![]() Then there’s that one part where an ambulance came flying by where you were recording, and now you have to edit that out, too. On top of that, for some reason, your mic volume is way quieter than it needs to be, and your guest wouldn’t stay on the microphone, so you’ve got to wrangle some crazy volume fluctuations or risk blowing out your listener’s ears. Now those sounds are glaringly obvious, and you have no clue how to fix them. Even if it wasn’t “obnoxiously loud” when you recorded, the recorded audio will probably be amplifying sounds you only subconsciously paid attention to prior to having a podcast. As a result, you probably don’t realize that your HVAC is obnoxiously loud… until you listen to your recording in post. ![]() You’re probably used to every noise around you. For instance, you might be recording in your home. One thing that I’ve learned in all my years of podcasting is that it is very easy to overlook things in a recording session. ![]() As I said last time, “You’re only going to sound as good as the audio you record.” So the first thing we need to do is check our recording from the last episode. So, what goes into an edit? We’ll pick up where we left off in the last episode: with your recording. ![]() It will take you 3 to 4 times as long as the recording to clean it up and get it sounding good… so you’d better enjoy it, or find someone who does, like my fantastic team of editors at HumblePod! Well, I hope you’re going to love the edit. If you thought recording was fun, you’re going to LOVE the edit.
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