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After you get a microphone of your choice, you might want to get a voice processor to make your podcast sound more professional with less noise and better quality sound. Today we're taking a look at two voice processors that could work for you.

Starting off; the Symetrix 528E is a channel strip that has six different functions: a mic preamp, a compressor/limiter, downward expansion, parametric EQ, and de-essing. Most of these things are pretty confusing, even an audio expert like myself can't explain them in clear detail. To give you a head start on what these things are, check out episode 7 of the Pixel Corps' Gear Media Tech video podcast which explains voice processor basics. The 528E comes with an excellent-written manual that gives you a detailed look at every feature, and how to use them. At $499 you'll probably want to consider if your podcast needs it, but if used properly it can make your podcast sound a whole lot better!

Up next is the PreSonus Eureka. The Eureka is a single channel preamp, compressor, and equalizer that pairs nicely with the PreSonus FireStudio we mentioned previously. Although it does not have as many features as the Symetrix it comes at the same price of $499. It may not be worth it compared to the 528E which has the same features plus a downward expander and de-esser.

Thanks to Symetrix and PreSonus for sending us the audio equipment used in this article.

Coming up next in our podcasting series, our final article on software and editing.

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