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INSTRUCTIONS FOR JOINING THE PODCAST

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We’re thrilled to have you as a guest on The Jenny Beth Show! To ensure a fantastic experience and capture the best audio quality for the podcast, we’ve put together some tips to help you prepare and make the recording process seamless.

Connecting to the Recording

Use a Chrome or Edge web browser to open the link we sent you.

Before Joining – Choose Your Devices.

  • Choose Your Camera
  • Select your Mic / Audio Input Device
  • Choose How to Listen

Join the Studio

  • 1 Enter Your Name
  • 2 Indicate if You are Using Headphones
  • 3 Click “Join Studio”
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Important Do’s and Don’ts

Please do:

Test Your Internet Speed

We recommend a minimum of a at least 5 Mbps upload and download, preferably 10 Mbps+.

Check your internet speed here.

Connect Your Mic and Headphones BEFORE entering the session.

Headphones are highly recommended to eliminate echo. Your host and other guests will appreciate it. Plus better audio can be captured when everyone wears headphones. In order to prevent audio leakage to the mic, please keep your earphone volume turned down to a low but comfortable setting.

Microphone - A separate External Microphone is preferred. Internal (laptop) microphones will work, but external microphones are recommended to record quality audio. If necessary, earbud/mic combos will also work.

Check your browser's permissions for cameras and microphones.

Depending on your browser's settings, each website may not have the ability to access or camera or microphone. If you do not see the options

Learn how to do this here.

Use ONLY a Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser.

Other browsers are not currently supported. Close all other tabs and programs during the session.

If you organization does not allow you to use a Chrome browser, please let us know before your session.

Please don't:

Do not record with phone or mobile device while holding it.

IF YOU MUST USE A MOBILE DEVICE:

Be sure to have it mounted like a webcam on a tripod or other mount.

NOTE: In order to join a session, you will first need to make sure the app is downloaded. The Riverside.fm iOS App can be found on the Apple App Store here. Once downloaded, you can click on the Riverside guest invite link that we have provided. This will open the app and ask for permission to access both your mic and camera. 

Do not use a Private or Incognito browser window.

Do not connect through an incognito window or in private browsing mode.

Do Not Open other Tabs or Programs During the Session

Please close all other browser tabs and programs to insure that your computer is running optimally for the session.

Do not close the window until your recording is completely uploaded.

Locally recorded means that the recording takes place on the computer instead of over the internet. The advantage of this is that the recordings are in studio quality and after downloading the recording we won't hear the disruptions caused by bad internet connections.

Riverside automatically uploads the local recordings during the recording so that we can download all local recordings from the participants after the podcast.  If the window is closed too soon, the upload will stop. We can still provide you a link later to finish the upload, but it's much easier to wait until the upload is complete.

 

Inputs and Outputs (Audio Settings in Your Computer)

It is very important to configure your default Input and Output audio BEFORE connecting to the podcast studio session.

Input Settings:

  • Select the microphone that you are using and select it so that it becomes the default.
  • Adjust the input to around 75%.
  • Test your voice level with a few out-loud laughs to make sure that you do not peak the levels above 75% of the audio meter.

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Output Settings:

  • In your Sound Output settings select the location of where your headphones are attached to.
  • If you are connecting your headphones to a USB microphone, or you are using a headset with mic, then your output device will be the same as your input.

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WINDOWS

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System Requirements

Operating System

Mac OS 10.14 or higher

Windows 10 or higher

Computer Specs
Memory (RAM)
8GB+ of RAM (Very Important for Video!)

Storage Space
10GB+ of Hard Drive storage space

Web Browser

Please use an up-to-date version of one of these browsers: