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I'm Danny Brown and you're listening to One Minute Podcast Tips, the show that helps you be a better
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podcaster in just a minute a week. If you want more specific tips just for you and your podcast,
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And now, this week's episode.
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When it comes to audio repair and optimization, three of the most common examples are mouth clicks,
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plosives, and deep or very noticeable breathing. Now for the last one, while breathing is obviously
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natural and something none of us can avoid, there are ways to help avoid it in your podcast audio.
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The first is mic technique and to speak across the mic. This helps direct your breath away from
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the mic, reducing breathing noises. The second is manually reducing the dB or decibel levels on the
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parts of the audio where breathing is most noticeable. This is a more manual step but very
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effective and keeps the audio more natural. And the third one is post-production tools like a
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de-breath plugin or noise gate. While both of these offer time-saving solutions, if used too aggressively
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they can actually make the audio worse since it becomes very choppy when breathing is present.
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For the most part though, breathing is a natural process and as humans we tend to tune that out.
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So, unless it's really distracting in your audio then personally I leave it in.
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If it is distracting any of the options mentioned here should help. Until the next time, happy podcasting.
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