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Creating a Good Shepherd Podcast

Instructions for installing the software needed to create a podcast for Good Shepherd can be found here.

Preparation

  1. Take a copy of the bulletin home.
  2. If using the Kingston KPEX-100 digital recorder, copy the service on to a miniSD card and take the miniSD card home. If using the iRiver T30 digital recorder, take the iRiver T30 itself home and copy the service to your computer.
  3. If using the KPEX-100 digital recorder, convert the .WMA file to either .MP3 or .WAV format. If using WinAmp to do this:
    1. Start WinAmp.

    2. Select FilegPlay file.

    3. When the NullSoft Disk Writer - Choose File Name screen appears, save the audio file as a .WAV file. (If the NullSoft Disk Writer screen does not appear, check your WinAmp configuration.)

Creating the Service and Sermon MP3 Files

  1. Using Audacity, open the .WAV or .MP3 file.

  2. Within Audacity, change Stereo to Mono:

    1. On track drop down menu, click “Split stereo track”.

    2. Click the “X” on the left channel to delete it.

    3. On the remaining track's drop down menu, click “Mono”.

  3. Trim the service portion:

    1. Place the cursor at what “looks like the beginning of the service”

    2. Click ViewgZoom In (Ctrl+1) a few times or ViewgZoom Out (Ctrl+3) a few times to see a finer or coarser view of the time line.

    3. Adjust the cursor by playing the beginning of the selection (click u), stopping (click n), then moving the cursor left and right as appropriate.

    4. Delete the beginning by clicking EditgSelectgStart to Cursor, followed by EditgDelete.

    5. Using the cursor, select what “looks like the end of the service” through to the end.

    6. Adjust the beginning of the selection by playing the beginning of the selection (click u), stopping (click n), then moving the selection beginning left and right as appropriate.

    7. Delete the end by clicking EditgSelectgCursor to End, followed by EditgDelete.

  4. Save the service at top bit rate.

    1. Click EditgPreferences. Under File Formats, look for MP3 Export Setup. Set the Bit Rate to 128. Click OK.

    2. Click FilegExport As MP3.

    3. When it prompts for ID3 tag information, set the

      1. Title: 200#-mm-dd which Sunday it is
        Example: 2006-09-17 Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost

      2. Artist: podmaster@lc-goodshepherd.org (Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd)

      3. Album: Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

      4. Track: set this to the date as month/day
        Example: 0917

      5. Year: 200#
        Example: 2006

      6. Genre: Contemporary Christian

    4. Set the filename to yyyy-mm-dd-service-128.mp3
      Example: 2006-09-17-service-128.mp3

  5. Save the service at low bit rate:

    1. Click EditgPreferences. Under File Formats, look for MP3 Export Setup. Set the Bit Rate to 16. Click OK.

    2. Click FilegExport As MP3.

    3. Set the filename to yyyy-mm-dd-service-16.mp3
      Example: 2006-09-17-service-16.mp3

  6. Trim the sermon portion:

    1. Move the cursor to what “looks like the beginning of the sermon”. The sermon usually starts about 20-25 minutes into the service and lasts 15-20 minutes long.

    2. Click ViewgZoom In (Ctrl+1) a few times or ViewgZoom Out (Ctrl+3) a few times to see a finer or coarser view of the time line.

    3. Adjust the cursor by playing the beginning of the selection (click u), stopping (click n), then moving the cursor left and right as appropriate.

    4. Delete the beginning by clicking EditgSelectgStart to Cursor, followed by EditgDelete.

    5. Move the cursor to what “looks like the end of the service”.

    6. Adjust the cursor by playing (click u), stopping (click n), then moving the cursor left and right as appropriate.

    7. Delete the end by clicking EditgSelectgCursor to End, followed by EditgDelete.

  7. Save the sermon at top bit rate.

    1. Click EditgPreferences. Under File Formats, look for MP3 Export Setup.
      Set the Bit Rate to 128.
      Click OK.

    2. Click FilegExport As MP3.

    3. When it prompts for ID3 tag information, set the

      1. Title: 200#-mm-dd - put the sermon title here - put the verse reference here
        Example: 2008-09-17 - "Dueling with the Devil" - Matthew 4:1-11

      2. Artist: pastorq@lc-goodshepherd.org (Pastor Bill Qualman)
        or        vicarben@lc-goodshepherd.org (Vicar Ben Mallepalle)

      3. Album: Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

      4. Track: set this to the date as month/day
        Example: 0917

      5. Year: 200#
        Example: 2008

      6. Genre: Contemporary Christian

    4. Set the filename to yyyy-mm-dd-sermon-128.mp3
      Example: 2008-09-17-sermon-128.mp3

  8. Save the service at low bit rate:

    1. Click EditgPreferences. Under File Formats, look for MP3 Export Setup. Set the Bit Rate to 16. Click OK.

    2. Click FilegExport As MP3.

    3. Set the filename to yyyy-mm-dd-sermon-16.mp3
      Example: 2006-09-17-sermon-16.mp3

Upload the files

  1. FTP the files

    1. Start your ftp client to www.lc-goodshepherd.info

    2. cd /podcast/mp3s

    3. mput 200#-mm-dd-*.mp3

  2. If there were delays in uploading the files, send email or call the person who is creating the CDs to let them know that the file is there.