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Czech Naval Doctrine's avatar

I found it really hard to understand what that federated twitter would solve.

From the description it looks like a very cumbersome way to create what amounts to a shared block list.

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Jake's avatar

Loved the interview and the podcast in general, but the audio quality of some episodes can make it hard to enjoy/follow at times. Some low-hanging fruit that could make a big difference:

1) Some voices come in very loud and others very quiet, which can require listeners to constantly adjust the volume and lead to occasional ear-splitting interjections when a louder host cuts in. Try to normalize/compress audio levels for all speakers; most audio software will let you do this for an entire file when you're done editing (if you're only recording from a single source), but ideally you would just boost the entire track for whoever is quiet.

2) Audio quality in general could be better. I'm not sure if everyone usually uses a headset or dedicated mic (not built in to their laptop), but that goes a long way toward reducing echoes, etc. Low bitrate audio/dropouts/digital noise can be solved by having each speaker record their own audio locally, then share their files with whoever is editing. That way you'll have 3 separate high-quality tracks to work with, instead of 1 high quality and 2 that have been heavily compressed and generally bastardized by video conferencing software.

3) Latency seems to be a real problem, both for the hosts struggling to have a free-flowing conversation as they accidentally cut each other off, and listeners occasionally experiencing awkward/disjointed/delayed moments. This may be due to the software you're using; if that's not able to be fixed, consider implementing a process (eg. raised hand, either in software or a literal hand-wave on camera) so speakers can more seamlessly pass the baton without stepping on each others' toes.

Again, huge fan and I don't mean to be critical. Audio is hard, especially when everyone is remote and you're trying to keep production overhead to a minimum. Hope this helps.

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