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Ricky Harris Media
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This is a podcast to help artists create digital content for social media as painlessly as possible and with the highest quality possible and be within the budget. Join host Ricky Harris on his journey on audio engineering, cinematography and artist collaboration. This is The Ricky Harris Media podcast. Ricky has over 11 years experience in media in engineering, production and IT. He has a passion for making a concept a reality with his own music, video as well as with fellow artists. Enjoy!
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Episode 3: 20 minute bass solo
3w ago00:24:16Tap to summarizeThis episode is about improving what you have. First, Ricky talks about working on his bass guitar to make it sound fuller and more familiar. He plugs it into the DI and let's you hear it. For comparison, he plays his new to him Jazz Bass. Correction: Ricky said fretboard but he meant to say pickguard. Next up, Ricky talks about modifying his MXL 990 microphone for better sound. He finally talks about basic troubleshooting with electronics. Thank you all for listening and seeya next month.
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Episode 2: Happy New Year!
Mar 800:23:22Tap to summarizeRicky is back for the new year and is talking about changing his mind. Also he is appreciative of all that are involved in making a production possible. Ricky talks about changes in the studio. He then dives into producing content that is interesting and getting noticed in a sea of content. Ricky then talks about his trip to Hawkins, IN in Stranger Things. He then gets into some geeky radio history. He then talks about working for NBC Universal. Editing is discussed in detail. What the heck is room tone? Thanks for listening everyone and see ya'll next month. Music by Ricky Harris.
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Episode 1: Let's Podcast
Nov 3000:22:15Tap to summarizeRicky is back for season 3 talking about different ways to record and mix your podcast with ease. He also talks about being on set for a Hulu/ABC show and a Netflix show and how awesome it was. Ricky shares tips for doing this, if this interests you. Ricky finally shares what to expect this season. Thanks for listening! See you next week.
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Episode 101: Coming this summer!
May 3100:03:01Tap to summarizeRicky hops on and gives y'all an update on what to expect in season 3. He hints that it will be very content focused,. He also has fun with recording his big block Camaro and using it as a bed. 'Audio production term. He is not sleeping on it. I hope everyone has a great summer and see you around August, give or take! YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/@rickyharrismedia
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Episode 13: On the set again
May 5, 202500:21:12Tap to summarizeRicky is back for one more episode before summer hiatus. He starts of the show talking about saving your hearing and how those of us that are into sound, seem to love loud things. He then talks about a device that makes your social media production painless and fun. Ricky then plays a song he performed drums, bass and guitar on for a friend's podcast. He just had to record his new guitar. He talks about the influences. Check out All About The Experience. Ricky then talks about a simple repair he made to his car thanks to YouTube. Speaking of YouTube.. Check out the YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RickyHarrisMedia He then shares a few stories of random people being super excited about their food. Ricky shares his latest experience of working on the film set with University of Georgia. Thank you all for listening and see you in the fall!
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Episode 12: It's geeky, intense, but it's fun
Apr 27, 202500:26:50Tap to summarizeRicky starts off the podcast talking about solutions for running a live stream or radio broadcast by yourself. Ways to monitor your signal going to your listeners visually is mentioned. He then dives into some of the technical reasons why internet connections will drop out in the field. He stops babbling and goes into the second part of the interview with play-by-play radio personality, JP Sweet. The guys talk about a real moment going out on the air. The differences between talent, the crowd and a random super fan of the local buffet is brought up. Ricky's geeky way of making a live baseball broadcast even more entertaining. Ricky talks about a moment on set where he didn't realize who was sitting next to him. It happens to us as well. The basic rule of mics is brought up. JP talks proper mic etiquette with his live interviews. JP goes inside the UFC. Ricky is reminded of another moment from the TV set on the subject of preventing unintended audio. The guys then discuss how intense covering lives sports is. JP talks about covering hockey, basketball and the personal connections that happen. Ricky talks about the recordings that can be kept and shared for generations to come. JP talks about the tape era vs. the hard drive/cloud era and the ability to play it back for future generations. The guys talk about taking advantage of this really big and expensive phone we call broadcasting and streaming. Thanks for listening everyone and thanks to our guest, JP Sweet. Seeya next week.
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Episode 11: Live Sports
Apr 20, 202500:20:02Tap to summarizeThis week Ricky is joined by our guest, play-by-play sports announcer, broadcaster and podcaster, JP Sweet. The guys discuss how the test they did pre show went. Then Ricky shares a story of being caught in the middle of a tornado on his birthday. Sometimes the bad luck really is unbelievably hilarious. Being your own producer and the differences between radio then and now is discussed. Technical problems coming up and dealing with them live and ways to do it is brought up. Throwing to break in the middle of the action is tricky to say the least. How JP works through that is discussed. The guys go inside calling hockey. Ricky discovered a clever delay on a live broadcast of an NHRA US Nationals event. JP talks about an untimely technical glitch. Tape delays and clean feeds letting you peer inside the production unintentionally are discussed. Finally, profanity going out on the air and Ricky's take on it. FCC vs Pacifica is mentioned. What's your thoughts? Check out the youtube and leave a comment: http://youtube.com/@RickyHarrisMedia. Seeya next week.
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Episode 10: Lets hit the road
Apr 13, 202500:25:37Tap to summarizeRicky talks about his recent trip to Savannah with his wife. He is on the road and demonstrating recording sound inside a moving car. Where is Ricky going? Well, to pick up some music on record store day of course. He talks more about turning your car into a recording booth and then plays a dub of a vinyl record of one of his favorite songs. After break, he talks about the full experience of music. He gets geeky with the sound differences of mixes. He then talks about restoring his 1979 record player and getting it playing at the right speed. Ricky talks about the last show he's seen and how much fun it was. The tom rolls? Oh man! Ricky talks about some public knowledge from one of his on-set experiences and his recent car show. He finally dives into some maintenance tips for your classic cars. Thanks for listening and tell a friend.
Transcribe →Episode 9: Full Normal
Mar 23, 202500:25:17Tap to summarizeRicky is back after overhauling the wiring of his studio. The purpose of this was to get back to recording acoustic drums. And he does. He talks about recording digitally with a similar workflow of tape. The studio is a laboratory for learning and communication. He then talks about the flexibility the patch bay gives you. Ricky then dives into the drums and plays some fast drums for you. Let's go. Ricky takes an annoying situation, and turns it into a test, naturally. He talks about a way to keep your internet up and running during a power failure using batteries. This will help with working from home. He then thinks about gigabit ethernet. Now we have gigabit internet now? Crazy! The 1965 truck video Ricky is referencing: https://youtu.be/Sny3B_T_BLI?si=WJbrFEoEMdkcPjno He shares a favorite movie of his and it might get you interested in amateur radio or RF in general. Ricky gets all 'Ron Burgundy' on us. Oh boy. Thanks for listening everyone!
Transcribe →Episode 8: Spec Ad
Mar 10, 202500:21:44Tap to summarizeRicky is back talking about a tip for keeping a car that isn't driven a lot, up and running worry free. This reminds him of a hilarious commercial. He then plays the audio from a commercial he did sound for. He then talks about something he recently discovered while doing this podcast. Ricky dives into the basics of phantom power and ribbon mics, He talks more about how he got so interested in production, and it even predates his dealings with video. His wife found someone he can hire for Ricky Harris Media and body shop. Thanks for listening everyone and tell a friend.
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