Recording Episodes

Ready to record? Get more info about recording settings, equipment and troubleshooting.

34 articles in this collection
Written by Josh, Sunny Gault, and Lynn

Recording Links

How do I create a new episode or project?

Written by Sunny Gault
Updated over a week ago

How do I create my recording link to send to guests?

Written by Sunny Gault
Updated over a week ago

Can I send the recording link several days before the interview?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

How long is a Zencastr episode link usable?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Settings

Choosing Your Microphone and Headphone Settings

Written by Sunny Gault
Updated over a week ago

Should I disable echo cancellation?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Using Soundboard

How can Soundboard help reduce my editing?

Written by Sunny Gault
Updated over a week ago

I accidentally deleted one of the default sounds from the soundboard. How can I reset the sounds?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

How do I add my own sounds/music to the soundboard?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Microphones

How do I allow mic access?

Written by Lynn
Updated over a week ago

How to change the sample rate of your audio device / microphone.

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

My microphone levels are auto adjusting, how can I stop this?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

How do I prevent crosstalk/audio leakage?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Multiple Guests

My guest's screen is blank when they join the project

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Why can't I hear the other person and they can't hear me?

VoIP connectivity issues can cause trouble where participants are grayed out and can't hear each other.

Written by Lynn
Updated over a week ago

Why can't I hear my guest?

If the wrong input or output device is selected in Zencastr, you may not hear each other.

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

I can't hear anyone even though their audio meters are moving

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Can a guest leave while the host continues recording?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

We will be recording in the same room. Will it be best to record on separate computers or use a mixer/audio interface?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

When is it safe to close the recording page? When can my guest leave the recording safely?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Error and Warning Messages

My health checks are failing! Help!

Learn how to overcome common issues that could cause your health checks to not pass.

Written by Sunny Gault
Updated over a week ago

What does "Quota Exceeded Error" mean?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Why is there a red folder icon with a low disk space warning on the recording page?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Finalizing Tracks

What does it mean when a track is unfinalized?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

One of the tracks didn't finish uploading, how can I recover it?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Why can't the host recover a guest's failed wav upload without cooperation from the guest?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Devices and Third Party Services

Will Zencastr Work with my Rodecaster Pro?

Learn how to use popular interfaces with our platform.

Written by Sunny Gault
Updated over a week ago

Does Zencastr support mobile/phone?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Can you record on a iPad?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

How do I use Zoom or another video service with Zencastr?

Learn how to record both audio and video for your podcast using other platforms such as Zoom, Skype, Google and more.

Written by Sunny Gault
Updated over a week ago

Should I use Zencastr's VoIP over Skype's?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

I hear echoes of my guest's voice when using Zencastr with Skype/Hangouts/Zoom

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Why can't I record multiple channels/tracks from my Zoom/mixer/audio interface?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

VoIP connection problems from my office space

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago