My guest is Dallas Taylor, host and creator of Twenty Thousand Hertz - an exceptional podcast about sound. He is also the Creative Director of Defacto Sound where he has led thousands of high-profile projects ranging from blockbuster trailers and advertising campaigns to Sundance award-winning films and major television series. Follow on Twitter: Dallas Taylor, Twenty Thousand Hertz, Defacto Sound. FYI, I really enjoyed the episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz titled Silence where Dallas experiences pure silence for himself thanks to a special room called an anechoic chamber! We discussed SO MUCH in this episode including: His studio has acoustic panels and lots of foam, etc. Shure SM7b microphone Yellowtec boom arm Argosy console desk Sound Devices MixPre-6 He has writers on staff Uses Rev.com for transcription Sound design starts with the script Table reads with his team He's very cognizant of emotional dynamics of episodes Start episodes with a small thing that arouses curiosity Every 15-30 seconds he tries to have some kind of sonic change to keep the listeners attention Early in his career he worked on foley for films Tweak sounds during editing? Yes! Tons. His sound designer Soren uses Pro Tools with lots of plugins, etc. iZotope software Has many sound FX libraries and music beds, etc Sound Toys plugins Limiters Compressors EQ’s Final MP3 files are between 160-320 kbps! Megaphone for hosting - dynamic ad insertion, etc. He sells his own ads Thanks for sharing so much with us, Dallas!