Reflections on one year of podcasting

I knew nothing about audio. Random intros change everything.

Reflections on one year of podcasting
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The Rhythm Changes podcast turned one year old on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Here are the three biggest things I'm taking away from this first year of podcasting.

1) I knew nothing about audio

When I started, I didn't have any of the skills that you need to make a podcast sound good. None. I learned only by doing.

There's no better way to reflect on that than this guided tour of four brutally-honest audio clips.

This first one – recorded over a year ago – is from episode 2, featuring Ilhan Saferali:

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1. Bad USB mic, first time ever recording
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Next – about three months in – from episode 6, featuring David Blake:

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2. Proper mic, but still no skills
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Then – about six months in – from episode 20, featuring Jonathan Baylis:

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3. Beginner audio production
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And now – recorded this week – from my trailer for Jazz Office Hours, a new podcast that Cory Weeds and I will launch this year:

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4. What I can do now
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Just want to keep improving, that's all.