Tips & Tricks when recording audio files

Tips/Tricks

• Use Creative Commons Music to add a professional touch to your recordings
• Play with settings...your goal is good quality and small file sizes
• Make sure to save Audacity Project files and/or an umcompressed "master" file
• Experiment with recording techniques, music, etc. this is still a new medium, have some fun

"Pod"Safe Music

These are places where you can get creative commons or copyright free tracks to include in your recordings

• http://music.podshow.com/
• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
• http://www.podsafeaudio.com/
• http://sectionzmusic.com/

Hosting Services

Podcasting makes for some potentially huge files. This presents two problems: Storage Space & Traffic/Bandwidth. It's important to get the best arrangement for your money...most regular hosting services have fairly limited bandwidth (data transfer), if you exceed your quota you site could be shut down or you might receive a huge bill...if you decide to podcast often you might want to check out:

• https://www.libsyn.com/
• http://www.audioblog.com/
• http://blip.tv/
• http://switchpod.com
• http://www.ourmedia.org/
• http://www.podomatic.com/
• http://www.odeo.com
• http://boxstr.com/
• http://fileden.com/
• ...