Need your advice on this one. In this community, a lot of us believe that being a guest on other shows is just as important as being consistent on yours. Sitting in between 2 legends, Don “The Predator” Frye and Dan “The Beast” Severn is little ole 220-pounds of me - practicing what I preach. Comparing notes on studios is also vital to growing. Good or bad, you’ll learn something that will help you level up. All of this allows you to reach new audiences and share insights. Highly recommended, but, how often should we do this? @Atlas Aultman

Just finished recording a few shows at Transcend Media Studio in Tampa, very well done studio. If you have any questions, the owner (Byron) has joined our community here. Byron, Bill Brassow - owner of Podworks Studios in AZ asked me for more info on your background display projector. Can you let us know how you did that? It’s next level 🫡

A pricier mic can actually make your audio worse if your room is echo-y, your mic technique is off, or your interface doesn’t have enough clean gain (looking at you, SM7B + bargain interface combos). What usually moves the needle more than “buying the expensive mic”: - Room control (soft surfaces, less echo) - Mic placement (close + consistent) - Clean gain / proper interface - Performance + prep (because no mic can fix boring) 3 podcast mics I recommend (budget → premium) 1) RØDE PodMic (Budget workhorse, XLR)Tuned for spoken word and a great “first real mic” if you’ve got an interface and want broadcast-style tone without the broadcast-style invoice. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rode-PODMIC-Dynamic-Podcasting-Microphone/dp/B07MSCRCVK 2) Shure MV7 (The middle pick I’d buy for most DIYers, USB + XLR)This is the sweet spot when you want a serious mic but also want flexibility: start on USB today, grow into XLR later. It’s literally positioned as “inspired by the SM7B” and works great for close-mic vocal clarity. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Shure-Microphone-Podcasting-Voice-Isolating-Technology/dp/B08G7RG9ML 3) Shure SM7B (Premium classic, but don’t buy it “naked”)Yes, it’s a legend. But it often needs a lot of clean gain, so the mic plus the right interface/preamp (and sometimes an inline booster) is what makes it shine. Otherwise you’ll spend big and still sound… kinda small. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Shure-SM7B-Cardioid-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B0002E4Z8M Drop what you’re recording with (mic + interface + room + platform) and share your results!

Once you have content that does well, stick with the same topic as your video that did well. The Algorithm, especially on YouTube, serves viewers who are interested in similar topics (or genres). Paying attention to just analytics will cause you to miss opportunities to grow faster because your focus will be set on watching data that doesn’t matter instead of keeping the momentum going on something that is working. If you don’t have content that has done well yet, try these: - Thumbnail or show tile redesign - it’s THE advertisement for your content so spend time here. - Study and redo your Hook - be valuable, interesting, and helpful as fast as possible. - Design your first sentence to be SEO friendly. This means making them the answer to something that someone would search to get information about. The faster you lose the addiction to data and start focus on content that works, the better you will serve yourself and your community. YOLO, Atlas Aultman

The highest quality cameras and great audio - these are a few of my favorite things. What are the things you look for in a studio?