Here I present you a screencast of a basic tutorial on “How to Record using Audacity and converting to MP3″

This will explain you to about the basics of connecting your hardware, Basics of Audacity, Converting to MP3.

Please let us know if you have any further questions on this.

Due to some reasons could not embed the file here now… Therefore kindly Click Here to view the Video

We will soon come up with the next versions on making use of the other features in the software. Till then, you may also let us know your views and please post if you know any other better software (that you may be using) which may be easier to record.

Direct Download Links:
Audacity 1.2.6 installer (.exe file, 2.1 MB)

lame_enc.dll (.dll file, 168 KB)

LAME is an MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) encoder.

-Ashwin U. Kini

Namaskaru Friends!! are you wondering why my voice is not greeting you this time? Well Radio Idli on its 26th Jan edition is already Mouthful, and with such good auditory servings, keeping you waiting for the treat with my lax words will be painful :-D!!

Apart from the fluttering tricolor this issue marks our first professional contribution from Amit Savkur to whom i am utmost grateful! I am also thankful to Samir Halady who introduced me to him!

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1) the first Radio Idli Live Album - JAM at Vivek’s House with Radio Idli Jingle and other on the spots.

2) Archana sets the wave high with two of her lovely songs, one of which sets the mood right for an e-flaghoist with hearts full of respect for our Motherland.

3) Padmanabh sends his voice filled with enthusiasm, straight from the US.

4) <> a mystery lady with her voice.. hear her voice and write your guesses in the comments.

5) HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK!!!! : I take the pleasure to welcome Amit Savkur a wonderful musician who creates magic with his great Vocals!!

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Not just the flag.. our patriotism gets hoisted few flights high with this song by Archana!

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Radio Idli Republic Artist!—>>> Amit Savkur

Amit contributes three excellently rendered songs which will keep us mesmerized and asking for more!

1) Mora Sainyan - Fuzon

2) Do Kadam (from the film Meenaxi)

3) One more special song……. at the end of the Republic day special!! .. stay tuned.

Radio Idli - First spontaneous recordings album!!! Recording setup and host - Vivek Pai

Track 1:
the Radio Idli Jingle!!!

Guitar chords by Vivek.. Vocal cords by Nagesh

Track 2: VAN (Vivek Ashwin Nikhil) remix

An automated casio tone turns into a good base for some non conventional instruments. Like Jal tarang (with jal spilling outside the tarang and getting ashwin wet), Vivek getting the tabla rhythms and nikhil giving some good side rhythm. VAN -derful indeed

Track 3: Vivek’s tabla

Vivek’s tabla patiently waiting for Nikhil to start. Nikhil decides to sing deeper than the lips can sing and farther than ears can hear.. Vivek’s tabla loses patience.. stops the beat.. with vivek saying.. “Abe gaali doon kya”

Track 4, 5 and 6 : Bhajan Assortment

Bhajans by nagesh (waze mridang), nikhil (Raja Pandharicha) and Ashwin (Keshava Madhava)

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Commercial Break!!!
Mystery lady on Radio Idli.. Can you guess who she is???
Few of us have her on our friend’s list in Orkut.. maybe in yahoo messenger..
Maybe she works with few of us quietly at her desk while her mind plots this>>>

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Fans of Archana will be delighted today to hear her grace the flag hoisting. I am sure all of us will be further happy to hear her with one more song!

Stay tuned and Speak Beautiful !! mail your voice to radioidli@gmail.com and be heard!!!

Listeners Dearest!

Welcome to the second issue of Radio Idli. The steam continues with some great contributions this time. With Master of Karaoke - Sanat, from Dombivili, near Mumbai. We also have a great singer in the making….. 2 year old Atharva ….. and the reason behind his talent.. His first teacher.. his Mom, Reshma to whom i convey special thanks.

Our veteran voices of Ashwin Kini, Archana and Vivek will continue to rock the station forever.. (faithfully and hopefully )

My personal apologies to archana and her fans. There is a slight delay in her song posting. I tried extracting her voice from the file that she sent. I will try some gimmicks tomorrow and will succeed after i have conquered my sleepy needs past this postmidnight hour

**********Quick round of last weeks scores************
Beautiful life - Shradha - 27 views
KANK - Archana - 24 views
Lakshya - Ashwin Kini - 26 views
Kehna hai - vivek - 26 Views
Inaugural Speech - Nagesh - 24 views
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Before you all smell the fragrance of good music, here are some burnt coffee beans in my intro for the week
PS.. Recorded on a sleepy midnight with eyes full of sand so kindly adjust yourself and not the radio tuning

NOTE: PLEASE CLICK THE LINKS ON THE ANIMATED WIDGETS TO HEAR THE RECORDINGS

Among the awaited performances of the week.. Featuring an exclusive premiere… Sanat Prabhu!!! His first works were heard on Orkut in a community named Bindas Konkani, after which there was a lull. We hope that the lull will be broken forever with his active contributions to Radio Idli!! Steam it up with Sanat>>>>>>>

Some of the best things that we come across come as big surprises… So does this contribution from Reshma Pai… Rather her two year old!! So please stand up and applaud for the youngest singer of Radio Idli- Atharva Pai!!

If the Child sings so well.. imagine how well his Mom would be singing!! Stop imagining.. Hear her right here.. >>>>>

For a moment i am sure you all would have thought that it was Kavita Krishnamurthy who had submitted the song above using Reshma’s id.. Or was it Reshma who sang the original in Kavita Krishnamurty’s name :-)… Blessed we are indeed with so much of talent in our folds!!

The radio beats continue with a konkani bhajan that i would like to present in response to request from few people. Hope our non-konkani speaking listeners like it too.

Vivek Returns with a great rendering of “Maaeri”. The song was recorded by him during the launch itself when he recorded three songs. His enthusiasm fuelled us to record our own voices too!!

Ashwin Kini has a twin treat for us this week. The first one is a song Duuur (farsighted Vision for 2007) sung originally by “Strings”

Ashwin presents a great innovation… a penta-role (5 voices .. one singer).. Backstreet boys on the front stage… Ashwin original and his other four variants no. 1 2 3 4 sing this song just for you… do hear the whole song with the chorus!!

Ashwin’s comments:

“Something unique about this song… It’s 5 Voices 1 Man. Want to know more? Listen now!
Disclaimer: You are free to laugh your as* out as you listen to it… That’s the fun. But at the same time also please dont mind applauding for once atleast for the hardwork behind it. This needed lot of time and dedication while recording for each singer. Enough care is taken that every voice goes in sync with each other. Rest is only the editing work. Voices are true! Also after several trials even when recordings went off well but unfortunate for the software crashing each time while the recording of each person was finished, and had to be re-done again and again. Just for that matter to make it all clear.
Idea behind it is to convey a message that each one can try out their unique creativity and introduce here on the radio… No matter good or bad, but since hardwork pays, you definitely are going to come out well in future recordings.
Another sole purpose for me to choose this song was… that by the end of the song, (in case you have seen the video) Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson take away all the hugs and kisses. Here it is just Ashwin Kini, Ashwin Kini, Ashwin Kini, Ashwin Kini, Ashwin Kini alone in a Matrix style who would take them all away… I want it that way Band musicians, come out with the background score and also share the hugs and kisses.. (may be off stage) coz on stage, its still Matrix Ashwin who remains
The last part was just a kidding.
Go ahead.. listen now! Enjoy and keep contributing.”

Hearing Ashwin’s composition, I am tempted to present one of my first recording experiments with Lead, chorus and percussion in my voice. which i dedicate to my sweetheart and fiance Varsha. Aheemmm Ahemmm.. I clear my throat to sing.. STand by me home edition..

Hope you have all enjoyed the posts so far.. If you appreciate the efforts the best way to acknowledge is by contributing your voice too!! write to us at radioidli@gmail.com

May the weekend celebrations start!!

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