It's a Soundtrap! Multitrack Audio Editing on a Chromebook finally!

For years the best free software for multitrack audio editing has been Audacity, which only works on PC or Mac computers, now there is a new player on the block which works on Chromebooks as well as on PC and Macs.  Soundtrap.com is an online multitrack audio editor.  

I used Soundtrap.com  for my fall show in which we did a voice over music quoting lines from The Breakfast Club.  It only took me about 5 minutes to get the project done. This would be a great for to use for students to create podcasts.  At my school, students create  This I Beleive project based on the NPR broadcast.   This would be the perfect tool to use with it. 

Uses for Soundtrap.com in Theatre Classroom

• Record voiceovers for shows
• Create a soundscape such the prairie sounds in Oklahoma
• Create your own underscoring music for your shows
• Create and/or modify sound effects for shows.

Use of Soundtrap.com in other classrooms

• Student interviews
• Podcasts
• Underscoring for student videos
• Radio shows
• create their own music

Pricing Plans for Soundtrap.com

Thank you to Sylvia Duckworth for asking for multitrack editor for Chromebooks.  It spurred to create this blog post. 

Prepare for the Thespian Festival by listening to Jason Daunter and others on TheatreCast

The Thespian Festival is almost here.  Get yourself in the Festival mindset by listening to TheatreCast. TheatreCast is a show where Theatre teachers and professionals share a passion for Theatre trends, share practical advice and tips, and ask questions of some of Theatre's most innovative collaborators. 

Last Sunday, we had Jason Daunter join us. Jason is the production stage manager of the 1st national tour of Wicked and serves on the board of directors of the Educational Theatre Association.  Jason shares his passion for live Theatre as he share stories of life on the road, his passion for giving back to Educational Theatre and working with Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep. This is show not to be missed.  Hear him share about Making Magic, Defying Gravity which will be presented Monday night at the Thespian Festival.

http://edreach.us/podcast/theatrecast-17-making-magic-and-defying-gravity-with-jason-daunter/

You can listen to TheatreCast through a variety of methods: 

1. go to http://edreach.us/theatrecast 

2. download the Sticher Radio App in the I-Tunes store- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stitcher-radio/id288087905?mt=8 and search for TheatreCast

3. download the Sticher Radio App in the Google Play store- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stitcher.app and search for TheatreCast, 

4. go to I-Tunes store https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/edreach-theatrecast/id603378403 

5. watch it on YouTube- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27RuKMr6hR0&list=PLe8ZXw35OA2F6mQJ18E4ZTEDMEMUqPLfv

Here are some other episodes to get you in the Thespian Festival spirit.  Listen to them while you travel to the Thespian Festival. 

TheatreCast #14: Technical Theatre Tips and Tricks with Bob Fowler

http://edreach.us/podcast/theatrecast-14-technical-theatre-tips-and-tricks-with-bob-fowler/

TheatreCast #09: It is STEAM not STEM- The Power of Theatre

http://edreach.us/podcast/theatrecast-episode-09-it-is-steam-not-stem-the-power-of-theatre/

TheatreCast #04: Getting Chatty with @Theatrefolk 

http://edreach.us/podcast/theatrecast-04-getting-chatty-with-theatrefolk/

TheatreCast #03: The Festival, the Festival…The Thespian Festival

http://edreach.us/podcast/theatrecast-03-the-festival-the-festival-the-thespian-festival/

I am looking forward meeting listeners at the Thespian festival.  If you cannot make it to the Festival, then be sure to go toEdreach.us and watch us live from The Thespian Festival. 

 

Tuesday, June 25- TheatreCast Episode 19- Julie Woffington- Executive Director of Educational Theatre Association at 3:30 pm Central- watch live at https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cv3pm93prvjn52shgdghegetan0

Thursday, June 27- TheatreCast Episode 20- Gai Jones- EdTA Hall of Fame Member and author of Raising the Curtain- Activities for the Theatre Classroom at 9:00 am Central- watch live at https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/c6cmnblqipl9a5bst1jh20s61ko

Downstage Center Podcast- From The American Theatre Wing (The Tonys)

Go in-depth with the leading artists and professionals working on stage today when you go Downstage Center. Downstage Center is the American Theatre Wing's acclaimed weekly theatrical interview program that spotlights the creative talents on Broadway, Off-Broadway, across the country and around the world, with in-depth conversations that simply can't be found anywhere else. 

I am enthralled by these fascinating conversations. 

http://americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/