Show notes
# Recording a podcast in the same room as a drum kit The Practice Room Brian Elam records The Practice Room a few feet from a drum kit in a spare bedroom in Phoenix. A new microphone did not fix the room. Moving blankets, a close dynamic mic, and a quieter gain knob did. He also marks clip-worthy lines out loud so the publish crate does not wait until Sunday. ## Chapters - 0:00 Three feet from a drum kit — The episode opens on a failed first attempt and the spare bedroom in Phoenix where the show is recorded. - 0:58 A nicer mic hears more of the room — Buying a new microphone did not remove the ceiling slap. It recorded the room more clearly. - 1:52 The forty-dollar blanket fix — Two moving blankets and a closet rod stop the first reflection. This is not a studio build. - 2:26 Deaf is a feature — An SM7B ignores more of the kit than a condenser. If you already own a condenser, move it closer first. - 3:30 Gain staging, finally — The hiss was a distant mic and a hot preamp. A fist away and less gain dropped the noise floor. - 4:32 Say clip this out loud — Marking the line in the transcript is faster than scrubbing audio on Sunday. - 6:42 One crate, then you are done — Notes, chapters, and clips happen the same day. The show needs a crate, not a content department. ## Takeaways - Treat the room before you buy another microphone. A nicer mic hears more of a bad room. - Two moving blankets, placed behind you and just out of frame, stop the first reflection. - A dynamic mic such as an SM7B is forgiving when cymbals live in the same room. - Move the mic a fist from your mouth and turn the gain down before you reach for a plugin. - Say “clip this” after the line you want to post. Three to five captioned clips is enough for a weekly show. ## Mentioned - SM7B - Moving blankets - Phoenix - The Practice Room --- Show notes drafted with PodCrate. Read them once, then publish.