Comments on: What about Audacity? http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/07/12/what-about-audacity/ Learning stuff since 1964 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:09:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Dale http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/07/12/what-about-audacity/comment-page-1/#comment-26780 Joe Dale Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:25:59 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/07/12/what-about-audacity/#comment-26780 Here are some more guides to podcasting including a really good one called Podcasting reviewed: http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/2007/05/podcasting_revi.html Best wishes Joe Here are some more guides to podcasting including a really good one called Podcasting reviewed:
http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/2007/05/podcasting_revi.html

Best wishes

Joe

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/07/12/what-about-audacity/comment-page-1/#comment-26742 Wesley Fryer Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:30:52 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/07/12/what-about-audacity/#comment-26742 My experiences using Audacity have been extremely positive, and I've never lost a show at the 28 minute mark or any other time because of a software crash. That likely is more attributable to the fact I usually am running Audacity on my MacBook running OS X, rather than a Windows computer. I've used Audacity a lot on the Windows side too, however, and have not run into any big problems. I've now created somewhere around 200 podcasts in the last couple of years, and I'd say I've used Audacity for over 90% of those. I've used Garageband, Ubercaster, and SoundBooth a bit, but Audacity continues to be my favorite. Undoubtedly there are many other software options, and I'd be better informed if I tried more of them. I do appreciate Micah aggregating so many together on the website, and hope I'll be able to give more tools a spin to see what additional benefits they afford podcasters. For the typical classroom teacher, I remain unconvinced they need a tool with more options or features than Audacity for basic classroom podcasts that include recorded student audio interspersed with introductory, transitional and outro sound clips. My experiences using Audacity have been extremely positive, and I’ve never lost a show at the 28 minute mark or any other time because of a software crash. That likely is more attributable to the fact I usually am running Audacity on my MacBook running OS X, rather than a Windows computer. I’ve used Audacity a lot on the Windows side too, however, and have not run into any big problems. I’ve now created somewhere around 200 podcasts in the last couple of years, and I’d say I’ve used Audacity for over 90% of those. I’ve used Garageband, Ubercaster, and SoundBooth a bit, but Audacity continues to be my favorite. Undoubtedly there are many other software options, and I’d be better informed if I tried more of them. I do appreciate Micah aggregating so many together on the website, and hope I’ll be able to give more tools a spin to see what additional benefits they afford podcasters. For the typical classroom teacher, I remain unconvinced they need a tool with more options or features than Audacity for basic classroom podcasts that include recorded student audio interspersed with introductory, transitional and outro sound clips.

]]> By: Micah Ovadia http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/07/12/what-about-audacity/comment-page-1/#comment-26741 Micah Ovadia Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:02:36 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/07/12/what-about-audacity/#comment-26741 While I use Audio Hijack Pro for recording, I do recommend and use Audacity for editing. With AHP, I can easily record phone calls, work with plug-ins, count on its stability and receive fantastic support. To me, anyway, it's well worth the $32 cost of the program. In addition, I too have heard tales of "the lost show" Audacity bug mentioned by Dave Jackson. There is a section in the PoducateMe guide on editing with Audacity beginning on <a href="http://www.poducateme.com/guide/index93.php" rel="nofollow">page 93</a>. Thanks for the comments! Micah Ovadia www.poducateme.com While I use Audio Hijack Pro for recording, I do recommend and use Audacity for editing. With AHP, I can easily record phone calls, work with plug-ins, count on its stability and receive fantastic support. To me, anyway, it’s well worth the $32 cost of the program. In addition, I too have heard tales of “the lost show” Audacity bug mentioned by Dave Jackson.

There is a section in the PoducateMe guide on editing with Audacity beginning on page 93.

Thanks for the comments!
Micah Ovadia
http://www.poducateme.com

]]> By: Dave Jackson http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/07/12/what-about-audacity/comment-page-1/#comment-26739 Dave Jackson Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:40:20 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/07/12/what-about-audacity/#comment-26739 I've helped alot of people get started with Audacity. The only thing I would say is its a good place to start. Use it until you decide you DO want to continue podcasting (even after you figure out it takes longer than you thought). It may only happen one out of 100 shows, but everyone I know who has used Audacity for longer periods of time has as an "Audacity story." It goes something like this... "We are all laughing, riffing on each other, one of the best shows ever, and then at the 28 minute mark it crashed and we lost everything...." It's always on the "total gem" of a show. Dave Jackson www.personalpodcastcoach.com I’ve helped alot of people get started with Audacity. The only thing I would say is its a good place to start. Use it until you decide you DO want to continue podcasting (even after you figure out it takes longer than you thought). It may only happen one out of 100 shows, but everyone I know who has used Audacity for longer periods of time has as an “Audacity story.” It goes something like this…

“We are all laughing, riffing on each other, one of the best shows ever, and then at the 28 minute mark it crashed and we lost everything….”

It’s always on the “total gem” of a show.

Dave Jackson
http://www.personalpodcastcoach.com

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