PODCAST BOOKS-CREATING AN AUDIO BOOK

[Ed Casas]

Podcast book creation
Creating an audio book




It is strongly recommended that you visit these sites, read an download guides and instructions

Sites: both have excellent instructions
podiobooks.com
podcast411podcast.com


WHAT YOU WILL NEED
1. Obtain a quality microphone

2. Download audio creating and editing software
a. AUDACITY to record and edit sound files
b. THE LEVELATOR to level sound at consistent rate, sound intensity and consistency
c. iTune to convert to MP3

NOTE; A GOOD NARRATOR IS SUGGESTED IF YOUR VOICE/READING SKILLS ARE NOT GOOD

OPTIONS
a. Use your voice or a professional narrator

b. If an artificial machine sound is acceptable use a speech recognition/voice software or
convert your Word file to PDF, open file and select
VIEW, READ OUTLOUD, ACTIVATE, VIEW, READ ENTIRE DOCUMENT
You may have to edit for smoothness by adding commas, periods and ellipsis.

NEXT
1. Open AUDACITY and click microphone, then open and begin recording.
For PDF open this file and activate VIEW as above . this program will record from PDF. A Wav file is made, then EXPORT  file .
2. Save in file on your system in a folder called CONVERSION FILES
3. Open LEVELATOR drag file in and wait for leveling of sound, when complete open in iTUNES
File will have an extension of .output
4. Open iTUNES , FILE, ADD TO LIBRARY
4. Open your file location and select the output file
5. I TUNES will now show the WAV file
6. select file right click and CREATE MP3 VERSION
Follow directions
7. Right click on file and in GET INFO add tag information, author, artwork (book cover that you should have created) etc. verify in GET INFO, SUMMARY, that it is now An MPEG FILE.



NEXT
Copy paste to a new folder called POSTCAST and file , the file is ready to upload to any Podcast site that accepts MP3 (the most popular format on iPods) and they will make it available to customers .

 

You can upload large files to DROPBOX a web page that accepts large files , you then copy to the public folder and give URL address were anyone can open and hear.