{"id":269,"date":"2007-06-03T16:00:57","date_gmt":"2007-06-03T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/03\/how-to-create-a-podcast-using-audacity\/"},"modified":"2007-06-03T16:00:57","modified_gmt":"2007-06-03T08:00:57","slug":"how-to-create-a-podcast-using-audacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/03\/how-to-create-a-podcast-using-audacity\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a podcast using Audacity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I want to know how to create a podcast. Here&#8217;s my first attempt at using Audacity to create the audio file. It&#8217;s a two minute explanation of the objects in the top image of my blog.<\/p>\n<p>This is not technically a podcast, as it is not part of a series delivered via a feed. To quote <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>, &#8220;a podcast is a collection of files (usually audio and video) residing at a unique web feed address&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to hear it:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/librariansmatterimage.mp3\" title=\"librariansmatterimage.mp3\">librariansmatterimage.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/header.jpg\" title=\"header.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/header.jpg\" alt=\"header.jpg\" width=\"550\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s what I learned:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Here&#8217;s where you can download <a href=\"http:\/\/audacity.sourceforge.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Audacity<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>2. You&#8217;ll find very detailed step-by-step instructions in how to use Audacity in this podcast from Sue Waters: <a href=\"http:\/\/aquaculturepda.podomatic.com\/entry\/2007-04-28T02_42_50-07_00\" target=\"_blank\">Tips for creating audio podcasts using Audacity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Here&#8217;s an image showing the basic functions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/smallaudacitynotes1.jpg\" title=\"smallaudacitynotes1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/smallaudacitynotes1.jpg\" alt=\"smallaudacitynotes1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Style. Decide whether you want:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To write a tight script  and pleasantly read it like a newsreader<\/li>\n<li>Talk with another person &#8220;interview style&#8221;. This tends to be the most engaging way.<\/li>\n<li>To decide the key points you want to get across and then just talk. This is what I did above and with the<a href=\"http:\/\/s2.video.blip.tv\/0310000182423\/Sociallibrary-APuppyWithANewBallEngagingLibraryStaffInSocialNetwork346.swf\" target=\"_blank\"> screencast I did for Five Weeks to a Social Library<\/a>. You can always cut out the rabbitting-on bits, so I just pause when I make an error and repeat what I should have said. Editing magic does the rest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5. Background music.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamendo.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">jamendo<\/a> which has downloadable music released under Creative Commons license. Often you will only have to attribute the author and agree to release your work under the same license &#8211; which may mean giving others permission re-use and alter your audio file.<\/li>\n<li>At the site, it looks like you have to download the entire album, but you can import the track straight into Audacity. 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