I have several questions about audio for the Internet. If you can answer one but not all, I'd gladly hear opinions and suggestions on any part of what I am asking.
The end products I will be creating are guided meditations: my spoken voice with music in the background. My speaking voice is even, soothing, and gentle, with a minimum of highs and lows; the music is also soothing and gentle. I know that I want mp3 files as well as other audio formats so that visitors have the option of download or online listening. What are the different options for audio -- both online listening and download -- that I should consider?
I believe the best approach is to record these in analog, in a studio. I have music that I can legally use; and the voice is mine. I think it makes the most sense for the studio to present me with the edited audio in a format I can use. In what format or formats should I ask the studio to give me? What conversion for the Internet will I need to do? What hardware and/or software are required?
I am also willing to learn to do the editing in digital on my Mac G4 (I still want to do the recording in analog). If I go that route, what is the best software to use for the editing?
What else do I need to know? What resources can you suggest?
Many thanks for any words of wisdom.
The end products I will be creating are guided meditations: my spoken voice with music in the background. My speaking voice is even, soothing, and gentle, with a minimum of highs and lows; the music is also soothing and gentle. I know that I want mp3 files as well as other audio formats so that visitors have the option of download or online listening. What are the different options for audio -- both online listening and download -- that I should consider?
I believe the best approach is to record these in analog, in a studio. I have music that I can legally use; and the voice is mine. I think it makes the most sense for the studio to present me with the edited audio in a format I can use. In what format or formats should I ask the studio to give me? What conversion for the Internet will I need to do? What hardware and/or software are required?
I am also willing to learn to do the editing in digital on my Mac G4 (I still want to do the recording in analog). If I go that route, what is the best software to use for the editing?
What else do I need to know? What resources can you suggest?
Many thanks for any words of wisdom.