Putting the Finishing Touch on Your Podcast Audio Before Publishing

Adjusting the overall loudness (LUFS level) of your final episode audio is usually the last step in podcast audio production, just before saving the final MP3 file. But before that, some podcast engineers/producers like to use a bit of compression (usually multiband) to control the dynamics a bit more and increase perceived loudness of the entire episode.

Personally I also sometimes add a bit of saturation in addition to a bit of compression.

What is your last step in your audio production?

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