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iPods, YouTube and Podcasts in the Studio
presented by
The Piano Faculty of Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
Kathryn Fouse, Donald Sanders, and Ronald Shinn
To view video podcasts tutorials, go to:
• Click “submit” on the left (no user name or password is required to browse)
• This will take you directly to Samford’s presence on iTunes
• Scroll down to the School of the Arts
• Click on the Division of Music
• Click on MTNA workshop
• Select the video you wish to view and click “Get Movie”
Videos currently available on this site include:
1. Create playlists and rip CD’s
2. Conduct YouTube video searches
3. Converting Videos from YouTube for use on an iPod FOR THE PC
4. Converting Videos from YouTube for use on an iPod FOR THE MAC
5. Syncing with an iPod/iPhone
6. Connecting the iPod to a Stereo or TV
7. Downloading and Installing Audacity
8. Basic Use of Audacity
9. Record/Edit/Sync with Audacity
10. Opening clips from session
11. Short Clip of Piano Literature class viewing Horowitz performance on YouTube
For written directions of what has been presented, go to:
http://www.samford.edu/piano/mtna
This site also contains:
· Some recommended YouTube links to classical music performances
· A listing of links to Classical Music Podcasts
Hardware/Equipment described today:
Cables – can be found at Best Buy, Radio Shack, etc.
· Audio Adaptor Cable ($5-$10) – This has a stereo mini-plug on one end (goes directly into the iPod) and two RCA adaptor plugs on the other end (goes to the RCA cable on an amplifier).
· TV/ Projector Adaptor Cable ($25-$30) – This has a single plug on one end which fits into your iPod with 3 RCA jacks on the other end.
Recorders – you can find many choices at www.minidisco.com or at www.amazon.com
· Edirol (app. $300-$350) – to view and compare products go to: http://www.edirol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=332&Itemid=390
· Zoom (app. $180-$200) – to view product specifications go to:
http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1901
Software used in this presentation
· iTunes (free from www.apple.com)
· Xilisoft YouTube to iPod converter for the PC ($30)
http://www.xilisoft.com/dvd-to-ipod-converter.html
· TubeTV YouTube to iPod converter for the MAC (free) http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/tubetv.html
· Audacity – audio editor and recorder: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
· Juice – a podcatcher: http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/
For additional information, visit the Samford University School of the Arts website at:
You may e-mail us at:
Kathryn Fouse – klfouse@samford.edu
Donald Sanders – dcsander@samford.edu
Ronald Shinn – rshinn@samford.edu