Comments on: Podholes #19: P.A.P. Smear – Off Topic Talk http://www.podholes.com/2007/05/04/podholes-19/ PODHOLES is the podcast-about-podcasting (PAP) with real advice and real attitude Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:37:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Will The Computer Guy http://www.podholes.com/2007/05/04/podholes-19/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Will The Computer Guy Fri, 11 May 2007 05:22:40 +0000 http://www.podholes.com/2007/05/04/podholes-19-pap-smear-off-topic-talk/#comment-1477 Mike and Steve, I thought this was a good one. You taught me to really think if I REALLY want to do a podcast and see if .. heh .. "i have enough time to really do a podcast" .. time ... no one really has enough time :) You just MAKE the time. Anyway, I'm really enjoying your shows. They've helped me be a better sound tech at church :) Oh, don't worry about being to harsh or too nice. So far you guys have be spot on with all your comments. It would be great if you offered up a few more excerpts from the 'casts you are reviewing. Oh and you get my "60 MPH with the Windows Down" stamp of approval :) I'm up too late...... Mike and Steve, I thought this was a good one. You taught me to really think if I REALLY want to do a podcast and see if .. heh .. “i have enough time to really do a podcast” .. time … no one really has enough time :) You just MAKE the time.

Anyway, I’m really enjoying your shows. They’ve helped me be a better sound tech at church :)

Oh, don’t worry about being to harsh or too nice. So far you guys have be spot on with all your comments. It would be great if you offered up a few more excerpts from the ‘casts you are reviewing.

Oh and you get my “60 MPH with the Windows Down” stamp of approval :)

I’m up too late……

]]> By: Michael Mennenga http://www.podholes.com/2007/05/04/podholes-19/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 Michael Mennenga Thu, 10 May 2007 21:30:08 +0000 http://www.podholes.com/2007/05/04/podholes-19-pap-smear-off-topic-talk/#comment-1466 Right... It takes the right mix of content and information to make a show gel together. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. You always know when it is working, but sometimes it hard to tell when it is just a bit off. (If that makes any sense at all) Right… It takes the right mix of content and information to make a show gel together. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.

You always know when it is working, but sometimes it hard to tell when it is just a bit off. (If that makes any sense at all)

]]> By: Nobilis http://www.podholes.com/2007/05/04/podholes-19/comment-page-1/#comment-1421 Nobilis Wed, 09 May 2007 18:28:29 +0000 http://www.podholes.com/2007/05/04/podholes-19-pap-smear-off-topic-talk/#comment-1421 I think some of the things that confuse people about the whole "Are you talk or are you music" are NPR shows like "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition". They use music to break up their articles... but I think it's important to note (and something folks overlook) they don't use more than thirty seconds or so of music for that purpose... just enough for people to see the connection between the music they've chosen and the article that just came before. Often it's an ironic little joke but there's almost always a connection. I think some of the things that confuse people about the whole “Are you talk or are you music” are NPR shows like “All Things Considered” and “Morning Edition”. They use music to break up their articles… but I think it’s important to note (and something folks overlook) they don’t use more than thirty seconds or so of music for that purpose… just enough for people to see the connection between the music they’ve chosen and the article that just came before. Often it’s an ironic little joke but there’s almost always a connection.

]]> By: Nobilis http://www.podholes.com/2007/05/04/podholes-19/comment-page-1/#comment-1420 Nobilis Wed, 09 May 2007 17:22:42 +0000 http://www.podholes.com/2007/05/04/podholes-19-pap-smear-off-topic-talk/#comment-1420 You're wrong that you can't dial down Audacity's noise reduction. You can... I find that I get fairly good results at the minimum setting. Maybe you're looking at an old and/or Mac version? I find that Audacity's noise reduction requires very careful selection to get the right bit of audio to use as the noise sample. It also has to be a very uniform noise, something like a computer fan. You’re wrong that you can’t dial down Audacity’s noise reduction. You can… I find that I get fairly good results at the minimum setting. Maybe you’re looking at an old and/or Mac version?

I find that Audacity’s noise reduction requires very careful selection to get the right bit of audio to use as the noise sample. It also has to be a very uniform noise, something like a computer fan.

]]> By: ComputerKing http://www.podholes.com/2007/05/04/podholes-19/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 ComputerKing Fri, 04 May 2007 12:32:05 +0000 http://www.podholes.com/2007/05/04/podholes-19-pap-smear-off-topic-talk/#comment-1226 If you thought this podcast was a good one because it wasn't perfect, I guess you guys will think you hit gold when you saw that I was offering Into the Dark up for Pap Smear. Hopefully if you do review it, you'll give me a LOT of advice. I need it!:) If you thought this podcast was a good one because it wasn’t perfect, I guess you guys will think you hit gold when you saw that I was offering Into the Dark up for Pap Smear. Hopefully if you do review it, you’ll give me a LOT of advice. I need it!:)

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