My buddy and I are going to start a Podcast, and he wants to use Audacity. The first day, He plans to see how a recording studio works at a local Library. I’m thinking it might be easier to record from 2-3 different locations as a kind of Call-in Podcast, with me producing from one location. How do I add additional audio inputs or is that impossible? Am I using the wrong program?
Normally Windows only allows recording from one device but there are work-arounds.
Or a 2nd computer can be used for recording, usually along with a with a mixer.
A lot of pro podcasts are done through an mixer and then you can record the output from the mixer. And there might be someone “running” the mixer.
Here is a similar recent post/thread.
If you are using Zoom or Microsoft Teams, etc., there is usually a built-in way to record the whole thing but that may require a paid version of the application/service.
Recording from the library studio is going to run into the problem of you getting into each other’s tracks. If you like to interrupt each other, that would be a nightmare to edit.
And how exactly would you two (or more) talk to each other?
To briefly touch an earlier forum answer, call each other on Zoom With Headphones and record on a third machine. That’s basically how I shot this test.
This is an engineering test. Denise is three time zones away.
Zoom processing should stomp out most volume variations and other production problems. Also, I think Zoom will still provide individual sound files for a conversation. I’ve never tried that.
Koz
Definitely check it out before you do a recording.
I reserved a recording studio at a local library, and I thought, “I can finally record in a sound-proof studio.” It couldn’t be farther from the truth. It was a glass room in the middle of the library, and it wasn’t even double glazed. Every sound anyone made in the library transferred into the booth.
Even worse there was no sound dampening, the flat glass walls echoed everything we said over and over again. It was a horrible experience.
Again, definitely check it out before you make a reservation.