Over the past few weeks, author and podcaster Emerian Rich has been kind enough to share her tips on podcasting with us. Next up is an interview with Emerian Rich, where she provides us with even more insight into podcasting. I’ll be posting the interview in two parts.
Q: What software do you recommend for creating podcasts?
A: Audacity, Levelator, and iTunes. These are all free online.
- Audacity is the best recording software for those of you starting out. It’s free and has a lot of features that will be fun to play with. If you are a Mac user, they have Garage Band.
- Levelator which will bring your audio levels, level. Sounds pretty basic, but very important. If you have ever been watching a television show and a commercial comes on that is super loud, this means they have different audio levels. You don’t want that to happen on your cast. Especially since most of your listeners are wearing earbuds. If they get a loud blast a couple times in the ear, that’s the last you’ll be seeing them.
- iTunes: The easiest way to tag audio files.
Q: What equipment do you recommend for podcasting?