Hi there! It's me, Chris. This post is cross-posted this on my blog, but figured anyone who cared about the podcast would be most likely to see it here! If you end up using any of this advice to make your own podcast, make sure to let us know on twitter!
When we decided to start the Light Grey Art Lab podcast, it fell on me to figure out how we were going to record it. Recording with four people in the same room is a actually more complicated than recording over Skype, surprisingly. I found it shockingly difficult to find a good online resource for how to podcast locally (ie, not over the internet) and not have the luxury of a studio/soundbooth.
Finding recommendations for a good USB mic or two is easy, but that's about where it ends. Finding any truly helpful information for quality (and affordable) solutions to recording with multiple mics in one room was bizarrely difficult. So after a ton of research and testing, I promised myself that once I got the podcast up and running I would share my solutions. And I didn't want to just put together a list of model numbers, I also wanted to explain why I chose those pieces and how I've liked them since, to help anyone perspective podcasters decide if my needs are truly the same as theirs.
Hopefully someone in a similar boat will find this list and save themselves a few weeks of research and hand-wringing. Although I do have some experience with A/V professionally, I do not claim to be an expert by any stretch of the imagination. But I am a stickler for quality and I'm also conscience of cost, so I think this list is a good, affordable starting point for anyone looking to do a professional-esque podcast on the cheap.
