As far as editing is concerned, I have a bit of experience on that front from the Audio Engineering course I took. We worked with Pro Tools, ACID, FL Studio, etc.
I could also work with FL Studios and create opening and closing themes. For example, if you wanted a certain song remixed a bit, introductions added in, or whatever else, I could sit down and work on that some evening if time permits.
Audio-wise? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but most mainstream podcasts (Limit Break Radio, for example) have very expensive equipment. I haven't done much research into what's on the market these days, but, you most likely won't be able to get even close to that quality of audio using a USB based microphone / recording system unless you're willing to shell out a lot of money.
For high quality audio, you're going to need a studio microphone, not some computer microphone. USB-based computer microphones were not designed with professional audio recording in mind. The majority of professional recording equipment uses XLR these days. A decent microphone will run anywhere from $200-$1000+. As stated earlier, most high quality microphones will use an XLR cable, so you will have to plan ahead for that. You'll also want some form of a digital recorder outside of your computer, and a solid digital recorder will also run you a couple hundred bucks. With a digital recorder, you'll be able to record with high quality audio off your computer, and simply pop in a flash drive to transfer the audio file from the recorder, to your computer for editing.
Unless, of course, you want to shell out anywhere from $100-400 for an Audio Interface device with a USB out so you can go directly from your microphone, to the device, to your computer.
Yet another option in that regard would be to get a straight XLR to USB adapter to thread the microphone to the computer. Which by doing that, you would cut out having to use a digital recording device.
Of course, that would also mean shelling out anywhere from $70-250 for professional audio recording software, as you won't be able to get the highest quality audio out of your equipment without software that's designed for that purpose.
I would just take this advice with a grain of salt, as I can't back everything up 100%.
But, sadly, I think I can safely say you won't have anything close to the audio quality of most mainstream podcasts without shelling out a couple hundred bucks, if not over a thousand. Most podcasts aiming to be mainstream will start out with equipment running a couple hundred bucks, and if they're as successful as they plan, there are ways to get money to upgrade equipment over time.
Which I think would be really important for a Roleplay based podcast. We're already small in numbers as it is, and it would be hard to be taken seriously unless we have quality audio for the podcast (At least the main hosts).
Now, with all of that aside, if we were to sit down and figure out equipment to go the route of aiming to be a mainstream sort of deal, i'de be willing to help with finding good equipment for a decent price. I may also be willing to shell out a couple hundred bucks for a studio microphone to help host, as i've actually been meaning to pick some equipment up anyways for some projects I have planned in the future.
I could also work with FL Studios and create opening and closing themes. For example, if you wanted a certain song remixed a bit, introductions added in, or whatever else, I could sit down and work on that some evening if time permits.
Audio-wise? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but most mainstream podcasts (Limit Break Radio, for example) have very expensive equipment. I haven't done much research into what's on the market these days, but, you most likely won't be able to get even close to that quality of audio using a USB based microphone / recording system unless you're willing to shell out a lot of money.
For high quality audio, you're going to need a studio microphone, not some computer microphone. USB-based computer microphones were not designed with professional audio recording in mind. The majority of professional recording equipment uses XLR these days. A decent microphone will run anywhere from $200-$1000+. As stated earlier, most high quality microphones will use an XLR cable, so you will have to plan ahead for that. You'll also want some form of a digital recorder outside of your computer, and a solid digital recorder will also run you a couple hundred bucks. With a digital recorder, you'll be able to record with high quality audio off your computer, and simply pop in a flash drive to transfer the audio file from the recorder, to your computer for editing.
Unless, of course, you want to shell out anywhere from $100-400 for an Audio Interface device with a USB out so you can go directly from your microphone, to the device, to your computer.
Yet another option in that regard would be to get a straight XLR to USB adapter to thread the microphone to the computer. Which by doing that, you would cut out having to use a digital recording device.
Of course, that would also mean shelling out anywhere from $70-250 for professional audio recording software, as you won't be able to get the highest quality audio out of your equipment without software that's designed for that purpose.
I would just take this advice with a grain of salt, as I can't back everything up 100%.
But, sadly, I think I can safely say you won't have anything close to the audio quality of most mainstream podcasts without shelling out a couple hundred bucks, if not over a thousand. Most podcasts aiming to be mainstream will start out with equipment running a couple hundred bucks, and if they're as successful as they plan, there are ways to get money to upgrade equipment over time.
Which I think would be really important for a Roleplay based podcast. We're already small in numbers as it is, and it would be hard to be taken seriously unless we have quality audio for the podcast (At least the main hosts).
Now, with all of that aside, if we were to sit down and figure out equipment to go the route of aiming to be a mainstream sort of deal, i'de be willing to help with finding good equipment for a decent price. I may also be willing to shell out a couple hundred bucks for a studio microphone to help host, as i've actually been meaning to pick some equipment up anyways for some projects I have planned in the future.
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