Last month I attended Scott Sigler and Seth Harwood’s Author Boot Camp. Among the many things I learned the number one was how to make a great podcast. Based on Scott’s recommendation I immediately ordered the Microtrack II recorder from Amazon, which arrived just a few days ago.
Now I am ready to read and record chapter one – in fact, I’m completely stoked about it. I can’t wait to try out the microphone and mess around with audacity the only problem is that the house needs to be quiet.
Quiet? How quiet? As in…silence? Yes.
Now, let’s be realistic. I work from home and I have three kids (under 5) uh…
You mean there can’t be anyone yelling, “mom!” in the background? As in no one yelling “stop touching me!” or saying “I’m hungry” ? What about the sound of little feet chasing another pair of little feet in circles – really loudly – would that work as “background”?
As I’m writing this – here is what I can hear.
Top Five Sounds at my house right now:
1. My daughter is sharpening a pencil with an electronic sharper.
2. PBS kids is on while my two-year-old stomps to the music and talks to himself.
3. My husband is listening to the radio and typing furiously, so I can hear the tap, tap, tap on the computer.
4. My 5 month old is making little sucking noises with his pacifier.
5. My cell phone is ringing.
Full house, full of noise. In fact, the only thing missing is my mom. She was supposed to come over today – she is lots of fun – but very loud, of course, extremely loud. The level of noise goes way up around here even when all she does is ring the doorbell – the kids all run around and shout – except for the baby, who just kicks his feet in delight and makes his bouncy chair music chirp.
So what is the solution?
I’ve considered hiding out in my car with my portable microphone…but then will the recording sound like it was made in a car?
Take a listen and let me know what you think.
[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/dorgain/Getting_ready.mp3[/podcast]
