finding podcasters

[venjeff]

I can create WAV files of content - how and where do I find people to convert this into podcasts?

thanks - be gentle I'm new to this board.

[dcolanduno]

Depends on what you want to do.

Do you want to 'combine' them into one podcast? Or, make each of them a podcast? Do you want to add in some talking as well as the audio you have?

If you just want to convert each file to a podcast, that is easy. You can get a converter that will make them into MP3's.

Then, you just need to host the files and make a feed. There are easy ways to do the hosting part for cheap. Like http://www.libsyn.com/

What platform are you on? PC or Mac?

[overclocked]

I would add:

Converters are a dime a dozen, but to combine multiple wavs into a single mp3, Audacity is an adequate, freeware, open source application that gets the job done. I didn't find it particularly intuitive, but I have figured out the basics and I have never used audio software before, at all.

[dcolanduno]

I would add:

Converters are a dime a dozen, but to combine multiple wavs into a single mp3, Audacity is an adequate, freeware, open source application that gets the job done. I didn't find it particularly intuitive, but I have figured out the basics and I have never used audio software before, at all.

Ditto, for a first cut at Audio Editing and such, Audacity... is very cool.

[docsnavely]

PodProducer is a much easier program to deal with than audacity IMO, and it's interface is much cleaner!

[obtuseangle]

Just from personal experience -- coming from someone who can't even look at computer code without excessive drooling -- I've had pretty good sucess with Audacity for the production and Libsyn for the hosting.

Audacity is a free download and has an intuitive, albeit somewhat clunky, interface -- if you Google around a bit you'll find some sites with instruction modules and tips. You can import audio in various forms, including WAV, and then edit, layer in more audio tracks, add effects, etc.

Again, probably not the best software out there, but it's cheap and easy. [insert mom/wife/girlfriend joke here]

But seriously ... Libsyn is a breeze, too. You basically just upload your podcast in MP3 format, fill in the fields for Title, Description, etc. and it takes care of the rest. You can even go to their site and type in "sandbox" for both the username and password if you want to play around with it.

Best o' luck,

Steve
The Obtuse Angle