Audival – Podcasting Tips & Tricks

The trusty boom arm is the most common way of mounting a microphone in podcasting. According to our 2024 podcast gear survey, 36% of podcasters use a boom arm. So what makes them so popular? And should you be using one in your own setup? Why Use a Boom Arm? Boom arms are convenient and […]

Until recently, I’d been using a mic floor stand rather than a boom arm. It had served me well since I converted a small walk-in cupboard into a sound-treated vocal booth, predominantly for recording audio drama performers. Floor stands have their benefits, but space-saving definitely isn’t one of them. And as I was now mostly […]

Unless you’re a snake (I’ve never opened an article with that caveat before), you probably don’t want to hear any hissing in your podcast. Here, I’ll cover why it’s happening and what you can do about it. It also probably isn’t as bad as you think, but we’ll get to that soon enough. First up, […]

Whether you use Spotify or not, you’re probably aware that the tech giant has been investing a lot in podcast videos recently. There’s been a growing trend towards video content more generally in recent years, and this has naturally bled into the podcasting space. So of course, Spotify wants to be part of that in […]

Back in 2019, the Blue Snowball was used by 9% of podcasters, making it the second most popular podcasting mic in our Podcast Equipment Survey that year. Five years later, in our 2024 Gear Survey, only 1% of podcasters reported using the Snowball. To add insult to injury, it was also the second most “replaced” […]