Tidbits On How I Edit Audio

Here’s how I edit audio.

1. I currently edit using two programs,
   
   Audacity
   
   and
   
   GoldWave.
   
   I use GoldWave to edit the actual content, and I use Audacity to assemble the podcast episode and do my sound processing thing.
2. Regarding interviews, I appreciate it when clients send me stereo recordings. All that means, in the case of an interviewer and one interviewee, is that I have one voice coming out of the left speaker and the other voice coming through the right speaker. I put everything in the center after editing.
3. When exporting from any of the programs mentioned above, I always choose wave.
4. Conversion to MP3 is done with ITunes, and tagging is done with MP3 TAG.
5. My starting sound processing workflow consists of:
   • normalizing
   • compression
   • EQ, [bass boost]
   • EQ, [trebble boost]
   • compression
   • normalizing
   • limiting
   • normalizing

   When necessary, I add noise reduction to that.

Why did I use the phrase “starting sound processing workflow”? Because sometimes, the result doesn’t sound presentable. After deciding that the result doesn’t sound presentable, I modify that process. An example of that might be:

• normalizing
• compression
• EQ, [bass boost]
• compression
• normalizing
• limiting
• normalizing

Is this too much geekspeak for you? Hire me and you won’t have to worry about that. Your audio will be in good hands.