Editing a Podcast with BandLab (Play Through)

This quick video shows how to make a 25-second podcast using three audio files: background music, beach sounds, and a voice recording introduction. The specifics aren’t all explained fully, so you may want to revisit the Podcast Basics playlist to see the details on each of the steps (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjAJO0zPkNzRIqgbLDrsN7YIf7gIenlch).

This short video is part of a 5-part series on the basics of editing a podcast using Audacity. It is part of the Creating a Podcast SkillShop through Cal Poly Humboldt. To find the link for the SkillShop and to learn more about SkillShops, visit https://libguides.humboldt.edu/skillshops/online

Cal Poly Humboldt Library: http://library.humboldt.edu/

Video by Tim Miller, Digital Media & Learning Librarian, Cal Poly Humboldt Library

Attribution:
Video clip used in intro sequence by Ron Lach (https://www.pexels.com/@ron-lach/) from Pexels (https://www.pexels.com/video/director-and-editor-working-together-8100343/) Standard Pexels license (https://www.pexels.com/license/).

Music used in intro/outro: Floating Abstract, by Coma Studio (https://pixabay.com/users/comastudio-26079283/), Pixabay Content License (https://pixabay.com/service/terms/).

Audio used in example project: “Slow Smoke,” by Crowander, CC BY-NC https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/cinematic-minimals/slow-smoke
“Shorebirds Talking on the Beach,” by fws.gov, Public Domain http://soundbible.com/272-Shorebirds-Talking-On-Beach.html

All other content CC BY-NC-SA, tim miller. Please reuse, remix and share.

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