Day 19, Track 6 (Friday, GMT -4)

[analise010]

HAPPY FRIDAY, PODMOER'S!!!!

In keeping with sly_hostetter's post yesterday, I'd like to ask, "What makes you want to keep podficcing?"

We've all had those days when Audacity crashes and loses our work or recording a take feels like pulling teeth or no matter how many times you try, you simply cannot say that one Nordic incantation in your Thor podfic. What makes you come back to the mic, no matter how many times the external forces get you down?

Let's inspire each other to keep going! o/\o


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Comments

[majoline]

Sheer obstinacy? Like, I really enjoy the work in general and learning at my own pace, even when it seems like a particular podfic is cursed and I have to be careful saving it and such. I like everyone here, I like the fics I do, and when I don't, I like the charity I volunteered them to.

I guess at the end of the day, even if no one else liked the podfic, I like it and like listening to it and having a tangible something I made.

...And I'm almost finished uploading! \o/

[analise010]

WOW! That is some real dedication. Also, when will you be sharing this podfic with the class?????

[majoline]

Not sure! I'm going to send it to mothlights first, she paid for it after all, and then afterwards post it to the AO3. My internet is a turtle, so downloading and uploading are ~long~. Also the reason I don't stream, because I'd be there waiting all day!

[greedy_dancer]

O.O I finally spent 3 hours last night recording for #ITPE - took two tries, because I recorded the first 30 minutes through the wrong audio input, and then realized I'd left the fan on but decided to keep going anyway.....

AND AUDACITY LOST THE WHOLE THING.

I have an hour of rough edits saved in a different file, thank god, but there are words missing due to visual editing that I can usually go fill in with the raw audio later. NOT THIS TIME.

*manic laugh*

I'm going to have to do a FOURTH TAKE omg.

I'm cursed.

[analise010]

T__________T. A, that is HORRIBLE. I recently lost an entire podfic due to an Audacity crash, but it was only 25 mins, so I paid for it in a fandom auction. Your situation sounds MUCH worse. :(

Hugs? Cuddles? Alcohol?

[greedy_dancer]

It's back! IT'S BACK AHHHhhhhhhhhh. I opened it one last time just to make sure and then it was there and I just saved a backup immediately omg.

I would have been ready to throw in the towel at that point. For real. 4 tries recording something is TOO MUCH. *crazy eyes*

[greedy_dancer]

In the end I got my audio back and then recorded for one hour and did the rough edits - AND SAVED DUPLICATES OF EVERYTHING OMG - so my #ITPE is about 3/4 recorded! :D

[analise010]

Please see the icon for feels. :)

[neurotic_squirrel]

I think I did about 40 mins earlier today - nearly two pages, more porn and feels. I'm semi-seriously considering staying up until midnight to get my 10 mins in for Saturday because reasons. ;)

A couple of things keep me going. Partly, I feel very little pressure. Podfic is something I do almost entirely for my own pleasure, it's one of the few parts of my life where I don't feel I have to "achieve all the things". So when other things are stressing me out, this is something I can take refuge in. (The other things being knitting - which I'm sometimes prevented from by RSI, and reading - which sometimes doesn't feel "productive" enough. Because my brain is helpful like that.)

I also love the fics I choose to record. Reading them out loud is a completely different level of engagement with the writing, the plot, the characters. I enjoy that.

On a different note, does anyone else here record in something other than Audacity? I edit in Audacity, but I use the Ubuntu sound recording app for the actual recording. It results in lots of small, clean files that I then have to stitch together in Audacity (there'll be over 300 in my current project!), but it does mean Audacity can't hold my raw audio hostage if it crashes.

[analise010]

Aren't you a busy little squirrel! I too am about to record some porn with feelings (a gift for a friend). I am all for you staying up to record. DO IT. \o/

And, I record in Audacity, but I know others who use Auphonic and Garageband, which are free and some people who paid for their recording programs.

[aethel]

I recorded for 2 hours today in two sessions; the first session was mostly me cursing the neighbors and cars and sirens and trains and heater. A few hours later I stopped hating the world and wanted to try again, and it was magical (and quiet).

[analise010]

:D! Sometimes we need to get out frustrations out and cursing at the neighbors is the logical thing to do. Did you get done everything that you wanted to?

[aethel]

more or less. I may rerecord the first session just because the pacing was probably messed up by all the pauses and cursing. :)

[mistressjinx]

What makes me want to keep podficcing....hmmm. I'd say probably because I enjoy the thrill of posting it and seeing other people get the enjoyment out of listening to it. And for those rare gems when a comment makes your heart a puddle of goo. I get a major kick out of people having FEELINGS because of how I performed something. So I guess I do it, in part, for the sweet sweet feedback I get. That keeps me motivated.



So I forgot to post yesterday, but I'm in overdrive. I think between yesterday and today, I've done about 10 hours of editing. My podfic birthday is in just a few minutes, and I tried really hard to get the "big project" done to post later, but I'm not going to be able to do it. It's nearly done, but needs the final listen through and a little TLC to implement the beta notes. (I have a lovely lady pre-listening for me and catching all my missed edits etc).

Anyway. I'm in the final descent...I'm hoping to report that I posted it in the next 2 days.

HAPPY PODFIC BIRTHDAY!

[analise010]

I keep trying to send you a gif and it keeps not working, so please see the icon for feels.