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Exercise 1: Get organized!

The first step to take to get started preserving your podcasts is to get organized. To do this, we have to have a basic understanding of the common file types we create whenever we make a podcast.

Tools/steps needed to complete this exercise:
-Think about the steps you take to create a single show in terms of files created.
-Write these steps down on a separate piece of paper, or use the Google doc provided in the Exercise 1 sandbox: bit.ly/2I6KI8t
-Using a pen or pencil, draw circles around file types. Unsure what to write/circle? Check out the sampler sentence!

Sampler sentence
I record interviews using my Zoom recorder and transfer over the resulting raw WAV files to my laptop. I use Audacity to edit the interviews with a narrative and music tracks into a 30-min master edit file. I have all interviewees sign a release form that I scan to PDF. I also create a GIF thumbnail image to accompany what I upload to Soundcloud. To upload my finished podcast I convert the master edit file to an MP3 file.

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