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Danny:
When it comes to your podcast audio, I always recommend that you do at least some editing.
It doesn't have to be super polished or super processed, but just making slight changes can make for a much better listener experience for your audience.
Now, there are a lot of ways that you can edit, and depending on your own audio and what sound you want to go for, that will dictate what editing features you use. For myself, this is my editing chain and I use this for every podcast I make. Now, disclaimer:
I'm not an audio engineer, I'm not a producer, I just find this is what works for me. Obviously, your mileage will vary, so here's my chain. First off, I'll start with noise removal. Now, some people might tell you to normalize first.
The problem with that though, is if you have background noise, you're going to make that louder. Removing the noise before normalization ensures that you're not altering the room sound before cleanup. Next, I'll use De-Ess or De-Click.
And this just takes away any sibilance that might be in the recording or any mouth clicks or smacks that you can sometimes hear when people are dehydrated. After that, I'll add Equalization or EQ, and this just helps me create a more balanced sound for the audio. Following EQ,
this is when I'll normalize, and normalization just ensures that your audio volume is at a consistent level. After that, I'll use compression, and this really complements your EQ mix since it reduces the dynamic range of the audio.
And basically what this means is less difference between the highest and lowest parts of the audio, making it a lot more pleasant to listen to. And finally, I'll normalize again just to tidy everything up.
Now, as I mentioned, this is my chain and it might not be one that you want to use, but it's a good starting point to understand editing and what each feature does, so you'll know whether you need to use it or not. And I'll leave some links in the show notes to reference points about each feature so you can check that out too. Until the next time.
