Podcasting+Live!

Thetightwadtech.com Mark Cockrell and Shawn Kibel Google sliderocket.com They use Podcaster Generator (set up wherever – posts to iTunes, etc) Want quality of sound to be as good as content Encourage students to gather/invite guests (Skype is an option!) Budget gear Audio Technica M4000S (about $20 each) www.musiciansfriend.com Musicians’ Gear Double Pop Filter (about $20) “ “ MS-220 (about $15) boom mike Sony MDR –XD10 (about $15) (you can hear what you sound like) Rolls HA43 Headphone Amp (about $50) Expendible Alesis Multimix 8 USB 2.0 (about $300) multi track mixer can record separate tracks so can cut a track if someone’s track is corrupted only works with XP???? Could set up a podcast studio (how about a portable one?) 1st thing to do: Set up Show Notes - They use Google Docs – share with guests ahead of time to make everyone more comfortable They use a standard format for every show (template) Elements of a Good Podcast: Record, run Audacity even when not recording, get good stuff sometimes, plus gives editing space Sample of Show Notes: ***HIT THE RECORD BUTTON!!!!**** (Audacity or Ustream) Guests; note green is one person, red is other, blue is guest, etc Show Intro: Hello and welcome, give show name, episode, date Topic Warmup Bullet points Guest Intro: name, teacher/tech/other, questions to be asked (how long have you done this? What were you hoping to learn/talk about when you decided to participate in the taping of this show? Etc) Discussion of Bullet points Tip of the week Tech tip of the week SAVE AND SAVE AGAIN!!!!! When you hit record, wait a couple of seconds before talking and then stop recording a couple of seconds after you finish talking to give editing room. NO FIRST DRAFTS ALLOWED. Teach students to prepare, produce, and process. Use the best equipment you can afford, but don’t put off working on podcasts just because you don’t have the top of the line stuff. Listen to your own podcast. Is the quality and subject something you would listen to? Entertaining Personalities Find interesting people. Find those who will add to your show. Don’t be afraid to ask people. You’ll be surprised who will agree to be on your show Let them talk! Listen! Ask questions Bring out their best – make them comfortable Chase rabbits (if guest says something interesting, go with it) There’s no substitute for passion! Pick something you care about Help students focus – Have them listen to several podcasts before they start, write critique to get teams who have similar interests Use Audacity while recording – use Control –M marker After recording – control B marker use noise removal (pull-down) use the prerecording silence to give software the basis for “noise” Use music for intro interval outro Couple seconds for each part of music Used fade filter Google docs Aviatory (sp) Elaine may know this??? JamStudio Music Generator Audio Compression –takes the loudest part & makes it sound better – helps even out sound Effect – pulldowns: After noise removal, run audio compression, amplify about 5db They also “pan” speakers, move 1 track a little left and 1 track a little right So when listener hears it, it sounds like it’s stereo Export as mp3 – SAVE Edit metadata with names etc that will show when mp3 file plays Need this: find Lame Encoder (free) on Audacity website Use creative commons music - look for podcast safe music Scheduling Guests It never hurts to ask Give people their 15 min of fame Give people ample notice Try to work on show at least 2 shows in advance if weekly Don’t ask when guest can be available: set a time and then ask them to join you Respect their time, don’t waste time Be sure guest has a headset & microphone Ethernet not wifi (hardwire) A quiet place to record Might be able to use skype for some guests Live streaming Create a live audience Build a community of listeners Instant feedback Automatic backups of material, save, save, save Students usually publish to school website Look for tutorial on their website on how to move it to iTune form, etc