Best setup to record podcast interviews?

Podcasts can be audio only. I use an audio mixer with multiple mics into the pc, record using audacity, then publish to Spreaker.

I recommend creating and re-using a standard intro (beginning) and outro (ending) with each new podcast in between. Re-use for each podcast. Add an engaging music bed to the intro and outro. To make it really come across as professional, enlist a professional voice-over company. Send them your script. I suggest Internet Jock. They're really easy to work with - they don't bite. Cost is less than $100 for a short V/O.

I suggest trying Adobe Audition for editing. A little learning curve but not too bad. Easy to take out background noise. Add effects like "Broadcast" to give the audio a bit more "substance" and make it sound like the big guys.

The recording environment should be in a quiet space and echos should be avoided at all costs. Sound absorbing materials should be abundant. Curtains, carpeting, and tile ceilings help. Hard floors, sliding glass doors, windows, and sheetrock are the enemy.

For the actual capture device, I suggest the Tascam DR-40.


Good luck.