Northern Voice - Todd Maffin - Introduction to Audio Blogging and Podcasting

Todd Maffin's Weblog - I Love Radio dot org

Blogs can include "enclosures" such as audio files than can be captured by news readers that are aware of the enclosure.

The audio enclosure is added to your audio library and then uploaded to an mp3 player.

Compressed files are used to save storage space and bandwidth.

2 factors for encoding audio:

Bit rate and sample rate.

44,100 kHz for mp3

Professional 48,000 or 96,000

Phone line 8 kHz

Remote broadcasts 15 kHz

If your podcast is recorded off a phone call, then why sample the mp3 at 44,100?

Podcast cycle - Content - Record - Post - Distribute - Feedback.

Podcast do's:

Poscast about something your a passionate about.
Tell a story.
Give people a reason to come back.
Speak to one person - there is no everybody
Be brief
Mix up the sound - provide audio on-ramps - audio headers
Voiceover/Sweeper exchange; Radiodaddy
Microphones - up close - 2 inches at an angle.
Use a pop screen and windscreen (foam on mic)
Get a real mic and use the line-in.
Don't verbally listen.
Mixing board
Double-enders - each participant records on their own digital recording device

Mac apps - line-in, audio hijack pro. Wiretap Pro


Collect roomtone - stuff underneath the topic.

ID3 tags
Feedburner - gets you the enclosures


Examples: Dawn and Drew Show and Adam Curry

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