Podcast Audio Mixing
Once you have your edited audio, you may want to add a backing song underneath the podcast, along with sound fx. This post-production mixing will require blending together all of the elements to create a cohesive and solid product, one that sounds as professional as you want it.
To achieve this, the mixing will involve level balancing, gain staging, equalization, compression and a whole host of other signal processing treatments to get your audio sounding amazing everywhere it is played. Remember when audio sounds great, more people tune into listen. It is very difficult to compete in the audio marketplace without solid quality control of this kind.
To speak more about translation--the concept of audio sounding good through multiple playback systems--during the mixing process, I will test the finished product on several different playback systems. This test will inform me on small changes that need to be made to ensure your audio shines in any environment.
Furthermore, you have heard commercials where the narrator is speaking over a jingle. If you have a song in mind, but it is a 2-Track, or a mastered song, this mixing can still be done. (I only ask that the song to be mixed or used is copyright-free, so as to avoid any legal issues down the road.) The strategy here will be to carefully allocate frequencies in vocal audio that are not similar to the song, so that the audio will cut right through for clear intelligibility. The result will be both dramatic and musical, and neither audio element will suffer.
To achieve this, the mixing will involve level balancing, gain staging, equalization, compression and a whole host of other signal processing treatments to get your audio sounding amazing everywhere it is played. Remember when audio sounds great, more people tune into listen. It is very difficult to compete in the audio marketplace without solid quality control of this kind.
To speak more about translation--the concept of audio sounding good through multiple playback systems--during the mixing process, I will test the finished product on several different playback systems. This test will inform me on small changes that need to be made to ensure your audio shines in any environment.
Furthermore, you have heard commercials where the narrator is speaking over a jingle. If you have a song in mind, but it is a 2-Track, or a mastered song, this mixing can still be done. (I only ask that the song to be mixed or used is copyright-free, so as to avoid any legal issues down the road.) The strategy here will be to carefully allocate frequencies in vocal audio that are not similar to the song, so that the audio will cut right through for clear intelligibility. The result will be both dramatic and musical, and neither audio element will suffer.
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