Podcasting

In my podcasting activity, I used the audacity file and some logitech recording headphones to record my talk on operating systems. Audacity is a free software, cross-platform digital audio editor and recording application. Audacity allows users to import and export WAV, AIFF and MP3 files. Audacity allows to record and play sounds, multitrack mixing and it also has support for multichannel modes with sampling rates up to 96 kHz with 32 bits per sample. The other functions of Audacity include:

Audacity can do some editing via cut, copy, paste (with unlimited undo).
Noise removal.
Amplitude envelope editing.
Audio spectrum analysis using the Fourier transformation algorithm.
The ability to change the audio's pitch without changing the speed.
It has a multiplatform that allows it to work on Windows, Mac OS X, Unix-like systems and among others.
Converting cassette tapes or records into digital tracks by automatically splitting one track into multiple tracks based on silences in the track and the export multiple option.
It also uses the wxWidgets software library to provide a similar graphical user interface on several different operating systems.

The limitations of Audacity are that a plug-in is required for VST (Virtual Studio Technology) plug-ins in Audacity 1.2.x. The other limitations include the fact that Audacity lacks dynamic equalizer controls, real time effects and support for scrubbling. The other limitations of Audacity are that MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) files can only be loaded visually.

Therefore the file Audacity both has its advantages and disadvantages but I believe that the functions and advantages are good enough to overshadow Audacity's disadvantages. The other good thing about Audacity is that it can be used in different languages therefore enables many people in the world to use it. Therefore the file Audacity can be used to introduce podcasting to people who are not yet familiar with it and increase the use of technology all over the world.

Source: http://bosman21.blogspot.com/2010/08/podcasting.html