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Podcast Tips

Recording a video podcast for your business: here's what a recording day looks like

Cameras aren't the question that matters. What you get after the session, and what it costs, is.

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Podcast Tips

Five ways to waste your podcast investment

No marketing budget, too much brand, no format: five patterns Jos Jansen has seen time and again after ten years of podcast production.

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Big Orange podcast studio Amsterdam Noord, modern recording studio in creative building at Meeuwenlaan
Studio News

Why a podcast studio in Amsterdam Noord?

The first thing guests ask when they walk into our building on the Meeuwenlaan is not where the microphones are.

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Rijksmuseum podcast recording at Big Orange Podcast Studio
Client Stories

What eight years of podcasting have brought the Rijksmuseum

From one series to ten podcasts, audio tours and online experiences with Stephen Fry and Helena Bonham Carter. What audio delivers for a museum.

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Podcast studio setup with microphone, camera and lighting — Big Orange Podcast Studio
Podcast Tips

What does a branded podcast cost, and what does it deliver?

The question we get most often, before a single episode is planned: what does it cost? Understandable. But it's actually the second question.

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Podcast planner with microphone and pen on desk, preparing a branded podcast strategy
Podcast Tips

A podcast without a goal is an expensive hobby

We had done everything for them. On-location recordings, custom music, sound design, editing. The podcast went live on Spotify. And then nothing.

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Video podcast setup with camera and microphone at Big Orange studio
Podcast How-To

Video or audio podcast: which is right for your organization?

Some creators record a full video podcast, edit it perfectly, and then never publish it. The podcast exists only as raw material for clips. Sounds strange? It isn't.

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Professional podcast recording setup at Big Orange studio
Podcast How-To

How to record a professional podcast? What works and why

After 10 years and 500+ recordings, we share honest advice: from microphone choice to live monitoring and unique format. No nonsense.

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Three professionals at a professional mixing board during a podcast sound design session
Podcast How-To

Sound design in your podcast: the difference you don't hear but do feel

Informative, correct, and just a bit boring. How does sound design keep listeners engaged? After 25 years of audio, we explain what makes the difference.

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Home recording setup versus professional podcast studio
Podcast How-To

Record at home, use AI or go to a studio? Honest advice after 25 years of podcast audio

Can't we just record at home? Or use AI? After 25 years of audio experience, we share honest advice about what works and when.

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Big Orange audio storytelling agency Netherlands, 25 years of experience
Studio News

25 years Big Orange: from film composers to audio storytelling agency

In a bedroom, with borrowed money from their parents, three students started an audio company. What followed was something very different.

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