How to Contribute to an Orange Belt Podcast PART DEUX

Professor MacJake · January 2006

1. Draft a Script. Pretty much whatever strikes your fancy; we're not too picky.

2. Revise the Script. If you want Mario or I to take a look at it, just send it our way and we'll help you out.

3. Record. Professor MacJake recommends Audacity, which is easy to use and can convert your audio into most file types. If you want MP3 format, you'll have to download LAME as well. Their respective websites should help you get that all set up.

4. Submit! Send submissions to jake dot eyers at gmail dot com. Be sure to include how you want to be credited in the podcast, and how to correctly pronounce your name/pseudonym.

If you don't have recording capabilities, you can still contribute! Send your scripts to us and we'll have another Orange Beltian lend their silky smooth chords to your brilliant text!

Further, even if you don't use a script for recording, it would really help us out if you provide a transcript of some sort for when we post Shownotes on the website. Otherwise, I have to do it by ear and I may accidentally have you down as making threatening remarks to the President!

What are you waiting for? Do it now! It's been, what, a month since the last podcast? I'm shamed!

mario · January 2006

Glad to see this thread return. FYI, for anyone who has Mac OS X, the latest version of GarageBand (3.0) has some really handy podcast-specific recording tools. But even the older versions of GarageBand can act as a decent open mic.

Hamelin · January 2006

I read this somewhere, for those of us who can't help popping out Ps:

Make a hoop with a coathanger and put it inside a stocking so you have a sorta stocking-coathanger ring. Whenever you record your voice, put it between your mouth (about 10cm away) and the mic to stop the plosive and breath related inperfections.

DrLeopoldStrabismus · January 2006

That's a nifty trick!

DrLeopoldStrabismus · January 2006

DOUBLE POST OF: Jake has been emailed things.

DrLeopoldStrabismus · January 2006

TRIPLE POST OF: I just realize the story reading I sent was so loooong and POSSIBLY boring. It may need to be spiced up with hot ragae jams, or split up into easily digestable sections.

Professor MacJake · January 2006

Added a new suggestion: provide a transcript so Jakey doesn't have to do it for you.

DrLeopoldStrabismus · January 2006

I e-mailed you one.

Hamelin · February 2006

I was thinking how I could submit to the podcast without a mic or anything like that, I didn't want to write essays or any sort of content like that, and I was racking my brain trying to figure something out.

Then I got an idea.

http://www.sererre.net/dd/?cat=9

My short conversations between the two guys I have affectionately dubbed "the waiting room guys" because of their first adventure I think would translate quite well into the realm of spokenness.

What do you guys think? It could be an occasional little part of the podcast, a little radio drama, if you will.

Amoeba Boy · February 2006

Strangely enough I was contemplating the same thing a day or two ago. Not sure why I didn't bring it up with you, but oh well. This could be pretty good, especially if it allows for awesome sound affects, like when they make a bridge.

mario · February 2006

That sounds positively rockin' with a capital "apostrophe"!

Amoeba Boy · May 2006

Professor! About how long, time wise, would you suggest such a contribution being? I'd like to write something up for the next, or any, podcast and it'd be nice to know a length I should shoot for.

Professor MacJake · May 2006

hmm, I suppose it depends on who's in charge of the particular 'cast. Should I ever stop being incompetent and take the helm on one again, I would suggest maybe 2-3 minutes? (so that if we have a number of contributions everyone gets a share without the entire program getting to long). But if you're on a roll, time is of no consequence. Take as long as you think is necessary; editing is always an option later.