Podcast Assignment (Thomas Waugh)

I listened to “The Alibi.” What I noticed most while listening is how the background track is mixed in with the main dialogue to add atmosphere and to make the audio more lively. It also has the added effect of making the podcast more interesting and engaging to the listener because it accompanies the droning voice of the speaker in a good way. The underlaying of B-Roll audio before it comes in makes the transition because audio sources less abrupt and less funky. Another important aspect of the podcast is the production of the speaker’s voice. There is no background noise when she is speaking and the room is probably padded and soundproof because there is no reverb on her voice. When she uses samples from the voices of other people, there is a clear distinction between their voice and theirs. The other voices clearly sound as if they are speaking through a telephone, complete with static and distortion as to not mix up the dialogue of the main speaker and the dialogue of the person being sampled. 

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