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Editing in Audacity

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Katie

Adobe Audition is lovely, but Creative Cloud licenses are expensive. Here’s a quick tutorial on how to use Audacity, a free audio editing service.

Posted in Audio Recording Tips, Radio OpsTagged Adobe Audition, Adobe Creative Cloud, Audacity, Audio Editing, Free

What in the WORLD is a Creative Commons License?

Posted on October 30, 2020November 19, 2020 by Katie

Understanding Creative Commons licenses is essential to understand when making podcasts and audio pieces because you don’t want to get into a sticky legal situation. This video focuses on photos, but also applies to audio!

Posted in Audio Recording Tips, Audition, Radio Ops

Get Rid of Echo

Posted on October 22, 2020October 28, 2020 by Katie

Echos can happen when recording in a room that doesn’t have good sound proofing or, of course, on zoom recordings. Check out this video on how to remove echo from your audio to really clean up your audio!

Posted in Adobe, Audio Recording Tips, Audition, Radio OpsTagged Adobe Audition, Audio Adjustments, Audio Editing, Audition, echo

Don’t have an Adobe CC license? Here are some FREE softwares featured on NPR

Posted on October 15, 2020October 28, 2020 by Katie

Adobe Creative Cloud licenses are expensive, even with a student discount. But there are some really great apps and softwares out you can use for free! Click the photo for info on free softwares from NPR.

Posted in Adobe, Audio Recording Tips, Audition, Radio OpsTagged Adobe Audition, Adobe Creative Cloud, Free, Software

How to Remove Unwanted Background Noises

Posted on October 15, 2020May 19, 2021 by Katie

This is different from removing background noise as a whole. This tutorial is great for things like breaths, spit sounds, and the ‘P’ and ‘K’ breathy noises that can come when recording audio.

Posted in Adobe, Audio Recording Tips, Audition, Radio OpsTagged Adobe Audition, Audio Adjustments, Audio Editing, Background Noise, Breath Sounds

Background Noise Reduction

Posted on October 2, 2020May 19, 2021 by Katie

Very helpful video on the basics of noise reduction in Adobe Audition! Noise reduction is always necessary, especially when recording at home where you’re more likely to have background noise.

Posted in Adobe, Audition, Radio OpsTagged Adobe Audition, Audio Editing, Background Noise, Noise Reduction

The Basics of Adobe Audition

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 by Katie

A great resource for basic tips and tutorials on how to use Adobe Audition.

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Posted in Adobe, Audition, Radio OpsTagged Audio Editing, Audition, Beginner, Tutorial

Training Your Voice

Posted on September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 by romanak

Watch NPR video on tips for training your voice.

Posted in Audio Recording Tips, Radio OpsTagged NPR Tips, Voice Training

How to train your Ear

Posted on September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 by romanak
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If you want to read specifically about plosives and using off-mic speech by jumping to that section of the web page here:

Posted in Audio Recording Tips, Radio OpsTagged Audio Recording, Microphone tips

Gift of Gab

Posted on September 1, 2020September 14, 2020 by romanak

Check out these great tips for speaking into your mic correctly.

Posted in Audio Recording Tips, Radio OpsTagged Microphone tips, Radio Ops, Voice over

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