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Podcasters, Is It Worth Editing Other Podcast Shows for Extra Income?
At some point, most podcasters have the idea that, “Hey, since I’m already editing my own podcast, I could edit other peoples shows to earn some extra money! Maybe several shows and earn lots of money!”
It can be a good idea for those folks who enjoy the process of editing and processing podcast episodes.
The Reality: If you take on a few clients and are successful with them, you will earn some money, develop your production skills and hopefully have some fun. But if you take on a few clients and things don’t go smoothly for you and you have to back out of your commitments, then your clients will have to struggle to quickly find someone else to take your place and you will certainly not feel very good about yourself or the whole situation.
So before you actually embark on this journey, if you want to avoid failure and a big hit to your credibility, there are two main ideas you may want to consider because they will play vital roles in your success or failure:
— How many episodes will you realistically be able to produce every week? To figure this out, decide on how many hours per week you will realistically be able to spend working on episodes, and then divide that number by how many hours it will realistically take you to produce one episode.
— What is one hour of your production time worth to you? You certainly don’t want to end up earning $5 per hour, right? So map out different scenarios and decide on what you’re HAPPY to earn. This will ensure your satisfaction and longevity.
*CAREER Option: Learn how to produce podcasts professionally from home and earn a great living doing it — https://podcastengineeringschool.com/product/pes-online-program/
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It can be a good idea for those folks who enjoy the process of editing and processing podcast episodes.
The Reality: If you take on a few clients and are successful with them, you will earn some money, develop your production skills and hopefully have some fun. But if you take on a few clients and things don’t go smoothly for you and you have to back out of your commitments, then your clients will have to struggle to quickly find someone else to take your place and you will certainly not feel very good about yourself or the whole situation.
So before you actually embark on this journey, if you want to avoid failure and a big hit to your credibility, there are two main ideas you may want to consider because they will play vital roles in your success or failure:
— How many episodes will you realistically be able to produce every week? To figure this out, decide on how many hours per week you will realistically be able to spend working on episodes, and then divide that number by how many hours it will realistically take you to produce one episode.
— What is one hour of your production time worth to you? You certainly don’t want to end up earning $5 per hour, right? So map out different scenarios and decide on what you’re HAPPY to earn. This will ensure your satisfaction and longevity.
*CAREER Option: Learn how to produce podcasts professionally from home and earn a great living doing it — https://podcastengineeringschool.com/product/pes-online-program/
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I overview 8 podcast production tips and techniques from recent blog posts (see list below).
My blog posts discussed in this episode:
Upward Compression — https://podcastengineeringschool.com/upward-compression/
FabFilter video on Upward Compression — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z4X8WZv33s
Is It Necessary to Tweak the Sound of Royalty-free/Stock Music Tracks? — https://podcastengineeringschool.com/is-it-necessary-to-tweak-the-sound-of-royalty-free-stock-music-tracks/
Want To Approach Potential Clients but You Have a Fear of Rejection — https://podcastengineeringschool.com/want-to-approach-potential-clients-but-you-have-a-fear-of-rejection/
Rejection Proof book — https://www.rejectiontherapy.com/book
Unplugged Kingsize Megaphones in the Pähni Nature Centre by students of the Estonian Academy of Arts — https://podcastengineeringschool.com/unplugged-kingsize-megaphones-in-the-pahni-nature-centre-by-students-of-the-estonian-academy-of-arts/
Can Some Particular Microphones Exacerbate Sibilance? — https://podcastengineeringschool.com/can-some-particular-microphones-exacerbate-sibilance/
Podcast Editing: A Chore or Labor of Love? — https://podcastengineeringschool.com/podcast-editing-a-chore-or-labor-of-love/
Are Your Podcast Episodes Loud Enough? — https://podcastengineeringschool.com/are-your-podcast-episodes-loud-enough/
Independent Podcast Editors and Producers: Are You Profiting Enough? — https://podcastengineeringschool.com/independent-podcast-editors-and-producers-are-you-profiting-enough/
Other Notes:
--- If you ever have questions please reach out!
--- The start date for the next PES semester is February 20, 2024! (fyi, the course is delivered once per quarter) — https://podcastengineeringschool.com/product/pes-online-program/
--- If you’d like to share this show with any of your podcaster friends, feel free to send them a message saying, “Btw, here’s a show about podcast audio production you may find useful” with this link: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/subscribe/
--- My smaller course for editors/producers who want higher-paying clients: Getting New Clients at Higher Rates
Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything,
~Chris
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Note: This is an overview, not a full tutorial.
Fyi, here's more information on the plugin as well as a couple in-depth videos made by the plugin creator himself, Andrew Scheps:
https://www.waves.com/plugins/scheps-omni-channel?irgwc=1&utm_medium=406205&utm_campaign=Online%20Tracking%20Link&utm_source=ir (fyi, I am a Waves affiliate)
This plugin works within your audio software on Mac and Windows.
This plugin is to be used in the mixing phase to enhance the sound to taste. It is NOT an audio repair/restoration tool that does things like noise reduction, de-hum, de-reverb, de-click, etc.
Why use this plugin?
- It's WAY better quality than most DAW's built-in effects, etc.
- There are many high quality processors within this one plugin.
- EQ and compression are almost always necessary when producing podcasts.
- It has 3 different types of compressors, or “colors.” Also, parallel compression is very handy.
- A de-esser is a tool you must have in your toolbox. (and this has 2!)
- Having a noise gate can be handy.
- A bit of saturation can be really nice.
If you’d like me to send you my starting preset for this plugin, send me a note through the website: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/
And if you're interested in me creating Custom Settings for Your Particular voice, check this out: https://podcastengineeringschool.com/product/scheps-custom-settings/
And, as always, if you have any questions about podcast production, ask me! ~Chris
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Had a wonderful and insightful conversation with my guest is Corey Marie Green, freelance audio engineer specializing in radio and podcasting. She is also the author of 'The Podcaster's Audio Handbook: A Technical Guide for Creative People’.
Corey's book: https://www.transducer-audio.com/book
Corey's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-marie-green/
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Izotope RX 8
Audio interface - Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Microphones - Sennheiser e945
RODE NTG-2 shotgun mic
Desk-mounted scissor boom stand
AKAI MPK Mini Midi keyboard
Zoom H5 portable recorder
Headphones - AudioTechnica ATH-M50x
Marantz PM5004 amplifier
PSB speakers (Alpha B1)
Processing: Audio repair, EQ, dynamics, sibilance, plosives, mouth noises
SPL de-verb (if someone's in a really live room)
Waves sibilance plugin
dyn3 de-esser (comes with pro tools)
Waves MaxxVolume
Using gentle dynamics processing to the sub-master to tie it all together
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Episode I mentioned - Michael Pettersen (PES 062):
https://podcastengineeringschool.com/michael-pettersen-pes-062/
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If you have any questions please let me know.
If you'd like to learn how to produce podcasts professionally and earn a good living doing so, check out my Podcast Engineering School.
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I explain and demonstrate the CLA-2A plugin from Waves and how you can use it in podcast post-production. This a compressor/limiter plugin which tames/compresses peaks and adds a nice smooth analog sound to the audio. It is modeled from the classic LA-2A which is one of the best hardware compressors of all time and used on a zillion of your favorite records.
LINKS:
Waves CLA-2A plugin — https://www.waves.com/plugins/cla-2a-compressor-limiter
User Guide for the Waves CLA-2A — https://www.waves.com/1lib/pdf/plugins/cla-2a-compressor-limiter.pdf
Universal Audio LA-2A Collection — https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/compressors-limiters/teletronix-la-2a-collection.html
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Amateurs tend to get excited when processing audio and add way too much processing, which usually makes the audio sound worse.
Overdoing EQ will cause boominess or muddiness or sharpness or anything in between. Overdoing a compressor will cause pumping and breathing. Overdoing a De-esser will ruin the audio. Overdoing saturation will cause distortion.
Here’s a method that helps solve that problem:
(We will use EQ as the example but this method applies to all types of signal processing)
First, do what the amateur does – find what frequencies sound good and boost them (or find which frequencies sound bad and subtract them).
Then, back off on the AMOUNT that you added or subtracted. Meaning, if you boosted some low end 6 dB, back it off so you’re only boosting about 4 dB.
Then, stick with that sound for a short time, maybe 2-5 minutes, while you’re working on other tracks or editing, etc.
After hearing for a bit how your +4 dB of low end EQ sounds in the mix, you will more accurately be able to decide whether that still sounds good, or whether you should add more low end (maybe your initial amount of 6 dB WAS correct), or whether you should back it down to adding only 1 or 2 dB.
Obviously you can iterate this process many times within a 10 or 20 minute timeframe and achieve great results with processing your audio just the right amount.
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Audio Edits: Removing things which don’t alter the words or message but make the audio easier to listen to. These may include umms, stutters, long sections of silence, lipsmacks, extraneous background noises, interruptions, etc.
Content Edits: Removing entire questions and answers, reordering sections, removing parts of questions or answers, choosing between repeated questions because the host asked the same question twice because the guest asked the host to repeat the question, etc.
If you’re editing someone else’s show, be sure to be REALLY clear on what types of editing you’ll be doing and not doing.
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Students at Podcast Engineering School are tasked with completing a class project at the end of the 7th and final Live class.
When the student completes this small project, which entails producing a short podcast episode, they are awarded with a Certificate of Completion which they can proudly display everywhere.
This means a lot to the student of course, but it also means a lot to anyone who is thinking of hiring that graduate of PES.
In a world where anyone can claim to be a podcast producer or editor, PES graduates are knowledgeable and reliable professionals.
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