How to Create A Simple Podcast

This article will give you a instructions on the way to start your podcast. This post is not intended to offer a Podcast with High quality audio, but rather will allow you to produce your first Podcast and find out if you want invest the money to produce a top quality Podcast studio.

Their are basically 3 items you need to create a Podcast

1. A Microphone

2. Audio recording software

3. A web Host to publish the Podcast too

Microphone

If you are interested in checking out Podcasting before you go and spend a large amount of money on a Microphone I would suggest using a Microphone you currently have or buying a low-cost MIC. The microphone is the key to good audio quality so having a cheaper microphone is going to create a lower than radio quality audio sound, but to get to the radio quality sound requires one that could costs in the 100 of dollars. I'd personally not recommend dropping a few hundred dollars on a MIC simply to Podcast for a month and decide it is not for you.

The Microphone I would suggest to buy if you do not have one is by Cyber Acoustics and is available for a reasonable 20-30 dollars on Amazon. Click here to see Amazon's current pricing. If you opt to invest in a different Microphone I recommend that it be a USB connected Microphone. Most computers sound cards cause lots of feedback and unwanted noise when recording audio. A USB Microphone bypasses the sound card thereby you lessen the feedback in your recording.

Audio Recording Software

As soon as you armed with a Microphone You will need a software to record yourself. The perfect software I can recommend just for this is Audacity (Which can be downloaded at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/). One of the benefits with this application is it's got most the features You require and it is absolutely free.

Web Host

The next key to Podcasting is usually to grab the audio file you've got recorded and post it around the world. Their are a number of hosting companys which have been setup specifically to help you achieve this. One of the best of those services is Podbean.com. Simply goto their site and get a free account and they will produce a site for your show, add it to their directory and prepare an RSS feed to suit your needs.

This short article gives you a brief walkthrough on how to begin with Podcasting. Follow these basic steps to get going and you will then quickly learn all kinds of other principles for making your podcast better and more professional. You will be a skilled podcaster quickly.

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Article Written by Steve Lee