Comments on: Sermon Podcasting Tutorial For Small Churches (and it’s free!) http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small.html Where Ministry and Technology Converge Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:31:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: FaithEngineer http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small.html/comment-page-1#comment-318 FaithEngineer Mon, 18 May 2009 13:36:54 +0000 http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small-churches-and-its-free.html#comment-318 I'm glad it helped! We're still using sermoncloud for our church, but I'm looking for a solution that I can integrate more into our own website. I'm currently looking at <a href="http://www.mediarushnow.com/" target="_blank">http://www.mediarushnow.com/</a> Thanks again for dropping by. I'm glad it helped! We're still using sermoncloud for our church, but I'm looking for a solution that I can integrate more into our own website. I'm currently looking at http://www.mediarushnow.com/

Thanks again for dropping by.

]]> By: Mike http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small.html/comment-page-1#comment-317 Mike Mon, 18 May 2009 13:06:18 +0000 http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small-churches-and-its-free.html#comment-317 Very helpful post, I was trying to find an mp3 hosting site for my church's sermons, and was not aware that the better search was for sermon hosting. I just tried it in google and your article was right there. Very help helpful. Thanks. Very helpful post, I was trying to find an mp3 hosting site for my church's sermons, and was not aware that the better search was for sermon hosting. I just tried it in google and your article was right there. Very help helpful. Thanks.

]]> By: Spark2flame http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small.html/comment-page-1#comment-640 Spark2flame Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:23:55 +0000 http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small-churches-and-its-free.html#comment-640 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">This is a great lesson on how your church can podcast messages (& it's free!)- thanks @faithengineer http://bit.ly/C7Dyb</span></span> This is a great lesson on how your church can podcast messages (& it’s free!)- thanks @faithengineer http://bit.ly/C7Dyb

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small.html/comment-page-1#comment-57 Anonymous Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small-churches-and-its-free.html#comment-57 Interesting article. There are a few sites out there that now make Podcasting really easy and streamlined. Much less complicated. There's a new one called <a HREF="http://www.intellipodcast.com" REL="nofollow">Intellipodcast</a> that you might want to try. You can upload files, or record online, supports audio and video, and they host your feed. They also supply embed tags so you can embed your audio/video on your own site. Interesting article. There are a few sites out there that now make Podcasting really easy and streamlined. Much less complicated. There’s a new one called Intellipodcast that you might want to try. You can upload files, or record online, supports audio and video, and they host your feed. They also supply embed tags so you can embed your audio/video on your own site.

]]> By: Mike http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small.html/comment-page-1#comment-49 Mike Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:05:00 +0000 http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small-churches-and-its-free.html#comment-49 One more thing, check out the help in audacity on the normalize effect to smooth out the loud and soft parts. It evens out the recording. It works good when you have an excited pastor! One more thing, check out the help in audacity on the normalize effect to smooth out the loud and soft parts. It evens out the recording. It works good when you have an excited pastor!

]]> By: Mark B. http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small.html/comment-page-1#comment-48 Mark B. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:56:00 +0000 http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small-churches-and-its-free.html#comment-48 Ah, ok. I was under the obviously mistaken assumption that lowering the sampling rate would affect the volume. I suppose I assumed that because there is a significant difference in volume between the original recording and the compressed mp3s and the rest of my mp3s that are compressed at a much higher rate (but, of course, from different sources).<br/><br/>I'll try the amplify effect and see if the loud spots distort. :)<br/><br/>Thanks again for you advice. You are appreciated! Ah, ok. I was under the obviously mistaken assumption that lowering the sampling rate would affect the volume. I suppose I assumed that because there is a significant difference in volume between the original recording and the compressed mp3s and the rest of my mp3s that are compressed at a much higher rate (but, of course, from different sources).

I’ll try the amplify effect and see if the loud spots distort. :)

Thanks again for you advice. You are appreciated!

]]> By: Mike http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small.html/comment-page-1#comment-47 Mike Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:31:00 +0000 http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small-churches-and-its-free.html#comment-47 I just read back over your original comment. I'm not sure if I read it correctly to start with. If you are referring to the volume level being too low, then changing the bit rate won't help. I usually use the amplify effect in Audacity to increase the volume level if the original recording is too low. We adjust the recording volume level in our church by using an auxiliary send through our mixing board. Again, hope this helps. I just read back over your original comment. I’m not sure if I read it correctly to start with. If you are referring to the volume level being too low, then changing the bit rate won’t help. I usually use the amplify effect in Audacity to increase the volume level if the original recording is too low. We adjust the recording volume level in our church by using an auxiliary send through our mixing board. Again, hope this helps.

]]> By: Mark B. http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small.html/comment-page-1#comment-46 Mark B. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:39:00 +0000 http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small-churches-and-its-free.html#comment-46 Yes, thank you for the information. I do have VBR(Low) set for 16kbps. Honestly, it doesn't sound bad at all. I'll try 24kbps and 32kbps and see if there is a noticeable difference in sound quality. <br/><br/>Thanks again! :) Yes, thank you for the information. I do have VBR(Low) set for 16kbps. Honestly, it doesn’t sound bad at all. I’ll try 24kbps and 32kbps and see if there is a noticeable difference in sound quality.

Thanks again! :)

]]> By: Mike http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small.html/comment-page-1#comment-45 Mike Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:12:00 +0000 http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small-churches-and-its-free.html#comment-45 A 60 minute sermon recorded at 32kbps in mono is around 14megs. Another option is 24kbps. At that rate, the quality is still quite good, but small enough to download. I don't have the file size for 24kbps handy, but I will check to see if I have anything recorded at that rate. You might want to also look into VBR, variable bitrate recording. If you set the minimum to 16 or 24, then it will go higher only when necessary. Hope this helps. A 60 minute sermon recorded at 32kbps in mono is around 14megs. Another option is 24kbps. At that rate, the quality is still quite good, but small enough to download. I don’t have the file size for 24kbps handy, but I will check to see if I have anything recorded at that rate. You might want to also look into VBR, variable bitrate recording. If you set the minimum to 16 or 24, then it will go higher only when necessary. Hope this helps.

]]> By: Mark B. http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small.html/comment-page-1#comment-44 Mark B. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:59:00 +0000 http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small-churches-and-its-free.html#comment-44 May I ask what the file size on an hour sermon is at 32kbps? Just wondering. May I ask what the file size on an hour sermon is at 32kbps? Just wondering.

]]> By: Mark B. http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small.html/comment-page-1#comment-43 Mark B. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:56:00 +0000 http://www.faithengineer.com/2007/01/sermon-podcasting-tutorial-for-small-churches-and-its-free.html#comment-43 Mike,<br/><br/>Thanks for the article. I was trying to keep file size very small so I was compressing at 16kbps (mono) and the sound was decent enough for spoken word (not grainy or anything) but the level was too low. I'm going to try your suggestion of 32kbps and see if it works out. Mike,

Thanks for the article. I was trying to keep file size very small so I was compressing at 16kbps (mono) and the sound was decent enough for spoken word (not grainy or anything) but the level was too low. I’m going to try your suggestion of 32kbps and see if it works out.

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