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Recording Introduction

Recording Your Podcast

There are many ways you can record your audio. We will review various ways to record. Each will require different types of equipment and software.

Microphones

Built-in - this refers to the microphone that is built into the device you are recording with. For example, a laptop may have a built-in microphone or you may record with the microphone built into your phone or tablet. These type of microphones do not have the best quality.
External - an external microphone is one that is plugged into the device you are recording with. Using an external microphone can improve the volume and quality of your audio.
The Blue-Yeti , the Elgato Wave 3, and the Alvoxcom are the microphones that I use for recording on my laptop, desktop, phone, or tablet. You can plug any of these microphones into a USB port on a laptop, desktop, phone, or tablet. If you plug into a phone or tablet, you will need an adapter.
Android Adapter
Apple Adapter

Alvoxcom

Environment - because we may not be recording with advanced equipment and a sound board we will want to take extra steps to increase the quality of our audio. Try not to record in an environment that is noisy. Eliminate any noises that you can, like ceiling fans, barking dogs, and people talking in the background.

Recording with Chromebook/Laptop & Scratch

You can record your audio with a Chromebook/Laptop. You will need to navigate to Scratch. We will recommend that you try the following approach.

Install Anchor FM on your Phone or tablet.
Plug in your external microphone.
Open the Anchor FM app.
Click on the record button and start speaking after a 1 second pause.
Click stop and save when you are done.
Name the episode and then edit the episode if needed before you publish.

Recording with Phone or Tablet & Anchor FM

You can record with your phone or tablet. You will need an app to capture the audio. We will recommend that you try the following approach.

Install Anchor FM on your Phone or tablet.
Plug in your external microphone.
Open the Anchor FM app.
Click on the record button and start speaking after a 1 second pause.
Click stop and save when you are done.
Name the episode and then edit the episode if needed before you publish.

Recording with Laptop, Desktop, or Chromebook & Anchor FM

You can record with your laptop or desktop. You will need an app to capture the audio. We will recommend that you try the following approach.

Go the Anchor FM website and log in.
Plug in your external microphone.
Click on "Create New Episode"
Click on the record button and start speaking after a 1 second pause.
Click stop and save when you are done.
Edit the audio if needed and add your bumpers.
Name the episode, add the description, add art work if different from the show's art work, and then publish.

Recording with a Computer, Soundboard, & Anchor FM

You can record with your laptop or desktop. You will need the need the following equipment and software.

Plug the microphones into the soundboard.
Plug in your audio recorder or computer to record the audio.
Turn on soundboard and level the audio and test the mics.
Click on the record button and record your podcast episode.
Click on the stop button when finished.
Import the audio file into your editor, edit, then upload to Anchor FM.
Name the episode, add the description, add art work if different from the show's art work, and then publish.

Recording with Google Meet or Zoom

You can record with your laptop, desktop, phone, or tablet.

Plug in your external microphone into your device.
Open up Google Meet or Zoom.
Click on record the meeting.
Start the meeting/podcast and click stop recording when finished.
Import the video file of the meeting into Anchor FM.
Edit the audio and then upload to Anchor FM.
Name the episode, add the description, add art work if different from the show's art work, and then publish.

Recording with OBS & Computer

Plug in your external microphones into your hub.
Open up OBS.
Change the audio settings as shown in the video.
Record the podcast episode.
Edit episode in other software.
Post to Anchor FM and video will be converted to audio for you.

Recording Apps

Online Voice Recorder

Online Voice Recorder - if you only have one or two guests or host in an episode you can use a web browser and the Online Voice Recorder website. You simply press record, allow the application to use your microphone, record your episode, click on stop when finished, and trim the audio clip if needed. You would need to then download the file and import into another application in order to add bumpers and combine your audio clips. You can use external USB microphones to help boost the audio quality of your audio.

Voice Recorder App

Voice Recorder App - There are apps that are available on tablets and smartphones that will record your audio and save the file to your device. You can purchase microphone adapters to help boost the quality of your audio. You will need to transfer your file to a computer that you will use to edit your bumpers and podcast audio.

Audacity

Audacity - is a open source and free audio editing application that will work on laptops and desktops. You can record with Audacity and edit your recording. You can also create your bumpers using Audacity. Audacity will not work on a Chromebook. You can use a USB microphone to boost the quality of your audio. You can not import videos into Audacity. You can use Anchor to convert your video file into an audio file and then download the audio file to import into Audacity.

Anchor FM

Anchor FM - is an all in one resource. You can record using Anchor on a Chromebook, phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop. You can do some basic editing of your audio files. You can also create your bumpers with Anchor. One of Anchor's most powerful feature is that it distributes your podcast to Apple, Spotify, Google, and other podcasting platforms. Anchor is free to users. It is recommended that teachers manage the Anchor account and the editing of the podcast. You will want to listen to the final podcast prior to publishing the podcast and sending it to all of the podcast platforms.

Google Meet

I was using Google Meet for all of my podcast episodes that include more than one person. Google Meet is an alternative and Covid friendly way to record multiple people participating in a podcast. I use Camtasia to record the Google Meet meeting. This allows me to edit the episode in addition to recording it. You can use Screencastify for 5 minute or less podcast or Screencastify for 15 minute or less podcasts. Anchor will convert you video recording to an audio file.

Screencastify

If your podcast will be less than 5 minutes, you can use the free version of Screencastify. It will allow you to make minor edits to your recording and export as a video or audio file. You can use Screencast-O-Matic for podcasts up to 15 minutes long, and OBS for even longer podcasts.

OBS

Open Broadcaster Software will enable you to connect several USB microphones to a Windows or Apple laptop or desktop. OBS will act as a sound board and allow multiple students use individual microphones. Students can be socially distanced using USB extension cables. You would record the podcast with OBS and then convert the video to audio using Anchor.

Scratch

You can use Scratch for coding. That is really what is is designed for. Scratch has an audio recorder and editor. Teachers and students can use Scratch to record and edit their podcast using the built in microphone on a computer or an external microphone.

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