Podcasting/Audacity

When looking at the history of Podcasting for my portfolio, it all really began in the 1990's. Since then, the internet as well as Podcasting has evolved and grown ridiculously fast. Podcasts make it easy to broadcast yourself easily throughout the world at no cost. What more could we ask for? There are many types of podcasting. Video PodCasting, Enhanced Podcasting and Podcasting Novels. YouTube, Slideshows on the web and a series of autobooks that have not been printed are three examples of the three kinds of podcasting. Many now consider listening to Podcasting as an alternative to TV and radio. Podcasting has the ability to create online communities, as well as a advertising for businesses. Podcasting seems to be the way of the future!

Audacity is used for sound for Podcasts, etc., even stories to your children! The basics of Audacity consists of the basic signs for PLAY, RECORD, STOP, etc. Recording the sounds that you want can be controlled by those signs will record the music. In class we learned about turning down the volume of sound so that a voice could be heard easily. Audacity is easily understood and a great way to record what is necessary.

While Audacity does not export .mp3 files directly, it uses LAME instead. This is an .mp3 exporting library that is available seperately from Audacity. To save an Audacity file as an MP3, you must go to FILE, then EXPORT AS MP3. However, it is important to have downloaded the LAME library earlier. When exporting as an MP3, you have to use the LAME LIB to export it properly. Exporting as an .mp3 is important for podcasts, etc.


Works Cited
Bertucci, Brian. "What Is Podcasting?" About Podcasting. The New York Times, 2012. Web. 24 Jan. 2012. http://podcasting.about.com/od/basics101/a/whatis.htm.

Indiana University. "Podcasting; The Basics (Audacity)." IT Training and Education. 2008. Web. 24 Jan. 2012.


Mazzoni, Dominic. "Audacity Manual Contents." Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder. Web. 24 Jan. 2012. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/index.html.

Van Orden, Jason. "The History of Podcasting." How to Podcast. 2005-2008. Web. 22 Jan. 2012. http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/history-of-podcasting.htm.