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5 Professional Podcast Production Apps for Live Audio Content

Podcast production apps let you record and share audio content when you need to regardless of where you are.

January 30, 2014 TD Staff 2 Comments

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Bossjock Studio

bossjocks

$9.99

Rating: 4+

Requirements: iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5

Bossjock Studio is a soundboard and live podcast app that lets you produce live audio content straight from your iOS device. With a USB mic this app lets you record without a studio—this app is your studio. With MIDI sound banks for sound effects or music, this app offers you the live production you need to create quality podcasts for your organization or product.

Features:

  • Record your voice while triggering intros/outros, bumpers and background music all on-the-fly.
  • Dynamics processing (Compression/Limiting) is automatically applied to the mic and mix for loud, level audio.
  • Full VoiceOver compatibility for visually impaired producers.
  • Up to 16 Carts on the iPhone 5 and 35 Carts on the iPad duck and fade behind the mic for dynamic sound and smooth transitions.
  • Load carts with audio from your Music Library, Dropbox, Wifi, or AudioPaste from other music apps.
  • Advanced Cart editing lets you fine tune playback in and out points on a per cart basis as well as Cart color and behaviors including looping, fades, auto-rewind and ducking.
  • Audiobus lets you receive live audio from other Audiobus-compatible apps as a Cart or Mic source or use bossjock studio to feed other Audiobus-compatible recording apps.
  • Encodes to all your favorite formats – Mp3, m4a, Wav, Aiff with image and description metadata.
  • Exports to FTP for Podcasters, Email for Audioboo via BooMail, Dropbox, Soundcloud, Wifi, iTunes Share, and AudioCopy to other apps.
  • Works with external mics like the Apogee Mic, IK Multimedia iRig Mic Cast and Blue Mikey.

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Spreaker (Android)

Spreaker (iOS)

Spreaker, Inc.

Free

Rating: 3.9/ 4+

Requirements: Android 2.3 and Up// iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5

The Spreaker app for your iOS and Android device lets you record and distribute your audio content on their public platform. This app offers you the features you need to record, produce and publish your podcasts in channels that are most applicable to your product. With a custom profile, you can establish the best channel for your work. Plus with access to SoundCloud, you can ensure that your podcasts get the exposure that you need.

Features:

  • Broadcast high quality live audio directly through your social networks with one click
  • Mix and broadcast your voice with sound effects
  • Access over 100,000 podcasts and live channels
  • Search and find podcasters near you
  • Connect with car audio systems using bluetooth
  • Share your podcast on Soundcloud to reach an even bigger audience
  • Manage and modify your podcasts and profile
  • Keep updated on podcasts and users you follow

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Soundboard

Ambrosia Software, Inc.

$19.99

Rating: 4+

Requirements: iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPad

Soundboard lets you create libraries from your production-critical audio clips, all instantly available on your iPad’s screen. You can switch between banks of audio clips with ease, and organize, name, and color code your clips as necessary. You can import Soundboards from the Mac version of Soundboard, or choose any audio clips from your iTunes Library.

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SoundCloud (Android)

SoundCloud (iOS)

SoundCloud Ltd.

Free

Rating: 4.3/ 4+

Requirements: Varies with Device// iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5

The SoundCloud app gives you access to all of SoundCloud’s features from your mobile device. Known for being an accessible and efficient audio platform, SoundCloud gives you the distribution you need to publish your audio content. Ideal for podcast publishing, SoundCloud features comprehensive API tagging to keep all of your podcasts and audio content organized and visible on the site as well as easily show your content on your website.

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Mobile Podcaster

Steinar Knutsen

$2.99

Rating: 4+

Requirements: iOS 5.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5

Mobile Podcaster is an iPhone & iPad podcast publishing application that lets you record and publish audio recordings and podcast episodes (up to 15 minutes long) directly to your WordPress website (both Wordpress.org and Wordpress.com).

Features:

  • Record podcast episodes from your iPad or iPhone
  • Upload recording and new blog post directly to your WordPress site (up to 15 minutes long)
  • Upload to Dropbox or FTP server, such as Libsyn
  • Import recordings from Dropbox, such as Intro or Outro
  • Add an Intro and/or Outro to episodes
  • Record with the internal microphone or use your Apple headphones with built-in mic
  • Playback through speakers or headphones
  • Pause while recording and playback
  • Choose low, medium and high audio recording quality
  • Include a title and description for your episode
  • Add an image to your podcast and embed in your WordPress post
  • Set image to Featured when posting to WordPress
  • Categorize you recordings and blog posts
  • Publish to your WordPress site as Draft, Published, Private or Pending
  • Email recordings if you don’t want to post online
  • Download recordings from iTunes when device is connected
  • Optimized for iPhone, iPhone 5, iPad and iPad mini

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Distributing podcasts is one of the best ways to publish content and stay connected with your audience. Podcasts can be planned or spontaneous, specifically the story or information you need to share can be created whenever. Having the option of recording podcasts on the go means that you can create content at anytime without purchasing expensive studio equipment or waiting to publish your much-needed content.

Podcast production apps are a great way to stay on top of your regular content. Functioning as live production apps, these mobile utilities give you tools you need to define the quality of your content and add the effects that color your content in the way that is suitable to your needs.

Podcasts, like live video streaming, are regular audio commentary on any issue that is relevant to you. These apps are ideal for capturing lectures, sermons, niche-criticisms as well as event-centered coverage and reflection, to name just a few, on your Android or iOS device. Podcasts are great options for sharing content regardless of your market. Specifically, since streaming content from mobile devices or specified apps is rapidly a new way to consume content, providing podcasts over regular written blurbs or short video content is a competitive option for the important things you publish.

It is also important to note that podcast production apps work their best with USB attachment mics for mobile devices. You can browse mics designed specifically for mobile devices here.

Great podcast production apps offer you sound banks for adding extra sounds without the need for live recording. Having access to live sound banks enhance your live production, mimicking the production value of live radio shows.

These apps also offer you access to audio platforms for distribution and custom channel creation. Being able to customize your channels and properly tag your podcasts allows your content to experience visibility and organization that you will depend on to move your content.

The following collection of apps showcases some of the best podcast production apps. While some apps are primarily developed for podcasting, apps like SoundCloud give you access to some of the best audio hosting sites on the Internet. Whether you are looking for a simple podcast studio app or looking for an app that merges entertainment with professional audio hosting, these apps feature the tools you need to record, produce and publish your mission-critical audio content.

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  1. kim says

    February 14, 2018 at 3:35 am

    guys I’ve only seen 1 app where are the others

    Reply
    • Jonathan Blackwood says

      February 15, 2018 at 9:40 am

      Hey Kim,

      If you run through the slideshow you’ll find all five!

      Thanks,
      Jonathan Blackwood

      Reply

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