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I’ll often wake up in the middle of the night at some point for about an hour or so. Lately, I use this time to quietly listen to podcasts while my SO sleeps. I’ll probably give these a listen then, especially if there’s a little extra content than in the written version.
This is great! Thanks!
To begin: great luck on the podcast --I hope it works well for you.
I tried listening to a bit on the commute but the audio is too variable against background noise— at a comfortable listening level the quiet parts are too low (and turning it up for the lower parts makes the louder parts shrill).
What I would do for a quick boost (mansplaining not intentional):
Macs have come with Garageband included for over a decade. If you have it:
1. Open a blank project
2. Drag and drop your audio file into the project.
3. At the bottom there is a “Master” button - click on it.
4. On the right of the Master is a Limiter Dial.
5. Click the 'switch' and raise the dial until you hear your volume increasing, and see occasional light bars on the meter.
This increases the overall volume while capping the louder portions. You WANT to see a few bars at the louder parts - that lets you know its working.
6. Share to iTunes. You now have a more consistent audio track file.
If you can’t get the limiter lights going without a lot of noise floor it means you probably should invest in a mic (the Snowball is inexpensive and great for plugging into a computer). It’ll make your voice sound less like listening to someone on a cellphone.
And the better it sounds the easier it is for people to listen.
Two cents.
I am Laslo.
Thanks, Laslo, but I know all about that method and used it for a couple years when I did podcasting back in the early days of podcasting. Garageband, and expensive microphone, Libsyn, etc. etc.
I'm using Anchor now because I hate the technical work. Same reason I stay on Blogger.
The old "Audible Althouse" podcast had at least 78 episodes and ended some time maybe in 2007. I forget. I didn't do it regularly enough to make me want to keep paying Libsyn — which charges more if you have more listeners. There was no monetization, so I was just losing money. It wasn't THAT fun for me... in part because I was futzing around in Garageband. I was pleased to see how much Anchor could do.
Again, this podcast is for Meade. If anyone else listens, they're eavesdropping. I'm inviting eavesdropping, but not interested in being told what I ought to be doing instead!
Thanks, Laslo. I removed Garage Band from my Mac because I don't like taking up space with things I'm not going to use. Now I wish I had kept it.
Oh well...for now I'll just have to keep reading.
"Again, this podcast is for Meade. If anyone else listens, they're eavesdropping."
Now it's getting sexy...
I am Laslo.
You should include dramatic readings of the comments.
I hate listening when I can just read. Now, if you want to do audio-visual blogging.......
Good luck on the new venture. Hope Meade likes it!
I'll give it a try, but I hate listening or watching video rather than reading. When I read I control the pace, which is faster than passively sitting there. When I listen or watch, my mind wanders. I do listen to the Scott Adams podcast and he passed on a great idea; listen at 1.5x speed. Much better.
Is there an MP3 version of the audio files?
BTW the Times of London has started Times Radio, with its own set of podcasts.
"Is there an MP3 version of the audio files?"
I cannot answer technical questions.
Great. Good to be able to listen and not just read it. I remember the old podcasts, and still have a few on an old MP3 players somewhere.
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