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I'm Danny Brown,
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and you're listening to One Minute Podcast Tips,
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the show that helps you be a better podcaster
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in just a minute a week.
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If you want more specific tips just for you in your podcast,
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check out the Magic Mic membership
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at oneminutepodcasttips.com/support.
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And now, this week's episode.
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In episode 47 of One Minute Podcast Tips,
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I asked if you need to use an audio interface
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for your podcast, or if you could just record it direct into your computer.
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And I'll leave a link to that in the show notes so you can check that episode out.
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But if you do move to an audio interface, does it need to be an expensive one if you have a good microphone?
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Or can you get away with a less expensive one?
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While you don't need an expensive interface, you do need a good quality one.
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Different interfaces have different features that can impact your mic, and by association, sound.
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Here are some of the key features.
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Gain.
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If your interface doesn't have enough gain to power your mic cleanly,
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that can result in increased background noise because you need to push the gain to the max for your mic to be heard.
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Noise floor.
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Different interfaces have different noise floors.
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Interface manufacturer Focusrite defines noise floor as "the sum of the noise each component generates".
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So this can be the microphone, the cable going into the microphone, processing and other things like that.
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So you want the noise floor to be really low.
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Anything below -60dB is a good level to look for.
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And zero latency monitoring.
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This is really key because this ensures what you say into the mic is coming through your headphones or monitors at the same time with no lag,
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which means cleaner recording and being able to fix any issues as you hear them.
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These are just some key areas that you need to look for in a good interface.
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You don't need to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on an expensive one,
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just make sure you get a good quality one that gives you good sound quality for the equipment you're using.
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Until the next time, happy podcasting.
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Until the next time, happy podcasting.
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