This text is a comprehensive guide to creating great-sounding videos or podcasts on a budget. The author, Tris, emphasizes the importance of audio quality in communication and offers practical advice. They recommend using a second-hand Shure SM58 microphone and an external USB audio interface. Audacity is suggested for audio editing. The guide also emphasizes the significance of themes and topics in storytelling and provides insights into story structure. It encourages recording early episodes for motivation and feedback.
Here are some key facts extracted from the text:
1. The text is a transcript of a video by Tris, who runs a channel called No Boilerplate.
2. The video is about how to make great sounding videos or podcasts on a tight budget, using Tris's experience as a music producer and a podcast creator.
3. The video covers topics such as writing, recording, editing, and publishing audio and video content, as well as recommending some hardware and software tools.
4. The video also includes some examples of Tris's own projects, such as Lost Terminal, a sci-fi podcast about a computer that communicates through a text terminal, and Modem Prometheus, an urban fantasy podcast about a hacker who finds a mysterious device.
5. The video ends with a call to action to support Tris on Patreon, join his Discord server, and check out his podcasts.