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It’s risky to only record one copy of your audio when recording podcast episodes. I was recently asked to try to fix some glitchy audio from a podcaster who had a VERY high profile guest. But the audio recording was skipping/gapping so badly it was 100% unusable. That’s right, throw
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I haven’t tried Hush yet, but check out Allan Tépper’s review to hear examples of how much this app cleans up noisy, reverby audio. It has a free trial and costs $49. Description of the product: Hush is a macOS app that uses state-of-the-art AI to clean up recorded speech.
One perk of graduating Podcast Engineering School is that you occasionally receive leads from me, Chris, for potential podcast production clients. Many of my contacts in the podcasting industry know that my school produces world class podcast engineers/producers and I am often asked if I have any students that are
Transcript-based audio editing is not brand new (Descript has been around since 2017) but recently Riverside launched this functionality on their platform. In my research I also found another product, EditEddy by Headliner, that also does this. Personally I haven’t used any transcript-based audio editing software yet, but lots of
The title of this post is a joke, but there are some (very few) people who listen to podcasts using only one earbud in one ear (because they’re at work, etc.), and some podcasters/producers refuse to pan any audio left or right because that would ruin the listening experience for
To verify that the audio quality of your podcast episodes is hitting the mark and sounding great, it’s a good practice to compare your mixes with other mixes which you know are objectively very high quality. When you compare your mix to others back to back, you’ll hear things like:
After recently reporting on the RØDE NT1 5G microphone which has 32-bit float capabilities, I discovered the ZOOM UAC-232 which is a 32-bit float audio interface! By the way, 32-bit float technology is just beginning to revolutionize audio recording. And here’s a nice video briefly explaining 32-bit float —> 32
Don’t do it. Yes it saves time, but you’re also ensuring that EVERY participants audio will sound SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE than it should. And some participants audio will be destroyed. It would be like cooking every meal in the oven for the same exact amount of time at the same exact
The next cohort of Podcast Engineering School starts on April 4, 2023! And once you become a world-class professional you’ll be able to work from home, be your own boss and earn a great living. Yeah, that’s a great position to be in 😉 PES will help you develop a
A podcast producer friend of mine offers social media video creation in addition to his regular podcast production services. Recently a potential client asked him specifically about “concrete deliverables” in terms of how many new subscribers the clients’ podcast can expect to gain due to these social media videos. Basically,
The mistake? Rolling off WAY too much high end using a low-pass filter. Don’t do it. Because it removes way too much clarity from the person’s voice. I almost never roll off high end. I suggest not rolling off any high end unless someone’s sound is very sharp in the
In addition to reconnecting with my podcast industry friends and meeting lots of new friends, I was pleasantly surprised by these two companies (below) that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to save podcasters TONS of time. NOTE AND REALITY CHECK: I haven’t actually tried either of these services yet so I
To help you manage the loudness of your final podcast episodes, the Youlean Loudness Meter 2 plugin is excellent. There’s a free version and a Pro version with more features (only $39 one-time payment with lifetime free updates). I haven’t tried this plugin yet but the reviews are great. You
Sibilance refers to overly accentuated frequencies in the human voice typically between 5-10 kHz. The overly accentuated sound of S’s, Sh’s, T’s, Z’s, etc. can be extremely harsh, annoying and even painful. NOTE: Each individual human voice is different — some individuals naturally have harsh sibilance while others don’t, and
If your podcast audio is annoying and difficult to hear and understand, your audience size will be less than what it should be because MANY listeners will simply turn off your podcast due to the horrible listening experience. Does that mean you need world-class audio quality? No. All you need
In my experience most lavalier microphone recordings are a bit dark, muddy and/or lacking clarity. This happens because the microphone is below the person’s mouth and not in front of their mouth, which means the mic doesn’t capture as much mid and high frequencies because those frequencies are more directional
Exceptional new microphone just released! It’s a new version of the RØDE NT1 (originally released in 1991). The RODE NT1 5th Generation Large-Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser XLR/USB Microphone ($249) was unveiled a few days ago and Allan Tépper has written a very good “first look and a first listen” article on
PLEASE NOTE: Both compressors and levelers reduce/compress the dynamic range of audio but they accomplish this in different ways. When to use a compressor: When the raw audio has a fairly consistent level with occasional loud peaks/outbursts, AND the level never gets extremely quiet due to the participant mumbling or
It’s risky to only record one copy of your audio when recording podcast episodes. I was recently asked to try to fix some glitchy audio from a podcaster who had a VERY high profile guest. But the audio recording was skipping/gapping so badly it was 100% unusable. That’s right, throw
Comment below!
I haven’t tried Hush yet, but check out Allan Tépper’s review to hear examples of how much this app cleans up noisy, reverby audio. It has a free trial and costs $49. Description of the product: Hush is a macOS app that uses state-of-the-art AI to clean up recorded speech.
One perk of graduating Podcast Engineering School is that you occasionally receive leads from me, Chris, for potential podcast production clients. Many of my contacts in the podcasting industry know that my school produces world class podcast engineers/producers and I am often asked if I have any students that are
Transcript-based audio editing is not brand new (Descript has been around since 2017) but recently Riverside launched this functionality on their platform. In my research I also found another product, EditEddy by Headliner, that also does this. Personally I haven’t used any transcript-based audio editing software yet, but lots of
The title of this post is a joke, but there are some (very few) people who listen to podcasts using only one earbud in one ear (because they’re at work, etc.), and some podcasters/producers refuse to pan any audio left or right because that would ruin the listening experience for
To verify that the audio quality of your podcast episodes is hitting the mark and sounding great, it’s a good practice to compare your mixes with other mixes which you know are objectively very high quality. When you compare your mix to others back to back, you’ll hear things like:
After recently reporting on the RØDE NT1 5G microphone which has 32-bit float capabilities, I discovered the ZOOM UAC-232 which is a 32-bit float audio interface! By the way, 32-bit float technology is just beginning to revolutionize audio recording. And here’s a nice video briefly explaining 32-bit float —> 32
Don’t do it. Yes it saves time, but you’re also ensuring that EVERY participants audio will sound SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE than it should. And some participants audio will be destroyed. It would be like cooking every meal in the oven for the same exact amount of time at the same exact
The next cohort of Podcast Engineering School starts on April 4, 2023! And once you become a world-class professional you’ll be able to work from home, be your own boss and earn a great living. Yeah, that’s a great position to be in 😉 PES will help you develop a
A podcast producer friend of mine offers social media video creation in addition to his regular podcast production services. Recently a potential client asked him specifically about “concrete deliverables” in terms of how many new subscribers the clients’ podcast can expect to gain due to these social media videos. Basically,
The mistake? Rolling off WAY too much high end using a low-pass filter. Don’t do it. Because it removes way too much clarity from the person’s voice. I almost never roll off high end. I suggest not rolling off any high end unless someone’s sound is very sharp in the
In addition to reconnecting with my podcast industry friends and meeting lots of new friends, I was pleasantly surprised by these two companies (below) that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to save podcasters TONS of time. NOTE AND REALITY CHECK: I haven’t actually tried either of these services yet so I
To help you manage the loudness of your final podcast episodes, the Youlean Loudness Meter 2 plugin is excellent. There’s a free version and a Pro version with more features (only $39 one-time payment with lifetime free updates). I haven’t tried this plugin yet but the reviews are great. You
Sibilance refers to overly accentuated frequencies in the human voice typically between 5-10 kHz. The overly accentuated sound of S’s, Sh’s, T’s, Z’s, etc. can be extremely harsh, annoying and even painful. NOTE: Each individual human voice is different — some individuals naturally have harsh sibilance while others don’t, and
If your podcast audio is annoying and difficult to hear and understand, your audience size will be less than what it should be because MANY listeners will simply turn off your podcast due to the horrible listening experience. Does that mean you need world-class audio quality? No. All you need
In my experience most lavalier microphone recordings are a bit dark, muddy and/or lacking clarity. This happens because the microphone is below the person’s mouth and not in front of their mouth, which means the mic doesn’t capture as much mid and high frequencies because those frequencies are more directional
Exceptional new microphone just released! It’s a new version of the RØDE NT1 (originally released in 1991). The RODE NT1 5th Generation Large-Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser XLR/USB Microphone ($249) was unveiled a few days ago and Allan Tépper has written a very good “first look and a first listen” article on
PLEASE NOTE: Both compressors and levelers reduce/compress the dynamic range of audio but they accomplish this in different ways. When to use a compressor: When the raw audio has a fairly consistent level with occasional loud peaks/outbursts, AND the level never gets extremely quiet due to the participant mumbling or
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