One of the first questions a budding podcaster is faced with is what equipment to buy. There are a few budget rigs that others have spec’d out, but I decided to try my own combination.

Microphone: Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone

Shockmount: Heil SM2 - Champagne Finish Spider Shock Mount

Firewire interface: Yamaha GO46 Mobile Audio Solution

Recordings done on Apple Powerbook G4 using Garageband (packed with as much RAM as it’ll hold)

Editing done on Windows PC using Audacity

For intro, outro, and scene breaks I use a Yamaha MIDI keyboard that I’ve had for many years. It’s a YPP-15

Add a Mic Stand, Pop Filter, and XLR Microphone Cable and you’re ready to record.

I still need to do some additional soundproofing, but it’s all working well so far.

When it comes time to put my podcast on the web, I use the wonderful Podpress plugin by Dan Kuykendall at MightySeek

Podpress is a plugin for the popular WordPress blogging system

Have fun podcasting!