Buy a Podcast Microphone You Won't Have to Send Back

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Often when I'm in these different podcast groups, I see the advice

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of, well, what you need to do is take that back to the store.

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And today, I'm gonna help you avoid that.

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Dave Jackson. I just saw this

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in a podcasting group, and I see it all the time.

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That's why I wanted to tell you about it. And that is someone will

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say, hey. I'm trying to do a podcast with

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3 of my friends. We went out, and they probably went

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to Best Buy. They bought 4 USB microphones, and we're trying

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to figure out how to plug them all into the computer. And you will see

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people say, just take them back.

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USB microphones are great in 2 situations. 1,

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if you're doing a solo show. And 2, if

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your cohost or your guests are not in the same room

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with you, trying to plug 2 USB microphones

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into the computer is a built in headache. And then you're

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gonna find out about there's one called VoiceMeeter

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Banana. That is the actual name of the

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the software. And it's just a nightmare.

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And so what I recommend is if you're starting a

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podcast, I'm gonna give you 3 microphones. 2 are under a

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$100, and that is the Samsung Q2U

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and the Audio Technica ATR21100X.

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Both of those are USB and what's

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called XLR, which is your traditional mic cable.

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And then the third one is the one I'm talking into right now.

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It is the Rode PodMic USB. And it too is

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USB and XLR. So they're all

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really flexible. The Rode PodMic is around $200, and

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it's got some built in effects. So you can add a little bass and a

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little treble to your voice. And I really really like it.

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And by having both options, this way, like this

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week, I'm going on the road. I'll be speaking in LA at

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Podcast Movement Evolutions, and I'm gonna take this mic with me. In the event

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I need to do something quickly, I can plug it via

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USB into my computer, and I'm off to the races. If I need to do

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an interview with someone and it's, you know, remote, it's not in

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person, I can do that. But if somebody says, hey. Can I

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interview you? And they have

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a interface that allows me to plug in via XLR,

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I'm good to go. And that's the other piece of equipment I recommend

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over and over and over. And that is the Zoom PodTrak P4.

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So if somebody had, let's say, 4 Samson Q2U

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microphones, you could plug in to the Zoom

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PodTrak P4, that's why it actually has a 4 in it, And

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record everybody, and you would get separate tracks.

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So if somebody's coughing or their dog is barking or whatever, you can

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mute that. But it also gives you one file where

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everybody's mixed together. So if you want that extra flexibility,

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you have it. And if you're like, nope. I just wanna keep it simple. It's

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there. It's also got a built in headphone amplifier, so everybody can plug in their

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headphones, and everyone should be wearing headphones. And

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it's amazing, and that's under $200. So for about the price

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of an Xbox, you can get up and going with your podcast.

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But you need to know what am I recording, how

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am I recording it, and where am I recording it. And so for me, the

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most flexible solution is the Rode PodMic USB

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and a Samsung Q2U. The computer doesn't really

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matter because the Zoom PodTrak P4 is a recorder

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and an interface. And unlike many other systems,

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it can do both at the same time. You can use it to

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plug into your computer and do a Zoom call while

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so it's being an interface while it's actually recording that call. So I use

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it a lot as a backup. But the bottom line is by having those

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types of microphones and having a backup system, you're not gonna

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have somebody go, wait. What'd you buy? Oh, just take it back.

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Nope. You've headed down the wrong direction. Now if you

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need help with this, at the school of podcasting,

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you have the step by step courses, you have an amazing podcasting

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community, but you also have me, unlimited 1

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on 1 consultant, and we can go over your idea for your

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show, your equipment, where you're gonna go, and we can make sure you're

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going in the right direction because who's got time to do it

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twice? Not me. Let's do it right the first

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time. So go over to school of podcasting.com/consultant,

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and that will actually save you on either a monthly or yearly

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subscription. And don't forget, you can join worry free with

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a 30 day money back guarantee. I'm Dave

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Jackson from the School of Podcasting. I help podcasters. I've

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been doing that 19 years, and I can't wait to see what

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we can do together.