Above the roar of the crowd you can make out the kitchen slang, “heard” shouted from the back of the house to the front of the house for an order on the fly! I worked in restaurants through undergrad and the level of chaos is unbridled. There’s everything from romance to cliquishness, to full-on hatred. There are slackers and there’s hard work. AND customers get hella cray! The drama is unending and gossip is lurking around every corner, “so, I heard…”
I set this up as a trailer for a series. The crowded restaurant sound was recorded by me. I added silverware/dishes audio from the collective commons source “Dishes.” The speaking voice is me. I used a jazzy, fine dining instrumental from an open source. I learned a lot from YouTube about fading and ducking effects in the Audacity software.
“The Gamer’s Paradise Podcast” by James Riley is licensed under CC0 and is a derivative of “Arcade” by Jérôme Delphine licensed under CC0
“The Gamer’s Paradise: Best Online Co-Op Games” is licensed under CC BY 2.0
The Gamer’s Paradise Podcast is a podcast dedicated to those who enjoy the ever popular hobby of gaming on any platform. The podcast discusses a wide range of topics including, new and retro video games, gaming consoles, along with PC games and hardware. These discusses will at times have special guests and a regular cast of other presenters to give varying points of view based on the topics at hand. The sound elements used in the podcast intro included a few different sound pieces from artists to best covey the scene setup for the listener. to do this, I wanted to create a nostalgic retro game feel to the audio so there were several 8bit style audio tones used. The first sound effect used is a similar sound to a count down of a retro racing game beginning and hence starting the podcast.the next audio element heard is the general background music of the intro to the podcast. This is given a faded in volume level and then fading back to a lower level once the spoken word element is introduced. Additionally, there is a lower tone 8bit element music added just after the general tone music to add a bit more flare to the audio experience. And finally, the spoken word gives the listener the introduction to the topic that will be discussed in the episodes podcast.
Image Credits: “The Gamer’s Paradise Podcast” by James Riley is licensed under CC0 and is a derivative of “Arcade” by Jérôme Delphine licensed under CC0
“Producer Tips in 60 Seconds – Episode 53: Going to Church” by Maryann Shirley is a derivative of “Hip Hop session” by CrimsonR is licensed under CC BY 2.0. This derivative is licensed under CC BY 2.0
The Podcast “Producer Tips in 60 Seconds – Episode 53: Going To Church” by Maryann Shirley is licensed under CC BY 2.0 license.
Producer Tips in 60 seconds is a weekly podcast that provides tips and tricks for different plug ins to elevate your music production quality. Every week, we take a 60 second dive into one of my favorite plug ins that week, and breakdown how to use that plug in during an example production. So join me this episode, as we journey through the plug in of the week, a vocal manipulator that can be used on anything, Little Alter Boy.
In this podcast, there is use of voice overs, sound effects, and music. I used background music behind the voice over in the beginning to get the listener into the music environment and setting the tone for the podcast. I then used fade outs and fade ins when transitioning into the different music elements and voice. I then finished out the intro with the timer and timer ding sound effect to further solidify the podcasts name and faded the main music into the background.
My travel podcast, Take the Air, releases monthly. Documented at the end of a trip, each episode will be recorded at different airports around the world. The episodes will feature my highlights from the countries I recently visited. In addition, I will include tips about the airports I utilized along my journey.
As someone who once worked in Namibia, Africa for a year, I wanted this specific episode to feature my favorite places to visit. I truly believe Namibia is one of the most underrated destination spots in the world. From wildlife to incredible history, Namibia is packed full of adventures and learning opportunities that left me in awe.
Take the Air starts with upbeat, energetic music that will be consistent from episode to episode. The intro music will be something recognizable specifically to my podcast. From there, the podcast will be more personalized for my current experience. In episode 12, you can hear subtle background noise as I introduce the concept of recording each podcast at various airports around the world. The background noise includes an airport warning message that becomes meaningless to the frequent traveler, which is why I lowered the volume level. Towards the end of the thirty seconds, I also chose to incorporate a group singing from the San tribe. This music will transition into background information about the country and my list of suggestions. In order to make the sounds flow seamlessly, I utilized the envelope tool and had sound fade in and out as needed.
BBQing with Britt was made because I am smoking four large pork butts for 45 people this weekend for the super bowl. Over the last four years, I have found a passion for grilling and smoking foods. I have smoked brisket, beef ribs, pork butt, pork loins, pork ribs, cream cheese, boiled eggs, mac n’ cheese, and the list goes on and on. I will walk listeners through recipes step by step so they can make the recipes in their homes. This podcast is all about easy recipes that beginners and experienced smokers or grillers can use. Each week the listeners will have a new meat, vegetable, or side dish that I will walk them through in a thirty-minute or less podcast.
I chose to start the podcast out with the sound of a smoker opening, and the sound of a grill being scrapped to start the sounds out with things you should or word hear for this type of podcast. I also added the sounds of wood burning in the smoker in the background throughout the introduction of the show. For a show where we are talking about smoking and grilling, I thought that was a nice touch to hear. I also added the sound of someone preparing food as the background noise, it gives the feeling that I have already started getting ready and am continuing to prepare for the start of the show. I liked all the sounds mixed together because there are many components to smoking or grilling. Often times we are using cast iron pans, burning wood in the smoker, or preparing side dishes to go with the meat. These sounds mixed together gave all those elements wrapped in one.
Want to save money and you just don’t know how? Then listen to “Finance Today”, a podcast about how to budget, where to look for good coupons and what to do to lower your bills. “Finance Today” was made because Isaiah’s friends always got jealous when I can always find the best deals. From lowering my internet down to $39.99/month for 500MBPS (including taxes) to having a $30 cell phone plan that works internationally. I always told them that I did #IsaiahMagic to save that money and now my secrets are exposed!
In today’s episode we are talking about gas. How can we lower our gas bill? There are actually apps that you can use to find the lowest gas prices and then use another app to get you a discounted rate for said gasoline. Not only that, some banks offer gas discounts on their credit cards. Did you know that the best time of day to gas up is in the morning? Who would have known! All of this and more in the podcast.
The theme is set to a newscast, similar to CNBC. The intro and outro are very news-like, but different as in something new. The sound effect adds to the podcast due to the relevance to the wording of when it happens (right time and place usage). The logo is a money house, because that is what houses are. A place of investment, a place to store money, and a place to spend money. I do enjoy a podcast that can teach me savings technique and the environment puts me there as if I was watching it on the television.
“Breaking Free Podcast” by Savanah Byers is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
“Breaking Free: Running 4 Life” is a podcast I came up with after finishing a half-marathon – a dream I have had for many years. I never thought I would be able to actually obtain this dream, let alone run in general. I can still remember my very first run and the joy it brought me. My hope is that this podcast will encourage you to start something new. Running for freedom, running for purpose, running for victory – all these are ways to break free from whatever is holding us back and motivates us to persevere as we move forward. So open the door and run! Run to meet your destiny! Run to find your power! Run to renew your strength! Run to obtain the prize! Spread your wings of freedom and run, like a champion rejoicing to finish the course.
I decided that the start of the podcast would be a heartbeat, a reminder of where our courage and motivation comes from. It then flows into nature sounds, a representation of running outdoors; and then the pounding footsteps. The music was difficult to find as I had something very specific in mind. It took a lot of digging and researching to find the perfect fit. I hope you enjoy this short snippet of the podcast. Come run with me!
“Small Town Mysteries” by Latasha Harrison is a derivative of Shippensburg at night by Meghan Schiereck and is free under the Unsplash license. Originally downloaded 2/10/2023 from Unsplash and edited with Canva.
Small Town Mysteries Podcast
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? 🙂
The Breathing Spaces podcast is a weekly podcast for everyday people who face different types of stress, whether it is at work, school, or home. It is meant for anyone to quickly listen anywhere at anytime and be able to reduce whatever stress they might be going through at that particular time in order to enable them successfully end the day on a good note. Workers might choose to listen on their lunch break to empower them throughout the rest of their work day. Every episode plays different sounds that transports listeners to different locations with different postures/stretches to do. This episode puts listeners next to a waterfall while they comfortably seat down and close their eyes or focus on a point.
This podcast contains a sound effect, speakers voice, and a soothing ambient sound. The included sound effect of a bell was used to launch the podcast as a way to bring listeners to a calm level. Then the ambient sound of waterfall was used throughout to keep listeners relaxed all through the podcast while they listen. As the sound of the bell is about to end, the ambient sound of the waterfall starts playing with the volume gradually increasing. It is then reduced to a subtle level once I started to speak, and left to run in the background to augment my voice and achieve the goal of providing tranquility to listeners while they meditate.
My hypothetical podcast is a personal book review podcast about romance novels of all types. I am a quick and argumentative romance reader, and my coworkers at the library joke that I should have a podcast about the books I read, so it was easy to land on this idea even though I don’t listen to podcasts. Each episode would be between twenty and thirty-five minutes, and go through my impressions of a romance novel or two.
In this sample, I used my own narration combined with the sound of pages flipping, to introduce the book-based idea of the podcast; a quick burst of metal music, to jokingly emphasize that not all of my romance novel opinions are particularly nice; and the ambient sounds of an ice hockey rink, to play off of the book this podcast episode discusses. Transcript and credits below.
“Ripping through Romance cover,” by Victoria Deal. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
TRANSCRIPT: (pages riffling) Welcome back to Ripping Through Romance, where I lovingly and enthusiastically talk about romance novels. Unfortunately, in the proud tradition of regency romance readers everywhere, I may be kind of a stickler and occasionally even an edgelord. (guitar riff)
This episode, we’ll be thinking about Icebreaker, (background sounds of an ice rink) by R. A. Graziadei, a recent YA or perhaps new adult novel. It’s a rivalry romance between two college freshmen who are both projected to go at the top of the next NHL draft. To my enduring chagrin, I am in fact a hockey fan….
