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Editing Your Podcast
Start by cleaning up the noise in the background. No matter how silent you try to make your recording area, there will almost always be a background noise that must go. Again, you are striving for professionalism here. So, even though you weren't trying to develop the Great American Podcast when you were working on what you would say, you are striving for perfection in your recording and in the editing. You want an outstanding end product, whether it is for sale or not. Your reputation depends on it, and your future success in podcasting depend on it. Once you've gotten rid of the background noise, go through and really listen to the podcast. Did you say what you wanted to say? Did you get your point across? Did you talk too much about any one thing, and not enough about others? Even if it means doing it all over again, make sure that you have the podcast that you want to release to the public. Now, if you have the podcast you want, and all it needs is editing, first fix any problems. Hopefully, you've taken care of any unwanted background noise. Here, you want to focus on the sound, not the speech. That comes next. Edit out any weird sounds or unwanted sounds. Next, let's work on your actual words. Did you stumble? You can fix that with editing software. Did you leave out a sentence? You can record it and add it in. Are their weird pauses? Edit them out. Remember that we are just focusing on the actual speech right now. Close your eyes and listen. If there is a mistake, you need to find it, because if you don't, your listeners will. If all of the speech is now corrected and edited, let's talk music. Adding lead in and lead out music is a wonderful thing. You absolutely must not use copyrighted music, however. Ideally, you should use music that you personally composed, music that a friend has composed and given you permission to use, or music for which you have a license to use. Don't break this rule! The best option and the one with the least amount of worries is to use music that is in the public domain, or music that has a creative commons license. Such music can be found all over the Internet. If you can't find any, there is another option that works really well. Go to MySpace, and look for bands. These are typically bands that are just starting out, and they would love the exposure. Contact them, and ask if you can use their music on your podcast, and let them know that you will give them credit. Then, at the end of your podcast, you can say 'Music provided by..' Continue.. (part 2) Podcasting 101 | Listen to Podcasts | Record a Podcast | Publish a Podcast | Promoting a Podcast | Video Podcast | Podcast Tools | Podcast Resources 
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