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In this entry, I am going to delight you with a podcast. It is my very first one, so I apologize for any mistakes I make or any rough spots you may stumble upon. This was done without a fancy microphone or much editing. However, I wanted to demonstrate the wide spectrum of podcasts, especially those concerning museums that are out there. Podcasts like my own and that of the Pez Museum are done without professional help. On the flip side there are institutions, such as, the Museum of the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xian, China or even the Vatican that hire audio-tour professionals, such as, Antenna Audio.
According to Forbes writer, Missy Sullivan, in 1987 Antenna Audio, “the unknown Sausalito, Calif. Company, was trying to crack the audio-tour market for museums, historic sites and cultural attractions.” They were “up against Manhattan-based Acoustiguide, which had a virtual monopoly in the business since the late 1950s.”Acoustiguide is still in the running, according to its website, it’s client list still includes many world-wide attractions.
The point of this is, podcasts and audio tours will always differ. Professionals like Acoustiguide and Antenna Audio offer services that out-of-home podcasts couldn’t. One important advantage is the language capabilities. I can barely create a solid one in English, let alone one in French or Mandarin. These guys have people all over the world and from all over the world. Therefore, they can create an audio tour in twenty different languages. However, with such professionals something could be lost too. Through at-home ones like my own, I may be able to connect better with my listeners or convey an emotion better with my voice.
Well, this was part 1 of my podcast entry. In the next one, I will be discussing the actual content of the podcasts and not just the boring facts and figures.
“Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.” By Roger Ebert
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