Friday, January 27, 2012

Week 4 Post (podcast and audacity)

Podcasting
Pros of Podcasting:
Podcasting is used to keep people updated on current news and problems around the world. If they do not want to read about the news individuals are able to just listen. Secondly, sometimes podcasts are used for school purposes such as if you miss a lecture from a teacher, some teachers will make podcasts available for students to listen. Thirdly, it is a postive way for businesses to make an advertisement for their products. Overall, it is a very inexpensive tool to use.
Cons of Podcasting:
A disadvantage of using podcasting is that not everyone has the best voice to record. Having a clear loud enough voice is key when recording so that your audience can understand and hear what you are saying. Secondly, there is not two way interaction so if the audience is confused on what is being stated then they are not able to ask questions.

http://www.brighthub.com/internet/web-development/articles/34767.aspx

Personally what I enjoy about podcasts is that they can be really fun and informative at the same time. I listen to many podcasts that are available on NPR.

http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=4&islist=false

Audacity:
Below I posted a basic video of how to use audacity. I watched it just for an overview of what we learned in class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rQr5YVNqI0

What I like about audacity it that it seems faily easy to use which makes me alot less nervous to use this program.

Music Beds/Sound Effects:
Below is a website about how to add music using audacity which is something that I personally feel like I might be troubled with the most while using audacity.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2031997_add-music-podcast-using-audacity.html
Below is a link on how to fade music while using audacity.
http://tag.wonderhowto.com/fade-music-audacity/

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