Editing Your Podcast

The Humble Podcaster

You've got your first episode recorded, and now you're ready to get down to the business of editing. In this episode, we'll walk through my editing workflow and cover the basics behind editing podcast audio. 

We'll cover: 

  • The Editing Workflow (3:04)
  • Assembling Your Podcast (3:19)
  • Editing Your Podcast (6:32)
  • Destructive vs. Non-Destructive Editing (6:59)
  • Recommended Effects / Plugins (8:18)
  • 1st Editing Pass: Content (12:56)
  • 2nd Editing Pass: Disfluencies (13:48)
  • Review (14:47)
  • Mastering (15:10)
  • Loudness & LUFS (15:31)
  • Homework (18:26)

Great Editing Resources

  • Podcast Engineering School: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/
  • Mike Russell: https://www.youtube.com/user/musicradiocreative

DAWs

  • Adobe Audition: https://www.adobe.com/products/audition.html
  • Logic Pro: https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/
  • Pro Tools: https://www.avid.com/pro-tools
  • Descript: https://www.descript.com/
  • Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/
  • Garage Band: https://www.apple.com/mac/garageband/

Plugins Mentioned

  • iZotope RX 8: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/rx.html
  • iZotope Ozone: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/ozone.html
  • Youlean Loudness Metter: https://youlean.co/youlean-loudness-meter/
  • Bonus Starter Plugin (not mentioned in show), Scheps Omni Channel: https://www.waves.com/plugins/scheps-omni-channel#presenting-scheps-omni-channel

Need editing or production support? Contact us to learn how we can help: https://www.humblepod.com/contact/

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