How to Record Voices for Audiobooks, Meditations, and Podcasts: Affordable and Easy!

In this video, Studio Steve shows you how to record professional-quality audio for audiobooks, meditations, and podcasts. He also shares his favorite gear for those looking for great quality without breaking the bank and his favorite recording and editing solution for beginners.
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[@lindacockburn6093]

Thank you! You've resolved so many problems and reduced my editing time - thank you, thank you thank you.

[@besoulmatereadytv]

Thank you! I came to your channel to learn how to record my voice for my ebook. I walk away with so much more. I will definitely be checking out more of your videos. Oh and, love your teaching style.

[@podsoundschool]

I appreciate you taking the time to leave comment 😊

[@derucat007]

This was educational and very informative.

[@podsoundschool]

Are you feeling more confident about recording and editing your content after watching this video? Let me know in the comments if you have any additional questions or tips to share!

[@sbgsolutions9949]

Dude thank you Steve, that was really really good! Not overwhelming at all. It was perfect, because it tells us everything up front. I've hesitated because I needed to figure out how to bring aalll of the moving parts together, and you just did that for us in like 20 minutes. All the features are exactly what I was looking for because I want to do faceless YT vids with talk and text as well as podcasting. Thank you

[@ShinilPayamal]

Thanks for the fairly detailed video. Really grateful.

[@BloomBeyondBliss]

Thank you for this video! Super helpful!! I just ordered my microphone 😊

[@mindfullykai]

Mahalo! Great informative video

[@annapoval]

Super useful! Thank you!

[@heathers9599]

So so helpful. Thanks from Australia.

[@podsoundschool]

Thank you!

[@brooklynebony]

loved this. loved the car idea as well...thanks

[@podsoundschool]

You're welcome. Let me know what questions you may have.

[@bethanycarter3458]

This was an amazing video. Thank you!!

[@podsoundschool]

You're so welcome!

[@larisa-shults]

Thank you so much, very helpful!

[@podsoundschool]

You’re welcome!

[@conxita99]

i have a usb Rode mic for podcasting - It has the rode connect software. is that ok ? ( Alternatively I have a Rode condenser mic with a focusrite interface or a Shure Sm58) Can I still use this ?

[@RashawndaJames]

Loved the video. How do you record audio from talking head videos like this without the mic showing? Thanks!

[@rippleriver2023]

Very very informative

[@ezgiinci3189]

This is very helpful. Thank you very much! I'm trying to identify a good and affordable microphone to record hypnotherapy and guided meditation audios. I'm tempted to go with Samson Q2U but my understanding is this is a dynamic mic and I keep seeing online that condenser mics are better record hypnotherapy and meditation audios as they are more sensitive. Unfortunately I do not have a recording room so using a condenser microphone is a little concerning because of this but maybe it is manageable... I would really appreciate your input. Thank you!

[@sydneym4340]

Great video. I'm wondering if you would also recommend this particular program for voice over commercial work? Or is it just strictly for audiobooks and podcasts? Thanks ......

[@saucysedanetwork]

Thank you so much for this ❤️❤️ I was having such a meltdown about my sound but nowww I can breathe 🥳🥳👏🏽👏🏽

[@podsoundschool]

Oh good. Glad you found it helpful. Which USB mic are you using?

[@saucysedanetwork]

@@podsoundschool the maono usb microphone it has great quality and a good price for my budget 🥳

[@Visionsoftheheart-ub9gx]

Good stuff

[@TunrayoA]

Please, can you advise if I need to plug my headphones into Samson Q2u as it seems the headphone jack isn’t working? I use Descript too. Please, can you do a tutorial on how to customise audiograms on Descript like if you want the background to have your brand colours and logo?

[@MohammadAdnan-do1ie]

What a gem 💎

[@podsoundschool]

Thank you!

[@Queenassani]

Can i sing with this microfon mv7 or does it sound bad when i use sounds?

[@gyrlonfilm]

I find that when I import a recording I did outside of descript, studio sound warps the audio and it sounds like it is clipping after the AI does its thing. Any suggestions for how to recreate the studio sound effect with the audio options in the Descript app?

[@kitchenzombie8974]

That was helpful. Thank you. One question. Does describt work with other languages?

[@podsoundschool]

Your welcome. Yes they do. help.descript.com/hc/en-us/articles/10249408168845-Supported-languages-for-automated-transcription#:~:text=Multiple%20languages%20in%20a%20single,it%20separately%20for%20each%20language.

[@Dragonheartmomma]

What about outside in nature or at the beach.

[@dr_candiru7817]

Is the shure mic great for low voice meditations. Other recommendations?

[@rianovikova886]

Hey i want to start doing voice overs for meditations where do you suggest i start

[@vikaschaudhary3494]

Love from India

[@podsoundschool]

Love right back at ya!!

[@catsockstudio]

Ugh love/hate! As a mix engineer I hate that I spent years and years developing an ear and learning the tools just to have an app make do it all for me. Love, bc this makes it so easy 😂.

[@podsoundschool]

😂 right??!!

[@christiansfortruth5953]

Thanks. But a constructive point. You should split this video into the perhaps 3 headings and expand each one. Go slower. Speak slower. Dont cover so much in one section that it overloads the watcher. By the time you got to half way through the audio set ups i was gone. Id lost it. Its not about re watching. You pack so much info that you lose people. Tou assume we know what you are talking about. We dont. Anyway thanks and i will persevere. 😊😊😊

[@merajuljion1887]

This is a Trash Tutorial.