Using Advanced Audio Editing Techniques to Fix Common Podcast Audio Problems
Theme:
Podcast Pro
What:
Workshop
When:
3:20 PM, Saturday 1 Jun 2019
(1 hour)
Where:
Music City Center Nashville
- The M4A Room (206)
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Capturing a perfect recording is difficult even for professionals. Noises and unnecessary words/stutters can be very distracting for many listeners, making it harder for them to absorb the message you are trying to express through your podcast. But with some surgical editing know-how, your podcast's audio quality can have professional broadcast quality that draws your listener in and keeps their attention. Learn how seasoned professional audio engineer and podcast producer Marcus dePaula cleans up his clients' raw audio recordings to make them sound their best using the latest audio software tools and techniques. Here are some fixes he will cover (time-allowing):
- smoothing out extreme volume changes
- repairing distorted audio recordings
- advanced room noise and echo removal
- removing loud distracting breaths and mouth smacks
Capturing a perfect recording is difficult even for professionals. Noises and unnecessary words/stutters can be very distracting for many listeners, making it harder for them to absorb the message you are trying to express through your podcast. But with some surgical editing know-how, your podcast's audio quality can have professional broadcast quality that draws your listener in and keeps their attention. Learn how seasoned professional audio engineer and podcast producer Marcus dePaula cleans up his clients' raw audio recordings to make them sound their best using the latest audio software tools and techniques. Here are some fixes he will cover (time-allowing):
- smoothing out extreme volume changes
- repairing distorted audio recordings
- advanced room noise and echo removal
- removing loud distracting breaths and mouth smacks
- fixing plosives without degrading audio quality
- making seamless, natural-sounding edits to remove unwanted words/phrases
