May 8, 2008

Using Podcast-specific Software : Castblaster

Castblaster
Castblaster is similar to Podcast Station in that it provides a simple user interface for you to create and publish your podcasts. A sample screen is shown in Figure 1. It also offers cart and deck functionality, enabling you to easily insert short audio pieces like sound effects or promotional pieces, as well as longer pre-recorded pieces such as songs or interviews. It has faders to control the volume of your microphone and your headphones, as well as the volume of the pre-recorded pieces.


Figure 1: Castblaster is a simple, no-nonsense way to create and publish podcasts.


Castblaster offers rudimentary editing, but does not offer any signal processing. Castblaster offers a publishing interface that automatically creates your RSS file, encodes your audio into MP3 format, and places the files on your server. It has tight integration with http://PodShow.com, because Castblaster is distributed by the good folks there, for $50.

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