Thursday, November 6, 2008

Podcast

The podcast assignment provided an opportunity for me to experiment with a number of audio production tools. Time was spent setting up Garageband and optimizing my Samson C01U USB condenser microphone. After making the obligatory adjustments to Garageband I made several test recordings in an attempt to balance audio levels. One mono audio narration track was placed over a looped music track in order to reduce file size. Most of the effects on Garageband are pretty cheesy so I decided to record each track dry (i.e. no effects added). This resulted in a fairly clean recording that could be modified at a later date. My podcasting experience was favorable despite the fact I am not a narrator. You can access my Notebook Tablet podcast at the following address:
http://davegraw.podbean.com/