PES 170: Stephanie Lesher, Production Manager at WRLT Lightning 100 in Nashville

<p>My guest is <a href="https://twitter.com/Steph_Lesher" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stephanie Lesher</a> - Production Manager at WRLT Lightning 100 in Nashville. Among other shows, she produces <a href= "https://lightning100.com/musicbusinessradio/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Music Business Radio</a> with host <a href= "https://twitter.com/davidhooper" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">David Hooper</a>!</p> <p>We discussed a ton:</p> <ul> <li>Recording at the station in her office</li> <li>David Hooper and at least one guest in the room</li> <li>Avid Mbox interface with 4 XLR inputs</li> <li>RE20 mics with foam windscreens</li> <li>Pro Tools 10</li> <li>Recording resolution: 44.1kHz, 16 bit uncompressed files</li> <li>Each episode ends up bring 54 minutes consisting of four 13 min. segments</li> <li>Editing in Pro Tools</li> <li>X Noise plugin - removes background noise</li> <li>Renaissance Vox compressor from Waves (applying about 3dB of compression usually)</li> <li>De-esser (rarely)</li> <li>Parallel compressor - waves max volume</li> <li>Buss limiter in pro tools</li> <li>Adds music</li> <li>Puts into database of audio to play on the air</li> <li>Recording commercials using her voice</li> </ul> <p>Thanks for being a great guest, Stephanie!</p> <p>DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening.</p> <blockquote> <p>Want to <a href="https://podcastengineeringschool.com/programs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Start a Business or Have a Career</a> as a Podcast Producer/Engineer?</p> <p>Listen and Subscribe in <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-engineering-show/id1079525975?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1fmnXJD7FpT2YViUoNmjyB" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spotify</a>, <a href= "https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-podcast-engineering-show/PC:25771" ta