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I wanted to write about my experiences creating my very first podcast. I really enjoy audiobooks, especially listening to stories while I'm driving, cooking, or getting ready for bed. I usually listened to them on Youtube on books such as: Lightning Thief, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and various others. Prior to starting my own podcast, I was trying to find the audiobook for one of my childhood favourite books, Children of the Lamp Book 1: The Akhenaten Adventure. After many hours of searching, I was still unable to find it. Since no one had posted an audiobook version of the book, I decided I should create my own recording. This led me into investigating podcasts. I have very little experience with podcasts and ended up spending many hours studying what podcasts were, how to record them, and where to upload them. This led me to discover Podbean, which was a free online audio podcast server which allowed users to create and upload their own material. I started recording audio files using Voice Memos on my Macbook Pro. I spend a few hours testing out my headphones and my Macbook's internal microphone for sound quality. I found that Voice Memos often has glitches such as freezing while playback or recording. Often I had to restart my computer. My first couple recordings were terrible XD. There were many pronunciation errors, stuttering, jumping lines, and background static. The greatest problem was voice modulation. It was difficult to portray the characters in different voices. Older gentleman had a deeper tone while children were more mid-ranged. Female characters were higher pitched than male characters. Each voice had to be distinguishable and different from the narrator's voice. The characters voices also had to match the situation, whether they were excited, scared, worried, or annoyed. I started writing notes on my book to keep track. After many attempts, I made my first 3 recordings: Prologue, Chapter 1 and 2. It's definitely still a work in progress and I'm still trying to get used to changing my voice. I am thoroughly enjoying the experience. It's a fun way to share my favourite books. I'd love to get feedback from you on how I can improve or other books you would like to hear :). You can hear the end result at https://janepodcast.podbean.com/.
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AuthorHi. My name is Jane and I dream of being an influencer for positive change. I believe that change is the accumulation of small everyday habits and decisions. Will you journey along with me? Archives
August 2020
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