Tools used
| Job | Tool | Type | Cost | In use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Creation and Manipulation | SoX | SW CLI | FOSS | Yes |
| Audio Creation and Manipulation | mhWaveEdit | SW GUI | FOSS | Much simpler than Audacity, but much more stable. I don't need as many features now. |
| Audio Creation and Manipulation | Audacity | SW GUI | FOSS | No more, freezes and crashes all the time |
| Audio Recording | Zoom H4N digital sound recorder | HW | $299 a couple of years ago. We bought it for my wife Cassie's filmmaking. | Yes |
| Audio Recording | Audio Recorder (allows recording of both sides of a Skype conversation or a Google+ Hangout) | SW GUI | FOSS | Disappeared after an upgrade - need to try and reinstall |
| Graphic Creation and Manipulation | ImageMagick | SW CLI | FOSS | Yes |
| Graphic Creation and Manipulation | GIMP | SW GUI | FOSS | Yes, sometimes |
| Graphic Creation and Manipulation | Inkscape | SW GUI | FOSS | Yes, sometimes |
| Hosting and Domain | ICDHost | Web | Usual hosting costs. They've been great. | Yes |
| Laptop | System76 Lemur Ultra | HW | $1000 fully spec'd | Yes |
| Laptop Operating System | Ubuntu | OS | FOSS | Yes, 16.04.01 |
| MP3 file tagging | eyeD3 | SW CLI | FOSS | Yes |
| MP3 file tagging | EasyTAG | SW GUI | FOSS | Not now with the auto script |
| Publishing (cloud) | Mixcloud | Web | Free for limited use, $15/m or $135/y for Pro | Yes |
| Publishing (self) | WordPress + PodPress plugin | Web | FOSS | No more - I got all mixed up about hosting and costs and feeds. Mixcloud is simpler. |
| Random Name Generator | Behind The Name | Web | Free on web | No more, this was just for the improv stuff. |
| Remote Interviews | Skype or Google+ Hangout | Web | Free, with hidden costs of privacy, advertising etc. | Not really |
| Speech synthesis | Flite | SW CLI | Not as flexible as espeak, but better voice. Also espeak broke after an upgrade. | Yes |
| Speech synthesis | espeak speech synthesis engine | SW CLI | FOSS | No more - broke after upgrade |
| Speech synthesis | gespeaker GUI | SW GUI | FOSS | Not now with the auto script |
Technical Tips and Issues
Technical- Podcast Creation Script – Update
- Background Colour Selection
- Climbing The Flange Circus Family Tree
- RSS Feed Update
- Episode 15a: Missing In Action
- Added to Makerbase
- Back Catalogue On Mixcloud, New Episodes Soon
- Command Line Follies
- Recording Interviews with Google Hangout
- Recording Skype Conversations with Audio-Recorder on Ubuntu
- Slaving over a hot microphone into 2013
- Zoom H4n as a USB microphone
- Editing the Coiled Spring in Audacity
- Episode 3 on the way
- Submitting to iTunes directory, “byte-range request” error