audacity

10 Christmas gifts for podcasters

Find the right Christmas gift for your podcaster or yourself.

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How to Insert Background Music or Sound Effects in Audacity

I focus completely on Audacity in this episode! This time, I share a brief explanation of copyright laws for podcasters, where to get music and sound effects, and three ways to work with background music or sound effects in your podcast.

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Podcasters, Podcasting Equipment, and Podcasting Software that I’m Thankful For

I share a bunch of resources and inspirations for which I’m thankful. This is almost a “how I podcast” episode, but not quite.

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Shownotes URLs for Search-Engine Optimization (SEO)

How you title your blog posts and, by extension, your podcast episodes greatly affects your searchability and even your usability.

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Soundboard 2.0, Podcaster’s Theme for WordPress, and Pasting in Audacity

Review of Ambrosia Software’s Soundboard 2.0, Podcaster’s Theme for WordPress, compressor/limiter/gate on a small mixer, and pasting in Audacity.

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6 Tips for Picking a Good Domain for Your Podcast or Website

Your domain is one of the most-important parts of your branding, and it’s how people will get to your website from anything other than a hyperlink. I share six tips for creating your domain.

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New Feedburner, Facebook RSS Graffiti, GarageBand ’11, and More

Google updated Feedburner with mostly real-time stats, Apple released GarageBand ’11, easily get your podcast into Facebook with RSS Graffiti, TechPodcasts Network, Podcast Awards, and a fellow podcaster launches Podcast Starter.

Audacity tip: finding answers in the Audacity Wiki.

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Apple Updates iLife, GarageBand Updates Only for Musicians

Today, Apple and Steve Jobs announce the release of iLife ’11, an update to their popular suite of home-friendly applications. Although iMovie ’11 received some nice updates for audio-editing, and impressive video features, podcasting-friendly GarageBand ’11 received a line of updates applicable to only musicians or wannabe musicians. This does greatly disappoint me and probably…

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How Long and How Often Should You Podcast?

Daniel Lewis shares some tips on determining the right balance of frequency and length for your podcast episodes.

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How to Prerecord Episodes with Audacity and WordPress

During my honeymoon, I had several episodes of the Ramen Noodle and The Audacity to Podcast automatically post. How can you prerecord and schedule your episodes to magically post while you are away? I share some tips for workflow, Audacity, and WordPress.

This week’s Audacity tip is the power of the pause button.

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