Adron Buske's guest appearances

Adron Buske

The Podcast Engineering Show

Critical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County‘s Longest-Running Business Talk Show | Hosted by Ric Franzi

Dicegeeks.com Tabletop RPG Show

Rob Walch

Kirk Bowman

Ray Harryhausen

Cliff Ravenscraft

Mike Russell

Ryan Dalton

Matt Wilson

Kevin Kulp

John Scott

Mary Mazurek

Bobby Owsinski

Justin Crossley

Andrew Jones

Daniel J. Lewis

Mike Murphy

OwlTail

Adron Buske, the host of the FICTITIOUS podcast, returns to the show to discuss becoming a better gamemaster by studying stories. We talk about creating compelling villains, plot points, story structure, plus share tips for playing online. We share stories from our role-playing game campaigns, movie references, and much more.

Adron Buske, the host of the FICTITIOUS podcast, returns to the show to discuss becoming a better gamemaster by studying stories. We talk about creating compelling villains, plot points, story structure, plus share tips for playing online. We share stories from our role-playing game campaigns, movie references, and much more.

Be a Better Gamemaster By Studying Stories with Adron Buske

Role-player and podcast host Adron Buske joins me today for a wide-ranging conversation. We touch on a variety of topics concerning gamemasters and how they can tell better stories and run better RPGs.

Role-player and podcast host Adron Buske joins me today for a wide-ranging conversation. We touch on a variety of topics concerning gamemasters and how they can tell better stories and run better RPGs.

How Gamemasters Can Tell Better Stories with Adron Buske

My guest is Adron Buske, host and co-producer of the Nerd for a Living podcast, and co-founder and creative director at Armadian Creative. We had a riveting conversation about his equipment and workflow, which he was nice enough to outline for us here: GEAR  Mixer - Alesis Multi-Mix 8 - USB Pyle 4 channel headphone amplifier Backup - M-Audio MobilePre Amp (2 channel) Mics  MXL 990 - main interview mic (large diaphragm condenser) AudioTechnica AT875R condenser mic - narration mic Sterling S50 condenser mic - secondary interview mic MXL 2006 condenser mic - new interview mic in testing Sennheiser boom mic - location recording with Rycote Softie windscreen   Zoom H4n recorder - on location recording Monoprice Acoustic Isolation Shield - narration station Boom Arms - NEEWER Microphone Suspension Boom Scissor Arm Stand Pop Guards - Sterling Audio mesh filters, plus a cheap on-mic windscreen  COMPUTER &amp; SOFTWARE  iMac - 27-inch, Late 2012 - 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 - 32 GB ram Adobe Audition (Creative Cloud) Tagr / ID3 Editor  PROCESS  Record interview via Skype with ECAMM Recorder plug-in Make sure to get 15 seconds of room-tone before we start Use ECAMM Movie Tools to split track and process into WAV Modular editing process Capture Noise Print from raw WAV file, and run Noise Reduction Process  Have to be careful with this, because it can cause some tinny, odd sounds if over-processed   Edit the episode, and export a “RAW INTERVIEW” without additional processing Import the raw edit, and re-export to WAV with processing:  Hard limiter Multiband compressor DeHummer (if necessary after noise printer or to alter sound) Automatic click remover DeEsser (rarely necessary)   Record my intro/outro narration directly into Audition, using my “narration station” (AudioTechnica mic and isolation shield) Edit narration and export to WAV with processing:  Noise Print Capture / Reduction Process Hard limiter Multiband compressor DeHummer (if necessary after noise printer or to alter sound)   Import Interview and Narration WAVs into MASTER EDIT template In Master Edit:  Piece together narration over music beds Insert sponsor messages Layer in “Theme Song” Insert interview edit Add Outro and music beds Adjust audio levels Usually 6 tracks, plus Master track Occasionally use an FFT Filter to adjust tone on interview - frequency adjustment   Export Master to:  MP3 - 96K - CBR - MONO OGG - VBR Quality 40%   Edit MP3 with ID3 Editor or Tagr to add info and graphic  Thanks for sharing so much with us, Adron! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

My guest is Adron Buske, host and co-producer of the <a href="http://nerdforaliving.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Nerd for a Living</a> podcast, and co-founder and creative director at <a href="http://armadian.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Armadian Creative</a>. We had a riveting conversation about his equipment and workflow, which he was nice enough to outline for us here: GEAR <ol> <li>Mixer - Alesis Multi-Mix 8 - USB</li> <li>Pyle 4 channel headphone amplifier</li> <li>Backup - M-Audio MobilePre Amp (2 channel)</li> <li>Mics <ul> <li>MXL 990 - main interview mic (large diaphragm condenser)</li> <li>AudioTechnica AT875R condenser mic - narration mic</li> <li>Sterling S50 condenser mic - secondary interview mic</li> <li>MXL 2006 condenser mic - new interview mic in testing</li> <li>Sennheiser boom mic - location recording with Rycote Softie windscreen</li> </ul> </li> <li>Zoom H4n recorder - on location recording</li> <li>Monoprice Acoustic Isolation Shield - narration station</li> <li>Boom Arms - NEEWER Microphone Suspension Boom Scissor Arm Stand</li> <li>Pop Guards - Sterling Audio mesh filters, plus a cheap on-mic windscreen</li> </ol> COMPUTER &amp; SOFTWARE <ol> <li>iMac - 27-inch, Late 2012 - 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 - 32 GB ram</li> <li>Adobe Audition (Creative Cloud)</li> <li>Tagr / ID3 Editor</li> </ol> PROCESS <ol> <li>Record interview via Skype with ECAMM Recorder plug-in</li> <li>Make sure to get 15 seconds of room-tone before we start</li> <li>Use ECAMM Movie Tools to split track and process into WAV</li> <li>Modular editing process</li> <li>Capture Noise Print from raw WAV file, and run Noise Reduction Process <ul> <li>Have to be careful with this, because it can cause some tinny, odd sounds if over-processed</li> </ul> </li> <li>Edit the episode, and export a “RAW INTERVIEW” without additional processing</li> <li>Import the raw edit, and re-export to WAV with processing: <ul> <li>Hard limiter</li> <li>Multiband compressor</li> <li>DeHummer (if necessary after noise printer or to alter sound)</li> <li>Automatic click remover</li> <li>DeEsser (rarely necessary)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Record my intro/outro narration directly into Audition, using my “narration station” (AudioTechnica mic and isolation shield)</li> <li>Edit narration and export to WAV with processing: <ul> <li>Noise Print Capture / Reduction Process</li> <li>Hard limiter</li> <li>Multiband compressor</li> <li>DeHummer (if necessary after noise printer or to alter sound)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Import Interview and Narration WAVs into MASTER EDIT template</li> <li>In Master Edit: <ul> <li>Piece together narration over music beds</li> <li>Insert sponsor messages</li> <li>Layer in “Theme Song”</li> <li>Insert interview edit</li> <li>Add Outro and music beds</li> <li>Adjust audio levels</li> <li>Usually 6 tracks, plus Master track</li> <li>Occasionally use an FFT Filter to adjust tone on interview - frequency adjustment</li> </ul> </li> <li>Export Master to: <ul> <li>MP3 - 96K - CBR - MONO</li> <li>OGG - VBR Quality 40%</li> </ul> </li> <li>Edit MP3 with ID3 Editor or Tagr to add info and graphic</li> </ol> Thanks for sharing so much with us, Adron! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to <a href="http://podcastengineeringschool.com/programs/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Start a Business or Have a Career</a> as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-engineering-show/id1079525975?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Icdwazg76arqc3tf6hhvz4d7gyy?t%3DThe_Podcast_Engineering_Show" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=82143&amp;refid=stpr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, <a href="http://tunein.com/radio/The-Podcast-Engineering-Show-p830299/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">TuneIn Radio</a>, <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/podcastengineering.libsyn.com/rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a>, <a href="http://podcastengineering.libsyn.com/rss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a>

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