On-premise recordings
Go ahead - press the record button on your camera, or start recording via your video recording software on your computer!
Remote recordings – the best podcast recording software
How about remote recordings? For remote recordings, you will need a remote recording software.
Let’s take you through what you should look for in your remote recording software, and our recommendations.
What makes a good remote recording software?
1. Allows you to easily podcast like a pro, without burning a hole in your pocket. This includes preventing bad-sounding and -looking recordings due to latency and call dropouts due to crappy Internet connection.
2. Saves time because we understand that your time, your co-host’s time, and your guests’ time are valuable.
3. Allows you to focus on what matters, such as delivering quality content and engaging with your guests and co-hosts.
What do you deserve?
You deserve a software that is easy to use, hassle-free, and brings you confidence:
(a) The software should have a user interface that is easy for you, your co-hosts, and your guests to use.
(b) Your guests should not need to download additional software to join your remote recording session.
(c) You should be sure that you would not lose your recordings, as losing a recording would be very painful and time-consuming.
(d) You should be able to easily provide new features to your audience to differentiate your podcast, an example being live audience call-ins.
You deserve a software that records well regardless of Internet latency and dropouts and provides you with local recordings:
(i) Local recordings refer to recordings that are carried out stably on each participant’s computer via a microphone. This creates studio-quality audio and uniformity across all guests/co-hosts’ recordings.
(ii) You should no longer have any wasted recordings where you lose portions of the interview because of unstable Internet connections.
You deserve a software that conveniently records separate audio and video tracks, improving your post-production experience:
(1) Separate audio and video track recordings for each co-host/guest give you the highest quality recordings for post-production.
(2) Audio should also be of high quality, ideally uncompressed and in a WAV format.
(3) Synchronized audio and video tracks will also make post-production a breeze. You and/or your audio engineer will be eternally grateful.
What is the best video podcast platform for you?
We’re arguably a tad biased on the best video podcast platform (hey, full disclosure here!), but here are some that you can choose from:
Skype
(a) Guests may have greater familiarity with the platform and brand
(b) The recording is not done locally; the recording is done via the Internet
(c) Recording can sound patchy or dissimilar between participants, depending on the Internet quality. This makes the recording sound less like a natural conversation, and a podcast audience may find it difficult to listen to the episode in full
(d) Guests have to download or update the existing app, proving to be an unwanted inconvenience
Zoom:
(a) Allows participants to see each other as the recording happens
(b) The recording is not done locally; the recording is done via the Internet
(c) Audio files are compressed; you will get a less-than-perfect sounding podcast
(d) Recording can sound patchy or dissimilar between participants, depending on the Internet quality. This makes the recording sound less like a natural conversation, and a podcast audience may find it difficult to listen to the episode in full
(e) Guests have to download or update the existing app, proving to be an unwanted inconvenience
Zencastr
(a) The recording is done locally, with no dropouts due to poor connection
(b) Automatic post-production is provided
(c) Features a soundboard for live audio editing - which we think is really cool and makes it very easy to edit a stellar live podcast
(d) Audio files are not compressed; WAV files are provided for crisp audio
(e) Runs on an Internet browser, making it easy for anybody to join
(f) Only supports video in a beta mode; without a fully-supported, tried-and-tested method that gives you the confidence to record a remote podcast with guests
(g) Lacks the ability to enhance audience engagement with live-call ins
(h) Lacks the capability for you to live stream your podcast. Live streaming isn’t for everybody, we agree. However, you may miss out on driving more authentic connections with your audience
Riverside.fm
(a) The only platform that has fully rolled out full HD video recording
(b) You can easily live stream your recording to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch.
(c) The only platform where you can let your audience call-in via video to ask their questions.
(d) The convenient dashboard allows you to share your screen, switch cameras, and participate in a live chat
(e) Recording of video and audio is done locally, with no dropouts due to poor connection
(f) Audio files are not compressed; WAV files are provided for crisp audio
(g) Runs on a Chrome browser, making it easy for anybody to join
(h) You receive separate audio and video tracks for each co-host/guest. Hence, all recordings are in sync which makes the post-production process easier
(i) Internet recording functions as a backup
(j) Progressive uploading during the recording leads to fast uploading of local recording files
(k) Up to 8 co-hosts/guests can join each session
riverside.fm - Want to put our platform to the test? Try it out now at: https://riverside.fm/start
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