Sound Editing and Podcasting

Have you been thinking of making a podcast of your research but are unsure of how to go about it? Or do you have a podcasting idea which you are looking to develop further?

One of the most exciting and accessible new media for PGRs wishing to promote their research to a wider audience is podcasting. For creators and audiences, listening skills are the foundation of any good podcast. Good presentation, sound recording and editing techniques are useful skills in any teaching and learning environment.

This course will introduce a range of editing, recording, mixing, processing and sound effects possibilities for a more sophisticated podcast. It will focus on understanding of audio production facilities, and live speech or music recordings.

As well as critical listening to examples of other podcasts, participants will be encouraged to work on their own podcast towards broadcasting their own research project, with a view to submitting a contribution to the Techne podcast following the workshops.

No previous experience is needed. The course will comprise of 4 x 2-hour workshops spread across two days:

Day 1: 23 Jan 2024 11-13.00 and 14-16.00. Basic understanding of the terms and facilities for sound editing to include: finer and faster editing skills; setting up and saving work in sound editing software; how to mix in music and sound effects
Day 2: 24 Jan 2024 11-13.00 and 14-16.00. Recording: set up and overview of recorders and microphones, how to get a good interview recording; basics of audio restoration, how to optimise and improve poor recordings, reduce background noise and hiss or hum; learning how to get the best out of mobile phone recording, and using zoom for interview recordings.

Course Tutor: Dr. Jo Hutton is a radio and music BBC sound recordist and editor of twenty+ years’ experience, who has completed her PhD in a history of electroacoustic music technology at University of Surrey. Please contact Jo via Techne for more details.