Your Rights as a Consumer - A basic introduction

barracad · 22nd November 2006, 11:03

Your Rights as a Consumer - A basic introduction

Podcast contents:

Basic requirements
Faulty items
Refunds
Repair and replacement
Unsafe goods

Please make your comments, post your responses or ask your questions in this thread.

Listen to the podcast and vote:-

www.consumeractiongroup.c o.uk/podcast/barracad01.mp3

Robertxc · 22nd November 2006, 15:57

Excellent Podcast! very professional. Well done!

Karnevil · 22nd November 2006, 19:38

Very good, easy to listen to, nice voice

, gets all the important info across in a non partronising way.

10 out of 10.

bottomburp · 22nd November 2006, 20:16

I thought the information was excellent but found the music a tad distracting!

7givenchy · 22nd November 2006, 21:13

Excellent information, well done

monkey_uk · 22nd November 2006, 22:26

Very good. Clear, well structured and very informative.

The background music / voice balance wasn't quite perfect though, consider having the music volume set a tiny bit lower in the future.

Still a well earned *** from me though!

bill-k · 22nd November 2006, 22:32

Well done, Barracad. I like the idea of the background music - it helps thing along and you don't feel as though you're being lectured on a one-to-one basis.

You seem a quietly-spoken bloke, though, and as BB indicated, the backing occasionally swamps you. If you're able to re-mix with a slightly lower backing level, then that might be worth a try.

But we can all do someone's job better than they can, can't we ? That is, until we find ourselves in their shoes.

These podcasts are excellent, and I'm sure they will benefit lots of people who aren't too good with the keyboard, etc.

Well done, mate - and keep 'em coming you guys !!

barracad · 22nd November 2006, 23:02

I think if (when) I do another I'll lower the music some more - it was actually going to be louder than that then I changed it right at the last minute. Also, I'll try and speak a little slower - only realised after I'd finished editing that it sounded too quick in places.

Thanks for your positive comments and construcive criticism - this is the first time I've ever done anything like this so all feedback greatly appreciated.

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bearo · 22nd November 2006, 23:38

I really enjoyed it, I thought it was really informative, very well put together, I actually thought there was a good balance between music and voice, well done Adam.

bill-k · 23rd November 2006, 00:44

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Originally Posted by barracad

I think if (when) I do another I'll lower the music some more - it was actually going to be louder than that then I changed it right at the last minute. Also, I'll try and speak a little slower - only realised after I'd finished editing that it sounded too quick in places.

Thanks for your positive comments and construcive criticism - this is the first time I've ever done anything like this so all feedback greatly appreciated.

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I didn't realise this is the first time you've done this, mate. Blimey - that is brilliant. If I'd realised that, I wouldn't have torn it to pieces !!

There's no way I could have got it as good as that until at least the 100th take !!

But yes, you've got to post it up for us lot to savage, in order to get the "Old Grey Whistle Test" carried out.

As regards doing any more of these - "If" is not an option - "When" is the only correct answer !!

And soon !

meagain · 23rd November 2006, 01:52

Interesting, and informative. A useful reminder for those who may not be aware of their rights. Content was very good, production was average. May be copyright issues if the music is not royalty-free or an original work. It is generally the case that unless you've paid for an appropriate licence to do so, including music in a podcast IIRC constitutes offering a copy for download.

I don't know what you did as regards the music, but when I put together trailers, etc. I get the level of the voice right first, then adjust the volume of the backing music accordingly before doing the final mix. It also seemed you were speaking a little quietly into the microphone - in future, turn the mic level down, and your voice box up

I was torn between 2/3 and 3/3, and went for 2 to make the result look less boring. Good job otherwise.

Battleaxe · 23rd November 2006, 10:26

Brilliant.. I found the sound level good, I could understand everything, found the background music fine.
For a first time well done.

You gave the facts and the contacts, no waffling. Short, sharp and sweet.

barracad · 23rd November 2006, 11:35

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Originally Posted by meagain

Interesting, and informative. A useful reminder for those who may not be aware of their rights. Content was very good, production was average. May be copyright issues if the music is not royalty-free or an original work. It is generally the case that unless you've paid for an appropriate licence to do so, including music in a podcast IIRC constitutes offering a copy for download.

I don't know what you did as regards the music, but when I put together trailers, etc. I get the level of the voice right first, then adjust the volume of the backing music accordingly before doing the final mix. It also seemed you were speaking a little quietly into the microphone - in future, turn the mic level down, and your voice box up

I was torn between 2/3 and 3/3, and went for 2 to make the result look less boring. Good job otherwise.

Thanks for your comments.

As I said earlier it's the first time I've ever done anything like this or had any experiences of either recording my own voice or editing audio. I tried playing about with a couple of mics and different sound levels and went for the one which I thought sounded the best.

I edited the vocal part alone and got that into something which I thought sounded half decent, but then thought it sounded a little boring so I googled for some royalty free music which I purchased for a small fee and I personally feel it improved the overall podcast somewhat.

I'm glad the production was 'average' as I would have expected my first attempt to be below average.

I'm very pleased with all your comments so far and will be taking everything in for next time, so keep your tips and tricks coming.

anon1 · 23rd November 2006, 20:57

Very informative Barracad

meagain · 24th November 2006, 01:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by barracad

[...] I googled for some royalty free music which I purchased for a small fee and I personally feel it improved the overall podcast somewhat.

Good, good. It's bad enough that the banks would want to shut us down, no need to give anyone else any excuses. At some point, I'll put together some guidelines for people thinking of doing a sound recording.

Definitely a good first offering from you.

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