Music to My Ears

This quarter in my Emerging Communication and Technologies class we are learning the basics of so many programs I've been itching to play with. So far we've done Photoshop and Dreamweaver, and this week we're learning about Audacity and Podcasts. Fortunately for me, I already have at least two years working with music editing that is pretty similar to Audacity (if it wasn't Audacity in the first place). When I was a junior in high school, I was on the Varsity Drill Team. I became a lieutenant and was in charge of mixing the music for our routines. It basically involved taking clips of music and different sound effects and piecing them together so they flowed naturally with no hiccups (we would get deducted points believe it or not). Anyway, during class lecture, I knew everything the teacher was talking about. When I was given the opportunity to mix the music for my team, I wasn't taught any basics. I pretty much self-taught myself...just like I taught myself Photoshop. Aside from already knowing the program, I am excited to start utilizing it again and I'm super excited to start Podcasting with my partner (@ZoeMote). She already has some ideas about what music to use so we'll start mixing within the next week or two.

As for Podcasts, I have ZERO experience with them or what they're even about. When I think of Podcasting, I think of people chatting your ear off about some boring topic. Although, I know this misconception is completely inaccurate, and I'm sure if I actually listened to them there would be something I would find interesting. Apple's website (http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/) offers a section just about Podcasts: what they are, different topics, how to create one, FAQs, etc. I even found a website dedicated solely for different Podcast topics (http://www.podcast.com/). There are so many sites out there nowadays that can aid people (such as myself) who want to learn more about them or even find a topic that interests them. Zoe and I's Podcast is on Apple applications (or apps - for the tech savvy). It should be a fun experience especially since there is so much information about them and so much demand for them as well. Hopefully out of all this, I will gain a new appreciation for Podcasts (and Audacity for that matter) and want to listen to them more in my future.