Recording Multiple Voices on One Track

Don’t do it. That is all.

But seriously, don’t do it. Instead, record each podcast participant on their own track/file so that you have the ability in post-production to clean up, process and optimize each person’s voice separately.

Do you really want to hear Joe’s dog barking in the background when Joe is not even speaking, because it’s literally impossible to edit out the background dog barks while another participant is speaking??

The problem with recording multiple people together on one track (the same audio file) is that it’s impossible to clean up, process, and adjust each voice separately. There are some apps that attempt this feat but they don’t work very well, especially compared to the correct way to record professional audio (recording each participant on their own dedicated track/file).

Of course there may be times when you are forced, due to circumstances, to record multiple participants on the same track, but that should be the exception to the rule.

What are your thoughts?

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