Recording Information

Do’s

• Do check that your internet speed is a minimum of 5 Mbps
• Do open and record in Zencastr on a laptop or computer in a supported browser. We recommend Google Chrome.
• Do use headphones during your recording. (An external microphone will also help you sound even better, but isn’t required).
• Do connect your headphones (and microphone) before clicking on your recording link.
• Do feel free to click on your recording link in advance so you can check and make sure everything is set up correctly.

Dont’s

• Don’t open and record in Zencastr on a mobile device.
• Don’t run Zencastr on an incognito window or in private browsing mode.
• Don’t have extra tabs open on your browser. Close anything you don’t need while recording.
• Don’t load other computer programs while recording.
• When you finish recording, don’t close the recording page or your computer until your files have been fully uploaded.

Zencastr Guest Information

You have been invited to record a podcast using Zencastr, an online podcast recording service.  Here are some pointers that will help you get prepared ahead of time and make the recording process as smooth as possible.

System Requirements

Operating System

Mac OS 10.14 or higher

• Check your current operating system on Mac
• Update your operating system on Mac

Windows 10

• Check your current operating system on Windows
• Update your operating system on Windows

Computer Specs

10GB+ of free hard drive space

• Check free space on Mac computers
• Check free space on Windows computers

8GB+ of RAM

Web Browser

Up-to-date version of Brave

OR

Up-to-date version of Google Chrome 

OR

Up-to-date version of Microsoft Edge

Open Zencastr in a regular window or tab, not in incognito mode or private mode

Internet Connection

At least 5 Mbps, preferably 10 Mbps+

• Check your internet speed here

Hardware

Headphones – Headphones are necessary when recording with Zencastr to ensure that each voice is isolated in the final recording.

Microphone – A separate microphone is preferred but earbud/mic combos work as well.  In order to prevent audio leakage to the mic, please keep your earphone volume turned down to a low but comfortable setting.

Recording

Joining

Simply open the link provided to you by the host on a laptop or desktop computer that meets the above requirements.  

Granting Microphone Access

You will be prompted to allow access to your microphone.  Click to allow microphone access and then your host will be able to start recording.  

That’s it! Thanks for using Zencastr!