I edit the recording in GarageBand, take out the mistakes, the Skyp recalls, and anything else that doesn’t sound right.mp3 file on the program and it will level the sound for you and give you a new file that makes everyone sound perfectly the same. The Levelator is a must have for any podcaster. Thanks to a free program created by podcasting experts you can now level your sounds to perfection. This person is to loud, that person can hardly be heard. There are many tips and tricks you can find on the web, and at the end of the day no matter how good you are at setting the volume it always seems to be off. Now that we’ve got all that sorted it’s time to talk about editing your file. Just sign up for an account, create a channel and allow your audio to be piped out over the internet. If you want to stream live using a service like or is easy enough to do. A great site that has original sounds and all of it is Royalty Free. Or if you really want something original you can use a paid service like Beat Suite. ![]() I find Free Play Music to be a great site with loads of free to use sounds and short loops. You can spend a lot of time on the web searching for that perfect sound, that prefect entrance to your recording. You’re gonna want some intro and exit music. OK, so now we’ve got the mic, the software to record and the system in place to push all the audio you want through your sound card we’re on to the fun stuff. You can add sources on the fly, and best of all…it just works! The one thing to note is that you will want to start it before you start Firefox for streaming on the web. Tell WireTap that you want the audio from the Samson Mic and from Skype and you want it to be pushed out to GarageBand and the sound card. You can watch the video on the site, but it is really just that easy. This program is awesome and worth the $129 price in my opinion. After reading all the reviews I broke down and bought WireTap Anywhere. ![]() On my Mac I’m finding this step to be so much easier. On a PC I use Virtual Audio Cables (free) which will take the sound and pipe it through your sound card so that Audacity can pick it up. I try and do things as cheaply as possible. We’ll need a way to get the audio from Skype if you are doing an interview into the audio stream. Both programs are simple enough for you to get started, and both can expand and give you the control you want over your audio. I’m digging GarageBand on the Mac, but love Audacity (Mac and PC) as well. Next you need a piece of software to record your podcast into. Mounted on a shockmount, the sound quality is fantastic and you get little to know vibration noise. It all starts with the Mic! You’ve gotta have a good mic to feel like you really are producing something of quality. You can find links to the different equipment I use at my Amazon Store as well. I wrote this page for the Shifting Our Schools site to share with others the set up I use to stream, record, and converse all at the same time. ![]() I’ve learned a lot about podcasting just listening to the different shows he produces. A thanks to Leo Leporte, one of my favorite tech podcasters….or is that netcaster. I like it when other podcasters share their set up.
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