We have microphones available designed for both vocal and instrumental recording. Both are useful for recording performances, while the vocal microphones also offer an excellent option for podcast or speech recording.
Shure SM57 is an exceptional microphone for musical instrument pickup and vocals. With its bright, clean sound and contoured frequency response, the SM57 is ideal for live sound reinforcement and recording. In the studio, it is excellent for recording drums, guitar, and woodwinds.
Shure SM58 vocal microphone is designed for professional vocal use in live performance, sound reinforcement, and studio recording. Its tailored vocal response for sound is a world standard for singing or speech. A highly effective, built-in spherical filter minimizes wind and breath “pop” noise. A unidirectional (cardioid) pickup pattern isolates the main sound source while minimizing unwanted background noise. The SM58 will perform consistently, outdoors or indoors.
(iPOD broadCAST) An audio broadcast that has been converted to an MP3 file or other audio file format for playback in a digital music player. Although many podcasts are played in a regular computer, the original idea was to listen on a portable device; hence, the “pod” name from “iPod.” Although podcasts are mostly verbal, they may contain music, images and video.
Here at Dickinson, we have put the creation process into the hands of the students. Podcast projects have been effectively integrated into courses when students are assigned a particular topic to research. Often it is paired with a more traditional paper and the podcast serves as a public service announcement of sorts to make the information accessible & understandable to the general public. This also serves as an introduction to public speaking since the podcast must be delivered in an engaging, interesting manner to keep the listener connected to the topic. Dickinson professors & students have been podcasting for the past 5 years on any number of subjects. Any type of course has the potential for creating well written, informative & engaging podcasts. These projects are not limited to only upper level courses or specific disciplines. Podcasts have been created in First Year Seminars up to 400 level courses and in the humanities, social sciences & hard sciences.
Audience
Faculty and Students
Training Type
Instructor Led-Hands on
Time
45 minute in-class time
Workshop Outcomes
Upon completion of this workshop, you will:
Know how to use the software programs Audacity, Garageband or IMovie to record & edit podcast
Have observed a variety of course related podcast examples.
Know best practices to use when writing script.
Be provided online resources to help you get started finding creative commons audio, video or image files.
Want to know more? Contact mediacenter@dickinson.edu to set up a consultation. You can also get a sneak peek of what we cover in our training by looking over our
Quantum Connections Topic: Time Travel
Very Creative Style-Role Playing
Professor David Jackson
Physics- First Year Seminar-Quantum Mechanics Quantum Connections: Where we discuss some of the strange and fascinating features of Quantum Mechanics.
The Shoulders of Giants Topic: The Square root of two
Complex topic described in interesting way so people can understand and connect with topic-good intro
Professor Dave Richeson-Mathematics
Course: Great Theorems & Ideas in Math The “Shoulders of Giants” podcasts profile history’s greatest mathematicians.
Creative Geniuses & Their Rivalries Topic: The Battle of the Currents Storytelling style-Dark-Took different path than what most would have chosen to describe electricity
Professor Barry Tesman-Mathematics-First Year Seminar
Creative Geniuses & Their Rivalries: One could argue that most progress, in many fields of endeavor, has come about because of rivalry. Whether in science, art, or sports, recognition or competition to be first or best has been the driving force for many people. In addition, these people of accomplishment have led lives that one would not consider, in the words of George Bernard Shaw, reasonable.
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw
Moving at the Speed of Science Topic: Commercial Space Travel
Fast, fun, engaging. Good use of sound effect (but not overused)
Untold Stories of Disease and Disability Topic: Schizophrenia
Use of an interview clip. Public service announcement example.
Professor Dan Schubert-Sociology
Course: Sociology of Health and Illness “Untold Stories: Raising Awareness about Disease and Disability” is a series of podcasts recorded by students in Professor Dan Schubert’s “Sociology of Health and Illness” class. Through research and interviews, the recordings give background on specific illnesses and how they affect those afflicted.
Sustainability-Red Bikes
ARTH 110: Introduction to the Arts of Asia
Topic: Japanese Print from Trout Gallery Using narration over images. Created using IMovie & series of images from Trout Gallery of Creative Commons files.
Professor: Sheri Lullo-Art History
Course:ARTH 110: Introduction to the Arts of Asia Kawase Hasui – Beppu Kankaiji
If you need to record an interview, but can’t access the interviewee in person, a phone recording adapter is an excellent piece of equipment. These adapters simply connect to the phone you are using and an audio recorder, allowing you to easily record your phone conversations.
These Lavalier (Lapel) microphones operate similarly to our XLR lavalier microphones, but with the added convenience of wireless technology. If you need to record or amplify audio while moving around, the wireless lavalier microphone is a good choice.
An audiotape transcriber is a tool for the transcription and annotation of a recording. It supports multiple hierarchical layers of segmentation, named entity annotation, speaker lists, topic lists, and overlapping speakers. If you’re working with digital audio, however, it might be better to check out one of our USB transcription pedals which work seamlessly with most transcription software.
The Media Center has a variety of speaker sets available which can be used with a computer. These can be used to boost audio for a presentation or when showing video.
