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Samson and Podbean Podcast Recording Solutions Giveaway: Press Release

Podbean is excited to playmate with Samson for this arousing podcast studio giveaway. Check out the press release with more detail below and come in to win on the Podbean/Samson entry page.

Samson, an industry pioneer in professional audio solutions, today announces its partnership with podcasting platform Podbean at Podcast Movement two thousand seventeen for a series of monthly giveaways over the next three months. Kicking off this month’s giveaway at Podcast Movement two thousand seventeen entrants will have the chance to win Samson’s Podcast Pro Studio System, a total suite of gear worth over $1,000 that would give any podcaster, especially one just getting their work off the ground, the capability to produce high-quality audio content.

From August 20–September 20, podcasters worldwide can come in by registering on the Podbean website as goes after: GIVEAWAY CONTEST LINK. This will be followed by a drawing from which the winner will be selected. Only entries from this date range will be eligible for this giveaway package. Samson and Podbean will be suggesting a fresh giveaway package each month for the next three months (separate entries required).

The Podcast Pro Studio System that will be given away after the very first month’s drawing is comprised of the following products that aspiring podcasters need to produce professional-quality broadcasts:

Q8x Professional Dynamic Vocal Microphone (Two): Provides the ultimate in sound reproduction for live and studio vocal and instrumental spectacles. This high output mic faithfully captures a broad dynamic range with exceptional mid-range clarity. Its supercardioid pickup pattern provides maximum build up before feedback, while an updated bod design and pneumatic capsule shockmount minimize treating noise.
MXP144FX 14-Input Analog Stereo Mixer with Effects and USB (1): Features Samson’s premium MDR (Maximum Dynamic Range) mic preamps to provide broad frequency range and natural response. The single-knob compressors keep your recorded audio levels even, minimizing post-production work. The built-in USB interface makes recording your podcast to a computer effortless.
Z55 Professional Reference Headphones (Two): Suggest exceptional detail and clarity with an immersive soundstage and frequency response that’s impeccably balanced. The Z55s produce all the subtle elements of a mix. No hype, just the ultimate in sound reproduction, convenience and convenience.
QH4 4-Channel Headphone Amplifier (1): A 4-channel headphone amplifier designed to distribute your audio to up to four individual headphones, each with its own volume control. Its compact design is flawless for use with any studio or desktop workstation, as well as with your laptop or smartphone when you’re recording on the go.
MBA28 Microphone Boom Arm (Two): The flawless microphone accessories for any radio, podcast or home studio setup. Its articulating design provides a maximum horizontal/vertical arm reach of 28″. The MBA28 features internal springs that permit for silent and effortless positioning, which is ideal while recording or during live broadcasts.
Tourtek TM10 Ten′ Microphone Cable (Two): Features two 24-gauge, multi-strand inward conductors packaged in a braided copper shield with 96% coverage, protected by a 6mm PVC outer jacket. The result is a premium cable providing excellent rejection of RF and electromagnetic interference.
Tourtek TI10 Ten′ Instrument Cable (Two): Features inward stranded copper conductors covered by a PVC insulator, which is packaged in a 2nd carbon insulator, then packaged in a braided copper shield with 96% coverage. This is protected by a 6mm PVC outer jacket. The low capacitance cable provides excellent rejection of RFI/EMI interference and superior sound quality.

“Podbean is committed to developing devices that help podcasters create, distribute and promote their podcasts lightly and affordably. We’re excited about this chance to playmate with Samson to bring some fortunate podcasters such high-quality equipment,” says David Xu, CEO of Podbean.

“We are thrilled to suggest the podcasting community a chance to win our innovative fresh Podcast Pro Studio setup,” said Sean Meagher, Director of Marketing at Samson. “Samson’s partnership with Podbean further strengthens our commitment to making high-quality and affordable equipment available to podcasters around the world.”

The podcasting space has seen exponential growth in latest years. Today, more than fifty seven million Americans listen to podcasts monthly (up 23%, year on year) and podcast advertising is forecasted to grow in the US about 25% a year through 2020. The number of podcasters is expected to grow consistently over the next few years as the industry proceeds to expand in reach and lucrativeness. And with giveaways like this, Samson and Podbean strive to be at the forefront of this expanding industry.

Maximize Your Ad Revenue Using Podbean’s Dynamic Ads Injection

Podbean’s just released an awesome fresh contraption to help you optimize advertising opportunities. The Podbean Dynamic Ads Injection platform helps you maximize your ad revenue and minimize the work by automatically inserting your ads for you. You control everything…you bring the ads, determine on the slots, duration and more.

You benefit by being able to:

monetize back gigs with fresh ads
use GEO targeting to run numerous ads at the same time for different listeners
run time-limited campaigns for enhanced ad opportunities
set ad positions to maintain the integrity of your showcase
lightly manage campaigns (no manual editing!) and get detailed statistics

Do all this for only a vapid rate fee of $99/campaign. Attempt it FREE; your very first THREE campaigns are on us!

How Podbean Dynamic Ads Injection Works

You bring the ads you want on your demonstrate (you just need the audio MP3 file, can be host-read or a prerecorded message, jingle, etc.).
You determine times for potential ads in your podcast gigs (you can individually choose times in each gig or batch add a set time stamp on all scenes).
Set up a campaign for a desired timeframe, choosing ad slots (preroll, numerous midrolls, and postroll, which will be placed according to the times you’ve designated), and scenes.
Podbean’s technology will dynamically insert the ads according to your specs. You can edit or cancel a pending campaign.
Once your campaign is running, you can review the comprehensive reports on ad delivery.

A Better Podcast Listening Practice with Intelligent Speed & Volume Boost

We’ve added two titillating fresh features to the latest version of the Podbean iOS app. With these features, users get a better listening practice customized to their needs and listening conditions.

Intelligent speed shortens muffles in the podcast without distorting the audio. It’s a excellent way to save your listening time while still liking the audio as it was meant to be.

Volume boost normalizes volume to make listening in noisy situations lighter. With dynamic compression equalization, you get a more consistent volume. This can truly help when podcasts don’t have ideal sound and or for times when there’s a lot of background noise.

To use these features, simply click on the “speedometer” icon on the bottom right when listening to a podcast. You will be able to apply the features there. You can read more about How to Use Intelligent Speed and Volume Boost in the Podbean iOS app here.

Set Up Your Podcast Gigs to Be Played Directly in Facebook

Podbean makes it effortless to make your podcast social. For example, you can automate sharing your scenes to Facebook (and many other destinations). To set up Facebook auto-share, simply connect your Facebook account (go to “Settings”->”Social Share” and click the “Connect to Facebook” button).

By popular request, we’ve created a way for you to share your gigs as a native movie in Facebook. This give you the chance to take advantage of Facebook’s timeline algorithms, which powerfully favor movie.

You now have two options for auto-sharing your podcast gigs to Facebook:

Click the pencil icon to choose how to display your podcast on Facebook.

If you check “post link”, a URL to your gig will be published (see example below). This enables a user to click the link and open your gig in a separate window outside of Facebook.

The fresh option we’ve added is to post the gig as a native movie. If you check “Upload as movie to Timeline”, your gig will be collective as a movie that can be played directly in Facebook. Movie podcast scenes will play as is; audio podcasts will play the audio with a static pic combining your gig artwork and title, as shown below.

We hope you love this fresh feature. Our team wants to make Podbean the ultimate platform for podcasting smarter. Contact Support if you have any questions.

Better Listening with Enhanced Android App Features

We’ve added two arousing fresh features to the Podbean Android app (coming soon for iOS too). With these features, you can customize your listening practice to your preferences and listening conditions.

Volume boost normalizes volume to make listening in noisy situations lighter. With dynamic compression equalization, listeners get a more consistent volume. This can indeed help when podcasts don’t have ideal sound and for listening when there’s a lot of background noise.

Intelligent speed shortens muffles in the podcast without distorting the audio. It’s a excellent way to save time while listening at a normal speed.

Setting Up a Static Home Page for Your Podbean Site

On your Podbean site, you can opt to have a home page of your choosing rather than the default gigs page. For example, your podcast site’s home page could be a general introductory page or attractive landing page. It’s effortless to set up so that your podcast site functions beautifully for your needs.

1. Begin by creating the static page (you can also do this from step three below). Simply go to “Layout”->”Pages” in your dashboard. Click the “Create a fresh page” button.

Two. Then go to: https://apps.podbean.com. Get the “Static Podcast Homepage” app.

Trio. Click the “Settings” icon to select a page as “Home Page”. You can also select a page to display your list of scenes. Then Click “Save switches”.

Get Your Podcast Ready for iOS11

Apple recently announced that Apple Podcasts (Apple’s podcast App) for iOS eleven will be updated with fresh feed tags. Apple states this will permit you to more clearly present demonstrate and gig information to your users. Additionally, you can include diverse content and storytelling shows within your podcast (for example, serial shows and shows with seasons).

Podbean has integrated the fresh iTunes tags into your Podbean dashboard. Please note that these fresh tags will only take effect (be included in your feed) when iOS11 is released. However, to get your podcast ready to benefit from the iOS11 updates, you can make any switches your desire in your podcast now.

The type of podcast you are submitting can be either:

Episodic (default). Specify episodic for stand-alone gigs or when you want your gigs introduced and recommended last-to-first. This option also supports seasons, with the newest gig at the top. For fresh subscribers, Apple Podcasts adds the latest, most latest gig in their Library.
Specify serial when you want your gigs introduced and recommended first-to-last. This option supports narratives, storytelling, thematic, and numerous seasons. For fresh subscribers, Apple Podcasts adds the very first scene to their Library, or the entire current season if using seasons.

Identifies and organizes gigs by Seasons. No season number shows if there is only one season.

Use this tag to specify the recommended order for scenes within a season.

You can indicate certain types of scenes in iTunes using this tag. They are:

Utter (default). Specify utter when you are submitting the finish content of an gig.
Specify trailer when you are submitting a brief, promotional chunk of content that represents a preview of a display.
Specify bonus when you are submitting extra content for a display (for example, behind the scenes information or interviews with the cast).

How to Set the Fresh iOS11 iTunes Feed Tags in Podbean

Go to Settings-Feed/iTunes. Find “iTunes Type”
Choose episodic or serial. Podcasts will be set as episodic by default.

Go to Publish. Click “Publish Fresh Episode” or click the edit icon by any gig. Click “More Options” in the scene editor.
By default, it is set off. Click it on and pick the season for this gig (click “more” to add season two and beyond to your drop down menu).

Go to Publish. Click “Publish Fresh Episode” or click the edit icon by any gig. Click “More Options” in the gig editor.
By default, gigs are set to “Full”. Choose “Trailer” or “Bonus” here.

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