BY ROB
CHRISTENSEN
I love listening to people talk about recording and making music. Because I'm more of a home recording hobbyist, I don't get the opportunity to engage in this sort of conversation as often as I'd like. Thankfully I can satisfy my craving by listening to the various podcasts devoted to music creation and recording. For those who aren't familiar with the world of podcasts, they are essentially radio, and sometimes video, talk shows that are available for listening online. They can be produced and hosted for almost no cost and are available for free via iTunes and other sites for listening on a computer, iPod, or mobile phone. A look at the iTunes store will reveal an endless variety of free podcasts about anything and everything. Including, of course, recording. Because of the ease of producing and publishing podcasts, many are started with good intentions but never really make it off the ground. I've heard that most podcasts don't make it beyond ten episodes. However, as we'll see below, there are some notable exceptions to this. Sonic Talk, as of this writing, just celebrated their 200th podcast and several other shows are hovering around the 100-episode mark. And just because podcasts can be produced cheaply, that doesn't mean that they're cheap and only made by home recording geeks. Several are enhanced by pictorial and graphic content. Ronan's Recording Show is actually a video podcast. Also, some of the podcast regulars have worked on records that EVERYBODY has heard. These folks' insights and stories make for great listening. Here's a rundown on currently available podcasts about music making and recording:
