Big Damn Commentaries

After something of a lull in submissions, BDC brings itself back into play with an international commentary recorded across the ocean by two of our regular commentators.

Description:

A couple of weeks ago I contacted John through MSN to discuss the possiblity of attempting a transatlantic link-up commentary - I'm in Scotland, while John is in Texas. It took us some time to find the necessary software and setup that would allow us to talk and hear each other clearly while simultaneuously recording (very few programs did what they promised...), but we finally did it and this mp3 track is the result. We hope you enjoy it :)

My side of the commentary was recorded using Goldwave through a generic, unbranded headset microphone. John recorded his half separately using his own setup and sent me it as an mp3. Fortunately the two files mixed perfectly to form a whole.

Both of us watched a RealMedia version of the episode using Winamp and the Real Alternative plugin. This allowed us to mute the episode audio and still hear each other (RealPlayer does not support this). The communication itself was handled using a program called Xfire, which is primarily intended for use in online games.

You will be prompted to start the episode with a countdown during the commentary's introduction.