Podcasting for the Mac

I'm a fairly new Mac owner and am thinking about developing a podcast. I'm also considering recording audio courses that clients can purchase and download.

I'm trying to decide what equipment/software I'll need, besides a microphone (which I already have). For instance, will Garage Band do the trick? If so, what else will I need?

I'm not a techie, yet not afraid to learn new things. So I'm looking for the "friendliest", least complex option to record audio and create podcasts. What advice do you have?

3 Bizniks have posted replies

Posted by Dennis Osorio, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Feb 12, 2008

I don't know much about Garage Band, but I do know about the free, open-source, mult-track recording software, Audacity. It's found at: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

I've used it to record my own tortured-artist music and it's pretty simple and straightforward. I record directly onto my laptop with no fancy hardware. It's definitely DIY.

Depending your podcasting vision, you might already be good to go. You might consider background or intro/outro music. An electronic keyboard with a range of sounds and percussive options would be a good cheap way to go. You can probably pick up a low-cost Yamaha for ~$150 brand new. You never know what you'll find on craigslist.org or other used sites.
Posted by Scott Brinkerhoff, Marysville, Washington | Feb 12, 2008

Yes. GarageBand was designed for doing just that. If you do a search on Apples site for "Creating Audio Podcasts" you can watch a video tutorial on creating your podcasts using GarageBand.
Posted by Heather Mundell, Seattle, Washington | Feb 13, 2008

Thank you very much!