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Mobile Audio Technology & Podcasting On The Go: A Conversation With Fernando Eid Pires – Part 1

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Mobile Audio Technology amp Podcasting On the Go – Putting Audio to WorkI get a bigger satisfaction working with things that has a constraint in terms of budget you know cannot be overly expensive You have to deliver a ton of value for the money I think this is so cool to work with that and like kind of you know work a miracle out of the parts that you have Then you know go super fancy and oh this is the best thing ever And you should pay you know ten grand for this And then you can basically use anything I think this is sort of like the movies that when you know the budget is short sometimes the movie is a lot better and then the sequel when you have a lot more budget much more money to make the movie maybe it s not as good — Fernando Eid Pires nbsp This episode s guest is a relentless entrepreneur and a highly skilled electrical engineer with five patents and an inspiring history to share His name is Fernando Pires and I first came across him and his expertise when a fellow VO reviewed a wonderful audio interface he d come up with It s currently called the PodMobile but he may change that name in the future It s a useful new tool to help voice actors and podcasters alike get the best sound for their recordings I ve tried it myself and can tell you it is an excellent piece of equipment We talk more about where his love of sound started his electrical engineering his current interest in sound and where he thinks it ll end up So stay tuned As always if you have questions for my guest you re welcome to reach out through the links in the show notes nbsp If you have questions for me visit www audiobrandingpodcast com where you ll find a lot of ways to get in touch Plus subscribing to the newsletter will let you know when the new podcasts are available And if you re getting some value from listening feel free to spread that around and share it with a friend along with leaving an honest review Both those things really help and I d love to feature your review on future podcasts You can leave one either in written or in voice format from the podcast s main page I would so appreciate that nbsp Between Toys and SoundThe interview starts with Fernando s memories of listening to music in the car as a child and we talk about how audio became a passion for him early on I was between toys and sound equipment Fernando explains But when I was twelve years old it became pretty much all about audio He tells us about growing up in S o Paulo and how its music scene helped cultivate his love of music If you want to listen to jazz on a Tuesday night he says you got it If you want to listen to blues you got it Bossa nova you got it Samba you got it Anything So rock and roll Plenty nbsp An Expensive LessonFernando talks about his first patent a beautifully designed and ingenious custom audio mixer that turned out to be hopelessly impractical It was a wooden cabinet painted silver he says like automotive paint It was like the iPod of professional audio It worked great It was a pleasure to use but to build it Oh my goodness We talk about the hours of work he poured into each one of the hundred devices he eventually sold and the lessons he learned from that project Honestly that patent resulted in nothing he admits It was just extremely expensive It wasn t a good idea nbsp Entrepreneurs from BirthThe conversation turns to his success with the PodMobile and the entrepreneurial spirit that carried him through those early setbacks a spirit he thinks many people possess without realizing it I believe that most Click here to visit this podcast episode

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