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Creating A Podcast

This document provides instructions for creating a podcast on both Mac and PC. For Mac, it describes using GarageBand to record the podcast and iTunes to convert it to MP3 format. It lists the recording, saving, and sharing steps. For PC, it recommends using Audacity to record and LAME to export to MP3. It outlines downloading these programs, inserting a microphone, recording, editing in Windows Media Player, and converting and saving the file. The purpose is to create podcasts that can be shared from either Mac or PC computers.

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Creating A Podcast

This document provides instructions for creating a podcast on both Mac and PC. For Mac, it describes using GarageBand to record the podcast and iTunes to convert it to MP3 format. It lists the recording, saving, and sharing steps. For PC, it recommends using Audacity to record and LAME to export to MP3. It outlines downloading these programs, inserting a microphone, recording, editing in Windows Media Player, and converting and saving the file. The purpose is to create podcasts that can be shared from either Mac or PC computers.

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Created for 572 by: Andy Jensen,

Kim McCain-Correll, Erika Naugle,


Beth Rackliffe, and Grace Reyes
Software
• Garage Band to record the podcast itself
http://www.download.com/1770-20_4-0.html?
query=GarageBand&searchtype=downloads
• iTunes to convert it into an mp3
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Recording
• Launch Garage Band.
• Select “New Podcast Episode.” 
• Save your podcast with a name and click create.  
• Select the voice track (male or female)
• Click the red record button 
• Hit the play button to stop recording 
• Highlight sections and delete them if they aren’t
needed.
Saving your recording as MP3
• In Garage Band click the share button in the Menu bar
• Click “Send Song to iTunes.”
• Go down to the pulldown that says "Compress using..." and click on
mp3 
- OR -
• In ITunes, click on iTunes at the top of the screen in the menu bar and
choose Preferences.  
• Go to Advanced.  
• Select importing.  
• Set to MP3 Encoder. 
• Click Ok.  
• Select podcast track, go to advanced and convert podcast to an MP3.  
• Podcast will be saved in iTunes folder as a file
• Embed podcast where ever you wish.
Creating a Podcast on a Mac
Watch it in action.
How to for Mac - a step by step guide for creating a podcast on
your Mac.
 
 
Software
• Download and install Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows
• Download and install LAME
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?
s=install&item=lame-mp3
• Insert microphone into computer
Recording
• Open Audacity.
• Start recording by pressing the red record button.
• Pause recording by pressing the blue pause button.
• Stop recording by pressing the yellow stop button.
• Click “File” then export as mp3 (you will need to download LAME to do
this).
• To edit, use Windows Media Player.
• When you are done with your movie, click on “Save to my computer” in
the “finish movie” area on the left of the screen.
• Open “QuickMediaConverter”.
• Click on the icon on the left that has a + sign on it.
• Click on the icon above that looks like and iPod (not the iPhone).
• Go to the bottom of the screen and click on the orange & green arrows.
Creating a Podcast on a PC
Watch it in action.
How to Podcast - a step by step guide to podcasting from PC
Podcasts in the classroom - 5th grade created podcast
 
 

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