Podcasts at Penn State

If you're new to recording audio, looking at all the audio settings can sometimes be intimidating. This audio primer will help you to make the right choices when it comes to format, channels, sample rate, and bit depth. The key is to get the best quality audio at a file size that's easy to download.

There are a variety of microphones to choose from - desktop mics, headphone mics, and wireless lavalier mics. Which type of microphone is right for your podcasting situation? This video review will describe each type and in what situation you might want to use it.

There are a variety of microphones to choose from - desktop mics, headphone mics, and wireless lavalier mics. Which type of microphone is right for your podcasting situation? This video review will describe each type and in what situation you might want to use it.

To play most of the Help videos contained here in the Podcasts at Penn State site you must have Apple Quicktime installed on your computer. In most cases, the files should play directly in your browser once QuickTime is installed. QuickTime is available as a free download.

GarageBand, part of Apple's iLife suite, puts you in the control room of your own digital full-featured radio station. You can add a podcast artwork track just by dragging in images to the timeline to correspond with your audio track. You can also add jingles and sound effects from the built-in library that comes with GarageBand.