In this Weekend Update Videos of the Week: Peter Knudson Demonstrates the Congas! (Boomer YouTube) Drew Gives Up! And why you probably should too. (The Podcasting Store Youtube) Podcast of the Week: *Now* What’s Wrong? Troubleshooting audio in the video editing process. It’s more interesting than it sounds, honest! (The Podcasting Store) Educator Resources: Post […]
That’s It! I Give Up!
Sometimes no matter what obstacles we throw in our own way things just work out! Everything goes smoothly and you wonder how anything could ever have been difficult in the first place. This is not one of those times. Drew gives a peek behind the curtain of what went catastrophically wrong with a recent video […]
*Now* What’s Wrong?
There is no losing. There is winning and there is learning. And boy, has Drew been learning a lot lately! In this podcast he takes us through how the audio to a recent video got *completely* fouled up, what the process was to troubleshoot it, and what the (ridiculously) simple solution was all along. You […]
Win Some Great Mics! Weekend Update 02-21-21
Heil Sound is giving away one of their new PR40 microphones in black! This is the exact model that Drew uses on the Weekend Update, so watch the video and hear how great you could sound if you win! Enter Here ALSO this is the last week to enter to win a R0DE Wireless GO! […]
Win an All-Black Heil PR40!
Podcasters, remote teachers, and anyone who uses a microphone! To celebrate the release of the all-black PR40, Heil Sound is giving one away! This microphone has become the go to for all of Drew’s studio recording. The PR 40 provides a flawless, smooth, flat response from 28 Hz all the way up to the 18k […]
What Wizardry is This?
When is a lavaliere microphone not a lavaliere microphone? When it is a headset! Ward explores the R0DE Lavaliere Headset, which will turn a lavalier microphone into a headset microphone. The advantage to this is perfect microphone position without using an unsightly, bulky frame. This stylish headset will be a welcome addition to any wired […]
Weekend Update 02-14-21 – Happy Valentine’s Day!
Last Week: We released some great video content. On the Boomer YouTube Channel is The History of Swing session we sponsored at CMEA 2021. And on The Podcasting Store’s channel is some tips on how to have better sound and video on your remote meetings. We also have information for the KHS band tryout kits, […]
How to Have Great Audio and Video for Your Next Remote Meeting
When you are on a remote meeting do you sound so garbled and look so fuzzy that people ask if you are in witness protection? Drew Can help! You already have a great web camera in your pocket – your smart phone. Utilizing this, a simple tabletop microphone boom stand, and a microphone you can […]
Weekend Update 02-07-21: Win a R0DE Wireless Go!
Last Week: We released some great videos, specifically the CMEA session Podcasting and the Virtual Director and Care and Feeding of Your Trumpet Valves. And since things rarely go as planned, there’s also a blog post on ThePodcastingStore.com talking about everything that went wrong in making the Care and Feeding Video and how these challenges […]
Making an Instructional Video Without a Crew Using Two iPhones
The Thought Process Behind This Video I felt like I had been focusing on The Podcasting Store and not doing enough with Boomer Music, so I wanted to make a quick video about something I’m extremely knowledgeable with: the trumpet. The number of times a kid comes into the store with “crunchy” valves that just […]