ARCHIVED: Using Audacity, how do I create a podcast episode?
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About Audacity
Audacity is a free audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux that you can use to create podcast episodes. You can download the Audacity installer at:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
Tools needed to create a podcast episode
To record a podcast episode using Audacity, be sure you have the following:
- An application that will allow you to export recordings in the
.mp3
file format. For information on downloading the LAME MP3 encoder for free, see:http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3
- An internal microphone or a microphone connected to the microphone-in connection on your computer
- A set of headphones connected to the headphone jack of your computer
Recording and exporting
To ensure sound levels are adequate, do a sound check:
- To turn on monitoring, click the microphone icon.
- Speak into the microphone.
- Watch the red bar; it should extend almost all the way to the right. If red barely appears in the grey bar, move the input volume slider to the right. If a solid red often covers the entire grey bar, move the slider to the left.
Note: If your sound levels are not adequate, you
may need to adjust your computer's sound and speech levels from within
your Control Panel
(Windows) or System
Preferences
(Macintosh).
To record and export your podcast episode, follow these steps:
- Click the red circle ("Record") and speak clearly into your microphone. As the podcast is recorded, you will see the recorded sound display in a single audio track that reflects the sound wave patterns.
- When you're finished, click the yellow square ("Stop").
- Make any desired edits to your project. For information about
editing, see the Audacity tutorials, reference guides, and manuals at:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/documentation
Note: While working on your project, be sure to save it occasionally so you can return to it to make edits. You will not be able to edit the exported
.mp3
file; instead, save the project as the default.aup
file. - To export the recording, from the menu, select .
- Name the file, choose a location, and click
Note: If a dialog box appears asking if you would like to locate
lame_enc.dll
(Windows) orLameLib
(Macintosh), click . Locate the file you downloaded from LAME and click . .
- In the dialog box that appears, you can save information about the recording. Type a title and any other information you'd like to save with the file. Click .
You can post the .mp3
file you created in the Oncourse
Podcasts tool. For more information, see ARCHIVED: Using Oncourse Podcasts, how do I add, edit, or delete a
podcast?
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