PES 194: Drew DeVore: Podcast Host, Producer and Audio Engineer for Jupiter Broadcasting

My guest is Drew DeVore - podcast host, producer and audio engineer for Jupiter Broadcasting. Here are the podcasts he hosts: Linux Headlines, Linux Unplugged, Self Hosted, and Jupiter Extras.

We discussed a ton including:

• Interfaces/Mixers: Behringer X32, Focusrite Scarlett (couple different models and generations), Zoom H5, U22, Mackie Onyx Artist interface
• Records dry, adds effects later
• Mics: RE20, RE320 (didn't prefer it), MXL990, Sennheiser MD46
• All recording into Linux-based computers. Less audio proficient hosts use Audacity, more proficient (myself, studio, couple of other hosts) use Reaper.
• Headphones: Typically records with AT M40x closed back, mixes with ATH-AD700.
• Restores audio using a mix of software depending on what's wrong, and usually contains a mix of iZotope RX7 Advanced and Acon Digital products
• iZotope RX7 Advanced
• Reaper
• Mixing and effects done "in the box" while editing
• Host Track Mixing - Compression, EQ, De-ess
• Master Bus Mixing - Glue compression, Limiting
• Mastering - FabFilter Pro-Q3, Pro-MB, Saturn 2, and Pro-L2
• iZotope Ozone 9
• Dynamic EQ in Fabfilter Pro-Q 3
• ALL Fabfilter plugins including Pro-MB, Saturn and the rest!
• Master's episodes in a new session
• Automation system for publishing: Render to FLAC, Upload FLAC to castablasta which generates various copies of it, MP3 goes to Fireside, Version goes to Youtube.

Thanks for being a great guest, Drew!

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