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Jeep Wave: Myth or Fact?

Jeep Wave: Myth or Fact? Introduction Often, I have been a witness to what is known as the “jeep wave”, or a quick movement of the hand made by both Jeep drivers when passing by one another. With the hopes to find out just really what this Jeep Wave consists of, I went around and talked to a few of the student Jeep drivers at High Point University.  Creating the Podcast By only being able to create a quick 30 second recap of the interviews and introduction that I recorded, I had to be picky and creative when choosing what content to piece together. The tool I relied on most when creating my podcast was the razor tool. The razor tool allowed me to cut out segments that I did not want to include. One aspect I struggled with while creating my piece on Adobe Audition was trying to make sure my audio was kept at similar volume. Some parts of interviews I could not use because the volume level was in the red zone above -12DB and did not sound right when pieced together with eve...

FORUM ASSIGNMENT #1 This American Life Podcast: Held Hostage

Four Kinds of Audio : Interview Clips: a young girl is in the radio studio on her birthday to record and send her father (who went missing and has not come home) a message. It is played to further engage the listeners with her story and create a sense of empathy, bringing her story to life. Voice-overs: clips from the Colombian radio show were inserted in Reporter Annie Correal’s introduction to help the listeners get a better sense for what the show is about. (also adding in recordings of families calling into the show to leave messages for those who were able to listen) Natural Sounds: the reporter changes gears to begin talking about car jacking’s. Behind her commentary is natural sounds of traffic and cars rumbling.    Ambient Sounds: background noise of the radio station was added in to make the listener feel like they were with the individual who went in to visit the station and record a message. There are people talking quietly, typing on k...