User:Mikedanko

Hi, I'm Mike, from Columbus, Ohio USA.

I've just been reading the news for a short time, so I probably need some room to grow. I've always wanted to do something like this, but doing it myself from start to finish is something I don't have time for.

I also do this because reading aloud is good exercise for your prefrontal cortex as I learned playing Brain Age.

My Info
Reporter: Mike Danko

Location: Columbus, Ohio USA

Tel/Voicemail: +1 (614) 335 - 4552

Others:
 * Skype: mikedanko
 * Freenode IRC: sk0rd
 * SIP: mikedanko@proxy01.sipphone.com
 * AIM: mrdanko

My Workflow
Reading the news and getting it uploaded can be a time consuming task at times, so to make things quicker I:


 * 1) Find a story I'd like to read
 * 2) Feed the URL into a ruby script to create the metadata
 * 3) Use Ableton Live to trigger pre-recorded clips for the intro and outtro, recording the story into a second audio channel. The Wikinews theme sits in channel 3. Various audio plugins are used to process my voice and keep levels in check.
 * 4) Run an Automator script to encode the story and store it in a good place on my laptop.
 * 5) Upload and link. The wikitext was generated at the beginning with the ruby script.
 * 6) Send an email template to the podcast email address.

In the end, I find that this method cuts about 30 minutes off my prep time.