Recording Skype Calls
A large part of my podcast, The Engaging Brand is interviewing. Most of these are conducted over Skype and therefore I have looked for various packages.
Today I came across another free piece of software (as long as you keep the conversation under 30 minutes) and that software is Pretty May. I am delighted with the audio quality, which records at 48khz and it also brings in each conversation in a separate audio track to help post editing.
My mainstay audio recording is Hot Recorder. I have to say this has worked really well and I have no issues other than the recording rate. This program records at 12khz which means that the audio quality is reduced. When I increased the quality, I had more issues with the program and therefore kept it at the medium quality.
Another program that comes highly recommended is Skylook. A couple of other podcsaters swear by this package and because it is built for Skype it is very stable and good quality. The downside for this package is the cost - which I believe is $100.
If you are trying to make podcasting your living then it may well be worth investing in Skylook or Pamela another similar package. Of course, recording each part of the conversation on the individual PC’s remains the strongest way, but not all interviewees can record the chat. If you just want a good package then I don’t believe you can go wrong with Hot Recorder or Pretty May.
Anyone else use other packages that are worth mentioning - especially free software.
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