Episode 103
Top 3 Editing Options for Great Podcast Audio Every Time
Good audio quality is crucial for enhancing the overall listener experience in podcasting. Here are my top three processing options to get great podcast audio every time.
Mentioned in this episode:
- How to do loudness: the LUFS and LKFS FAQ for podcasters
- 10 Tips for a Great Sounding Podcast
- Why You Should Use the Correct LUFS Setting for Your Podcast - One Minute Podcast Tips
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Transcript
If you're a regular listener to the show, you'll know how often I talk about the listener experience and why good audio is key to making that experience the best it can be. While there are a lot of tools to help with that, here are my top three options to use no matter what editing software you have.
One: EQ or Equalization. This lets you adjust the frequencies of the audio. So for example, if you want to lower or increase deeper sounds like bass, or or you want to emphasize higher frequencies like treble or midrange based on a speaker's voice.
Number two: Compression, and this helps smooth the overall levels of your audio, which makes it a lot easier and more comfortable to listen to.
And number three is Normalization. Podcasting has a setting called LUFS, and that's the default loudness for the majority of the industry and podcast apps to help all audio stay at the same volume. The defaults are minus nineteen LUFS for mono audio and minus sixteen LUFS for stereo.
And I've spoken before about LUFS and why it's important in episode ninety two, so I'll leave a link to that in the show notes so you can check it out. While there are other options you can use - DeEsser, for example, if you have a more sibilant tone to your voice- these are my three go to options I use on every edit, to ensure a consistent and hopefully enjoyable listening experience.
Until the next time, happy podcasting.
