February 16, 2007

6 Things You Need to Produce a Podcast, Part III

Thirdly, you will need sound editing software. Again, there are a variety of options out there including subscription programs such as Audio Acrobat (which runs about $20 a month), or Hipcast (which runs about $4.95 a month), and Adobe Audition (which is what I use. Actually I use an older version of it called Cool Edit Pro), but this can run you about $300. So each of these options (and believe me, there are SO many more options out there), but each of these cost something. But there is one open source software download available that is absolutely free called Audacity, and it’s the software that I teach from in my coaching sessions. My clients who have used Audacity found it fairly simple to navigate and use after one or two hours of coaching with me and are now able to create their podcasts effectively without my help, which tells me that Audacity is not too difficult to learn. Again, it’s free, and it’s easy to learn, and that’s why I use it in my lesson plans.

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