3 Ways to Record Multiple Onsite Podcast Hosts – TAP036

Learn how to effectively use three styles of recording more than one person in a podcast, and how to avoid ineffective ineffective applications of the same three ways.

JD Sutter from Radio CSS Media sent the following question after listening to our clean-comedy podcast.

Hi Daniel, On your latest episode of the Ramen Noodle™ [#68], you had a total of three hosts and I was wondering if you'd share how you handled the recording of that show. Do you have two hosts on one channel and the third host on a separate channel? Or do you have some way to record each independently? Thanks, Daniel, I appreciate your help. -JD

Here's my hardware chain for recording multiple onsite hosts.

1. Microphones for each host, including two Heil PR40 mics (Amazon.com | Musician's Friend).
2. Connected to individual channels on a Behringer X1832USB (Amazon.com | Musician's Friend).
3. Individually compressed through a Behringer MDX4600 via inserts (Amazon.com| Musician's Friend).
4. Returned to the Behringer X1832USB and mixed down to a single stereo track.
5. Outputted to a Zoom H4n (Amazon.com |