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Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-23-2022
When you're podcasting, you have to keep track of a lot of components. Besides checking that the hardware is operating properly, your software is capturing audio without fail, and you're keeping track of your latest episode’s analytics, you also have to keep straight all the minute details.Ensure that your podcasts are well-received by adhering to technical standards for artwork and audio.
Article / Updated 09-19-2021
One great way to podcast is with guests in-studio or co-hosts when more than one podcaster gets on mic.While there’s something to be said for the single voice doing a monologue or perhaps doing interviews, the show dynamics change quite a bit when you get multiple people gathered together over your favorite topic.
Article / Updated 03-17-2021
Podcasts are portable by nature, but with your laptop, you're talking about packing up the studio and working on location. So, you want to have a podcast that has that studio quality sound, but you want more than one microphone and to have a bit of control over the levels. This is when you would want to invest in a preamplifier or a pre-amp.
Article / Updated 03-17-2021
Slice-of-life podcasts that encourage community among listeners and fans are podcasts that promote. They can promote a show cancelled too soon into production, an issue affecting the well-being of a community, or offer a voice to a cause. The promotion comes from word-of-mouth advertising (buzz) that these podcasters generate from their thoughts, comments, and opinions on their subject — be it traveling across Spain, daily life in New York City, George Lucas’s Star Wars, or Joss Whedon’s Firefly.
Article / Updated 03-17-2021
Podcasting has proven to be more than a fad, and over the past decade has become more popular than ever. There are some good reasons to jump into the podosphere and start your own podcast. Here are a few (ten, to be exact) reasons why. You are considered a subject matter expert Guy Kawasaki is a name you should know in social media circles.
Article / Updated 03-17-2021
A big piece of successful podcasting is marketing, and a big part of marketing is branding. Your podcast logo (or show art) is very important to help set you apart. A large percentage of listeners use apps where show art is prominently displayed, both in directories and in playback modes. Apple once was indifferent about show art, but now it’s part of registering your podcast with its directory.
Article / Updated 03-17-2021
Assuming that you have set up your podcasting studio and are ready to record video, this article walks you through setting up a streaming account. The steps are Twitch-centric, but they are easily applied to other platforms like YouTube or Facebook. © Biscotto Design / Shutterstock.comIn a few minutes, you will be up and streaming content on Twitch: Go to Twitch TV and from the top-right corner of your browser window select the Sign Up option.
Podcasting is like blogging out loud! It gives you a voice—one that can be heard worldwide on computers, iPods, or other MP3 players. You can podcast to boost your business, promote your passion, share your opinions, or just have fun. The point is to say what you want to say to those who want to hear it. With step-by-step explanations, screen shots, and tons of examples, this guide clues you in on recording, producing, and hosting your very own podcast with info on: Finding your voice and your niche, whether you want to talk tech, make your own kinds of music, educate listeners, make people laugh, do soundseeing tours, serialize your novel, or invent a new podcasting genre Getting the bare necessities (if you don’t already have them), including a microphone, recording software, and an audio card Audio editing software such as Audacity, Cakewalk for PCs, GarageBand for musicality, and Audio HiJack Pro for Macs Recording, including understanding dB (decibel levels), capturing or minimizing ambient noise, and more Editing with GarageBand or Audacity, adding bed music, and including intros and outros for a signature finishing touch You want your podcast to be heard.
Article / Updated 05-02-2019
Some people describe podcasts as "radio on the Internet," but the medium of podcasting has become so much more. From serialized fiction to uncensored comedy to long-form news reporting, podcasts are becoming an increasingly popular resource for entertainment and information. You can listen to podcasts using your computer or a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet.
Video / Updated 05-05-2016
Discover how to create and record audio files for your podcast. This video covers basic hardware and software requirements and offers tips for your script. Also, find out how to upload audio files for posting podcasts.
