In the techie forum on this web-site, I posted a request for guidance not to long ago about audio recording with a view toward using the recording for podcast production. Well, since that time, I acquired MP3 files of a recorded public teleconference, imported the teleconference clips into GarageBand '09, and assembled crude podcast modeled (very loosely) after MacOS Ken. This is the first time I ever used GarageBand. In fact, as a video editor this represents the first time I ever did any audio-only editing at all.
The podcast is like an infomercial of sorts, essentially reporting on recent developments for the Western Slope No Fee Coalition. The Coalition opposes general-access fees for federal public lands. (This doesn't cover campground fees. The Coalition is instead concerned with fees on general-access issues, like trailheads or the road to Mt. Evans in Colorado.)
http://www.westernslopenofee.org/If you visit the Coalition's homepage, you will be able to download the podcast and learn about the teleconference I excerpted for the Coalition's report.
I have been working with Macintosh computers since 1986. My family's business office has been using Macs (the only computer platform we've ever used) since '89. I've been editing video in Final Cut Pro since 2003. Despite all that, this podcast project still amazes me! I am in awe of what the technology can do, and how a bunch of volunteers were able to use the internet to "get the word out". It wasn't long ago that something like this teleconference would've happened and only a handful of people would know (or
could know)
it ever even happened, let alone the specifics of
what happened.
I want to thank Apple for coming out with its revolutionary iLife suite. I also want to thank Lynda.com for publishing all those wonderful tutorials on GarageBand and podcast production. And finally, I want to thank Ken and his daily podcast for inspiring me to take a shot. Not long ago, I wouldn't even dream that something like this would be possible, let alone that I could produce something like it. It was a little rough around the edges, but it effectively delivers the message.
Thanks. You rock!
