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Podcasting Hacks: Tips & Tools for Blogging Out Loud
Podcasting does for Internet audio listeners what TiVo does
for television viewers--it puts you in charge of when you
enjoy a program. Podcasting is a web-based broadcast medium
that sends audio content (most commonly in the MP3 format)
directly to an iPod or other digital audio player. You
subscribe to audio feeds, receive
new files automatically,
and listen to them at your convenience.
As you can imagine, podcasting is taking the "blogsphere" by
storm. A podcast is a professional-quality Internet radio
broadcast, and like blogging and HTML before it, this
revolutionary new way of publishing to the Internet has
become the new outlet for personal expression.
If you've got Internet access and a copy of Podcasting
Hacks, you can find out just how easy it is to listen to and
create your own Internet audio programs. With Podcasting
Hacks, Jack Herrington, a software engineer with 20 years of
experience developing applications using a diverse set of
languages and tools, delivers the ultimate how-to of
podcasting for anyone looking to get the most out of this
hot new medium.
Since August 2004 (the month that iPodder.com editor Adam
Curry considers the start of podcasting), audio blogging has
exploded. Podcasts cover every conceivable topic, including
sex, relationships, technology, religion, home brewing,
recreational drugs, rock 'n roll, food, entertainment,
politics, and much more. There were podcasts from the
Democratic National Convention in Fall 2004, and some
programs on Air America and NPR are also podcasts.
Podcasting Hacks offers expert tips and tools for blogging
out loud--for transmitting (and receiving) audio content
worldwide with ease. This groundbreaking volume covers both
entry-level and advanced topics perfect for aspiring and
experienced podcasters. Herrington shows you how to get
started, create quality sound, use the right software,
develop a great show, distribute a podcast, and build an
audience. More advanced topics include audio editing,
podcasting on the go, and even videocasting.
Foreword
Credits
Preface
Chapter 1. Tuning into Podcasts
1. Listen to Podcasts on the Web
2. Rebroadcast Your Favorite Feeds
3. Build Your Own Podcatcher
4. Import Podcasts into iTunes
5. Tune into Videoblogs
6. Convert Text-Based Blogs into Podcasts
7. Install Perl Modules
8. Listen to Podcasts on Your PDA
9. Podcatching with Your PlayStation Portable
Chapter 2. Starting Out
10. Make Your First Podcast
11. Professional-Quality Podcasting
Chapter 3. Quality Sound
12. Set Up a Basic Home Studio
13. Pick the Right Microphone
14. Mix Your Podcast in Hardware
15. Reduce Noise
16. Podcast in Surround Sound
17. Control Your Recorder with Your Mobile Phone
18. Construct Your MP3s
19. Train Your Voice
Chapter 4. Formats
20. Adopt a Format for Your Podcast
21. Build a Great News Podcast
22. Build a Great Story Show
23. Build a Great Personal Show
24. Build a Great Political Show
25. Make a Mystery Science Theater Podcast
26. Build a Great Music Podcast
27. Build a Great Review Podcast
28. Build a Great Sports Podcast
29. Build a Great Technology Podcast
30. Build a Beercast
31. Build an MP3zine
32. Produce Great Audio Theatre
Chapter 5. Interviewing
33. Record Great Interviews
34. Record Telephone Interviews
35. Record Interviews on Skype
36. Edit Your Interviews
Chapter 6. Blogging
37. Podcast Without a Blog
38. Blog Your Podcast
39. Manage Bandwidth
40. Tag Your MP3 Files
41. Feed Your MP3s to Movable Type
42. Podcast by Email
43. Syndicate Your Podcasts to the Radio
Chapter 7. Publicity
44. Get Listed
45. Launch a New Category
46. Market Your Podcast
47. Make Money with Podcasts
48. Connect with the Community
49. Join or Build a Podcast Network
Chapter 8. Basic Editing
50. Choose the Right Audio Tools
51. Juice Your Sound
52. Automate Audio Hijack Pro
53. Timestamp Your Show Notes
54. Build a Simple Sound Cart for Macintosh
55. Build a Simple Sound Cart for Windows
56. Maintain the Gain
57. Build a Sweet Sound
58. Add Special Effects
59. Fix Common Audio Problems
60. Mix Multiple Tracks
Chapter 9. Advanced Audio
61. Set Up a Home Studio
62. Integrate Audio and Email Feedback
63. Add Top, Bottom, and Bumper Music
64. Record and Add Background Ambience
65. Speech Synthesize Your Podcast Introduction
66. Make a Mash-Up
67. Grab Audio Legally
68. Use Copyrighted Music Legally
Chapter 10. On the Go
69. Assemble a Small Recording Rig
70. Podcast from Your Car
71. Podcast at an Event
72. Create a Soundseeing Tour
Chapter 11. Videoblogging
73. Start a Videocast
74. Make a Quick-and-Dirty Prompter
75. Build a Teleprompter
Glossary
Index
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