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Best wireless clip-on mic? 🤔 I'd choose one of these! (Podcraft Pointers)

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Mic Drop Fact: The Ocean’s Secret Telephone Line
In the ocean, there is a natural layer called the SOFAR channel (Sound Fixing and Ranging) where sound can travel for thousands of miles. It forms at a depth where temperature, pressure, and salinity combine to let sound move with little loss of energy. Whales, for example, use this channel to communicate across vast distances.

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📝 Best wireless lavalier mics for creators in 2025? (Blog)

I used to take a digital recorder, two handheld mics, and a couple of XLR cables to events, conventions, and conferences. The sound quality was excellent, but the setup was bulky, time-consuming to assemble, and often made inexperienced speakers clam up. In 2025, I switched to a wireless lav mic setup, and it's been a game-changer!

📝 The easiest, most accessible handheld recorder ever! (Blog)

I was in the market for something my four-year-old could use to record her psychedelic dreams, stream of consciousness monologues and Frozen renditions. The Micro-Speak Plus was more than up to the task.

📺 How to split and move clips in Audacity (YouTube)

Who doesn't love an extremely specific use case problem-solution pairing? Humour me, and pretend that you've been trying to figure this one out for years.

🎧 Can you grow a podcast on a monthly release schedule? (Podcraft)

If you're not pushing new episodes out at least every other week, will your audience forget about you or lose interest? Are there ways to ramp up a monthly schedule without adding loads more work, or releasing padding and filler content?

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Your title hooks interest, but your episode keeps it.

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How to Run a Thriving, Profitable Podcast

Colin Gray

Launch, growth and success tips for Podcasters and wider content creators. Read a set of quick points, from tool reviews to growth tactics, and much more, all aimed at helping you create the show of your dreams. If you're building a personal or a content brand, then get started with us!

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