In addition to pursuing a BA in Business and Communication, Cristina Gomez is a producer and presenter for The Debrief news media company, and has her own YouTube channel and podcast called Paradigm Shifts. Gomez began her podcasting to seek firsthand answers from experts in the Ufology field; central to this work is Tascam’s Mixcast 4 Podcast Station and TH-05 Headphones from.

Gomez’s podcast and show, Shifting the Paradigm, has two airings each week in which she speaks to academics, former US Government officials, UFO researchers, enthusiasts, and witnesses – presenting questions from a Gen Z perspective. The second show is called Mysteries with a History, where she and co-host Jimmy Church from Fade To Black Radio discuss everything that falls into the paranormal and supernatural.

‘While podcasting is certainly not about the equipment, it most definitively makes a difference in terms of the production quality for both live and pre-recorded content,’ she explains. ‘I had been using the TH-05 headphones for several months and had a very positive experience with them. The audio quality is excellent, they do a great job of cancelling out noise, and they fit well. A good fit is important so as not to be distracted during production or when you’re conducting interviews.

‘I love how easy it is to handle music fade-ins while people are talking or when signalling a break or the end of a show. The faders feel great in the hand, which makes it easy to execute a professional sounding fade-in or fade-out. I also appreciate the Mixcast 4’s ability to accommodate up to four microphones and headsets. This and the ability to connect call-ins with echo-free audio via Bluetooth for those times when you need to remotely accommodate guests provides plenty of capability for group sessions.’

A lot of preparation and work goes into the process of creating podcasts: ‘Collecting information takes time, after which questions and notes are written – and then the thumbnails and graphics need to be made,’ she says. ‘Last, after the show is finished recording, editing needs to be done in postproduction, followed by SEO for each video produced. The Tascam Podcast Editor software is a great tool for post-production work because it makes it easy to transfer your work to a PC.

‘I think it’s important to add that the owner’s manual and other documentation on the Tascam website does a great job of helping you learn the ins and outs of working with the Mixcast 4. I haven’t needed to call Tascam tech support because the manual makes things very self-explanatory. The Mixcast 4 adds a level or professionalism to my podcasts that I had never experienced – in a surprisingly compact package. For me, it has terrific feature set, and the included software makes it easy to interface with a computer. For anyone with a vested interest in podcasting, the Tascam Mixcast 4 is tough to beat.’

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