All Things Audio

All Things Audio

A weekly podcast recorded live on Twitter Spaces every Wednesday at 3pm ET / 8pm BST Twitter marketing expert Madalyn Sklar and voice tech and audio specialist Suze Cooper, talk about the week's developments in social audio. For the latest on the tech, the content and the platforms - join us live on Twitter Spaces and join the conversation with us. @MadalynSklar @BigTentSocial #AllThingsAudio

Episodes

December 9, 2023 52 mins
#SocialAudio #Clubhouse #Spotify

Video is coming to Spaces! How will it change the experience of the historically audio-only rooms? Madalyn and Suze also talk about the Spaces incognito mode, whether a 'hand-off host' feature should be added and the stability of spinning up a Space from the desktop.

We also talk about the cuts at Spotify and how they might impact podcasting and Morgan joins us for an update on what's happening over o...
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Madalyn Sklar and Suze Cooper record All Things Audio LIVE on X every Wednesday at 3pm EST / 8pm BST.

After the podcast is recorded we open the mic and speak to people in the Space about the week's hot topics.

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#XSpaces #BinauralAudio #Sontronics

Timestamps on X could make Spaces replays more accessible... but they aren't there yet!

This week we spoke about the introduction of active timestamps on X for video, and how this might impact listens if they also added it to Spaces replays. Suze was testing out the Sontronics Podcast Pro mic and there was some discussion about home studio setups and choosing the right mic for your space - and you...
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#NaPodPoMo #podcasting #XSpaces

2023 is #NaPodPoMo's 16th year. Creator Jennifer Navarrete joined me and Madalyn in the All Things Audio Space this week to talk about the annual global event that challenges podcasters to post 30 episodes in the month of November.

Jennifer talks about setting up the challenge and how you can get involved no matter how little or how much podcast and audio knowledge you have.

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#Threadsapp #voicenotes #LinkedInLive

Voice notes have been added to the Threads app. Suze is joined by Michael Sterling and Morgan Evetts to discuss the new feature; how people are using it, why Meta might have decided to add it and what improvements might be made to it.

Plus, as more big tech platforms see their social audio experiements fold, could staff cuts at LinkedIn impact audio events?

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#Amazon #AmazonAmp #Spotify

Amazon has announced it will close its social audio experiment Amazon Amp, at th end of the month. So why couldn;t the big tech companies, offering music catalgues to wannabe radio hosts, get social audio to work? Suze is joined by All Things Audio community members Morgan Evetts, Michael Sterling and Cyndilu.

All Things Audio is recorded LIVE on X every Wednesday at 3pm EST / 8pm BST. After the podcast is...
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October 13, 2023 43 mins
#AmazonAmp #SpotifyLive #Podcasting

Suze is joined by Morgan Evetts, Michael Sterling and Cyndilu to talk about...
  • Why social audio platforms from big companies failed. 0:00
  • Amazon Amp and its challenges. 3:31
  • Amp's potential for a digital radio-like experience. 11:29
  • The reasons behind tech companies' involvement in social audio platforms. 15:53
  • Amazon's Alexa and social audio 19:55
  • Clubhouse's new Chat feature and its pros and cons....
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#Clubhouse #GooglePodcasts #podcasting

What's it like over on Clubhouse at the moment? Long-time Clubhouse users discuss how Chats has changed the user base and the content. Plus what impact will Google Podcasts have on the industry?




Madalyn Sklar and Suze Cooper record All Things Audio LIVE on X every Wednesday at 3pm EST / 8pm BST. After the podcast is recorded we open the mic and speak to people in the Space about the week's hot t...
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Spotify is to add auto-generated scripts to milions of podcast episodes and YouTube Music is adding auto-download to the app. Madalyn and Suze also discuss a screenshot that appears to show Threads devs are stilling thinking about adding voice and what the impact on next year's planned closure of Google Podcasts will mean for podcasters. We also hear from Morgan about the creation of his daily audio log created using Clubhouse Chat...
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#OpenAI #Spotify #ChatGPT

OpenAI has added voice to ChatGPT making conversational prompts reality. Meanwhile, in podcasting OpenAI has teamed with Spotify to clone prominent host's voices and translate episodes into multiple languages.

Audio taken from episode 111 of All Things Audio - listen to the full episode here

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After the podca...
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#Spotify #AI #SocialAudio

From live calls coming to X to voice being added to ChatGPT, Paul Davison answering the question 'isn't Clubhouse dead' to a new partnership between OpenAI and Spotify that will see podcasters creating foreign language versions of their shows and Google Podcasts giving a date for its demise -this week was packed with All Things Audio news.

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September 25, 2023 9 mins
#Cubhouse #SocialAudio

A quick dip into the word of social audio. This week on All Things Audio we discussed the Clubhouse Chats update.

In the first of our Quick Takes episodes we talk through some features we might see in future on the app.

Audio taken from episode 110 of All Things Audio - listen to the full episode here

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#XSpaces #ClubhouseChats #SocialAudio

Would you tip from within a Space? Mock-ups show the possibility of showing your appreciation with one-tap in a live Space. Plus, more thoughts on the Clubhouse update including some clever use cases we’ve had our ears on this week.

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Audio and video calls could be coming to X on Android
https://twitter.com/xDaily/status/1703050812291989673

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September 15, 2023 49 mins
#Clubhouse #ClubhouseApp #SocialAudio

Clubhouse Chats - seems you either love them or hate them.

This week Madalyn and Suze spoke about the Clubhouse going big on an asynchronous voice note feature called Chats. They're joined by Morgan Evetts for a live discussion with the All Things Audio Spaces community about the update, what it's like? who's it for? and how might it be improved?

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#Clubhouse #Chats #SocialAudio

A new voice note feature is taking centre stage as the long-awaited Clubhouse update hits our smartphones. Along with the asynchronous voice channel known as Chats, Followers have turned into Friends and there certainly seems to be a return to the audio and voice roots of the app. Madalyn and Suze discuss the breaking news on this week's All Things Audio along with insights from community members inclu...
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Clubhouse is going all in on communities and friendship. Michael Sterling joins Madalyn and Suze to discuss this week's Clubhouse town hall which focussed on the major updates we can expect in the app over the coming weeks and months. We're told the app will be unrecognisable with aq new user interface and some features being removed.There's also discussion around what X might be planning to do with podcasts on the platform.

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This week Madalyn and Suze talk about repurposing social audio recordings using Zealous.app. After a few weeks of trying out the new updates we speak with Zealous creator Gregarious about creating transcripts, customised clips and even full podcasts using the tool. Plus more thoughts around audio and Threads, voice being added to Instagram notes and is social audio just one massive global phone call?

If X removes the ability to bloc...
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Descript has acquired Squadcast providing podcasters with high quality remote recording and visual editing tools all in one place. Madalyn and Suze speak with Descript community manager Arielle Nissenblatt to find out more about the news. There's also some chat about what might be happening at Clubhouse and some succes with speakers joining the Space from desktop.

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Work continues on the ability to sp...
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Speaking into Spaces via desktop is now live. Madalyn and Suze try it out live, inviting speakers to join via the web app - listen in to find out how that goes! There's also chat around X MD Linda Yaccarino's plans to leverage Spaces ahead of a CNBC broadcast, plus TikTok announces RSS integration to link short form videos to full podcast episods and Patreon partners with Spotify

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#Clubhouse #TwitterSpaces #SocialAudio

In the week where Elon wondered why no one was seeing his Space, Madalyn and Suze talk about the ever frustrating issue of discoveraility for Twitter Spaces. There's also news about Communities and whether Spaces will be added back into the feature and more news on the slow development of Spaces for desktop. We also hear from Spaces Dashboard devloper Andrew Lyons who talks us thorugh the addit...
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