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Glossary: BMU 185 Start Your Podcast: Plan, Record and Grow
- background noise
- Hum, fans, traffic, or other sound that is not your voice.
- capstone
- The final project that shows what you learned.
- consumption hours
- Total time people spent listening or watching.
- copyright
- The legal right of a creator to control copies and uses of a work.
- cover art
- The square image that represents your show.
- double ender
- Each person records their own audio, then the files are lined up in editing.
- echo
- Sound bouncing off hard walls and floors.
- edit
- Cutting and cleaning a recording into an episode.
- episode plan
- A dated list of the next episodes and what each one is for.
- export
- Saving the finished edit as one audio file.
- fair use
- A legal exception weighed case by case on four factors.
- format
- How an episode is built, such as solo, cohost, or interview.
- license
- Written permission to use a work under set terms.
- listener support
- Money from fans for extras, such as subscriptions or memberships.
- loudness
- How loud an episode sounds overall, measured in LKFS or LUFS.
- material connection
- A tie, such as pay or free products, that could affect how people weigh what you say.
- pilot
- Your first full episode, used to test the idea.
- plosive
- A pop from a hard P or B sound hitting the mic.
- podcast
- A series of episodes that people can follow in a listening app.
- podcast host
- A service that stores your episodes and makes your RSS feed.
- revenue share
- The part of ad money a platform pays you.
- review date
- The day you check results and update the plan.
- RSS feed
- A web address that lists your show and every episode.
- rubric
- A scoring guide with clear levels.
- show notes
- The written description that goes with an episode.
- show statement
- One sentence: who the show is for, what it covers, and how.
- sponsor
- A business that pays to be mentioned in your show.
- unlisted
- Viewable only by people who have the link.
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