Podholes #16: The Show Must Go On
March 23rd, 2007 by 
Steve Eley
Steve’s sick this time. Will that stop him? No. Will it make him sound like crap? Yes.
- Steve’s recording on his new toy: the Zoom H4 portable recorder.
- Question from Paul Haring: “What’s the best way to mix in bed music? Live or during post?”
- Question from Jill Arroway: “How do you clean up voicemail messages?” (Especially from K7.net.)
- Question from P.G. Holyfield: “Which room should I choose for the best acoustics during recording?”
- Question from Andy Bilodeau: “What effects do you use in your audio software?”
- Question from Bill from MN: “How do you organize your folders?”
P.A.P. Smear #7: We’ll be critiquing Episode 9 of Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing. Listen to the episode, then hear us talk about it next week…
Have any questions or want to provide feedback? Just let us know!
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March 30th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Great episode. I bought the H4 a month or so ago and I love it, although the menus are horrible. Also, Steve. do you find the menu know under the screen to be a bit crappy? Mine doesn’t feel all that solid.
Anyway, my question is when you use the H4 when you’re out and about, do you use the built in mics and just holding it upright or are you using external mics plugged into the jacks?
Thanx,
Lans Hobart,
The Enlighten Up Podcast
http://www.enlighten-up.org
April 9th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
Thanks for talking about rooms and tips on sound deadening (sp?). Right now I’m recording in an 8′ x 10′ alcove off my bedroom. I’ve got things angled so there isn’t too much reverb, but I still want to build some sort of shower curtain-type contraption to enclose the area and soften the sound even more.