This is a short tutorial on how to make a music mix podcast using Winamp.

1. First install Winamp and download/install the SqrSoft ACF Disc Writer plugin
2. Load Winamp and put all of the files in the order you'd like them to play in the playlist window
3. Then click Ctrl+P to get the Preferences window for Winamp
4. Under Plug-ins > Output choose SqrSoft ACF Disc Writer and hit "Configure" to get the box below. This plugin will create a nice fade between tracks and also eliminates silence. Even if you create your own tracks using a microphone you may still find this method useful for mixing your created tracks.
5. The only configuration option I changed from the default was unchecking "Write multiple wave file" which is exactly what we don't want here b/c we want a large, continuous wav file that we're going to convert to MP3 afterwards. You should also set the "Output path".
6. Then play your playlist in Winamp from the beginning - I usually just double-click the first track in the playlist.
7. Your very large wav file will be created very quickly (nice!) and all you have to do now is convert it to MP3 (typically @ 128kbps) using whatever encoder you choose, even Winamp itself.
8. Hit Ctrl+P again and set your Output back to "DirectSound output" so that you can listen to your audio files and not create any more wav files.
9. Check out an example.