Post by mcallan on Oct 29, 2005 16:16:25 GMT -5
I'm putting together a quick simple tutorial for podcasting, so if you've been dying to learn how to do it, fire up your Mac (or PC) and get started putting together your audio (or video, for that matter).
All users will need:
--iTunes 4.9 or higher
--A web editor. You can use TextEdit, BBEdit, or WordPad (PC. Or you can use FrontPage, GoLive, Dreamweaver--whatever you use to edit web pages. heck, you can even download Netscape and use its Composer to do this and it's free.
--Sample RSS code. This is the code you use to "feed" the audio to a user's computer. You don't need this until you've finished producing your audio, so I will create a really simple one and post it in the very near future. If you get impatient, you can find the some code and instructions at the iTunes Music Store. Go to the Podcast section and then click the "Submit a Podcast" link. Then, click on the "Learn more about podcasting on iTunes" link.
In addition, Mac users will need:
--a Mac running OSX Panther or Tiger
-iLife 'o5 (specifically Garageband)
--soundflower (this is a free download and it allows you to feed audio from any other application directly into Garageband) www.cycling74.com/products/soundflower.html
There are a number of ways to put together the audio for your podcast. You may fine some folks recommend using a combination of iChat AV and a free plugin called LineIn. Depending on what you want to do, you may find these tools useful, but for what I have done, it's actually more cumbersome and time-consuming to use the additional software.
PC users. Don't feel left out just because the Mac Addicts have more toys. Although I'm unfamiliar with the current set of tools you have available to you, you should be able to follow along using Acid or some other PC app instead of Garageband, but I'm afraid I can't be much help with recording your audio. All of the Mac-only apps I mention above are used in the production phase, not in the launching of your podcast. The key thing is to create the audio you want to podcast first. The sample RSS code is cross-platform, so you can jump in with your audio at that point.
So, get crackin' cats and kittens, create that radio broadcast or audio you've always wanted to share with the world. I'll be back later with the details on getting your podcast out for all to enjoy.
mcallan
All users will need:
--iTunes 4.9 or higher
--A web editor. You can use TextEdit, BBEdit, or WordPad (PC. Or you can use FrontPage, GoLive, Dreamweaver--whatever you use to edit web pages. heck, you can even download Netscape and use its Composer to do this and it's free.
--Sample RSS code. This is the code you use to "feed" the audio to a user's computer. You don't need this until you've finished producing your audio, so I will create a really simple one and post it in the very near future. If you get impatient, you can find the some code and instructions at the iTunes Music Store. Go to the Podcast section and then click the "Submit a Podcast" link. Then, click on the "Learn more about podcasting on iTunes" link.
In addition, Mac users will need:
--a Mac running OSX Panther or Tiger
-iLife 'o5 (specifically Garageband)
--soundflower (this is a free download and it allows you to feed audio from any other application directly into Garageband) www.cycling74.com/products/soundflower.html
There are a number of ways to put together the audio for your podcast. You may fine some folks recommend using a combination of iChat AV and a free plugin called LineIn. Depending on what you want to do, you may find these tools useful, but for what I have done, it's actually more cumbersome and time-consuming to use the additional software.
PC users. Don't feel left out just because the Mac Addicts have more toys. Although I'm unfamiliar with the current set of tools you have available to you, you should be able to follow along using Acid or some other PC app instead of Garageband, but I'm afraid I can't be much help with recording your audio. All of the Mac-only apps I mention above are used in the production phase, not in the launching of your podcast. The key thing is to create the audio you want to podcast first. The sample RSS code is cross-platform, so you can jump in with your audio at that point.
So, get crackin' cats and kittens, create that radio broadcast or audio you've always wanted to share with the world. I'll be back later with the details on getting your podcast out for all to enjoy.
mcallan