{"id":74,"date":"2018-04-30T00:23:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T00:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/macsfuture.com\/?p=74"},"modified":"2018-04-30T00:23:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T00:23:07","slug":"using-the-wavelength-app-from-micro-blog-to-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macsfuture.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/30\/using-the-wavelength-app-from-micro-blog-to-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Wavelength App from Micro.Blog To Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the reasons I signed up for the Micro.Blog<\/a> service is because recently it created a great way to podcast using a new free app on the iPhone, Wavelength<\/a>. \u00a0You pay $10 per month for Micro.Blog to host the podcast and it automatically creates a podcast feed that you can put into iTunes and other podcast apps. (More of that later in this post).\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe app is pretty straight forward and it works with the built in mic on the iPhone but also with microphones that are connected to the iPhone. \u00a0<\/span>
\nThis is what the Wavelength app looks like when you add it and open it.<\/strong><\/span>
\n\"IMG<\/span>
\nHere I have the the first podcast that I created.<\/span>
\n\"IMG<\/span>
\nAn Overview.<\/strong><\/span>
\nIf you click on one of your podcast episodes, like I did above, you get the sub audio files that are part of that podcast episode. \u00a0 \u00a0On of the cool things is you can rearrange the sub-audio files for the podcast episode. \u00a0When you send the episode up to Micro.Blog\u2019s servers, it stitches them together. \u00a0<\/span>
\nBut how do you add intro music, or zingers or other audio files that you didn\u2019t record on the microphone to your podcast episode?<\/span>
\n\"IMG\u00a0<\/span>
\nIf you click on the + sign when you are editing a podcast episode, you can add a new recording to that episode or you can add a file. \u00a0 Well adding a file is how you add music or a prerecorded opening or prerecorded ending. \u00a0<\/span>
\nOn my iPhone, when I click that Files button, I get the following \u201cLocations\u201d on my iPhone that I can open. \u00a0See below.\u00a0<\/span>
\n\"IMG<\/span>
\nI am not sure why other cloud services are not being shown, like Dropbox or Google Drive. (Note that BitTorrent Sync is being shown in addition to iCloud Drive.) \u00a0You can add music from your iCloud file drive on your iPhone. \u00a0And then when you put that file in your podcast episode, you can drag that file to the opening or ending or somewhere else depending where you want it.<\/span>
\nWhen you are editing an episode and you click on a file, you can do some rudimentary editing. \u00a0See below.<\/span>
\n\"IMG<\/span>
\nEssentially you can split the file and also use a zoom button to look closer to the audio waves. \u00a0I suspect that the developer, Manton Reese, will add more editing features to this app if a lot of people sign up for the $10 plan for podcasting.<\/span>
\nOne feature I would really like to have is the ability for other audio apps to easily share to the Wavelength app. The share button on a lot of audio apps, like Ferrite<\/a>, a great audio editing app, allow you to share a file to other audio apps. \u00a0Unfortunately, none of my other iOS audio apps can find Wavelength to share their audio file to the Wavelength apps. \u00a0 Similarly, Wavelength doesn\u2019t have a share button to make it easier to share the audio file to another audio app on iOS. \u00a0<\/span>
\nWavelength makes it really easy to create and post a podcast right from your iOS device. \u00a0For that reason, it would be great if Mr. Reese made it very easy to share files to and from the Wavelength app with other iOS apps. Then Mr. Reese wouldn\u2019t have to add editing features on Wavelength. \u00a0One could use an app like Ferrite, which has many editing and multitrack features, and have it directly share to Wavelength. \u00a0Right now, the workaround appears to be to have another app like Ferrite record your podcast and share it to an iCloud folder that Wavelength can import. \u00a0But you can only import it into a podcast episode you already created. \u00a0You can\u2019t import it into a brand new podcast episode. \u00a0The workaround is to create a few seconds of a new podcast, open it to edit and than add the new audio file from the iCloud and delete then the initial audio you recorded. \u00a0This isn\u2019t ideal. But its a brand new app, and these type of basic features, like making it easy to important and export audio should be added. \u00a0<\/span>
\nI should note that there is no easy way to save audio you created on Wavelength to another app. The only place you can send \u00a0it before you send it to Micro.Blog is a service in the cloud that cleans up your file. \u00a0Its called Auphonic.om<\/a>\u00a0and it gives you 2 hours per month of free audio file clean ups. \u00a0After that, it is $11 per month for 9 hours per month of audio clean up. \u00a0Basically, when you are ready to post your podcast episode to the your Micro.Blog account, and in settings you signed up for an Auphonoic account, Wavelength first sends the file to Auphonic.com which processes it and a few minutes later sends it back to Wavelength which then posts it to Micro.Blog. \u00a0<\/span>
\nMain Settings for Wavelength in iPhone Settings<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe main settings for Wavelength in the settings section of iOS are pretty limited \u00a0You can put off and on 1) allowing the app to use your microphone on the iPhone; 2) you can allow Siri and Search to use the Wavelength app; and 3) you can put on and off the cellular data to be used by Wavelength. \u00a0I am sure as this app matures Mr. Reese will put in more things into the settings.<\/span>
\n\"IMG<\/span>
\nPosting to iTunes.<\/strong><\/span>
\nIf you want to post to iTunes or other Podcast directories, you have to find the feed for your podcast. \u00a0Mr. Reese, answered my question regarding where I could find my podcast feed when I emailed the support for Micro.Blog. \u00a0Your feed is your URL for your Micro.Blog plus \/podcast.xml. \u00a0It is that simple. \u00a0 Here is my podcast feed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\nhttp:\/\/macsfuture.micro.blog\/ podcast.xml<\/span>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I submitted to iTunes and I am waiting for it to be approved.<\/span>
\nConclusion<\/strong><\/span>
\nOverall, this is a great service and easy way to podcast. I think it is definitely worth $10 per month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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