Aliecia Brissett W14: Software

Now that everyone is on their way to actually recording their podcast, we should all start really researching which recording/editing software's are good to use.

Through my research, I find that Audacity seems to work well. There are many instructional videos on YouTube that demonstrate how to go about recording, and also how to edit. This free downloadable software is very good for merging sounds and recordings together, and the functions that are used to record/edit are easy to navigate. Audacity also has a downloadable smart phone app, so people can record on-the-go and then later upload their recording to their computer at a later time.

Good things about Audacity:

• Easy to navigate
• If you need help, there are many YouTube instruction videos
• Has a downloadable app for smart phone to record on-the-go
• Is compatible with Windows, Mac etc.

Bad things about Audacity:

• Recordings are kind of fuzzy (will take a while to edit)

Overall I'm pleased with Audacity. It's an easy software to use and it gets the job done. While testing it out, I realized that my voice sounds rather fuzzy and low. I had to adjust the mic settings to make my voice sound like my own, but with a lot of editing I'm sure I can fix the static sounds.