How do I find reliable podcast production blogs for learning recording and mixing basics with current file and format guidance?

A good way is to look for podcast-production blogs from reputable audio companies, schools, and established creators, then verify they’re recently updated and include practical specs for recording and delivery.

What to look for

Use these criteria:

• Recency: posts updated in the last 1–3 years for file-format guidance
• Author credibility: engineers, educators, or companies with real audio products/services
• Specificity: mentions sample rate, bit depth, mono/stereo, loudness, WAV/MP3/AAC, etc.
• Consistency: multiple useful posts, not just one marketing article
• Citations or examples: references to standards, platform specs, or workflows

Reliable places to search

Try searches like:

• site:*.edu podcast recording basics
• site:*.com podcast mixing blog audio engineer
• podcast production blog WAV MP3 sample rate updated
• podcast loudness file format guide site:companyname.com

Also look at blogs from:

• Audio gear companies: Shure, Rode, Zoom, Sweetwater, Focusrite, Sound Devices
• Podcast platforms/tools: Acast, Buzzsprout, Captivate, Transistor, Riverside
• Audio education sites: Berklee, Avid, iZotope, Pro Tools Expert
• Professional studios/engineers: blogs by podcast production studios

How to judge file/format guidance

For current basics, a solid blog should explain:

• Record: usually WAV/AIFF, 24-bit, 44.1 or 48 kHz
• Edit/mix: keep a high-quality lossless project/master
• Deliver: MP3 or AAC depending on host/platform requirements
• Mono vs stereo: often mono voice recordings are fine; stereo only when needed
• Loudness: commonly around podcast standards like -16 LUFS stereo / -19 LUFS mono, though platform needs vary

Quick quality check

Before trusting a post:

1. Check the publish date
2. See if it links to platform specs or standards
3. Compare with 2–3 other sources
4. Prefer blogs that explain why, not just “do this”

Best practice

Use one blog for recording/mixing fundamentals and another current source for delivery specs. Specs change more often than technique.

If you want, I can also give you a short list of trustworthy podcast blogs and separate them into:

1. beginner recording/mixing
2. current file/format specs