Audio Editing & Production
Podcast Artwork Requirements: The Decisions That Matter
The square cover art that represents a podcast in apps and directories, and the size and format rules platforms apply to it. Key takeaways Apple Podcasts size:...
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Audio Editing & Production
How to Get Podcast Chapters and Episode Metadata Right
Chapter markers, titles, descriptions and other metadata that help listeners navigate episodes and find shows in podcast apps. Key takeaways Chapters: can be em...
Audio Editing & Production
Podcast Measurement Standards: The Decisions That Matter
Industry guidelines for counting podcast downloads and listeners consistently across hosting platforms, published by IAB Tech Lab. Key takeaways Publisher: IAB...
Audio Editing & Production
Dynamic Ad Insertion in Podcasts, Done Properly
Inserting advertisements into podcast episodes at the time of download, rather than recording them into the audio permanently. Key takeaways Ad markers: positio...
Audio Editing & Production
A Practical Guide to Gain Staging
Setting appropriate levels at each point in the recording and mixing chain, from microphone preamp to plug-ins to master output. Key takeaways Digital clipping:...
Audio Editing & Production
How to Get Limiting and True Peak Right
Using a limiter to prevent audio from exceeding a set ceiling, and measuring true peaks that can occur between digital samples after conversion or encoding. Key...
Audio Editing & Production
Dither and Bit Depth Reduction: What Actually Works
Adding a small amount of noise when reducing bit depth, such as from 24-bit to 16-bit, to avoid distortion from truncation. Key takeaways When to dither: when r...
Audio Editing & Production
Reverb and Delay, Done Properly
Effects that add space and depth to audio, reverb by simulating reflections in a room and delay by repeating sound after a set time. Key takeaways Reverb parame...
Audio Editing & Production
Noise Gates and Expanders, Done Properly
Dynamics processors that reduce level when audio falls below a threshold, used to cut background noise between phrases or bleed between microphones. Key takeawa...
Audio Editing & Production
Stereo Imaging and Mono Compatibility: The Decisions That Matter
How sound is placed across the stereo field, and whether a mix still sounds correct when played back in mono on a single speaker. Key takeaways Panning: places...
Audio Editing & Production
How to Get Phase and Polarity Right
The timing and waveform alignment between microphones or tracks recording the same source, which affects fullness and clarity when they are combined. Key takeaw...
Audio Editing & Production
Room Acoustics for Recording: What Actually Works
How a recording room's reflections, resonances and background noise affect voice and music recordings, and how treatment differs from soundproofing. Key ta...
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