Episode 23

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20th May 2024

Level Up Your Podcast - 8 Editing Tricks for Captivating Episodes

Episode 23 - Level Up Your Podcast - 8 Editing Tricks for Captivating Episodes

Here are 8 simple tips for new podcast editors to tighten up their episodes:

Choose the Right Software: Use a digital audio workstation (DAW) like GarageBand or Audacity to edit your podcast. DAWs allow multi-track editing, non-destructive editing, and other useful features.

Organize Files: Create a consistent file naming system and use separate tracks for different audio types (e.g. interviews, voiceovers, music) to make editing easier.1

Make an Outline: Listen to the raw audio and make notes on what to keep or cut. Separate content edits from sound edits.1

Learn the Tools: Familiarize yourself with scrubbing, splitting, trimming, fading, balancing audio, equalizing, and normalizing volume.1

Remove Unnecessary Audio: Cut out dead air, ums, coughs, background noise, etc. to improve the listening experience. But don't over-edit and disrupt the natural flow.1

Add an Attention Grabber: Use intro music, interesting audio clips, or other hooks to captivate listeners from the start.1

Try Sound Design: Enhance storytelling by strategically adding music, sound effects, sweepers, or stingers. But don't overdo it.1

Review Your Edit: Listen to the full edited episode as a listener would and make any final adjustments needed.

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Podcast Editing and Support - True Media Solutions
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Are you looking for a Podcast Editor? What if your next Podcast Editor had a podcast instead of just being a random name on a discount services site? What if you could hear examples of that Podcast Editor before you reach out, and before you sign a contract or hand over your hard earned money? But I am "just" a hobby podcaster, I don't have a big budget like the bigger shows do - I am a one person operation!! Maybe you want to work with a Podcaster Editor that could teach you from the very basics to the more indepth - go from zero to hero with tips, tricks and tools and do it yourself!

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