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How To Guides: Podcast

Logo Makers

Need to create a logo for your podcast? Use one of these free logo designers:

Canva Free Logo Maker

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VistaPrint Free Logo Maker

Where to find music for your podcast

Where can you find music for your podcast?

The vast majority of music is subject to copyright, making it illegal to use on your podcast.

However there are some places you can find free music - Creative Commons music, Royalty Free music and Public Domain music.

Click here to find out where the best places are to get free music for your podcast.

Context

Need to create a podcast but not sure where to start?

This guide includes links to tools and resources that can help you, including what you need to consider before you start, how to record your podcast, where to find music for your podcast, plus referencing and copyright information.

 

Starting Your Podcast: A Guide For Students

What is a podcast and what do you need to consider before you start?

This article is a guide for students on starting a podcast. It includes information on getting started, planning your podcast and podcast production.

NPR. 

 

The Edublogger's Guide to Podcasting

This guide will help you understand what podcasts are, why they’re popular, and how to access or create your own podcasts. 

 

 

How to Create Your Own Podcast: A Guide for Students

Whether you’re a student, a teacher, or just interested in creating your own audio show, this article is for you. Here, you learn how to create a podcast episode. We’ll describe in detail the whole process starting from the preparatory stage. We will also review the equipment you need.

Tools to use to create your podcast

We start from scratch and record a podcast start to finish, create the cover art, publish the episode, and submit it to the podcast directories.

Run Time: 22.31 mins

 

 

 

Tips for Recording your podcast

How to record a podcast

Here’s a little 101 on how you record a podcast… 

Rachel Corbett

 

How to record Voice Memos on iPhone

In this video, you'll learn how to record voice memos on iPhone. Voice memos are a great way to record a podcast, take an audio note, or record any other type of audio. The quality is very good for a phone recording and the recordings are very easy to edit.

Run Time: 1.55 mins

 

 

How to record Audio with QuickTime

Run Time : 1:35 mins

 

 

Voice Recorder Software & Apps

Voice Memos - for iPhone, iPad or Mac

Record voice memos on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac. Then edit and share your recording.

 

Voice Recorder - Google Play

Voice recorder application is totally free. It is simple and easy to use. You can reliably record your meetings, personal notes, speeches, lectures, songs. 

 

 

QuickTime is used to deliver synchronized graphics, sound, video, text, and music. It is a suite of applications, and plug-ins from Apple. It can be used as a movie player, image viewer, audio player, and virtual reality (VR) tool.

 

References & Cover image credits

References

Brooke, A. (2021, August 19). 7 Best Places to Get Free Music for Your Podcast [2021]. Buzzsprout. https://www.buzzsprout.com/blog/free-music-for-podcasts

Corbett, R. (n.d.).How to record a podcast. RachelCorbett.com.au. https://rachelcorbett.com.au/blog/record-podcast/

Isom, A. (2017, October 4). How to record Voice Memos on iPhone [Video]. YouTube, https://youtu.be/0jknAHMfz-c

IvyPanda. (2023. March 18). How to Create Your Own Podcast: A Guide for Students. https://ivypanda.com/blog/how-to-create-your-own-podcast-a-guide-for-students/

Morris, K. (2018, April 2). The Edublogger’s Guide To Podcasting. The Edublogger. https://www.theedublogger.com/podcasting/

NPR. (2018, November 15). Starting Your Podcast: A Guide For Studentshttps://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/662070097/starting-your-podcast-a-guide-for-students

Pod Sound School. (2019 September 26). How to Start a Podcast on Your Phone [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/LnQiCVW7YCQ

Smartcopying. (n.d.). Creating Podcasts – What am I allowed to do?. https://smartcopying.edu.au/podcasts-creating/

Szajner, K. (2020, February 6). How to Record Audio with QuickTime [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/w-gxc5T9jxI

Cover Image Credits

Icons8 Team. (2018). Pink headphones on a pastel background [Photograph]. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/7LNatQYMzm4