Podcasting tools

By rickmartin on 14 Mar 2009

I attended Tokyo CGM Night in Harajuku last night, and at one point in the evening ended up chatting with some people about podcasting. While I haven't been regularly* involved in a podcast before, I have been collecting podcasting tools over the years just in case.

*Note: Me and some friends in China tried a video podcast last year, but ended up abandoning it in the end due to time conflictions. If you want to check it out, view here: part 1, 2, 3

I'm hoping that someone in the Japan scene (or the China scene for that matter) does take up the challenge. So to that end, I'm going to publish some podcasting resources here. I'm sure they'll come in handy for somebody out there. Above all else, I recommend using a USB mic because a direct connection to your computer's system board will cut out any potential fan noise that you might see with a regular mic.

So here's my list. If you have any resources to add, please list them in the comments.

Update: One extremely useful tool that I forgot to mention is drop.io's voicemail feature. Every account is assigned a telephone number, and if you call in it will record your call to mp3. If you were to first call drop.io using Skype, and then conference on your podcast co-hosts, you'd be all set. Factor in the dropcasting feature that I mentioned above, and you'll be a hit on iTunes in no time!

Update 2: Here's a super-useful post about how to do quick and easy podcasting using an iPhone, GarageBand, and Posterous.com.

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By rickmartin on 14 Mar 2009