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“Media Lab 05 – Sound Editing”
Stellar Affairs by Moneeka Stanifer.
Audio and Sound originally created using Logic Pro
Voice: Moneeka Stanifer
Cover Image created by Moneeka Stanifer using Canva.
My Small Town Mysteries podcast is a true crime podcast where I dived into shocking but interesting crime stories from small towns throughout the United States every week. I was just talking to someone the other day about how the craziest stuff happens in small towns and its a rare chance that it hits the national news. Since these town are so small and sometimes far removed, a story has to be really shocking for it to hit the news. I am an avid listener of podcasts and I am from a small town, so it was a no brainer to create a podcast about the craziness of those small towns.
I chose to create what would be my intro episode, where I would be sharing with my new audience what my podcast is about before we dove into our case of the week. This would be before my theme music and introducing my first case. I chose mystery and haunting sounding music to go along with my true crime theme and placed a window breaking and baby crying sound effects within the audio to bring an emphasis to those areas.
I would like to hear from you about your thoughts! Share in the comments what comes to mind when listening to the audio. Does it make you want to tune in for an episode? 🙂
Voice: Latasha Harrison
Music: “Myst on the Moor” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Sound Effect: Baby Crying by panikko . This work is licensed under the Noncommercial 4.0 License.
Window breaking.MP3 by m1a2t3z4 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
Weekend Meats is a podcast for the meat enthusiast wanting to elevate their cooking skills or simply wanting to learn a variety of cooking techniques. Each month we find different chefs or grill masters to teach us the ways of the meat world. Today, we are learning how to reverse sear a steak with the time ole method of sous vide.
This podcast includes voice (spoken word), sound effects, and music. The introduction sound effects are faded in and prepare the listener for what we are about to do that include filling up a pot with water and searing a steak. For a smooth transition, the sound effects are faded out while voice is then faded in to further describe the podcast and specific episode. The reverse happens at the end with audio clips of knife sharpening and plate placing as the listener would do after following along. Throughout the whole clip, I included light jazz with reduced gains to play quietly in the background.
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I love the ambiance of a coffee house. The smell of fresh brewed coffee filling the room and subdued, jazzy music playing in the background makes for the perfect place to relax, knit, and chat with friends. Visits to many such retreats inspired The Wool Cafe podcast. My passion is wool. I belong to a loosely-knit community of fiber artists from whom I constantly draw new ideas. Its members are so nice and always willing to help with projects. It would be delightful to sit with many of them over coffee and chat. My list of potential guests is really endless, from shepherds to owners of yarn mills, indie dyers, designers and creative hobbyists.
Jen, from Whispering Pines Farm, is a perfect example of that friendly and supportive fiber-arts appassionata. I met Jen at the Rhinebeck Sheep Festival in 2019 where I discovered her beautiful, Shetland-handspun yarn. I immediately fell in love with the soft texture! Jen started her own video podcast and asked me to join her in Episode 7 to talk about the shawl I made with her yarn. So, I selected that same episode 7 for my album art as a nod to her.
The opening of my introduction has the pouring of coffee beans and the background chatter of a coffee house. These are common sounds that create the atmosphere of the setting. Background music is always playing if you take time to notice it. I wanted a track that would give the right mood to the podcast and accurately reflect what you might hear in your local coffee shop. If successful, you can even smell the brew!
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