SLS56: How To: Spreaker Metrics Tracking Explained
Spreaker Live Show #56 for April 27th, 2016
Our Topics This Week: How To: Spreaker Play and Download Metrics with Rob Greenlee
Show Duration: 22 minutes
Host: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)
Spreaker Blog Posts at http://Blog.Spreaker.com:
- How To: Auto-Ducking on Spreaker Studio - plays audio from episode SLS51
- 3 Green Podcasts for Earth Day - April 22nd, Last Friday
- The Green Divas Radio Show,
- Clean Green Talk Show,
- Green is Good
- Spreaker is sponsoring New Media Europe! London June 18-19th
T-Shirt Winning Comments from: Allan Tépper, Director, TecnoTur LLC and CapicúaFM, Contrib, ProVideo Coalition mag
We got some feedback from a More follow up on the launch of the Google Play Music Podcast area.. more follow up on the mobile recording on Android
Hi Rob, Like many, I submitted my active show CapicúaFM to Google many months ago and was happy to see it go live. I want to clarify about the download capabilities of the app as it stands now, because even Google Play Music’s own product managers have undersold this feature.
The Google Play Music app for Android has always had a feature in the settings that restricts it to getting content when on WiFi to save on bandwidth, and I have always had it set that way. As soon as our shows became searchable in the Play Music Android app. I searched for a show and as soon as I clicked to subscribe each show, it immediately asked me if I wanted to download the three latest episodes. In both cases, I said yes. I don’t know whether that pop-up question comes to all, or perhaps only to those who had previously set the app only to get content when on WiFi. What I can definitely affirm is that for me, it gave me the option to download the most recent three episodes, and did so, since at the end I got a notification saying that those three episodes were downloaded. So no, we can’t yet specifically download specific episodes older than the most recent three.
However, by setting the preferences only to get content when on WiFi, and then subscribing to a show, it will then automatically download new episodes when on WiFi. That’s not perfect, but it’s not terrible either.
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From Last week’s mobile recording episode about android-- here is Allen’s feedback
Yes, the iRig Pre offers phantom power. I am extremely familiar with this and several other preamp/A-to-D converters from IK Multimedia (and other manufacturers) after reviewing them for ProVideo Coalition magazine.
However, the two microphones mentioned by your guest from Single Gender (if I recall the them correctly) are both dynamic microphones and don't need phantom, and I wouldn't recommend using a Y-XLR cable in a situation where you needed phantom power. The two dynamic mics she are RE-20,RE-27 using are very good, and don't require phantom. If someone really wanted to connect two XLR mics which require phantom power to an Android, the simplest solution would be the iRig Pro DUO (also from IK Multimedia), which I have for review, but haven't yet published the review. It accepts up to two XLR mics, and can output phantom to each. It also works with iOS, Mac or Windows. To use it with Android, it includes the special USB OTG cable, which ends in micro USB. However, one must verify that the Android phone or tablet supports OTG. Mine fortunately does, but not all do. If you need it, I can send you a link to Android devices that support OTG.
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I thought you’d like to know that I featured your Spreaker Studio for desktop in my recent live webinar The new radio, and in the Castilian (aka "Spanish") version of the same webinar (done a different day), La nueva radio.
I made a point-by-point comparison between the free Spreaker Studio for desktop and the US$395 Hindenburg Journalist Pro, which I use to produce most of my shows (and audio for other projects). There are many more things in common than you might think between these two apps:
- Both are available for both Mac and Windows.
- Both can accept multiple USB mics simultaneously. (Spreaker Studio combines them, live style, while HJP records them on independent tracks.)
- Both can integrate with Skype for interviews or co-hosts.
- Both can play effects live, although only HJP allows caller/co-host allows to hear the effects as they are played live.
- Both can record, although HJP offers the choice of sampling rate, including 48 kHz if desired (something I covered in detail in the open letter I sent to you), while currently, Spreaker Studio for desktop will only record 44.1 kHz.
- Only Spreaker Studio App is designed for live broadcast too, in addition to recording.
- HJP is also a complete multitrack editor, while Spreaker Studio is not designed to be an editor.
- Both are localized in multiple languages, including Castilian (aka “Spanish”), and I included screenshots of each program in Castilian. I didn’t do that in the English version of the webinar.
Detailed Show Notes:
Let’s Dive into “Spreaker Play and Download Metrics”
- What is rather unique in the podcasting space is a very open and transparent view on total show/episode Plays & Downloads
- What is a Play? Download? On Spreaker?
- TTSL (Time Spent Listening is also counted (Divided into total Play count) usually for SLS is average of 15 minutes per play. Downloads is not counted in TTSL yet.
- Most shows on Spreaker get more plays than Downloads
- "Play Details" are Daily Episode Bar Graph that shows distribution by “On-Demand”, “Live” and “Download”. On-Demand are streamed per request via Spreaker website/apps and includes plays from iHeartRadio
Likes - episodes, Sources = all the 40-50 play sources
- Top Countries - Mostly USA, UK and Canada, Top Cities: Listeners locations
- Breakdown by episode: Plays, Downloads, Likes - Sort order by: Most Popular, Most Recent
- Demographics - Male / Females - 13-17, 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55+
Spreaker Links:
http://Adore.fm
http://blog.spreaker.com
http://SpreakerLiveShow.com
https://Spreaker.com
Send Questions and Comments to:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLive
Twitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenlee
Twitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum
Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Our Topics This Week: How To: Spreaker Play and Download Metrics with Rob Greenlee
Show Duration: 22 minutes
Host: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)
Spreaker Blog Posts at http://Blog.Spreaker.com:
- How To: Auto-Ducking on Spreaker Studio - plays audio from episode SLS51
- 3 Green Podcasts for Earth Day - April 22nd, Last Friday
- The Green Divas Radio Show,
- Clean Green Talk Show,
- Green is Good
- Spreaker is sponsoring New Media Europe! London June 18-19th
T-Shirt Winning Comments from: Allan Tépper, Director, TecnoTur LLC and CapicúaFM, Contrib, ProVideo Coalition mag
We got some feedback from a More follow up on the launch of the Google Play Music Podcast area.. more follow up on the mobile recording on Android
Hi Rob, Like many, I submitted my active show CapicúaFM to Google many months ago and was happy to see it go live. I want to clarify about the download capabilities of the app as it stands now, because even Google Play Music’s own product managers have undersold this feature.
The Google Play Music app for Android has always had a feature in the settings that restricts it to getting content when on WiFi to save on bandwidth, and I have always had it set that way. As soon as our shows became searchable in the Play Music Android app. I searched for a show and as soon as I clicked to subscribe each show, it immediately asked me if I wanted to download the three latest episodes. In both cases, I said yes. I don’t know whether that pop-up question comes to all, or perhaps only to those who had previously set the app only to get content when on WiFi. What I can definitely affirm is that for me, it gave me the option to download the most recent three episodes, and did so, since at the end I got a notification saying that those three episodes were downloaded. So no, we can’t yet specifically download specific episodes older than the most recent three.
However, by setting the preferences only to get content when on WiFi, and then subscribing to a show, it will then automatically download new episodes when on WiFi. That’s not perfect, but it’s not terrible either.
-------------------------------------------
From Last week’s mobile recording episode about android-- here is Allen’s feedback
Yes, the iRig Pre offers phantom power. I am extremely familiar with this and several other preamp/A-to-D converters from IK Multimedia (and other manufacturers) after reviewing them for ProVideo Coalition magazine.
However, the two microphones mentioned by your guest from Single Gender (if I recall the them correctly) are both dynamic microphones and don't need phantom, and I wouldn't recommend using a Y-XLR cable in a situation where you needed phantom power. The two dynamic mics she are RE-20,RE-27 using are very good, and don't require phantom. If someone really wanted to connect two XLR mics which require phantom power to an Android, the simplest solution would be the iRig Pro DUO (also from IK Multimedia), which I have for review, but haven't yet published the review. It accepts up to two XLR mics, and can output phantom to each. It also works with iOS, Mac or Windows. To use it with Android, it includes the special USB OTG cable, which ends in micro USB. However, one must verify that the Android phone or tablet supports OTG. Mine fortunately does, but not all do. If you need it, I can send you a link to Android devices that support OTG.
--------------------------------------------
I thought you’d like to know that I featured your Spreaker Studio for desktop in my recent live webinar The new radio, and in the Castilian (aka "Spanish") version of the same webinar (done a different day), La nueva radio.
I made a point-by-point comparison between the free Spreaker Studio for desktop and the US$395 Hindenburg Journalist Pro, which I use to produce most of my shows (and audio for other projects). There are many more things in common than you might think between these two apps:
- Both are available for both Mac and Windows.
- Both can accept multiple USB mics simultaneously. (Spreaker Studio combines them, live style, while HJP records them on independent tracks.)
- Both can integrate with Skype for interviews or co-hosts.
- Both can play effects live, although only HJP allows caller/co-host allows to hear the effects as they are played live.
- Both can record, although HJP offers the choice of sampling rate, including 48 kHz if desired (something I covered in detail in the open letter I sent to you), while currently, Spreaker Studio for desktop will only record 44.1 kHz.
- Only Spreaker Studio App is designed for live broadcast too, in addition to recording.
- HJP is also a complete multitrack editor, while Spreaker Studio is not designed to be an editor.
- Both are localized in multiple languages, including Castilian (aka “Spanish”), and I included screenshots of each program in Castilian. I didn’t do that in the English version of the webinar.
Detailed Show Notes:
Let’s Dive into “Spreaker Play and Download Metrics”
- What is rather unique in the podcasting space is a very open and transparent view on total show/episode Plays & Downloads
- What is a Play? Download? On Spreaker?
- TTSL (Time Spent Listening is also counted (Divided into total Play count) usually for SLS is average of 15 minutes per play. Downloads is not counted in TTSL yet.
- Most shows on Spreaker get more plays than Downloads
- "Play Details" are Daily Episode Bar Graph that shows distribution by “On-Demand”, “Live” and “Download”. On-Demand are streamed per request via Spreaker website/apps and includes plays from iHeartRadio
Likes - episodes, Sources = all the 40-50 play sources
- Top Countries - Mostly USA, UK and Canada, Top Cities: Listeners locations
- Breakdown by episode: Plays, Downloads, Likes - Sort order by: Most Popular, Most Recent
- Demographics - Male / Females - 13-17, 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55+
Spreaker Links:
http://Adore.fm
http://blog.spreaker.com
http://SpreakerLiveShow.com
https://Spreaker.com
Send Questions and Comments to:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLive
Twitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenlee
Twitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum
Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
