A podcast is essentially an edited recording of audio material which can include:
* Jingles (audio cues to indicate the beginning or ending of segments) * Segments (information presented by a host or expert on a particular topic) * Interviews (information recorded by telephone or skype) * “Sound-seeing” audio tours of places
For a more extensive definition see: See Podcasting definition on wikipedia
The diagram below shows the steps required to create and syndicate/publish podcasts.
To record podcasts you can either use a mobile recording unit (such as a flash memory or dard disc based MP3 player – provided it has an audio input) or a computer with a microphone plugged in via either a USB/Firewire pre-amp or directly into a computers audio input.
If you are new to audio recording and or podcasting. You will find lots of helpful and friendly people in the libsyn forums who will give you advice. (We do recommend searching the forum first for key words like “equipment” before asking questions though).
To prepare a recording for syndication (allowing people to subscribe to the podcast): FoodPlus staff must do the following.
* Record/Finish Editing the audio and saving the file as either an mp3 or AAC file * Upload the mp3 file to the hosting server (libysyn) * Create an entry/news item using the libysyn system
Any internet user can then subscribe to these podcasts. See the QuickStart for a step-by-step guide to publish podcasts for syndication.
