So I went into this a little pessimistic. I’ve made podcasts a few times in the past for class and I always used my iPhone to record and Garage Band on my Mac to edit. I was a little like an old person when I found out I have to learn Audacity to do this blog post. I wasn’t planning on learning Audacity because I already had a program that worked for me. However, I reluctantly downloaded Audacity onto my laptop just for this.

I began by coming up with a few interview questions. My interview had to be fashion related, but I could interview anyone I wanted. I ultimately decided to interview my friends about campus fashion and the things they see that irk them. I came up with five questions and decided to interview three people. The first person was my best friend and total fashionista, Kelly. She was the most animated about the topic. I then decided to get a fashionisto’s perspective so I interviewed my boyfriend. However, that interview was outside, it was a windy day and he was a little timid to be interviewed so that audio had to be tossed out. He basically just reiterated what Kelly had said anyway. My final interview was with my friend, Ryan, who doesn’t care about fashion and wears the same hoodie, jeans, and sneakers to class everyday. I should probably mention that I recorded all of these interviews on my iPhone because it was easier to pull out than my laptop and a little less noticeable to them as I interviewed them.

Once I downloaded (Uploaded? What’s the difference?) my audio files to my computer and to Audacity, it was time to start playing around with them. I was slow at first. I could not figure out how to split files or cut files, but luckily YouTube exists so I just watched tutorials until I figured it out. Once I found all the functions that I’m used to in Garage Band, it was easy to adapt to Audacity. It’s actually much more user friendly than Garage Band. I also realized late into my audio editing that I need to have an intro, outro, and something to connect the two audio clips together so I had to record on Audacity. Usually, my laptop doesn’t record the best audio but it did this time. I think it actually came out clearer than my iPhone audio.

After I had all my audio edited and arranged the way I liked, it was time to download it. That was a pain in the butt. I don’t like that you have to download something separate from the internet in order to download MP3 files from Audacity. It took me a while to understand what I had to do but hopefully that was a one time thing and I won’t have trouble downloading again.

Overall, I actually think I prefer Audacity over my old methods. I’m a stubborn person so it takes a lot to change my mind about something. Anyway, enjoy my audio clip! I think it’s quite funny. Oh and just as a warning, my friends curse a bit. Who knew they could be so passionate about what to wear and what not to wear on campus?