louder

I just noticed that they are much louder and better when I play the episode through the flash player you have on this site.

Yeah I've been geting comments both ways. Some say, "perfect!" and some say, "louder!" I have been getting progressively louder. I will bump it up just a bit more in Episode 4. Thanks for the feedback!

Yeah, I'm finding it very quiet too. I listen to it on an ipod during my commute and I definitely have to crank the volume higher than other podcasts. It seems like episode three (which I'm halfway through now) is getting closer in volume to some of the other stuff I listen too. Speaking of other podcasts Chad, we seem to commute with the same shows as I also really enjoy Floss "Weekly" and a couple of other Leo Laporte based shows along with Linux Reality and Going Linux. I can't say I've managed to figure out the Linux Link Tech Show, though, as they just seem to say almost nothing for such long periods of time. Boy, they could sure use some re-tooling.

The sounds been spot on for me, around the same sort of volume as the other podcasts I listen to. I listen to it on an ipod out on my bike commuting to work or sitting on my bike on a turbo trainer.

Yeah I'm not really sure why it is perfect for some and not for others. We'll see how episode 4 goes.

When I listen to podcasts on my computer, I can just raise the volume if needed. If I'm going to be in a noisy environment with my mp3 player and ear buds, it can be a problem. It's easy to raise the gain , and here's how. Be aware that this is only for the spoken word in a noisy place. Don't do it for music because it clips.
 
First get mp3gain:
sudo apt-get install mp3gain
 
Once it's installed type:
mp3gain -g 5 (space). Don't type "space". Just hit the big space bar.
 
Plug your player into the usb port. Find the file in your file browser. Click the file and drag it down (or up) into the dock where your terminal program is waiting with the unfinished mp3gain command. The terminal will pop up. Drop the file there and you will see something like:
 mp3gain -g 5 '/media/RCA/Episode+4+-+Education+and+a+timer.mp3'
 
See? You can drag and drop a file to complete the command. Cool. Hit "enter" and the gain will be raised by 5 db. That's plenty. You don't have to know the path to the file. Just drag and drop into the terminal.
 
If you hate the sound, just type:
mp3gain -u <filename> and it will put everything back the way it was. (Undo)
 
It's a pretty neat little app, and easy to understand.
man mp3gain
will explain everything.
 
 
Best,
Tom