How to Podcast: Equipment, Strategy & Skills

[Pages:117]How to Podcast: Equipment, Strategy & Skills

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How to Podcast: Equipment, Strategy & Skills

How to Podcast

The Equipment, Strategy & Podcasting Skills You Need to

Reach Your Audience By Colin Gray

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How to Podcast: Equipment, Strategy & Skills

How to Podcast

Equipment, Strategy & Skills

Copyright ? Colin Gray 2016 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Published by: Wild Trails Media Publishing, Dundee wildtrails.co.uk/publishing/ publishing@wildtrails.co.uk In association with: The Podcast Host ltd., Dundee info@

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How to Podcast: Equipment, Strategy & Skills

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Table of Contents

Introduction .................................................. 9 Get the Audiobook: Free of Charge............. 11 What is a Podcast? ...................................... 12

What Kind of Media can Make up a Podcast? .................................................. 13 What Form does a Podcast Normally Take? ................................................................. 13 What's the Difference Between an Audio File and a Podcast Episode? .................... 15 Using Podcasts as a Listener........................ 18 What do I need to listen to a podcast? ... 18 Listening to Podcasts on your Computer 19 Listening to Podcasts on the Move ......... 20 Automating your Podcast Listening......... 21 How do I subscribe to a podcast?............ 22 What If I don't have an iPod? .................. 25 Mobile Podcasting Apps .......................... 26 Manually Subscribing to a Podcast.......... 28 What Equipment Do I Need to Create a

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Podcast? ...................................................... 30 Digital Recording Devices for Podcasting 31 Mobile Phone Podcast Recording ........... 37 Microphones ........................................... 38 Podcasting Software................................ 44

Recording Your Podcast .............................. 47 To Script or not to Script? ....................... 47

Your Environment ....................................... 51 Editing Your Podcast ................................... 54

Music and Sound Effects ......................... 55 Editing in Audacity................................... 58 Import an audio file ................................. 58 Playing Back Your Imported Audio .......... 59 Selecting, Cutting and Pasting ................. 60 Publishing My Podcast ................................ 80 Podcast Hosting....................................... 80 Creating a Podcast Episode Page............. 82 Uploading Your Audio File ....................... 83 Getting Your Podcast Listed ........................ 87

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Other Podcast Listing Services ................ 92 Niche Directories ..................................... 94 Conclusion ................................................... 96 That's all folks!......................................... 96 Bonus Chapter ............................................. 97 The Best Podcast Microphones on the Market .................................................................... 98 Entry Level Podcasting Microphones ...... 99

The ATR2100 ....................................... 99 Samson Q2U ...................................... 100 High Quality Podcasting Microphones .. 101 The Rode Procaster ........................... 102 The MXL990....................................... 104 The Shure SM58 ................................ 106 The Blue Yeti...................................... 107 Professional Level Podcast Microphones ............................................................... 108 The Heil PR40 .................................... 109 The Shure SM7b ................................ 109 Do I Need a Condenser Microphone for

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Podcasting? ........................................... 110 Conclusion ? How to Choose your Mic.. 113 Image Credits ............................................ 116

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