This session will cover some of the finer points of producing a podcast as we try to squeeze as much 201 as possible into 45 minutes. Topics that will be covered are: RSS feed management. Improving audio quality. Streamlining production with a podcast friendly CMS. What to look for in a good web host. How to collect statistics and what do they mean. The session will finish up with Q&A. Jeff Bearer has been producing his podcast Craft Beer Radio since June 2005.

1. Jeff Bearer – Craft Beer Radio Alex Landefeld - Trashstock Podcasting 201

2. Podcasting 201 Session Outline I. Feeding and Care of your RSS Feed. 1. Control your feed URL. 2. Help in managing the feed. II. Improving Your Sound 1. Good uses of money 2. Signal levels and compression 3. Environmental considerations III. Creating Your MP3 1. Optimize your compression settings 2. Using file names that are manageable IV. Web hosting considerations V. Streamline posting with a CMS VI. Useful information from server logs.

5. Don't get stuck with a stupid url

8. Self Hosted Services

9. Desktop Software

10. Integrated with CMS

12. Wordpress - http://wordpress.org

15. Carpeting sucks up sound.

16. Hang blankets, carpet, or foam on the walls

18. Peaks should be between -1 to -6 dB

19. Soundbeds should be at least 12dB lower than voice 0dB 0dB

22. MP3 Compression

23. Levelization

25. Can help to keep you from clipping.

26. Fuller sounding audio and more consistent volume levels.

28. Excellent Clipping Protection

29. Gate can help eliminate background noises

30. Can allow you to record a cleaner signal to disk

32. Bitrate

35. ID3 Editing Software

36. ID3 Tagging and File Naming

39. Storage Space

40. Speed Caps

41. Reliability

43. Flash player on the website

48. Bandwidth