PoducateMe: Practical Solutions for Podcasting in Education
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Virtual Mixing......................................................................................................................54
Mixing (Control) Surfaces
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Studio in a Box
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Handheld Recorders
...........................................................................................................57
Digital Signal Processors (DSP)
.........................................................................................59
Equalizer (EQ)..............................................................................................59
Reverb.........................................................................................................59
Dynamic Range........................................................................................................59
Dynamics Processors
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Compressor
.................................................................................................61
Limiter..........................................................................................................61
Expander
.....................................................................................................61
Noise Gate...................................................................................................61
De-esser
......................................................................................................61
Hybrid..........................................................................................................61
Software Plug-Ins
...............................................................................................................62
Software Plug-In Formats..........................................................................................62
Digidesign Pro Tools.....................................................................................62
Using VST plug-ins with Pro Tools
.................................................................63
Where to get plug-ins....................................................................................63
Headphones........................................................................................................................63
Audio Recording Software..................................................................................................64
Show Prep
..........................................................................................................................67
Planning...................................................................................................................67
Preparing the Recording Environment........................................................................69
Recording a Podcast
..........................................................................................................70
Hardware
.................................................................................................................71
Software
..................................................................................................................71
Free and Helpful Downloads......................................................................................71
Pre-Recording Setup
..........................................................................................................72
Choosing a File Format.............................................................................................75
AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format)
............................................................76
ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)
.............................................................76
MP3.............................................................................................................76
AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) and MPEG-4..................................................76
Adding Effects
..........................................................................................................77
