How to Use the Zoom H1 Voice Recorder for Podcasting

In this video I briefly discuss how to use a digital voice recorder to record a podcast.
My Device Recommendation for beginner podcasters doing a monologue
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There are a number of digital sound recorders on the market, and as they increase in price, so do their features and quality.
Important things to consider when choosing these devices. You want a device where the microphone sensitivity can be adjusted. Also select a device with a sound level meter showing you the recording level. Some type of VU Meter you can monitor to ensure your audio is not clipping.
Clipping is where the signal level starts to move in to the red zone on the VU meter. This is to be avoided and is a sign your audio level is going to be distorted. Lavaliere Microphones (referred to as Lav Mics) are a nice option for use with Digital voice recorders if only recording a monologue.
The Zoom H1 (H1n and H1essential) is an entry level portable voice recorder good for recording monologues. Something else you may wish to consider if using this device is if you want to separate different audio sources (i.e., microphones, instruments, etc.) or if it mixes the audio into one sound file. More expensive sound recorders may allow you to plug in more than one microphone, cheaper ones may provide one external microphone input, which disables the inbuilt microphone. Also, some may even allow for a condenser microphone with the ability to provide 48v phantom power.
The Zoom H6 is an example of a higher end voice recorder with features similar to an audio mixer.
Consider how much storage a digital sound recorder has and whether you can expand it by adding a memory card or USB drive to increase storage capacity for your recorded files. Lastly, if choosing a digital sound recorder. Ensure you have some control over the file sample rate quality. A sample rate is the number of times a sound is grabbed to form a wave file.
Similar to frames per second, a sample rate could be considered noise per second. The most common audio sample rate you are likely to see is 44.1 kHz (i.e. 44,100 samples per second). You may also need to adjust the bit rate of your recording too. The higher the bit-rate the more audio sample data (sound information) can be stored. Every second of a digital recording contains a certain amount of data or bits. In audio we see this referenced as kilobits per second (kbps). The higher the kbps the larger the file created and the truer sound is captured.
Audio books are usually recorded at 192kbps or higher with a constant bit rate (C.B.R). So, I recommend you stick with 192kbps. Choosing 256kbps or 320kps is not likely to make any noticeable improvement to the listening experience. Lastly without diving too deep in to bit depth, you will commonly see references to 16-bit, 24-bit and 32-bit when mentioning audio recording quality. 16-bit audio is usually more than sufficient for voice and podcasting purposes. Choosing this will also reduce your recorded file sizes.
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