Podcast post-production with Audacity
Once you have recorded your podcast, it’s time for post-production. This means editing the audio files so that you can publish them. You can do this with the open source software “Audacity”, among others. We have put together a few links to get you started.
Collection of links to Audacity
Download the current version:
What Wikipedia says about Audacity:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity
Detailed user manual as PDF:
audacity-forum.de/download/Audacity-Handbuch-deutsch-23-Jan-2005.pdf
Video tutorials
Audacity Tutorial: Getting started, simple recording and post-processing
Record & edit PODCAST with AUDACITY! [TUTORIAL 2021]
12 tips for podcast editing in Audacity!
7 tips for faster podcast editing in Audacity (+ bonus tip)
The podcast school
Loudness
Your podcast should have a loudness of -16 LUFS (integrated) before publication. You can find out exactly what this means and how to measure it by following the links below.
An introduction to loudness and LUFS
LUFS, limiters and everything else you need to know about ‘making it loud’
Free Plugin: Loudness Meter
Online tool for measuring loudness
Have fun learning and editing the audio.