Here’s what we’ve learned from our experimentation with 360 audio recording.

Whether you’re making a podcast or audio documentary, this in-depth guide will help you improve the quality of your mixes.

Josh engineers the Tiny Desk Concerts. His kit for recording stripped down, remote music sessions provides lessons in being prepared while staying nimble.

Print and audio journalism exist in the same world — but the terrain is different. Let this serve as your map.

For this month’s What’s In Your Bag we reached out to Gregory Warner, host of the new NPR podcast Rough Translation.

Corey Schreppel has been an audio engineer for the last 15 years — these are his go-to tools.

You return from a long day reporting in the field — only to realize you didn’t record ambience. Rats! This post will help ensure that you get the sound you need to tell great stories.

To build a strong vocal presence for audio storytelling, you should practice a daily warm-up routine that involves body, breath and voice.

Our readers have lots of questions about audio production. Find answers here about headphones, levels, microphones and more.

This post will help you identify problematic audio, prevent the most common issues and recognize when it’s time to call for help.

Being an audio editing wizard is not enough to tell great stories. You also need to have highly “trained ears.

There are many ways audio can go wrong. Can you still use it in your story? This basic criteria will you decide.

Next time you’re struggling to come up with a new story or just need a push in a more creative direction, read this.

Liz Jones (@KUOWLiz), a reporter with KUOW, contacted us with an idea after the Which Mic Should I Use? post published.

“Which mic?” is one of the most common questions about field recording — and making a decision can be confusing.

From pitch to production: Here’s a look at how NPR bureau chiefs take stories through the process.

If a good radio show is like a good dinner party, the a booker is manager of the guest list.

This is the technical lingo you need to know as an audio producer (or someone who talks to audio producers).

Good copy effortlessly leads the listener from one piece of tape to the next. Find out how to accomplish this feat of writing grace.

Plan a story before going out to report it.

See an actual script, complete with margin comments, from NPR host Ailsa Chang.

Not every broadcast radio script looks the same! But there are elements every script should share. And here they are.

If you are new to radio, this post should help demystify the process. The first step may be the hardest: finding the story.

Back in 2012, ‘All Things Considered’ host Melissa Block and producer Melissa Gray made this story about their own show.

Is there a typical public radio voice — perhaps a “white” voice? Is there room for new and different ways of speaking?

Why is it so hard to write how we talk? Here are some essentials tips to capture the human voice in your radio writing.

When it comes time to record ambience in the field, it’s important to capture different perspectives. Here are five approaches.