MAKING A PODCAST
Hands-on with GarageBand for Podcast Production

ABOUT RSS
Really Simple Syndication
For publishing blogs, news,
podcasts
“Readers” aggregate RSS “feeds”
Almost all browsers are aware of
RSS

KNOW YOUR FORMATS
MP3
Compressed audio
AAC
Compressed audio
Enhanced content
Bookmark-able

THE PROCESS
Plan
Sketch ideas, write down an outline, brainstorm
Create
Use GarageBand, Audacity, or other software
Distribute
Publish to iTunes, your blog, Blackboard, or others
Access
Listen via iTunes/iPod, Winamp, other podcatchers

GARAGEBAND ’09
A crash course in Apple’s consumer-level audio editing software (part of the iLife
suite)

Track Controls The Timeline
Track Details
Track Effects
Media Browser
Fine Track Editing /
Podcast Editing
THE INTERFACE
GarageBand in a nutshe!

TRACK CONTROLS
Podcast track
Images & chapters
Voice tracks
Engineered for best sound quality
Jingle track
For playing music behind podcast

TRACK DETAILS SIDEBAR
Set title / artist / other metadata
Set overall podcast description
Set track effects (equalizer, filters)

THE MEDIA BROWSER SIDEBAR
Audio
From iTunes or GarageBand files
Photos
From iPhoto or Aperture
Video
From iMovie, iPhoto, or iTunes

EXPORTING
All exporting is done through
Share menu
Choose Export Podcast to Disk...
Keep defaults, click Export
Save to your desktop

HANDS-ON PORTION