Behind the Pod S2, Episode 8: Music and Effects in Podfic - Why we do what we do

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Series 2, Episode 8: Music and Effects in Podfic - Why we do what we do

ItsADrizzit and Analise010 discuss why they choose to use music and sound effects in podfic, how they choose the music, when they include it and when they don't, some insights into their very different processes (as always, ItsADrizzit goes overboard), and thoughts on listener response and creating clean versions without the added music and effects.

Duration - 01:03:26

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Links from analise010:

Broadcastination: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10518069

Any way the wind blows: https://archiveofourown.org/works/2470394

No Need to Say Goodbye: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20547089

Baiting the Beauty: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16167680?view_adult=true

Like A Map of a Place You've Never Been: https://archiveofourown.org/works/12374412

Something Blue: https://archiveofourown.org/works/2639000

Break: https://archiveofourown.org/works/931215

Bride Price: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11707344?view_adult=true

Links from ItsADrizzit:

My fandom mate and occasional partner in crime, Kaixo: https://archiveofourown.org/users/ballpoint/pseuds/kaixo

My Welcome to Night Vale podfics: https://archiveofourown.org/users/ItsADrizzit/works?fandom_id=933501

Loose Ends: https://archiveofourown.org/works/12474744

Clear Blue Water: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15362265

Diego and the Seven-ish Giraffes: https://archiveofourown.org/works/19878598

Learn to Listen: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14943977

New York Cool: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10286276

Adolescence Revisited: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17264867

Can't Help Falling in Love with You: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14901432a

Here are some additional links. First, here's where ItsADrizzit gets her sound effects and background sounds: https://freesound.org/. Second, here's a link to an artist ItsADrizzit mentions, because he raps about fandom and nerd things, doesn't get enough love, and ItsADrizzit is trying to figure out how they can become best friends: https://nurdrocks.com/

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