One of the easiest podcast formats to produce is the phone interview. After all, all you need to do is co-ordinate the call, co-ordinate the questions you want to ask, do the call and record it. The person you are interviewing does most of the writing of the content. In many cases you don't even need to come up with the questions -- just your own slant on them.
But there's one problem that seems to stump most new podcasters.
How do you record a phone interview for a podcast?
It seems like it should be difficult because there are two people being recorded. But it really isn't. In this article I'm going to show you how to record a phone interview under four different methods.
One of the easiest methods is to steal a page from teleseminars. Rather than simply call the other person directly, use a teleconferencing system to make the call. In this case both of you will call the bridge line. Once there you, as the host, start the recording facility which most teleconference service (even the free ones) have. After that all you need to do is carry out the interview. At the end you end the call in the normal way and download the recording.
Another method is just as easy. Use Skype and call recording software like MP3 Skype Recorder. This is a particular tool can be downloaded for free. All you need to do is start the recorder then make a Skype phone call either to your interviewee's Skype account or to their land line. Once you hang up on Skype the call recorder will save the recording to your hard disk. Find the recording, edit it and you're all set to go.
However, sometimes life isn't so easy.
Every once in a while, you'll find that you need to use a regular telephone line to make the call. But don't worry you can still record the podcast.
The easiest way works only if you are able to call using your computer. Many of us have modems built into our computers. We've forgotten them because the internet now does many of those functions that a modem was used for. However, if you have a modem you can use them for a function you might not have thought of -- you can make a phone call with them. It might take a bit of work but you can still find software that allows you to make phone calls directly from your computer. Simply use that software and add a free tool such as Wavepad sound editor. Although these tools are intended for audio editing most of them are also able to record.
Of course, sometimes there's no choice but to use a real telephone to make a direct call. The easiest solution in that case, is to buy a suction cup telephone pickup microphone. These are inexpensive microphones which stick to your telephone. Plug the microphone jack either into a memo recorder -- an MP3 player with a microphone jack will do -- or attach it to the headphone microphone jack for your computer. If you are using your computer as a recorder use a free tool such as Wavepad to do the actual recording.
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