Most radio studios have been using RE20s or SM7b microphones for decades now, so it is only natural that many podcasters have added those mics to their setup.
Alex Kime
QSC Battle of the Bands Contest
I love how this video turned out, especially when you consider how boring most live sound promo videos are. It cuts an interview with a live performance to show how real musicians use this gear.
What makes a mic good for podcasting? Well, it depends...
What are you endeavoring to do? In the event that the objective is to impeccably repeat the sound the mic gets, it may be unusable outside of a studio or vocal stall. Some mics are intended for use in a high encompassing clamor condition. What they record sounds quite awful yet it's a minor marvel that they record anything usable in their foreordained condition.
An inside look at Moog
Getting to interview the creators of this synth was really a pleasant surprise. Their decisions weren't just based on what was the cheapest option, or what was trendy, they focused on building off the Moog legacy while still designing gear that has the modern musician in mind.
Carlos Gemora loved the feeling of the dirt at the cemetary where he used to dig graves. One day he climbed down into the loamy, silty soil and looked up at the sky. It felt like a womb... a death womb.
This piece was produced by Alex Kime and Jeff Emtman, with support from Bethany Denton.
Fugitives Of The Blue Laguna
Nerdy Oklahoman teenager, David, runs away with the love of his life to what started as an adventure, but turned into something really serious, really fast.
Here Be Monsters: Carry the Scent
Robert does not work with law enforcement. He’s not certified to do this work by any professional agency. He says that he has to work alone to do his best work, outside of the red tape of official search and rescue teams and law enforcement agencies.
Training Attack Dogs
For a podcast I'm working on I was lucky enough to assist in helping train an attack dog. Unfortunately the covering was a little thin for the dogs teeth and I had some punctures for a few weeks.
Test Your Imagination (2017 Radio Race)
Renaissance Faire’s are more than super-glued sequins, leather and greasy turkey legs. What on the surface may appear to be simply a dizzying display of cheap escapism and fantasy kitsch is, when you dig a little deeper, an exercise in personal creative freedom and a new way to define community. This piece was produced by Lee V. Gaines and Alex Kime as part of the 24-hour Radio Race hosted by KCRW’s Independent Producer Project.
Eric Chase's memory of April 19th, 1989 is largely a blur. On that day, he was aboard the USS Iowa, a World War 2 era battleship, equipped with some of the world's biggest cannons, capable of leveling a city block with a single hit.