PODCASTUDIO QUICK-START GUIDE
Version 1.2
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After recording your vocal track, load the audio file into Kristal Audio Engine
which enables you to add music tracks, etc. and master these to a single, final
stereo track. Since Kristal supports VST plug-ins, you can also use third-party
VST effects to process your audio material.
Now that you have a final version consisting of music and speech which you
would like to publish as a podcast, it’s time to compress your audio file to the
MP3 file format. Audacity software may be used for this purpose, however,
since it doesn’t include an MP3 codec to encode audio files, you will first need
to download and install LAME (more information and download at http://
lame.sourceforge.net), a free MP3 encoder. Afterwards, simply open your audio
file in the Audacity software and use the Export command in the File menu to
save your file as MP3.
To publish your podcast, make your new MP3 file available online. Upload the
generated MP3 file to a server with the Podifier software (more information and
download at http://www.podifier.com) or similar applications, which assist you
to create a feed for your MP3 file, enabling you to enter such information as
your podcast’s URL, title, etc. Now the feed of your podcast can finally be
made accessible to the public by posting it, for example, to an Internet portal.
To listen to and download podcasts, use jPodder podcasting software (more
information and download at http://www.jpodder.com), which is a podcast player
for your PC, or similar software applications. Congratulations, you have just
published your very first podcast!
Further use
You can use your new gear to connect instruments to your computer which not
only enables you to record and edit one or more instrumental tracks, but to
manipulate incoming signals instantaneously. With the Ableton software, you
can then produce your very own music.
