Podcast Setup

What Podstage is for

"What mic should I buy on a $300 budget?", "how do I stop my room sounding echoey?", "what sample rate should I record at?", "how do people get good audio from a remote guest?" — a practical, hand-curated podcast and video-podcast production reference that answers with concrete, generic-by-category guidance rather than a vague "it depends."

What it does

equipment_tier gives a full gear checklist — microphone, mounting, monitoring, interface, software and room treatment, plus camera/lighting/background for a video podcast — for a starter, intermediate or studio budget, described generically by category (never a specific brand or model, since prices and availability change constantly) with an approximate budget band. equipment_tier_list shows all three tiers at a glance. room_acoustics_tips covers the four practical levers for a better-sounding room: reflection (treating first-reflection points), absorption (soft materials vs. flutter echo), isolation (keeping outside noise out) and placement (where in the room to actually sit). recording_format_recommendation gives sample-rate, bit-depth, recording-container, delivery-codec and loudness (LUFS)/true-peak guidance for both recording and final export. remote_guest_workflow explains three real ways to record a remote guest — recording the call itself, a double-ender (each side records locally and syncs in post), or browser-based multi-track capture — with the tradeoffs of each spelled out. mic_technique_tips and video_framing_tips give quick, concrete on-mic/on-camera guidance. troubleshoot keyword-matches a symptom (echo, hum, clipping, plosives, sibilance, monitoring latency, audio/video sync drift, missing remote-guest audio) to likely causes and fixes. checklist_generator assembles an ordered pre-recording checklist for an audio-only, video, or remote-interview session. podcast_glossary defines the core recording terms — XLR, phantom power, gain staging, proximity effect, LUFS, and more.

What it is not

Not a shopping engine and not tied to any specific brand, model, or live price — every equipment recommendation is described by category and a broad approximate budget band, because a specific product's price and availability are never something a fully local, keyless connector can verify live. It's also not a mixing/mastering engine: loudness and format targets reflect widely published general industry practice, and you should always check your specific delivery platform's current audio specification before a final export.

Podstage — Privacy Policy

Effective 24 September 2026. Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us"), Menlo Park, California.

What Podstage is. Podstage is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that AI assistants and personal agents call on your behalf for a hand-curated, fully local podcast and video-podcast production reference — equipment checklists, room-acoustics tips, recording-format guidance, remote-guest workflows, mic technique, on-camera framing, a troubleshooting guide, a checklist builder and a glossary. You interact with your assistant; the assistant sends us only the arguments needed for that one lookup.

What we receive. The arguments of each tool call — a budget tier, a room-acoustics category, a recording mode, a remote-guest scenario, a troubleshooting symptom, or a setup type — the technical headers needed to serve the request (an IP address or a client identifier supplied by the assistant, and a Pro API key if you have one), and standard server logs.

Everything is answered from bundled, hand-curated reference data and nothing is stored. No request is forwarded to any third party — there is no upstream call at all, live or otherwise — and no query is logged in request bodies, recorded, or used to train anything.

What we do not receive or store. We do not receive your conversation with the assistant or your name, and we do not build a profile from your queries: each request is answered independently and nothing carries over between requests. Rate-limit counters (a client identifier and timestamps) are held in memory for at most 24 hours. Hosting-provider access logs, which contain IP addresses and request paths but not request bodies, are retained for up to 30 days for security and abuse prevention.

Sub-processors. None — the entire reference is bundled with the server and answered locally. Hosting: Vercel (United States regions).

Legal bases and your rights. Our processing is necessary to provide the service you request through your assistant. Because we store no personal data beyond short-lived logs, requests to access, correct or delete personal data are usually satisfied automatically; you can still contact agent@connectorbay.com and we will respond within 30 days. We do not sell or share personal information and do not use your data to train models.

Children. Podstage is a general-audience service operated by the adult using the assistant.

Changes. We will post changes here with a new effective date.

Podstage — Terms of Service

Effective 24 September 2026. These terms govern use of the Podstage connector ("the Service") operated by Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us").

1. The Service. Podstage returns a hand-curated, fully local podcast and video-podcast production reference — generic-by-category equipment checklists, room-acoustics tips, recording-format and loudness guidance, remote-guest recording workflows, mic technique, on-camera framing, a troubleshooting guide, a computed checklist builder, and a glossary. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP.
2. Reference, not a purchase recommendation for any specific product. Equipment guidance names categories and types only, never a specific brand, model, or live price. Budget figures are broad approximate bands, not current pricing — always check current prices and availability yourself before buying anything.
3. General guidance, not a guarantee of results. Content reflects widely published, general audio/video production practice as of the build date stated in the Service's own data. It does not know your specific room, equipment, or skill level, and following it doesn't guarantee a particular sound or picture quality.
4. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome.
5. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time.
6. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: your query is answered from bundled reference data, and nothing is stored.
7. Pro keys. Optional Pro API keys are issued at our discretion, are personal to the holder and may be revoked for abuse.
8. Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Unify Dynamics LLC is not liable for any loss or damage arising from use of, or reliance on, the Service, including any purchase or production decision made based on its guidance. Our total liability is limited to US $100.
9. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
10. Contact. Unify Dynamics LLC · agent@connectorbay.com · https://connectorbay.com/podstage

Podcast Setup support

Email agent@connectorbay.com. We answer within two business days.

• MCP endpoint: https://podstage.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: https://podstage.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Live status: https://podstage.connectorbay.com/health

When you report a problem, include the question you asked your agent, roughly when, and which agent you used (for example Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini). Never send us passwords, account numbers or ID numbers. Podcast Setup never asks for them.