![]() ![]() The first part, the Intro, begins with pre-recorded theme music and a summary that describes the podcast. Like those formats, podcasts basically have three acts. Generally speaking, the podcast structure is not too different from movies and radio broadcasts, which were influenced by the three-act structure of plays. Podcast structure Photo by Kate Oseen on Unsplash We’ll get into what works best and why so that as you enhance your new broadcast or launch your first one, you will have a better sense of the world of podcast sound effects and music. Other cues are more typical of the last few years of podcasting culture. Some of podcasting’s musical and sound effects cues have their origins in radio broadcasts of the 20th century and even films. To do this, we’ll look at the structure of a typical podcast and discuss the right moments to deploy these sounds. The good thing is that you’ve probably already heard a lot of music on podcasts and perhaps even understand where and when music enhances an episode.īelow, we’re going to look at where and when a podcast needs music and sound effects. ![]() This is a common question among new and aspiring podcasters. To do this you need a loudness meter like WLM Plus Loudness Meter, and see if the LUFS hit -18, if you don’t get to that target you could use a compressor, in this case, to raise the output volume and make it sound louder.You’ve got a podcast or you’re thinking of launching a podcast and you’ve already picked the essential gear for starting a podcast, but you’re wondering how to choose music and sound effects for the episodes. The only thing you need to check is if the podcast is loud enough for streaming services. In podcasting, there isn’t a lot to be done. ![]() Mastering is usually used in sound production to make the track sound good on different platforms. You should use it only if there are parts where the difference is very big and in those parts is impossible to understand what is being said, but if everything is hearable at a normal volume, you don’t need to use a compressor. CompressionĪ compressor will allow you to make the lower sounding parts of your podcast to sound as loud as the louder parts. In this case, where you are mixing the podcast with a background track with vocals, you will need to place an EQ plugin in the channel where your background track is routed and lower the frequencies between 2Hz because those are the frequencies that we use when we talk, so you need to lower those frequencies to avoid the background track overlapping what you say and avoid being not clear or unintelligible. For example, if you have a lot of lows in your voice you can erase them, so the voice sounds more clear. EQĪn EQ plugin is a simple tool that allows you to raise or lower the volume of certain frequencies. To eliminate those things you can use free software like audacity and its noise filters and other free software like spitfish for the ‘p’ and ‘s’ sounds or use plugins like izotope rx7 which are easier to use and you get all those features in the same plugin. Background noiseīackground noise refers to the sounds of the room as well as noises from you and the guest, like breathing or ‘s’ and ‘p’ sound, a fan in the room. To avoid it you could lower the output volume of the interface, mixer or recording software(DAW), or add to the mixer or recording software a limiter which is a plugin that will make impossible going above 0db and clip. When you talk too loud through the microphone and it sounds distorted that is when the audio is clipping. The things that you should think when editing a podcast are, clipping, background noise, EQ, compression, and mastering: Clipping When editing the podcast you should center and how overall sounds and not think about whether you used more eq or compression in some parts. You should use an EQ to lower the frequencies of the song between,2Hz, a little bit more. When you want to have a background track with vocals while you are talking on your podcast, you have to get a song which has a singer singing in a higher register, usually female, because if you choose a song where the singer is singing in a low register it will overlap with what you or your guest are talking in the podcast. You can use adlibs, choirs, or long notes but try to avoid songs with lyrics in a podcast. One instrument that can’t be disregarded in an emotional track is the human voice, but in a podcast where people are talking this can be a problem due to overlapping frequencies.Īlso, lyrics can be distracting from what you are saying. Music is one of the things that can control our emotions, and for that reason, you can use it on your podcast to give more importance to some things or to make people get more into what you and your guests are saying. A background track can be great for a podcast, especially if it’s something like a story. ![]()
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