The Blind Podmaker
Episodes
Episode 41 – Jonathan Mosen's review and demonstration of the Zoom Podtrak P4Next
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We thank the National Federation of the Blind for their permission to include this review, produced for the Federation's Access On podcast. Join Jonat...
Episode 40 – Jonathan Mosen's review of the Zoom H1Essential Recorder
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan's series on the Essential recorders from Zoom, which have accessibility features, concludes with the look at the Zoom H1Essential. This is th...
Episode 39 – Jonathan Mosen's review of the Zoom H4Essential recorder
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing his extensive look at the accessible Zoom Essential family, Jonathan demonstrates and reviews the Zoom H4Essential. With its compact size, ...
Episode 38 – Jonathan Mosen's review of the Zoom H6Essential recorder
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Mosen begins his reviews of all three recorders in the Essential series, with the Zoom H6Essential Zoom has provided these units so the revie...
Episode 37 – A game changer. Samuel Greene from Zoom North America discusses the fully accessible Essential Series recorders
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Those of us who use Zoom digital recorders in our content creation are familiar with the work-arounds that blind people have used for years. We might ...
Episode 36 – Jonathan Mosen reviews the Centrance PortCaster and PM1 PivotMic
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the manufacturer: "PortCaster is a mobile audio interface for Podcasting, Live streaming and Videos. With this handheld, portable mixer you can ...
Episode 35 – Damo McMorrow reviews the Roland R07 portable recorder
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the manufacturer: The R-07 packs mission-critical recording features into a stylish and ultra-portable device that goes anywhere life takes you. ...
Episode 34 – Jonathan Mosen reviews and demonstrates the Audient Evo 16 audio interface
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the manufacturer: Make studio quality recordings with EVO 16’s next-level audio performance. Eight award winning EVO intelligent mic preamps th...
Episode 33 – Jonathan and Richard Mosen unbox and demonstrate the Zoom M2 MicTrak from a blindness perspective
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Zoom M2 MicTrak is a 199 USD microphone that records. Pop a Micro-SD card into the MicTrak, and without any bulky gadgets and cables, you've got s...
Episode 32 – Take your audio to the next level with Auphonic
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Auphonic develops intelligent audio algorithms using a combination of AI and signal processing to provide an automated audio post production web servi...
Episode 31 – Neal Ewers reviews the Mackie EleMent Chromium USB Condenser Microphone with 2-Ch Mixer
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the manufacturer: The Mackie EleMent Chromium USB condenser microphone is a true home studio beast, with tonnes of I/O control for an array of ...
Episode 30 – Gary O'Donoghue reviews the Zoom F3 portable field recorder
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From the manufacturer: With 32-bit float recording, the F3 effortlessly captures "the quietest raindrops and the loudest explosions. Its small footpri...
Episode 29 – The Focusrite Vocaster Two from a blindness perspective
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Mosen demonstrates the Vocaster Two, one of two members of a new family of audio interfaces from Focusrite aimed at podcast creators, streame...
Episode 28 – RODECaster Pro II walkthrough and accessibility_issues session
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since its release, Rode's RODECaster Pro has been a run-away success in the podcasting community. We covered the accessibility of the device in a prev...
Episode 27 – Jonathan Mosen shows you how to dramatically speed up your podcast recording process using drop-ins with Reaper
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you have been on the planet long enough to have worked with analogue tape in a professional recording environment, you're probably familiar with th...
Episode 26 – David Edick reviews the CEntrance PortCaster and Mixerface
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you'd like a device with some of the functionality of the Zoom Podtrak P4 but with no menus to navigate and all physical switches, you may be inter...
Episode 25 – Blind Podcasters' Roundtable, Ferrite for iOS
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
William Pogor joins us on the Blind Podcasters’ Roundtable to discuss using Ferrite Recording Studio for iOS. Ferrite is a powerful multitrack reco...
Episode 24 – Blind Podcasters' Roundtable for 21 June 2021, Izotope RX
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Digital audio restoration has come a long way. It is generally considered that the best in the bunch is Izotope RX. In the Blind Podcasters’ Roundt...
Episode 23 – Blind Podcasters' Roundtable for 14 June 2021, Anchor
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anchor is a popular podcasting platform that aims to simplify podcast creation, directory listing and publishing. It has become increasingly more acce...
Episode 22 – Blind Podcasters' Roundtable for 7 June 2021
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests in this episode are Mark Hills and Marc Bakos, founders of Cleanfeed. They joined us in Clubhouse to talk about the service in general, al...
Episode 21 – Cleanfeed from a blindness perspective, a powerful, accessible tool for remote recording and collaboration
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast focusses on how to podcast from a blindness perspective. Cleanfeed is a tool which even offers an unlimited free tier that will take the...
Episode 20 – Blind Podcasters' Roundtable for 31 May 2021
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of the Blind Podcasters’ Roundtable first broadcast live on Clubhouse, Can Kirca describes the Rodecaster Pro, a powerhouse of a mi...
Episode 19 – Blind Podcasters' Roundtable for 24 May 2021
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We were delighted to have Ed Filowat as our guest taking questions and suggestions from the Blind Podmaker community on Clubhouse. Ed develops Backpac...
Episode 18 – Demonstration and discussion about Backpack Live with Ed Filowat, Developer of Backpack Studio
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Backpack Studio is an app for iOS for recording podcasts in real-time or streaming live. Boasting advanced features like dynamic audio compression, a...
Episode 17 – Blind Podcasters' Roundtable for 17 May 2021
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Glen Gordon, host of Freedom Scientific’s FSCast, joins us to talk about editing your podcast. What should you take out, how should you decide, and...
Episode 16 – Blind Podcasters' Roundtable for 10 May 2021
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s an open forum this week. Apple has broken podcasting submission and their Podcasts app while introducing a new monetisation system for podcast...
Episode 15 – Blind Podcasters' Roundtable for 3 May 2021
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In This edition, Derek Lane joins us to answer your Reaper questions. Reaper is powerful multitrack digital audio workstation software available for ...
Episode 14 – How to assign a sound to a soundpad on the Zoom Podtrack P4
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Already, there is a growing group of happy blind Zoom Podtrak P4 owners. In this demo, henk abma demonstrates how you can assign files to the soundpad...
Episode 13 – Tim Cumings demonstrates the Zoom Podtrak P4
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This demonstration of the Zoom Podtrak P4 was first published on the Mosen At Large Podcast. podcasting is fun! If you’d like a new piece of equipme...
Episode 12 – Blind Podcasters' Roundtable for 26 April 2021, the Zoom Podtrak P4
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Cumings joins us to follow up on his Mosen At Large review of the Zoom Podtrak P4. Other users comment on its use from a blindness perspective as...
Episode 11 – Comparison of four microphones
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Adrian Tamasan compares 4 microphones: 3 dynamics and one condenser. Which one is your pick for your podcast channel? To help with t...
Episode 10 – That Real Blind Tech show talks Reaper and all things audio with Derek Lane
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 9 – Neal Ewers demonstrates the Discover D312U microphone headset
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neal Ewers demonstrates the Discover D312U microphone headset, which has recently been discussed on our Blind Podcast Creators email group. Have a...
Episode 8 – Neal Ewers demos the Mpow 071 headset microphone
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neal Ewers demonstrates the Mpow 071 headset microphone, which has recently been discussed on our Blind Podcast Creators email group. Have a tool ...
Episode 7 – How and where to host your podcast
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a recording of the Blind Podcasters’ Roundtable hosted in the Blind Podmaker room on Clubhouse on 19 April 2021. This week, blind podcast...
Episode 6 – Recording quality screen reader demos
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My sincere apologies that due to a misconfiguration issue, I did not record the audio from Clubhouse for the Blind Podcasters’ Roundtable. However,...
Episode 5 – Shaun Preece shows us how to get started with Audacity
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is generously contributed by Shaun Preece, who shows us how to get started with audacity. Audacity is a free, powerful, cross-platform d...
Episode 4 – Blind Podcasters' Roundtable for 5 April 2021
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the topics discussed this week include: Jingles for your podcast, transcripts, RME audio interfaces, accessibility of the Rode Podcaster, the...
Episode 3 – Matt Basta, creator of the Pinecast podcast hosting service
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Mosen speaks with matt Basta, founder of Pinecast about why he got into the crowded podcast space, and the philosophy behind Pinecast. If you...
Episode 2 – Review of some podcast hosts from a blindness perspective
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode draws from the Mosen At Large archives. Are you thinking about starting a podcast, or perhaps you already run one and aren't happy with w...
Episode 1 – Blind Podcasters' Roundtable for 29 March 2021 featuring Dan Kelley from Ohio State School for the Blind
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Blind Podmaker podcast. This is a recording of the Blind Podcasters’ Roundtable from Clubhouse for 29 March, featuring Dan Kelley fr...