Podcast Intro Music: How Loud Should It Be?

It’s quite annoying when the intro music of a podcast is WAY louder than the hosts voice. This makes it difficult to hear the hosts voice clearly.

It’s also quite annoying when the intro music comes in at a very low volume, which prompts listeners to jack up their listening volume, and then when the host starts talking their voice is SO LOUD compared to the music that listeners jump and hurry to turn down their listening volume.

There is a happy medium and it’s the job of the podcast engineer/producer to properly mix the levels of the intro music and the host of the show.

Generally speaking, the music should be loud enough to convey the effect it’s meant to convey, but not too loud where it drowns out the hosts voice.

With a little attention, practice and reflection you can learn how to mix these levels really well and ALL listeners will APPRECIATE it without ever knowing that they’re appreciating it, which is the goal of professional audio production 😉 …and that’s a podcast engineer’s job well done!

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