I’ve spent hours culling through all the video tutorials I could find to help you get a better understanding of specific audio production concepts.
The videos on this page all deal with the concept of compression and help you understand how to go about using this effect in your audio editing. Underneath each video, I’ve described what, for me, was the primary takeaway from each video (i.e. what made me post it here).
William gives a great breakdown of the basics, explaining compression controls very clearly. His demo is on a drum track but you get a chance to really hear what he’s talking about.
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There are many ways to record and edit your podcast.
In this episode I cover some of the best free solutions out there available to podcasters.
I talk about products such as Audacity, Garageband, and host of great web based solutions presented by Aviary.
I also talk a little about audio compression/encoding including a very useful tip for using itunes to spice up your podcast audio file.