First Podcast Academy Held Today
The Conversations Network, founded by IT Conversation’s producer Doug Kaye, held its first Podcast Academy today in Ontario, CA in conjunction with the 2005 Portable Media Expo and Podcasting Conference. The Podcast Academy is an educational forum to help teach the podcasting community the skills they need to record events and build podcasts. The Academy holds both online and in-person classes covering basic and advanced podcasting topics. The event was attended by about 100 people.
The Academy is a part of the new Conversations Network. The Conversations Network is an initiative to capture education, inspirational and entertaining conference sessions lectures and other spoken word presentations. The Academy is designed to help build a team of virtual stringers to create the scale to capture the vast amount of content produced throughout the world.
The all day event covered
- Podcasting from Mobile Devices
- Audio Gear for Any Budget
- Editing and Mixing on Macs and PCs
- Studio “Geek Outâ€
- Podcasting Networks
- Making Money Beyond Podcasting
- How to Get Noticed
- How to record events and telephone interviews
May 8th, 2006 at 6:09 pm
Hello,
I am new to podcasting and am hoping someone might be able to help steer me in the right direction, or perhaps even give me basic step by step advice I can easily communicate to other non-technical staff interested in recording a telephone interview “in-house” so the interview can be uploaded onto the society’s website.
Please feel free to email me at the address provided. I am trying to find out:
1. Can a quality recording of a two-way, or a three-way call call be achieved without having to send either/any of the parties to a professional sound recording room or studio? By “quality”, I mean a recording that can be easily transcribed and rebroadcast online or or the radio.
2. If so, what basic equipment would we need? What equipment would you recommend?
3. Is there a big problem with ambient noise — Our intention is only to record voice, and if neccessary, later on– having the ability to add possible sfx, music score— but at this point those extra tracks, as I understand— are not essential.
4. If it is solely for Web download on the host’s own site, would that require less than if it were for regular (FM or AM radio). (No one is even considering satellite / new radio— at this point).
5. Can anyone suggest a sound perosn/engineer or other resource in the DC, Baltimoe/Washington are, who I might consult or possibly hire– if necc.?
Thanks vey much.
Chris