What is this podcasting thing anyway?

Essentially, it's a way for individuals and businesses to distribute audio and/or video files over the Internet. It can be anything at all, from an individuals personal online diary, to a news site distributing the latest headlines. You subscribe to as many 'podcasts' as you like, and then new content is automatically delivered to you. You can then listen/watch this content on your computer, or you can transfer it to a portable device such as an iPod or any other type of mp3 player so you can listen/watch it all while you're on the go, at your convenience!

So, why are you podcasting?

In our particular case, we thought it would be a cool way for you to listen to our samples whenever you've got some spare time, without having to sit in front of your computer. For instance, you can setup your podcast software (see below) to automatically download our charts or new releases overnight. Then in the morning, while you're on the bus or train travelling to work, you can listen to all our samples on your portable player and see if there are any tracks you're interested in. We've included all the information you'll need to order a track in the podcast text, including the catalogue number, artist, title and label.

Pretty cool, hey!

Ok, so how do I subscribe to a podcast?

You'll need to use a podcast receiving program. If you don't have one, there are a few free ones available from various sites on the Internet that you can download and install. A couple of good ones are iTunes or Juice, both of which are free.

We have our own branded version of Juice which comes preloaded with all of our podcasts. You can download this for FREE!

	Windows version (6MB Windows 2000 or XP)
	Mac version (17MB OSX 10.3 and above)

To subscribe to a podcast, you need to enter the URL (web address) of the podcast into the software. To find out what the URL is for our podcasts, click on the graphic that looks like this:

This will open up a page that looks pretty complicated. Don't worry about the page content - all you need is the URL, so highlight the web address in your web browser and make sure you copy all of the text in it:

All you need to do now is paste this URL into your podcast receiving software. There'll usually be a button or menu item called 'Subscribe' or something similar. The software will now add this podcast to your list. You'll also be able to setup how often you want it to check for new updates.

Apple iTunes users

If you own an iPod and you use iTunes, then you can use iTunes to subscribe and listen to your podcasts. We've made it a bit simpler for iTunes users. All you have to do is click on the following graphic instead of the one mentioned above:

Wait for a few seconds and iTunes will automatically start up and subscribe to the podcast you've selected.

Click here to see all our available podcasts