While stereo may sound better in most cases, the answer is that mono and stereo don’t matter nearly as much with podcasting and spoken audio in general. You may be asking yourself, why would they be telling me to use mono tracks over stereo? Which is a valid question. You can copy/paste waveforms and tracks between instances of Audacity. Import on the other hand, brings that file into the current window as an additional track (or tracks).Īnd as an added bonus, if you happen to use the wrong one, no worries. Any time you use Open, a new Audacity window will appear with that file’s waveforms in it. When you choose File – Open, you are opening a new instance of that file.

Just briefly, we want to touch on the difference between the Open command and the Import. We’re going to be covering quite an array of features for how to edit a podcast in Audacity, but we’re going to start out with the basics that we feel everyone should know before moving into the more advanced parts of podcast creation such as eq, noise reduction, and that sort of thing.

Open-source software is not always the most user-friendly, and the Audacity team has really improved on that over the years. Most of the major features you need are in sight, and the menu structure for Audacity is surprisingly intuitive. It may look a little cluttered and chaotic, but it’s actually very efficient and convenient once you’re used to it. The installation process is simple for each OS, and when you boot the program up for the first time, you are presented with the same interface, regardless. If you’re a podcaster on the go, that’s a pretty fantastic perk. You will have the same options and same UI regardless of where you’re working. The developers consistently update the clients for Mac, Windows, and Linux, which is also another benefit to using this one over a different audio editor. Regardless of your platform, Audacity has a release for it. Getting Started Learning How to Edit a Podcast in Audacity 4 Wrapping Up with How to Edit a Podcast in Audacity.3.3 How to Edit a Podcast’s Track Volume.

2.7 How to Edit a Podcast’s Intro and Outro Music.

2.6 How to Edit a Podcast Using the Time Shift Tool.

1 Getting Started Learning How to Edit a Podcast in Audacity.

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