Hello again fellow blogers! This week in class we are discussing podcasts and programs to assist in the making of podcasts! If you don't know, a podcast is an audio recording of someone talking about a subject. Usually podcasts are made about subjects people are very passionate about. The word podcast is a play on the word broadcast combined with the word iPod. I thought that was interesting because Apple had no part in creating the term podcast. Furthermore, anyone can create a podcast, it is becoming the "new" radio.
The main program we learned in class this week was Audacity. Audacity is an incredibly useful and easy program to use. It allows you to easily edit your recording, apply effects, and mix it with music. There are so many cool tools like fading music into and fading out of your voice recording.We also learned about some really cool side effects that you can add to your voice recording. Some of these included the sound of eating in a cafeteria, the sound of rain pouring, a door opening, and various animal sounds. These are creative ways to catch your listeners attention, build suspense, and maybe supply a laugh or two. The different number of sound effects are almost endless.
All in all, I foresee podcasts becoming even more popular than they are now, and people will continue to make and purchase them. Doing a simple search of 'podcasts' on the apple istore will provide you with hundreds of podcasts that you can choose from.
Until next time!
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/what-is-a-podcast.htm
http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/audacity/audio-editing/
http://podcasting.about.com/od/recordingequipment/fr/deepaud.htm
http://www.freemusicbeds.com/
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