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Setting up a studio
If you're planning on simply recording at home as a personal podcaster over the telephone, as you learned earlier, in your studio is simply your telephone and the script in your hand.
Of course, you want to make sure that the dog isn’t barking, the kids aren't screaming in the background, and the television is turned off. So a little bit out of attention is needed to make sure that your studio environment is ready to go. But essentially all you need as a personal hobbyist podcaster is the ability to shut the door and pick up the phone.
In fact, the beauty of this kind of podcasting is that you don't even need to be at home to podcast. So if you have a faithful and loyal following who want to hear what you have to say, you can still podcast if you are on vacation or away from home… because you just need to use the telephone.
If you decide to become a little more advanced in the realm of podcasting, you can still create a small studio without a lot of expense. As we've seen, the software is still quite affordable as is the equipment for a high-quality podcast. Perhaps you want to convert a room of your home or business into a podcasting studio, especially if you're going to have more than one host or guests. Since you cannot share a microphone, passing it back and forth between you and your guests, you'll need to buy more than one microphone and you either need to buy software or an attachment for your telephone if you plan on recording a call-in show.
If you are podcasting from a noisy environment, for example if you own an auto body shop and you’re podcasting from an office in the same building, you may be able to effectively deaden the sound by stapling foam pads to the walls around the room. This does not have to be very expensive, since foam is available at hardware stores and camping supply outfitters.
If you are investing to create a world-class podcast, an authentic studio will cost you thousands of dollars in equipment and in creating a studio environment. But for 99.9% of the podcasters out there, a quiet office (or one that is made quiet with foam) should suffice.
If you are dialing in for your five-minute free podcast or you are a small business looking to start podcasting, or you are an entrepreneur looking to make money from podcasting, all you will likely need is a quiet place to record. And if your basement is a quiet place, that might be appropriate for you. Or maybe it means going into work after everyone else is gone. Whatever the set up, there is no need to spend a lot of money to create a studio. As your podcasting becomes more serious you can slowly move into a better equipped studio setting.
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