Digital Commons at Penn State

The following rooms have podiums which are specially equipped to allow recording from podium microphones (including wireless lav mics) directly into the podium computer.

You can find information about software you can use to record your lectures, and how to publish your podcasts, on the Digital Commons Podcasting page.

Building & Room Number:

Ag. Eng. 124
Armsby 215
Borland 110
Borland 111
Borland 112
Buckout 112
Boucke 214
Business 2
Business 3
Business 4
Business 5
Business 6
Business 7
Business 8
Business 9
Business 10
Business 102
Business 103
Business 104
Business 105
Business 106
Business 107
Business 108
Business 109
Business 110
EES 114
Ferguson 3
Ferguson 5
Ferguson 103
Ferguson 105
Ferguson 111
Ferguson 202
Ferguson 205
Ferguson 210
Food Sciences 133
Forestry 112
Forum 102
Forum 105
Forum 108
Forum 111
IST 113
IST 203
IST 210
Rackley 104
Thomas 100
Thomas 101
Thomas 102
Thomas 104
Thomas 110
Thomas 111

In order to back up your Project File in Audacity you must first save it.

1) Click File > Save Project As in the file menu system

2) You will now be prompted to choose a save location and file name for your project

3) Now locate the project files that you just save (they will be in the directory you indicated in step 2)

4) Back up both the AUP file and _data directory in order to backup your project. Both of these will need backed up or your project will be lost.

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:

* Record live audio.
* Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
* Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files.
* Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together.
* Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
* And more

You can download it here.

LAME is a plug-in centered around the creation of MP3 content. It's useful for when you are done editing your sound files and you want to export them from Audacity to an .mp3 file. You can find out more about it and download it here.

The staff at Digital Commons completed a video podcast that provides a quick overview of how to create a podcast on a Mac or Windows PC using the free Audacity software. To watch the video click on the link below:
Audacity Video Tutorial

Resources

• Download Audacity
• Download the LAME encoder (this is required for exporting MP3's from Audacity)
• Additional Tutorial (SourceForge Web site)

Installation instructions for the LAME encoder for Audacity on Windows:

This workshop centers around having the participants edit a pre-recorded Podcast. Initially the presenter will verbally go through the steps to setup and record a Podcast, afterwards a work shop pamphlet will be handed out to each participant stepping them through editing and creating a Podcast in Audacity. The presenter will at this time be available to answer any questions and solve any problems the participants have.

Duration: 90 Minutes

Area's Covered in this workshop

• GarageBand Interface
• Recording a Podcast
• Making Edits to Recorded Audio
• Adding a Jingle (intro/outro) to your Podcast
• Changing the Audio Volume / Levels
• Exporting a Podcast>

Materials used in this training to come...