Bariah Qadeer. W14: Software

Hi Everyone,

For recording the podcast I decided to use SoundCloud, but on their website it says that they may not allow you to record if you use music in your podcast. I will use music and therefore I decided that I don’t have time to deal with these issues. This is why I have decided to use Audacity.

Recording on Audacity:

• I already had Audacity downloaded on my laptop. Before downloading, check if you already have it downloaded as well. I opened Audacity and pressed record. This allowed me to record and so I recorded. Then afterwards I checked out how I could edit or more specifically cut some parts out that I don’t want anymore. All you have to do is select the selecting tool and highlight the amount of voice you want deleted from the bar and then click the cut icon (scissors, left hand corner). In order to add music or interviews (sound files) to Audacity, all you have to do is click file, import, audio. This "imported" file will be opened in another bar. If you want to bring the music before your own voice, use the time shift tool. Finally, to save the file click file, export and save as an MP3 file. As you can see the steps are easy to follow and this is why I feel this software will be easy to use.

Here is advice on how to use Audacity for creating podcasts:

http://www.wikihow.com/Record-a-Podcast-with-Audacity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXUJyV6hVHk

Publishing:

• Then I will upload the MP3 file on Podomatic (https://www.podomatic.com/login). Click on sign in and then click sign in with email. Enter your Google account information (you could use the same account that you are using for our course blog). Then click on create podcast https://www.podomatic.com/quick_post. The other steps are easy: you just have to give your podcast a title and finally publish the podcast to the web. Through these steps you will get a link for your podcast. Then all you have to do is create a new post on our course blog and paste your podcast’s link on your post! 

And you’re DONE!

 http://ihistory.wordpress.com/podcasts/how-do-i-publish-my-podcast-on-the-internet/ (This is information on how to publish a podcast). 

Whenever I hear my voice recorded I don’t like it, but then I eventually get used to it. I am in the same situation right now; however, I know I’ll get over it. The good news is that the quality of Audacity seems really good, which means we can expect good results and so I am happy :) 

Can’t wait to complete the final steps! Good luck to everyone!