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Here are some things that Randy has learned over the last couple of years since starting his podcast. Learn from these experiences to save yourself time and money.

What are some things people may look over when starting their podcast?

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• Use tools that are easily transferable .
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• Record in WAV or any uncompressed audio format in general. This will serve as your source file that you\u2019ll archive and backup. Think of this as the studio master of your album - how the record industry stores musical art.
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• Backup your show notes and each episode\u2019s cover art.
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• These backups don\u2019t have to be tricky at all - I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever mentioned how I back up my episodes, but the episode are mainly like a Word document style (Rich Text Format), they consist of one Square cover art image relevant to the current episode, and then the audio file that was recorded. Those are placed into a folder, then I ZIP/Compress that folder and name it S:X:EX and I put them in a folder of the Season name, back it up to my NAS and then in One Drive.
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  \nThis way, if i change hosts or for some reason stop podcasting, I don\u2019t have to think twice if my host will delete me for inactivity, because I can always just resurrect any episode at a later date and re-upload a fresh copy.
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  \nWhat audio gear do I use and have my recommendations changed?
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• Better products are coming out all of the time, so I have a couple more audio recommendations that I can throw out there to produce your podcast in the most efficient way possible.
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• I am still using my solid PreSonus Series III mixer - this thing is a beast and has never let me down.
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  \nUSB microphones are still great and I can highly recommend the PreSonus Revelator USB-C Microphone. This thing has a built-in mixer and voice effects that don\u2019t actually sound like crap. To be completely honest, I probably would\u2019ve purchased this first before going all-out on a mixer when starting this podcast, had the Revelator existed them. This thing is outstanding for the money - $150
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  \nThere are similar competitors, such as the Shure MV7, ($250) and this mic sounds great as well. However, for the price, and hearing a side-by-side comparison, I think the Revelator wins. This is coming from Shure fan, meets a PreSonus fan - I use Shure mics on all of my drums. I still think the Revelator is the better of the two.
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• Luckily for PreSonus Revelator users, it includes my all-time favorite DAW, StudioOne 5 Artist (which retails for $99), from which you can produce your podcast episodes, as well as music if you wanted.
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• Do you need the host with the most?
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• On average, I\u2019ve changed hosts each year. I\u2019m on my third host, and it\u2019s one of the big dogs - Spotify\u2019s Anchor.fm platform. It\u2019s free, but does it give me the most?
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• In my situation, yes I believe it does - it\u2019s free and I use it in the exact manner I used my previous, paid-hosts.
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• If you're a new listener to the Manly Hanley Podcast, we would love to hear from you. Visit our website and leave a comment. Feel free to send me an email to randy@randyhanley.com.
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