Tutorials:  Podcasting

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August 28, 2005
Podcasting 101
Part 1: A look at the subscription process
By Stephen Schleicher

Within the last two months, podcasting has become the fastest adopted new technology.  Until a recently, podcasting was only known to the audiophiles, bloggers, and Adam Curry fans.  But what is it, and more importantly how can you do it?  In this first installment Stephen Schleicher pulls aside the curtain.
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September 14, 2005
Podcasting 102
Recording your show
by Stephen Schleicher

Now that you have had some time to explore the world of Podcasting ( see Podcasting 101 ), you are ready to do your own show.  But where do you start?  How do you record your own show?  In this installment, Stephen Schleicher talks about some of the ways you can get your wonderful voice into a file ready for podcasting.
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September 27, 2005
Podcasting 103
Recording your interviews at a distance with Skype
by Stephen Schleicher

In the last installment of the podcasting series, I walked you through some of the options available for recording your totally awesome podcast.  While that article focused on single and multi mic recording when everyone is in the same location, what happens if you want to do an interview with someone who is on the other side of the world?
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October 11, 2005
Podcasting 104
Building your RSS Feed
by Stephen Schleicher

You’ve made it this far.  In this mini course you have learned how to subscribe to a podcast, how to record your own show, and even how to hook up interviews from across the miles.  You are now ready to create your RSS/XML feed.  There is a bit of coding involved, but it’s easy once you follow these steps.
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November 30, 2005
Podcasting 201
Enhanced podcasts with Podcast AV
by Stephen Schleicher

You have made it through our Podcasting 101 series, and have successfully been creating a podcast that everyone enjoys.  Now it is time to move to the next level, creating enhanced podcasts.  What is an enhanced podcast, and why should you be creating them?
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December 26, 2005
Podcast Quick Tip
Taking the show on the road
by Stephen Schleicher

If you have a favorite podcast, chances are you want to take the show with you where ever you go. But if you are one of the small 15% of the MP3 player crowd that doesn’t own an iPod, taking some of the fancier (i.e. enhanced) podcasts with you may seem like an impossibility. In this Quick Tip, Stephen Schleicher shows you how to convert a M4B file into something you can burn to CD or put on one of those other music players.
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February 28, 2006
Enhanced Podcast Creation Overview with GarageBand 3.0
A streamlined (and easy) method for podcasters
by Stephen Schleicher

When Apple released the Chapter Tools feature for podcasters, all sorts of applications sprang up to assist those wanting to create an enhanced podcast.  Unfortunately, these solutions were often time consuming sometimes being a kluge at best.  Now with the release of GarageBand 3.0, Apple has made enhanced podcast creation a snap by keeping it in one application.  In this tutorial I’ll walk you through the steps.
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March 03, 2006
Podcasting with iChat
Using GarageBand and iChat for podcasting
by Stephen Schleicher

One of the great things about creating podcasts with GarageBand 3 is the ability to record multiple people at once.  The bad thing about GarageBand 3 is that unless the audio signal is panned everyone gets recorded to the same track.  That is unless everyone has iChat.  With this instant messaging application everyone gets their own track instantly.  In this quick tutorial, I’ll walk you through the steps.
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March 30, 2006
Build Your Own Podcast Kit
Equipment for beginners
By Stephen Schleicher

Deciding on equipment that you’ll need for your podcast can be a daunting task.  What mic do you need?  Is a mixer a requirement?  And how do you get the sound into your computer?  In this installment, I’ll offer some solutions for beginners.
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July 03, 2006
Podcasting Quick Tip: PDF in iTunes
Add PDF downloads to your RSS feed
By Stephen Schleicher

In addition to putting audio and video files in your iTunes podcast feed, you can also feed an Adobe PDF file to your listeners. Digital Media Net’s Stephen Schleicher shows you how the coding is done.
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September 09, 2006
GarageBand Quick Tip #2
Recovering recordings from application crash
by Stephen Schleicher

Charlie White and I had just finished recording an awesome new episode of The Coolness Roundup (The Tech Show for Everyone) podcast, when BAM!  GarageBand decided to crash before the show could be saved.
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