kalakirya

notes and links

m4b - an audiobook format; apple products know to treat them as audiobooks and not songs. can be chaptered.
chapter and verse - an audiobook making program (iTunes will do m4bs for you, so this is mostly a Windows ppl thing)
Audacity - audio editing software for windows
Garageband - audio editing software for mac
Hindenberg - professional audio editing software
podfic_love - podfic rec comm
podfic-tips - podfic tutorial and tips comm
blanket permission - prevents you from having to request permission. fanlore has a list here. fire_juggler maintains fandom-specific lists here.
audiofic.jinjurly.com - the audiofic archive
amplificathon - a DW and LJ comm where podfic gets posted. if you post here, unless you opt out, it will be archived in the audioarchive automatically. Also an annual challenge designed to increase podficcing in small fandoms; FAQ for that here
pod_together - a challenge that matches writers and podficcers for a new collaborative work
podfic_bingo - a way of stretching your podfic muscles (signups close at the end of august!)
podfic big bang - multi-fandom 10K challenge
epic podfic big bang - for those who don't get out of bed for less than 75K (hosted on the same com as PBB)
#ITPE - the holiday podfic exchange, stands for International Twitter Podfic Exchange (you do need twitter for this)
multipod - a podfic with multiple voices
re-pod - a podfic of a story that has already been podficced
accents - a thing that you should not allow to prevent you from podficcing
10K = 1 hour - a rough approximation of how many words translates to how much podfic
podficmeta - the podfic-discussion comm zvi mentioned
auralphonic - the podcast about podfic
collaborativepodfic - a DW comm for finding ppl to do multivoiced podfic with

recs

13 pieces (help! who recced this? I'm having trouble finding it!)
written by the victors [SGA] (multipod; written by speranza)
the student prince [merlin] (written and read by fayjay)
up to and including the blue moon ball [SGA] (read by reena_jenkins, written by torakowalski)
right on the limits [hockey rpf] (read by ashesandghost, written by thehoyden)
ready aim fire [MCU] (read by reena_jenkins, written by gyzym)
fireball [SGA] (read by shaenie, written by celli lane)
once upon atlantis [SGA] (read by cjedwards, written by celli lane)
gerard way's vampire detective agency [bandom] (read by fayjay, written by jjtaylor)
halfway gone [inception] (read by jayjay, written by the_moonmoth)
nerds of the earth take note [leverage] (read by susan_voight, written by betty and emeraldwoman)
relentless, unheroic, necessary [sherlock] (read by orpheus, written by gyzym)
until all songs are sung [eagle of the ninth] (read by inkjunket, written by carmarthen)
retrograde 'verse [SGA] (read by kyizi, arwenlune, lunate8 and mific, written by LtLJ)
open and notorious [WtNV] (multipod, written by jedusaur)

things I meant to mention but didn't:

the "podfic welcome" and "blanket permission" tags on AO3 are good ways to draw podficcers' attention and/or find stuff to podfic
we love non-english podfic too! you get extra points on amplifcathon and much love from the multi-lingual!
you don't have to do covers, but some people like to! I use GIMP, a free photoshop clone. Windows users may need a special program to add covers to mp3s; I use mediamonkey
awesome ladies podfic anthology - anthologies of podfic about ladies of <1K. an excellent way to get your feet wet.
WAGFAPE - the Women And Genderqueers First Podfic Exchange, where you sign up to make podfic that don't focus on cismen
forvo sometimes has useful pronunciation guides. sometimes. use your judgement.
ditto dictionary.com
the word "gasps" is an evil unto this world that should be forever shunned

things other people mentioned