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Microphone types: Dynamic vs. Condensor

Cable Types: unbalanced (TS), balanced (TRS, XLR)

Audio Interface: Standalone vs. USB microphones

Recording software: Audacity, Garageband, Reaper, Ardour, Mixbus, Logic, Pro Tools

Podcast hosting:  Soundcloud, Buzzsprout, Transistor.fm 

Sound absorbing panels: Moving blankets, quilts, pillows,  Bonded Logic recycled denim panels, O.C. 703 Rigid Fiberglass Panels

Resources:

Looperman: Royalty free music loops

Freesound database (collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed Sounds)