Fanpop Users Article: Fanpop + Podcast = Fanpodcast?

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posted by PkmnTrainerJ

You can be part of a podcast!

Some of Ты might recall me trying to get a podcast sorted out for the Фаны of link but it didn't work too well due to microphone problems and Skype's servers as well as timelines. So, I came up with a new plan, but first, some podcast basics.

Podcasting 101

Listen to a Fanpodcast on the go!

- In order to record a podcast, Ты will need a microphone and a recording program. I recommend link.

- In order to put your podcast online so that others can listen, Ты will need an RSS feed. We have one already set up, which I'll give out when it goes up.

- In order to listen to a podcast, Ты need internet access and a media player (iTunes, Quicktime etc.). They can be played either from direct Ссылки on the net (in Quicktime, RealPlayer etc.) или on portable MP3/AAC players (such as iPods, Zunes или various MP3 players)

New Plans

- Instead of recording a Skype conversation between users instead Fanpop Users can Отправить .mp3 files to the e-mail: link

- Then I'll rearrange the files in to a new file, with some added Музыка and the such and the final file will be released to the internet as a podcast!

- This will be done every two to three weeks with any luck.

- Anyone can Отправить content, and the file will be трещина, сплит in to chapters, so if Ты don't want to listen to me yammer on about this week's Lost, Ты can skip straight past it.

- In order that the podcast isn't too long, try to keep to a maximum of twenty минуты in your audio file.

What do we need?

Good examples of what to contribute would be:

- Фан Fiction stories
- Episode reviews
- Game reviews
- Reviews of any kind really
- Fanpop "Recent Happenings"
- Plus anything else Ты can think of

Outside of the audio, we also need:

Are Ты in a band like these guys?

- A logo to be used on the podcast (Please Отправить these to this spot, with the Ключевое слово "fanpodcast logo" and then it will be put to a vote after the first podcast)

- Any independent music. Are Ты или a friend in a band, или are Ты a solo artist? Want to get your Музыка out there? We'll close the podcast with a segment of music, and then let listeners know your official website, или where to get their hands on your music.

What else?

- One Фан will take Вопросы from other Fanpop Users each time. If Вопросы are sent to the above e-mail, they will be passed along and then the user being questioned can answer them on the podcast. The first user you'll be sending them along to is me. So if you'd like to do that, please link.

- If Ты can produce a multi-person recording (your cousin/friend/person Ты know is on Fanpop too, and perhaps lives in the same house/street/close) then by all means do so.

That's all for now. Please do send along those e-mails and a link will be Опубликовано when the first episode is ready to go!

Team_Edward77, ArabellaElfie and 15 others like this

Sazza wow, brilliant idea, can't wait for the first one.... *dashes off to speak to friend about music from his band*

knifewrench Making a logo as we speak :) EDIT: finished, although server problem are making it unviewable.

Cinders As far as music goes-- I, personally, am not a musician, but I have three friends who are. One is a female jazz musician, one is a male pop-rock cover-artist, and one is an indie rock artist. Even though it's not my music, is that sort of thing still submissible? Because I could totally let them all know. The last link up there happens to be my brother, so permission won't be a problem. EDIT: Also, just advertising my need for a tenor... If anyone is interested.

PkmnTrainerJ Yes, it's all certainly submissable. It'll just be said at the end of the show, something like: "And now as we finish this week's episode, here's from the band/artist . You can listen to their stuff over at . Enjoy, and we'll see you next time."

jighooligan101 Will this be distributed through this site or itunes, ect? Awesome idea J

PkmnTrainerJ A link will go up on the site for an RSS feed to add it to iTunes or other RSS readers, and another link will link to a blog where you can play it in web.

knifewrench I'm a little bit tired so excuse the dumb question and lack of concentration: So, there's no way the podcast could include discussions? I mean it could be great to debate and represent different views about site changes and.... increase the community feel of the podcast and.... whatevs....

Cinders "I mean it could be great to debate and represent different views about site changes..." -- Well, I'm all for that! ;o) My Skype works really well. I'm up for something to that effect, knifey.

PkmnTrainerJ It's certainly possible, and where it can be done, I fully encourage it. It's just that last time I recall most of us being awake at stupid times, and having many issues. However, as stated above, if you can do multi-person podcasting, then do so. Whether it's with close friends, or over VOIP, it's all submissable. In regards to debate and the like, I'm hoping that people e-mail questions in after the podcast, and they can be answered next time.

knifewrench All sounds good. I heard that people use servers for voice communications. If so, use UGT Servers, I've got a promo code which gets you 30% off all server costs and stuff. I don't know many people who live near me AND regularly Fanpop. My sister, my cousin and a few friends used to go on but not for a long time. I've also lost Skype of my computer because my C drive is bursting at the seams and need to make space. But when I get my new computer I'll gladly do a debate/discussion with other users in the UK (as long as it's not Cornwall, they're so laid-back there it's almost like there's a 3 hour time difference...)

claire-aka-bob i'll talk to you on skype knifey :P once i get my laptop fixed anyway :( ♥

hm94991 Is there any way this will be available on itunes? *looks hopefully*

PkmnTrainerJ It will be able to be manually added to iTunes via RSS, but as for being in the iTunes store, I need to look in to it, but it should be.

harold Thanks, J, for reviving this. I was beginning to despair that we'd never get it off the ground. Well, Cinders, you and I are (usually) in the same time zone, so maybe we could try to record a debate...uh...that is, conversation. Any recording software should be able to capture a Skype conversation as easily as a single person speaking into a mic. Failing that - if there's something in Skype that foils software capture, you can hook a recording device up to the speaker jack of your sound card, record it there, then play it back for the recording software. A bit of a kludge, perhaps, but it works. Audio quality/sampling rate is not a big concern for spoken word, though you wouldn't want to do that for music. Let's try it and see.

harold Here's a link for people to provide which timezone they're in, if they're interested in recording with others in their same time zone: http://www.fanpop.com/spots/fanpop-users/forum/post/33619

Cinders So what's the update on this progress?