Selecting a channel in Audition. It’s ready for EQ and limiting.​Among a group of my friends and fellow podcasters, a certain kitchen gadget is known simply as the “cult device.” We enjoy the Instant Pot, but are far too cool to openly admire a mere hunk of metal and circuitry… that was not made by Apple.

In my corner of the tech-creative world, there is another cult device – Elgato’s line of Stream Deck products. Perhaps you’ve heard of them!

You may also have heard that fans of the Stream Deck tend to start small with the six-button Stream Deck Mini, later palming that little fellow off on a new convert, moving up to a model with 15 or 32 buttons. For awhile, there was a brisk trade in these things among my extended circle. I purchased a Mini.

Automate the Radio Stream Deck app with timers and other items mapped.Jason and Dan have written about how they kick off podcast-related tasks with Stream Deck buttons, backed by Shortcuts, AppleScript and/or Keyboard Maestro. When I finally got my first Stream Deck – more on that later – I assumed I would adopt the Six Colors bossmen’s automation tools to make notes while editing my own shows.…

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