Official SandCast Podcast Topic

[Keaton]

Are you going to post the transcript here?  Because I was only paying half attention to the podcast. ;)

KP will add a .txt or .doc file to the main page post if you're interested, I guess I could also post a link here.

[kamakaziplumber]

Yes, and I'll probably put the text itself in the full story too.

[Pyrgusfinn]

sweet. Can't wait to  read it and make sure I understood it all.

[Keaton]

It's halfway done, Mags is finishing it up and correcting my egregious mistakes.

[FunTykoon]

So, can I be in the next one?

I have some ideas we could talk about.

What programs do I need to be in it?

Also, I believe that " if all else fails, use fire" should be the exiting quote on all podcasts"

[Keaton]

The way we have things set up, you only need Skype and a working microphone.

[FunTykoon]

Sweet, can I be in it? I am not radio-shy whatsoever.

[alical]

Very nice.
The audio quality was a bit off and there were some awkward pauses but apart from that I am very impressed.
I've listened to a fan made podcast before and it was awful (the guys sounded too geeky) which totally put me off them, but this was much better than I thought it would be.
You all sound lovely!

[kamakaziplumber]

Thank you!

Actually, this brings me to some updates as far as our system goes. Guys, we may have to use Audacity after all. It's more difficult to handle, yes, but we'll end up with better overall audio quality. Plus, we would have to worry less about having mics of differing quality because we would each have an isolated stream of our own voices, and therefore could play with each person's Amplification and whatnot until we come out even.

Mags, I hate to threaten your RAM usage, but really, it shouldn't be that much of a problem.

Tach, I don't know what's going on with your setup, you may be the only hitch in the plan. Although... you know Audacity has a Mac version? This would also solve your echo problem.

[FunTykoon]

Thank you!

Actually, this brings me to some updates as far as our system goes. Guys, we may have to use Audacity after all. It's more difficult to handle, yes, but we'll end up with better overall audio quality. Plus, we would have to worry less about having mics of differing quality because we would each have an isolated stream of our own voices, and therefore could play with each person's Amplification and whatnot until we come out even.

Mags, I hate to threaten your RAM usage, but really, it shouldn't be that much of a problem.

Tach, I don't know what's going on with your setup, you may be the only hitch in the plan. Although... you know Audacity has a Mac version? This would also solve your echo problem.

So do you have a extra spot that I could take up?

[kamakaziplumber]

Well there are no "extra spots", but the SandCast is more of a roundtable show, so yeah, as long as you're willing to discuss Zelda and TDC and you have a working mic and computer with a stable internet connection, you're welcome to join in the fun!

[MagmarFire]

Mags, I hate to threaten your RAM usage, but really, it shouldn't be that much of a problem.

You were the one recording last time, right? How much RAM do you have personally?

Actually, I guess I could use it next time if it isn't that much memory intensive. Knowing WAVs, though...

[kamakaziplumber]

Actually Tach recorded, but he used Call Graph so the RAM usage would probably be different. Also he used it on a separate computer...

Seriously, though, how much RAM do YOU have? Because you shouldn't be too worried about it unless you only have like 512 mb, or MAYBE 1 GB but even that would probably be enough.

[MagmarFire]

I have 2.99 GB of RAM. I guess I really don't have much to worry about if I keep Firefox closed down during the recording...

[kamakaziplumber]

Two ninety... two... two ninety nine? And you're worrying.

I hate you Mags.

You could probably keep Firefox open for that matter, jeez. I basically have like 3 GB recognized by XP too, and I was running Skype, Audacity, and a ton of other background stuff at the same time. Are you telling me that we could have had a crystal clear first episode?

ARGH.