Audio Editing Workshop

Hi,

I believe it's important for us to begin learning to write, edit and
voice audio as soon as possible. We need to build our confidence &
enthusiasm for PWD radio. As I said in our last meeting, I KNOW we can
do this. We can't afford to psyche ourselves out. The ONLY obstacle
we're facing is lack of confidence. That will come with practice. So,
let's start practicing, OK?

True, participants in PWD radio must be certified through training
classes (each Saturday in July & August -- contact operations at kunm.org
for info) before handling equipment.

But I can tutor participants, right now, in how to edit audio. I can
guide you, step by step, through recording an interview, editing it,
writing "copy" for it and producing it. We can do a group project, to
test it out, ok?

Since I'll be moving to Ft. Sumner in late August, we need to work
while we can. I doubt I'll be able to afford gas $ to come to
Albuquerque more than one weekend a month after that.

Classes will be held on Saturday mornings from 9 -11 am in Studio C at KUNMfm.

I'll also provide a copy of SAW32 to anyone who wants one, so you can
load it onto your computers at home. The great news is that, because
it's an old audio program, nobody cares anymore who uses it.

While it produces perfect radio, SAW32 is no longer "state of the
art." Adobe Audition is; it's even used by the film industry. I highly
recommend, at whatever point you're feeling confident about your
editing abilities on SAW32, that you begin learning Audition. KUNM's
production dept. knows about us & what we're doing, and is offering to
teach us Audition.

I don't use Audition because it costs several hundred dollars, I
mostly work from home and I don't have much opportunity to use it at
the station. I can't retain how to operate it. Doesn't mean it's
difficult; it means my memory doesn't work very well.

I can put you in touch with the Production Dept., once you've been
through the training, if you'd prefer to only learn Audition.

Just remember: studio production space at KUNM is at a premium; it's
difficult to schedule times for individual projects there. That's one
reason I work from home as much as possible. So, if you choose Adobe
Audition, you'll have to figure out scheduling studio time. And I
won't be able to tutor you on it very much, technically, although I
can help you with editorial & production decisions.

If you are interested in attending the Saturday morning tutorials,
please RSVP me, Rogi. Space is limited. Please be
willing to commit to at least a month