Dave
Name: Dave Gray
Blog: Rooster’s Rail
Alias: The Rooster
Location: Lismore, N.S.W, Australia
About:
I am married and have 2 great kids, Angus and Sam. I also have a mad dog and a neurotic cat that have both been featured in the show at one time or another, the dog is a killer for the audio.
I have been blogging since 2003 and podcasting since 2005 when I founded The Global Geek Podcast where it existed as part of The Podcast Network since July 2006. In July 2008 the show evolved into the Aussie Geek Podcast.
With my interest in podcasting I became interested audio production and I am the guy that edits the show each week. I put a great deal of effort into editing the show in real time and mixing it to have the best quality possible. I believe that this second to content is the most important element of any good podcast.
My day job is a Registered Nurse, but at present I am doing a geek health job. Outside of work I am a geek that loves the Internets and I am an RSS junky, I am subscribed to more feeds than I know what to do with.
Hardware:
Desktop
- 2.0 Ghz Intel
- 2 Gig RAM
- 512MB 8600 Nvidia Video Card
- Dual 19″ LCD Screens
- Windows XP Professional
Audio
- Behringer 1002FX mixer
- Shure PG58 Microphone
- König & Meyer Microphone Boom
- Sennheiser HD 215 Headphones
Audio Editing Software
- Sony SoundForge: .wav editor, straight up powerful yet easy to use
- Sony Acid Music Studio: Multi-track mixing and editing
- RazorLame: Encoding the Podcast (don’t be put off by the age of this one)
- AudioShell: mp3 ID3 Tag Editor, right click context tag editing
Laptop
- Dell Inspiron 1720
- 2.4 Ghz Intel
- 3 Gig RAM
- 512 Nvidia 8600M GT
- 17″ Widescreen
- Windows Vista
My Top 5 Essential Software
Top 5 Online Services
Favorite Games
- Empire Earth II
- Civilization 4
- Quake 4
- Supreme Commander
- Command and Conquer 3
First PC: Commadore64