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Editing Your Podcast - part 2Continued from Editing Your Podcast (part 1).. You are exchanging exposure and credit for the use of the music - not money. It is a good idea to create a simple document that gives you the right to use the music, and have them sign it and return it to you. That way, if they forget, or change their minds later, you are protected. You want a hard copy of that document with their signature and date, preferably notarized. You could also use music software and create your own digital music. There are numerous free music composers online that you can use to make short music for your intro and exit music. You may have to try out several software titles to find the one that you want, but you shouldn't have to go out and purchase expensive software for this. Create a theme song that you can use on all of your podcasts! When you add your music, use the fade in and fade out features. The music should fade in at the very beginning, fade out when you start speaking, and then fade back in at the end. This will add professionalism to your podcast. There are numerous things that you can do to spice up your podcast. For instance, if you want a talk show type podcast that sounds like it was performed before a live audience, you can add hand clapping in various parts of the recording. If sound effects are appropriate in your podcast, by all means use them. Sound effects can really spice things up, and can be quite humorous. Again, make sure that the sound effects are appropriate for your podcast topic and your audience. Save as you go - repeatedly. Each time you make a change during the editing phase, save the file. This will keep you from having to start completely over in the event that you mess things up later down the editing road. All of it sounds like an awful lot of work. In the beginning, it may be. But this hard work phase only lasts until you get the hang of planning, writing, recording, and editing podcasts. Once you've done that, and you are past the learning curve, producing podcasts can be very fast and easy - not to mention a great deal of fun! So even if you are frustrated by this point, keep at it. You will eventually get to the point where you see just how much fun podcasting can really be. Podcasting 101 | Listen to Podcasts | Record a Podcast | Publish a Podcast | Promoting a Podcast | Video Podcast | Podcast Tools | Podcast Resources 
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