43 min

E247 - How to use Audacity To Podcast - A Guide for Podcasters Using this free recording tool The How To Podcast Series - Revolving Podcast Co-Hosts, Podcast Tips and Community for Podcasters

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Episode 247 - How to use Audacity To Podcast - A Guide for Podcasters Using this free recording tool

What gives you the Audacity to Podcast? Audacity! Audacity gives you a great free tool to record your audio first podcast. Forget the expense monthly digital workstations that charge you for tools that you will NEVER need - free is not a bad idea - I love free!

We discuss 7 things to leverage Audacity to Podcast better.

- Create a Master File for your podcast that includes all your elements to create your next episode - don't start with a black screen!

- Record yourself locally when doing over the internet interviews - that way you have an uncompressed audio file of your mic straight into your computer

- When recording with your guest, record locally on your computer in Audacity and minimize Audacity to show just the recording timer/clock - this will help you to not loose track of time

- Use Macro Manager to assemble repeatable tracks into a one click option - give yourself a break

- Use a standard File Naming Convention to organize your episodes

- Monitor your Recording level within Audacity - Green is good - Yellow is caution and Red is woah there, you're way too hot for podcasting!

- Set your export settings and metadata

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https://howtopodcast.ca/

Episode 247 - How to use Audacity To Podcast - A Guide for Podcasters Using this free recording tool

What gives you the Audacity to Podcast? Audacity! Audacity gives you a great free tool to record your audio first podcast. Forget the expense monthly digital workstations that charge you for tools that you will NEVER need - free is not a bad idea - I love free!

We discuss 7 things to leverage Audacity to Podcast better.

- Create a Master File for your podcast that includes all your elements to create your next episode - don't start with a black screen!

- Record yourself locally when doing over the internet interviews - that way you have an uncompressed audio file of your mic straight into your computer

- When recording with your guest, record locally on your computer in Audacity and minimize Audacity to show just the recording timer/clock - this will help you to not loose track of time

- Use Macro Manager to assemble repeatable tracks into a one click option - give yourself a break

- Use a standard File Naming Convention to organize your episodes

- Monitor your Recording level within Audacity - Green is good - Yellow is caution and Red is woah there, you're way too hot for podcasting!

- Set your export settings and metadata

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https://howtopodcast.ca/

43 min