Posted on January 15, 2007
Podcast quality and parallels
BY JAMES CLARK
For the last hour or so I have been trying to formulate a brilliant post about why audio quality in podcasting is so important. After writing about 40 paragraphs that are now part of the ether I think it makes sense to point to three links that will highlight my sentiment.
1) Podcast Quality Matters - A guy in Texas drives for three hours and wants to listen to a podcast series regularly but he can't because the audio quality drives him crazy. Why is this post important? He tells the podcaster how to fix it.
2) Effects 101 - A bad title for a great 'how to' on a budget. Why is this one important? It is written by Stephen Eley, master of all things podcasting.
3) Pump Up The Volume - This gem from Wired magazine in 2004 spotlights the fact that audio CD's have been getting louder and louder. Why care? People like what they already know. Produce your podcast with the same production value that mainstream media does. It can be done on a budget. Your audience will reward you for it with their attention and not skip to the next item in their playlist.
