Writingly and other inglys

[kellifer]

-> I have a FOUR day weekend for my birthday. That is the most awesome thing EVA.

-> I will be spending most of it (when not eating cake) coding my Big Bang and finishing my Charity fics.

-> I'm now so SUPER keen about experimenting in the world of podficage. I want my speccy microphone NOW NOW NOW. I want to start figuring out the software that looks kinda daunting and I'm am completely non-tech savvy. Heh. I'm hoping that I sound okay and don't sound like I'm TWELVE like I do on my work voicemail for some reason. I've also downloaded a bunch and am making my way through them but if anyone else has any recs please feel free to still drop them by. It'll be something I can listen to on the way to and from work that won't make me as angry as talk radio.

-> Hmmm... Amazon shopping spree is hopefully in my future as when people have asked this year I've told them that's what I want for my birthday because our dollar is super strong and I've had STUFF on my wishlist for ages. (Invader Zim box set in the HOUSE... CUTE!!).

Comments

[jibrailis.livejournal.com]

Four day weekend for your birthday? BOO YAH.

The world of podficage is a strange yet delightful place! I actually bought a new microphone just so I could play around with podfic, though my results are not good enough to unveil for the public yet auhghhhhh.

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

Hehehee... let me know if you ever need a test listener. :D I'm planning on just committing some of my own to pod ficcage although I've already had some fics being held up to sacrifice by others... hee!

I got pointed in the direction of this mic (http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Yeti-USB-Microphone/dp/B002VA464S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307189538&sr=8-1) and I think I might make it my totally indulgent birthday present to myself. :D

[jibrailis.livejournal.com]

Mostly I'm just trying to figure out how to filter all the background noise out. I got most of it down, but there's still this persistent buzzing sound that keeps on popping up in my recordings, le sigh. I can get rid of it if I turn the mic sensitivity down, but then my voice isn't as loud as I want it to be on the recording.

That is one intimidating looking mic. It will bring nothing but good things, I can tell. JUST LOOK AT IT.

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

Are you using Audacity (which seems to be the one everyone recommends)? I've just been checking out some hints and tips sections of this post (http://newbieguide.livejournal.com/26178.html) and on one of the tutorials there was something specifically about eliminating background noise which I'm going to have to come back to when I start playing around. :D

I'm hoping the mic is good! I'll probably need all the help I can get and it kind of looks like an old-school mike which I like. :D

[jibrailis.livejournal.com]

I am indeed using Audacity! and yes, Audacity does have a nifty feature to eliminate background noise, but at the same time, I've found, it also eliminates some of the natural noise too / makes it sound tinny and echoey. It works on a sliding gradient though, so you have to find the right amount of noise to remove and to keep in.

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming there'll be lots of playing around I'll need to do but should be fun! :D

I want my mic NAOOOOO! Hehehee... I'm impatient when it comes to new shiny things.

[geneeste.livejournal.com]

I cannot wait for your podfic experiments! I so want to do this myself, but probably haven't the time.

If you need fics to test along the way, feel free to grab any of mine you wish.

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

Awww... thank you!!

[tabaqui]

There is one fic by ygrawn i want desperately to pod, but no mic, etc., stops me.

Good luck! Have fun. :)

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

Heh... I'm going to splurge on one as a complete decadence. :D