Audio Production Fundamentals

There are many advanced audio tools available today, but no one can be expected to produce professional audio unless they have AT LEAST a fundamental knowledge of audio production in the areas of microphone technique, recording level, editing, sample rate, bit depth, polar patterns, signal flow, gain staging (drink Ralph!), loudness, EQ, compression, acoustic treatment, digital I/O, Fletcher Munson Curve, and the list goes on.

The good news is that these fundamentals are not difficult to learn (unless you decide to “learn” only from YouTube videos, in which case you’ll most likely frustrate the heck out of yourself and completely give up within a very short time like 99.99% of people do).

Another piece of good news is that once you learn these fundamentals properly, they will stick with you for the rest of your life and also assist you in many other areas like video production, music production, consumer audio products, – even dialing in the sound of your car stereo so it absolutely BANGS!, and much more.

Of course, if you’re NOT endeavoring to produce professional grade audio then you don’t have to concern yourself with ANY of this stuff! Just have fun podcasting.

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