No way to edit metadata on iOS that I’m aware of, think that would be tricky given the platform. mp3tag remains your best bet.

I am just starting out and will be using Audacity so this is good information

Hmmm. I currently use Hindenburg which I love. I used to use audacity until change of ownership and the negative news that came of it. How did that all pan out?

Really excited for the master channel options. Haven’t upgraded yet, but looking forward to it!!! They’ve really been dropping some cool updates in the past year or so. 🎉

I use Audacity to edit my podcast, but don't use (or know) all of the features. Can anyone recommend a good training video to "master" the platform?

I’m not 100% sure about this, as I find some of these customization options confusing, but I think to get the result you want, you need to open that playlist, tap the “…”, make sure you have “Edit For” at the very top set to “This Playlist” and scroll down to “Displayed Metadata,” where you should be able to customize the display.

What specifically are you trying to do? It's better to focus on just one particular thing, instead of trying to "learn all of Audacity". As far as starting a podcast, just record the content now and worry about figuring out the editing stuff later.

Check out this YouTube playlist, which covers all the basics of Audacity and more. You can skip a few videos which focus on music more than podcasting: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZWGTnpapial7S0qIRzJCoGTpky_DBIzx

Hey! Don't know about audacity as I'm using reaper (which I suggest you to try it btw). Every DAW is different but at the same time concepts are the same. As an audio engineer myself I could say Post production can be a bit overwhelming though. I'd suggest learning basics first (leveling, pan, static mix, etc)

There's still a lot you can do with editing in Audacity (it has the best editor there is). Don't worry about the 'bells and whistles' like EQ and noise reduction; start with

'topping and tailing' - you often want to get rid of the beginning and the end of what you've recorded. Do this by

- clicking near the beginning, close to where you think you want your edited audio to start

- place the cursor - without clicking - to the left of where you've clicked. Then press the B button on your keyboard; this will play the audio up to where you've clicked earlier. Then place the cursor - without clicking - to the right of where you've clicked, and press the B button on your keyboard. This will play the audio from where you clicked earlier, and effectively previews the edit. If you're happy, go to the 'select' menu, select 'region', then 'track start to cursor', and use the scissors to make the edit. If you're not happy, click again in the audio where you think you might want your edited audio to start, and repeat. You do something similar at the end of the audio, except this time you use 'select' - 'region - 'cursor to track end'

Let me know when this works for you.

I use audacity and I hate it. Don't be afraid to google each step.

"How do I connect a microphone to audacity"

"How do I see if audacity is recording?"

"Should I use stereo or mono tracks in audacity?"

Literally just google everything. Its a massive learning curve at first and it takes a long tedious time but once you get it you'll get faster.

Word of advice when you do finally master the basics. Record and edit sounds and etc in seperate projects -so background music in one, recording in another, interviews in another - and then export them separately when they're done, and mash them into a new final project. Audacity remembers each tiny edit you make per project. So if you clip and cut and paste on the same open window for hours, it will eventually slow down so much it will corrupt your file and you won't be able to even open it.

Audacity is free and good to get started but it's also absolutely garbage software. Good luck!

I use Edit - > Metadata to apply Artist, genre, Album Title and other info to the entire project before exporting multiple based on labels.

>Suppress the metadata dialog

https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/metadata_editor.html

I use Mp3tag, you absolutely don't have to pay for a tool for this.

Theres a pretty good Google doc that gives a general tutorial (+ links to required FREE extensions) on how to get your audio to sound nice post-recording but it leans towards a more bass-ier voice, so take it for what you will.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fmS0Wp6EantjSmQiBnPWyCCOSNpiawjgCOdUJknKbnE/edit?usp=drivesdk

1. Get a mic that is not the Blue Yeti (I love the Rode Podmic USB)
2. Get it about three finger widths from you and point it at the corner of your mouth.
3. Have a windscreen/pop filter
   Check out Mike's Video https://youtu.be/WsmMMKRZp5g?si=dUsIEp7HjXEkvOOi

Moderator Required full disclosure: I am the head of Podcasting at Podpage and the founder of the School of Podcasting.

Define "professional". If you are talking about why your voice doesn't sound like you THOUGHT it should sound, no.

That is just what you sound like. We all went through it.

compressor EQ and limiter

After I've done all the narration, I make sure to go through the following editing.

Noise Cancellation (Absolute MUST to have decent quality)

Equalization (look on youtube for walkthroughs of which settings give you a good EQ curve for voice)

Normalization

Compression

Then re-do the Normalization.

Quality comes out much better than the raw recording before edits.

Thank you so much for this! I'm incredibly new to editing and I've been trying to gain a better understanding of a good order of operations to make things easier for me, but more importantly better for my listeners with each episode. This is super valuable!

On mobile the text is super thin. Nice write up though

This is such a useful guide! Thank you for sharing this!

Thanks everyone for the kind words! If anyone has any advice for updates to the guide I'm all ears

This is a really great guide for any podcasters who want to get into learning Audacity.