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    The software you need to get started

    By | December 20, 2007

    Podcasting is fairly easy and it doesn’t take much to have your own podcast. To start your own podcast you need to have a few basic software tools.

    The first step is to find an audio recorder and editor to record and edit what you want to broadcast on the internet.  One of the most popular software these days is Audacity which works well on both Windows as well as Mac computers.

    The next step is to convert it to MP3 format before you upload it to the internet. Converting it so makes it smaller and easier to upload and download. You can use software called LAME or you can still to the old favourite iTunes.

    The next thing you need is a Media Player so you can test whether your track works well or not. You certainly don’t want to upload a file that is corrupt or doesn’t work. Try it in both Windows Media Player as well as iTunes and also be sure to add tags about the genre, artist and song name.

    The last step to podcasting is to get yourself a file transfer program that allows you to transfer a file to the internet. You could use software like Smart FTP or some similar software.

    Once you have followed the above steps you are ready to launch your own podcast.

    Once you begin podcasting there are some things you could do to improve things a little bit. You could use software such as Podcast creation to create RSS feeds containing audio files. For your own use you could also get a Download Manager or Windows Podcasting Client for your desktop.

    Now that you’ve got the low down on how to start your own podcast maybe you can give the world some of your tunes.

    Topics: PodCast Software |

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