As I share my recent adventures in editing episodes, I hope there will be plenty for you to take away. In this episode, I talk about why I make certain editing choices, the minimum you need to learn if you want to edit yourself, or the different ways in which you can work with an editor. There are even some real-time examples recorded as I went along. In this episode, I talk about my adventures when recording on my own, with guests and co-hosts.
I’ve started a new format for the co-hosted episodes I do with Maya for the 21st Century Work Life podcast. Check it out here: https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/rethinking-digital-workspace
I’m also mindful that episodes can probably be shorter now. When we started, we were one of the few podcasts in the space, but now there’s a lot more choice.
Got a fab piece of feedback for the first time in a long while, saying how much they enjoy that show because it’s like overhearing a conversation, that you want to know more about.
It’s important to know what reaction you want your listeners to have to the material.
However, many people like myself still enjoy long-form content.
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They only release about once a month, so the audience, and producer can take it!
We’ve reached 100 episodes for My Pocket Psych! If you are considering starting a show, you might want to listen to find out what Richard, a coach himself, has learned through the process of podcasting, and working with me.
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I mention two apps:
https://www.notion.so
https://trello.com
I managed to get back to editing an episode of Gastronostalgia, I love listening back to those episodes, they remind me of the true spirit of podcasting. My main concern there is to remove the mannerisms from co-host and myself, arm, arm, and myself getting tangled sometimes not being able to find the right words. It’s nice to leave mistakes in sometimes.
Let’s play “spot the erm”:
13.20mins
I also enjoying putting sound effects in, something I can’t do in any of my other shows, except this one, hence why you might hear random sound effects, I’m still playing and seeing what works.
I mention Audacity, Auphonic and other resources. You can find the full list here.
Should you hire an editor, I talk through the levels of help you can get with editing.
Talking of editing, three phases:
Editing the conversation
Building the episode
Polishing the sound to export
How much should you edit yourself: Learn to silence bits, to cut bits, or to duck music, and check the specs for exporting or you something like Auphonic.
The more prep you do, the less you have to edit, believe me I know this.
You cannot remove sounds from under your voice.
When you listen to other podcasts, pay attention to the editing. Sometimes you can tell when something has been stitched up, sometimes you can tell that there has been no editing, listen with a podcasters ears.
BONUS for readers!
Here’s what this episode looks like in Audacity:
The original recording was 35 mins, the final episode, with all the special effects is just under 33 minutes.
It took me 1.5hrs to edit it.
If you have any questions, let me know and feel free to get in touch!
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