Quick guide to audio file management and naming conventions
I once asked a group of about eight audio makers about file management and the conversation almost ended in a fist fight. It turns out file management is deeply personal. And for good reason; looking into somebody’s file management might be the closest thing to seeing inside their brain. There are, obviously, many ways to […]
Father’s day 2022
The alleyway is stereotypically dark and long. It’s after 1am, I have no idea where I am and my phone’s about to die.
What to expect at the live show (Who gives a fork?)
Here’s what to expect from the ‘Who gives a fork?’ live show touring Aug/Sept 2022.
Bear Radio: Berlin audio network wants to ‘elevate the calibre of German podcasting’
Jill Beytin, co-founder of Bear Radio, describes where the local scene is at including a juicy story about a recent controversy with one of Germany’s public broadcasters.
Making ‘Tender’ — a podcast about domestic abuse
Tender (season two) is a podcast that chronicles the life of domestic violence awareness advocate, mother, and victim-survivor Roia Atmar.
If they’re laughing, they’re listening: techniques to make your story funnier
Techniques to encourage humour in audio documentary.
Daniel Semo’s 14 stories in 14 days
Daniel Semo explains how he turned hotel quarantine into an extreme creative audio challenge.
Exploring chronic pain: Georgia Mill and ‘A Fluorescent Feeling’
Georgia Mill shares excerpts from A Fluorescent Feeling, a new podcast from Broadwave about chronic pain.
How to increase the quality of iPhone voice memo recordings
Change iPhone voice memo settings to record audio in .wav.
Setting up a Zoom H5 (or H6) audio recorder for documentary making
Here’s how I setup my Zoom H5 recorder for documentary making.
Aspiring podcaster? Get a Signal Boost
Discover ‘Signal Boost’ — an initiative that empowers new ideas in Australian podcasting.
Never blame the market
Dear Jon, I was sorry to hear you haven’t had a lot of luck growing your initiative, The Edit…
Photos from #Hearsay17
A look back at photos from Hearsay Festival 2017.
‘The bumper sticker test’ for podcast art
There was only budget for one thing: good podcast artwork.
This is a special thing
I asked the audio community how they feel about career anxiety. The results were ~validating~. Do you ever feel paralysed worrying about opportunity cost? That…
They’re not the same
Saying podcasting is the same as radio is as ham-fisted as saying YouTube is the same as TV. Only radio people say there’s no difference…
How David Stuart turned a YouTube series into a podcast
Note from Mike: We love to pigeon hole ourselves in media; ‘I’m a print person’, or ‘I do video’, or ‘audio is my thing’, etc. It…
Learn and connect at Audiocraft 2020
Audiocraft Podcast Festival is the only place for podcasters and storytellers to be this weekend. For five years it’s been a platform for Australian producers to…
How Benjamin Wasley launched a podcast about a lost diary
Note from Mike: In our first ever guest post, Benjamin Wasley reflects on how the pandemic…
Why is it hard?
Maybe, because it matters. Maybe, because it’s worthwhile. Maybe, because you’re growing. I’m not sure. All I know is that it’s not because you don’t own…
Smashing through
I was standing on the corner when I heard a thud. A bike rider had just kicked a giant safety cone so he could get…
Get on board
The train is leaving to Newcastle, are you getting on? Now compare that to the question below. Would you like to come with me for…
Half the picture
George Lucas believed audio was so important to filmmaking he once famously said, “sound is half the picture”. In creative audio, sound is still only…
Deciding to write a better throw
Why are reporters always proclaiming their decision to do something? ‘James decided to find out’, ‘Angela decided to have a look for herself’, ‘Mike decided to investigate’. This form of introduction…
Respect the path
Would a meal taste different if the chef entered her restaurant from the front door, back door, or a side window?
Sing anyway
I can’t sing, but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t.
No such thing as ‘bad talent’
What if there was no such thing as ‘bad talent’? What if everyone you interview is incredible? Hear me out.
A Nutri-Grain Situation
There are times when there is nothing left to do but the work
Why blog?
For the month of July I have set a goal to write every day on this blog. I don’t have a plan. I don’t have a map.
Timing and structure in audio with Cristal Duhaime and Mira Burt-Wintonick
We talk a lot about momentum in storytelling but what about negative space?
Suffering from ‘pod-guilt’? Don’t worry, it’s common and treatable
What do we do when it’s been a while since we did the thing we said we do?
It only takes one
The difference between being an audio documentary maker and not being an audio documentary maker is one audio documentary.
A bookie’s perspective
The average punter goes to the races with $5 and expects to win $1000…
You get what you pay for
My first job was at Kmart when I was 14. I was one of the kids who tidied shelves, helped you find a price and ‘checked the system’ to look for something when there was none left…
Creative decisions haiku
A short poem about making creative decisions.
24 hours at triple j
While doing a recent clean-out I stumbled over it again. It’s a clipping from j mag (circa 2005) — triple j’s then monthly magazine…
Disrespecting the medium
Is it weird for people to bag out a medium? For people to feel insecure at the thought of lots of individuals having a voice?
Keys in the hand
When I was a kid being dragged around to family events I always knew when we were about to leave. No words were needed…
What’s it for?
It’s a question we don’t ask enough when thinking about how we’ll measure success, if we’re thinking about that at all…
Never too late
Never too late for a strike…
