Podcast your Flashmeetings

If you would like to capture the audio of a Flashmeeting so you can podcast it, I suggest you use the tools Total Recorder and The Levelator to do so. The former can capture anything which goes through your soundcard and the latter automatically balances the audio levels of the different speakers so you get a consistent sound. This is what I did for the recent EdTechRoundup on VLEs and Glow and it worked like a treat.

Follow these simple steps if you'd like to do the same:

1. Set up the parameters of Total Recorder to record as a wav file (PCM - 44100Hz, 16 bit Stereo)
2. Record the Flashmeeting, save the resulting 'output' file and drop it on to The Levelator
3. Import the new file into Audacity to edit out any mistakes and export as mp3
4. Upload on to Podomatic

Easy. Admittedly you have to pay for Total Recorder, but it is totally worth it.

Comments

[John Sutton]

Hi Joe, love the Levelator, what a great idea, I'm going to try that on a few of my Y5 podcasts. What does Total Recorder do that's so cool? I've always recorded direct into Audacity in the past.

[Joe Dale]

Hi John,

You can use Audacity as well. Here is a post about it: http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/2006/12/recording_live_.html

I didn't mention this because I know some colleagues have not been able to get their version of Audacity to record through the sound card, despite a lot of email support from me.

The version of Audacity and the way they have their Sound and Audio Devices set up is key and telling Audacity where the source is coming from.

On some machines, it can be difficult to work out how to ungrey the input dropdown menu for example and whether to choose Stereo Mix, What U Hear etc.

Total Recorder is a no brainer in comparison.

:)

[John Sutton]

Yeah, you're right, I've had some issues with the input selections on Audacity. Will give Total Recorder a try.