Audio Product Ideas

Audio Product Ideas Mindmap

I have created a mindmap explaining some different ideas about audio products that I could produce. I have attempted to invent new and original ideas for a podcast, radio drama, audio book, commentary and radio show. The diagram above includes all of these types of media products and they show a range of different ideas I could use, within each section.

The Ideas that I would like to continue with are:

Radioshow:

Talking about new artists and playing their music while explaining some information about the artists. Also possibly interviewing the artist or a guest who also talks and has a discussion with me about the main artist or band.

Audio Book:

Present a children's book, possibly in the form of an adaptation in order to engage the younger audiences and get them more interested in reading and starting to listen to audio books.

Commentary:

Talking about TV programmes and comparing the opinions of guests or people who have submitted questions and statements to be brought up during the commentary. The commentary will be talking about the different programmes and what people like about them or dislike and if they want to continue to see that program appear on television in the future.

Factors Affecting Production

The following factors affect production:


Noise
The noise can be a factor, because yo need to be able to hear the presenter and guests, or music. Also the quality is affected because if the background noise is loud then you cannot hear the product clearly.


Echo
If there is an echo in the background when recording the product, it will be distracting and make it difficult for the audience to clearly hear the product.

File Type
The file type can affect the production quality, because if the file type is a mp3 file it would be higher quality audio, therefore the audience is more likely to enjoy the product.

File Compression

The file compression is the size of the file, the smaller the file is the easier it is to move around. However having smaller file size means that the quality of the audio will be lowered.

Recording Level
For different products, the sound will need to be at a different level, for example someone with a loud voice would use a lower recording level, for a better result.

Distortion
Recording Bitrate

Features of Audio Software

Adobe Soundbooth
Some useful features of Adobe Soundbooth, when creating an audio product are:

Use multiple audio tracks
This allows you to be able to create something using numerous tracks and produce different layers in which are used to make an overall product, sound(s) or music.

Automatic Volume Correction
This feature allows you to automatically correct the volume of individual clips rather than having to manually change the volume of each piece of audio, this allows you to have an equal volume throughout the audio product that you create.


Cubase
Some useful features of Cubase, when creating an audio product are:

Track Visibility
Allows you to only see the tracks that you choose to see, in the window. This means that you can focus on the pieces of audio/tracks that you want to, and you can focus on creating the overall product with them. This could be useful when trying to listen to one piece of audio on its won - after it has been placed in the right place on the overall track timeline.

Re-Record Mode:
Allows you to continue recording even if there's a section that you don't want to use, it will save the previous version and you can just use the parts that you want. This saves time because you dont have to start from the beginning everytime you feel you could have made the piece of music or sentence better, or if you stutter while reading an audio book for example.