09 April 2016, 08:35 | #49 |
I've got a new byline
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 1,219
|
That's your loss, but nevermind, you can catch them again next time they're on Oprah Winfrey's show.
|
09 April 2016, 08:47 | #50 | |
Registered User
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Belgium
Posts: 132
|
Quote:
I love the podcast, but I think it's important to also point out things that could be improved and make it even better. When you're not a native English speaker it's already difficult to understand certain UK accents, throw in some sound distortion/volume issues and it's game over. Just being brutally honest... The sound quality of the Galahad episode was excellent, and I hope future episodes will be on the same level. |
|
09 April 2016, 08:59 | #51 | |
I've got a new byline
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 1,219
|
Quote:
I know if I was struggling to follow them I'd change my own set up, listen in a silent room on decent quality speakers etc, rather than shoot myself in the foot by skipping them entirely. |
|
09 April 2016, 09:27 | #52 | |
Registered User
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Belgium
Posts: 132
|
Quote:
I'm sure I'm not the only one who stops listening when the quality reaches a certain level, I'm probably just the first one to admit it in this thread. Again, I love the podcast, and I'm not looking for ways to trash it, I'm just providing feedback on things that could be improved. |
|
09 April 2016, 17:26 | #53 | |
Registered User
Join Date: May 2001
Location: ?
Posts: 19,654
|
Quote:
I understand what Amon_Ra is saying, I also have had to stop watching or listening something at some point after the tenth time of rewinding and still not understanding, and it wasn't because I was in a poor room, or had shitty speakers, it's just has to do with understanding. When you introduce artifaction to the voice, a non-native speaker will have a harder time figuring the language out. This varies with your understanding of English, of course. So his point is very valid. I have to say I haven't heard all their podcasts because I'm not really that interested in the matters talked about, but those podcasts I heard sounded pretty good. |
|
10 April 2016, 03:41 | #54 |
Posts: n/a
|
|
10 April 2016, 09:22 | #55 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Nottingham / UK
Posts: 52
|
Quote:
We do understand the point with accents and being a non-native speaker. Sometimes it's hard for us to understand a guest with a strong accent lol I usually contact and get the guests, the interview quality is usually down to a few factors. - What software they are using eg Skype is not as nice as google plus (we found from bill herd). - The mic they have avaliable. Dave Perry and a few others have used iPad mics or laptop which really don't sound amazing. - If they use headphones or echo is created. - Another aspect we cannot control is the quality of the connection on the guest end, causing artifacts drop outs and peaks. We also do multiband processing over the whole show and record in a proper studio via a mixing desk. Dan is a Radio host and I am a sound engineer so we keep a high standard, Dan has sometimes been editing interviews for hours at a time to keep the quality high, he edits every show, every week! As time goes on we will keep trying to improve it as much as possible, hopefully as we get bigger names they will be more used to interviews online. Got some guests coming to the studio soon as well! Cheers Ravi Ps. Thanks for all your kind comments glad you guys are enjoying it, so are we! Last edited by rats; 10 April 2016 at 11:20. |
|
10 April 2016, 12:20 | #56 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 17
|
Quote:
Ravi and I record our bit in a studio with £100,000s worth of kit, but with guests we're at the mercy of their home setup and connection. Volume shouldn't be an issue though as the entire show is run through a pretty beefy multiband compressor to compensate for any level difference (the waveform pretty much looks square lol), but the difference between our broadcast quality microphones and their home £10 headset probably sounds more apparent. Bear in mind, many other podcasts are recorded entirely via Skype |
|
10 April 2016, 12:26 | #57 |
Going nowhere
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 50
Posts: 9,016
|
So, whats the 'readership' figures like so far for the podcasts? Are they steadily getting more and more views?
|
10 April 2016, 12:31 | #58 |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 17
|
We regularly break the iTunes top 20 charts, Apple actually featured us as a "new and noteworthy" podcast on the front of the iTunes store last month, actually doing a lot better than we predicted by this stage Your episode has had almost 3,500 listens on Soundcloud alone, not counting other platforms.
|
10 April 2016, 20:13 | #59 | |
Retired Quartex Sysop
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Roman Verulamium
Age: 58
Posts: 1,874
|
Quote:
Content anyone??? That's like not watching a TV show because it is not in HD. IMHO it's stupid but everyone is allowed their own (dumb) opinions!! I wonder if they hang up on friends calling using a mobile as the audio isn't to scratch? |
|
10 April 2016, 20:41 | #60 | |
Posts: n/a
|
Quote:
I see from a bit of Twitter stalking that Tom Kalinski is hopefully coming up soon - that'll be a good one! |
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Retro Asylum podcast episode 110 - The Amiga Bonanza | dreamkatcha | Retrogaming General Discussion | 0 | 20 March 2015 07:55 |
Did piracy kill the amiga? | mrbob2 | Retrogaming General Discussion | 184 | 04 February 2015 21:13 |
Petro Tyschtschenko's video from Saku 2014, over 1 hour of Amiga memories | jPV | News | 1 | 23 October 2014 13:24 |
Amiga Piracy Discussion! | trydowave | Retrogaming General Discussion | 200 | 09 March 2013 15:41 |
FA: Amiga 4000 Desktop Computer closing within an hour | vamigan | MarketPlace | 1 | 10 July 2007 10:43 |
|
|