Podcasting - using simple tools and techniques
About this session
Date: Wednesday 15th January 2025, 12.15-12.45 (FAB Media Symposium Space)
Presenters: Dr Robert O'Toole and Youn Affejee
Main follow-up contact: Robert O'Toole
Overview: Why is the podcast medium so popular? We have some theories, and lots of experience in promoting podcasting. Part of the answer lies in the ease with which anyone can create and distribute a platform, using simple but powerful tools like Adobe's Podcast Studio, and the Spotify for Creators distribution process. This is all free and simple. Using AI noise removal and voice enhancement tools, we can even record anywhere using readily available kit (phones, tablets, computers). A dedicated studio is no longer a requirement. Interviewees don't even need to be in the same building, or even on the same continent. We can record online. To test this out, we have created our own podcasts (see below) using just my iPhone and laptop (works on any computer with the Chrome browser), with no expensive software. The Earful of DAHL was even recorded at lunchtime in an open space in the FAB on a phone, with the Adobe voice enhancement tool removing background noise (including people having a lound conversation right next to us). This session will give a fast demo of the process.
The demo of Adobe Podcast Studio starts at 6.27
Resources and further readings
- Example podcast: An Earful of DAHLLink opens in a new window
- Example podcast: We Are FAB PeopleLink opens in a new window
- Example podcast: TheoryishLink opens in a new window
- Example podcast: Weaving HistoryLink opens in a new window
- Adobe online podcasting tools (free)Link opens in a new window
- How to record a Podcast with Adobe PodcastLink opens in a new window (YouTube video)
- RiversideFM online podcasting tools (free)Link opens in a new window
- Spotify for Creators (free podcast publishing and distribution)Link opens in a new window
- How to use Spotify for Creators to publish your podcastLink opens in a new window
- Learning AudacityLink opens in a new window (free audio editing software) LinkedIn Learning Course
- Learning Adobe AuditionLink opens in a new window (pro editing) LinkedIn Learning Course
- Elevent LabsLink opens in a new window text to speech AI tools