LibriVox 7th Anniversary Podcast

[bobgon55]

It is fabulous!

Thank you, Caprisha! I thought we had a lovely mix of voices this year. Thank you for being one of them.

Bob

[CaprishaPage]

It is fabulous!

Thank you, Caprisha! I thought we had a lovely mix of voices this year. Thank you for being one of them.

Bob

It was really good! A nice mix of information, as well! Honestly, I didn't even know we did a podcast (as ashamed as I am to admit that!). But I am forwarding that info to all of my non-LV friends, just to let them know what goes on in our LV world. It is great advertising! I know it has to be a great deal of work - especially to make it so entertaining and professional! I am off to take an example from "pushy" Cat's book and go advertise our wares! Lol!

[catrose]

I am off to take an example from "pushy" Cat's book and go advertise our wares! Lol!

Great, now I have a reputation for "pushiness"!

[bobgon55]

It was really good! A nice mix of information, as well! Honestly, I didn't even know we did a podcast (as ashamed as I am to admit that!). But I am forwarding that info to all of my non-LV friends, just to let them know what goes on in our LV world. It is great advertising! I know it has to be a great deal of work - especially to make it so entertaining and professional!

Thanks again, Caprisha! I'm glad you liked the information, too. Nothing to be ashamed of in not knowing we had a podcast. It's hard to see that tiny little permanent link on the right side of the home page, even when it often appears announced in the Latest News column on the left side. If you liked this one, consider listening to some past ones and contributing to future ones, including suggestions for features you'd like to hear.

Hosting is both easy and hard. It's easy because you've got most of the skills necessary already if you have contributed segments to any project. It helps if you can handle multiple tracks on Audacity and are skilled with the multiple mode buttons at the top center of the program. It's hard if you want to get your editing as sharp as possible. If you're editing a Skype conversation or answers to questions spoken spontaneously and unedited, you have a lot of work to do. But all of it can be fun, especially when you hear the final product and realize how much you've learned about editing along the way. Also, you need to write your own scripts, organize the order, think of segments and overall show themes, choose music & sound effects (the last two are both optional, though). I think of it as equivalent in many ways to BCing a project, except that 1) you write your own script, 2) your contributors write their own scripts (or speak "off the cuff"), 3) you can use music & sfx, 4) you are creating a single file, 5) you do your own proof listening. But if you have ever edited a drama, the editing is similar (again, except for the music and sound effects).

Good luck in being as pushy as Cat. You've got a tough job ahead of you. But of course, Cat helped this podcast be better than it would have been without her.

[catrose]

Hey Bob, let me just take you through the range of emotions I'm going through from this paragraph

Good luck in being as pushy as Cat.

You've got a tough job ahead of you.

AHemm!

But of course, Cat helped this podcast be better than it would have been without her.

Aww!

[neckertb]

!

and I love the singing of Nadine's kids. Can I chop that part out and make it my ringtone?

Absolutely!

I tried to get them to sing it in French too but they know it better (it's just a translation of "Happy birthday") and there was super heavy clipping even when they were standing one meter away from the mic

I'm not quite done listening yet, but Bob, you do impress me every time. And the interview form really works well

[Piotrek81]

Hosting is both easy and hard. It's easy because you've got most of the skills necessary already if you have contributed segments to any project. It helps if you can handle multiple tracks on Audacity and are skilled with the multiple mode buttons at the top center of the program. It's hard if you want to get your editing as sharp as possible. If you're editing a Skype conversation or answers to questions spoken spontaneously and unedited, you have a lot of work to do. But all of it can be fun, especially when you hear the final product and realize how much you've learned about editing along the way. Also, you need to write your own scripts, organize the order, think of segments and overall show themes, choose music & sound effects (the last two are both optional, though). I think of it as equivalent in many ways to BCing a project, except that 1) you write your own script, 2) your contributors write their own scripts (or speak "off the cuff"), 3) you can use music & sfx, 4) you are creating a single file, 5) you do your own proof listening. But if you have ever edited a drama, the editing is similar (again, except for the music and sound effects).

You don't do instructional videos, do you? That would probably be easier for me to grasp if I could see what you mean. For example what are those multiple mode buttons and they are for? I know there is a podcast installment devoted to hosting podcasts, so maybe I should just listen to it. As to the Skype conversation, I understand that you simply turn Audacity recording on, and then just start talking over Skype?

(...) and there was super heavy clipping even when they were standing one meter away from the mic

The power of enthusiasm

[neckertb]

You don't do instructional videos, do you? That would probably be easier for me to grasp if I could see what you mean. For example what are those multiple mode buttons and they are for? I know there is a podcast installment devoted to hosting podcasts, so maybe I should just listen to it. As to the Skype conversation, I understand that you simply turn Audacity recording on, and then just start talking over Skype?

I would be very surprised if Phil did not make a video of all those buttons already...

[bobgon55]

I'm not quite done listening yet, but Bob, you do impress me every time. And the interview form really works well

Thank you so very much, Nadine! I really appreciate your saying so. I loved the interviews in this show, too. I got to try out some new techniques with one of them and I think they both came across splendidly.

You don't do instructional videos, do you? That would probably be easier for me to grasp if I could see what you mean. For example what are those multiple mode buttons and they are for? I know there is a podcast installment devoted to hosting podcasts, so maybe I should just listen to it. As to the Skype conversation, I understand that you simply turn Audacity recording on, and then just start talking over Skype?

I hadn't thought of making instructional videos, but I am thinking about it now. I've PMd Phil to ask if any of his videos address using those six mode buttons at the top middle of the Audacity interface, but if none of them do, as Nadine suspects they might, I'm sure he would be interested in making one or maybe he would let me go ahead and make one (I defer to him since he is the pioneer LV Video guy, and I wouldn't want to invade his territory without his permission).

I do plan on doing an entire podcast devoted to how to host your own podcast, but some instructional videos about certain aspects, like using the mode buttons, I think would also assist.

About recording Skype calls, I started using Audacity but that does not work that well because it can only record from one input channel. So you can either record yourself or your interviewee with a direct line. The other party would come in through the same channel. For instance, if you were using your microphone as the selected input channel, you would get your own voice sounding really great, but then your interviewee would be recorded by your microphone recording the output from your computer speaker. And if you add that to whatever quality your interviewee is sending their signal, there is bound to be quite a difference in sound quality between the two and, especially from the interviewee.

I use a program I bought especially for recording Skype calls (but it also work recording anything coming from your computer as well). I use Mac OS, so I purchased Wire Tap Studio, but there are lots of programs for Windows, too, which I could help you find if you are interested. These programs allow you to have two input channels (maybe more, but Wire Tap Studio only allows me one) and that way both you and the person you are speaking to are being recorded at the best quality.

[Algy Pug]

Great job on the podcast, Bob. It is fascinating to witness those snapshots of Librivox history.

For Windows users the best programme to record Skype conversations is Pamela for Skype, which costs about $US35. I have found it very reliable and easy to use.

If anyone wishes to make a contribution to the upcoming Rubaiyat podcast, he/she still has a couple of days to do so.
Don't be shy!

Cheers

Algy Pug

[Piotrek81]

but there are lots of programs for Windows, too, which I could help you find if you are interested.

Thanks, but I was just curious