How To Make Your Podcast Sound Professional

How to make your podcast sound professional and stand out in audio quality. Here are 5 tips on how to improve your podcast recordings, your microphone recording technique, and overall podcast editing for a better experience. Your podcast listener's will be thanking you after they hear the difference.
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[@JavierMercedes]

Hey there! Any other tips on getting better sound for your podcasts? Share with a fellow podcaster if you got some valuable info!

Pop filter! You might also use one

[@YoreHistory]

@@JavierMercedes I think he meant and I say this respectfully that you had a ton of plosives throughout this video. The advice in the video was solid though!

[@JavierMercedes]

@@YoreHistory yup, I understand now

[@OnlyVinsDePodcast]

The mini audio room works great with our podcast! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGecoJyam9KSoK8si=Nw-WwSW8MJQqK2WW

[@rafipermadi6861]

This man actually did his research. Earned my respect.

[@DigitalDuo2211]

"Two fingers, three fingers, sometimes a fist..." thrilling!

[@TheBlues088]

fist me fuck yeah

[@funkyprepper]

Noob to podcasts and this has to be one of the best videos you could possibly watch. Top marks brother. Nailed it here with this

[@billyconforto9108]

Javier, dude… no joke I’ve watched over 100 videos on KZbin the past two weeks trying to learn this audio stuff for my new podcast and this is single-handedly the best video that explains everything I needed and was having issues with. Thank you so freaking much, subscribed!

[@JavierMercedes]

really glad I could help in a short amount of time Billy, good luck on your podcast!

[@billyconforto9108]

​@@JavierMercedes ​ Javier Mercedes Hey Javier, would you be interested in offering audio coaching? I need help with the audio setup (for podcasts) that I keep having issues with and it's driving me insane, if you could help me up for an hour or two and of course I'll pay you, I'd greatly appreciate it! But I know you're doing big things so if you're unable to I definitely understand. Let me know! (Btw, not looking to edit an entire episode or anything like that...just want to get my settings right so it sounds decent...I have the Rode Procaster and Focusrite 2i2 3rd gen. )

[@LaDeCR]

@@billyconforto9108 Hey Billy - I have a 2i2 usb 2.0 that I occasionally use with my desktop PC. If you're also using a PC, sometimes the issue is the 2i2 doesn't get enough power from your usb port. Try other ports and making sure the device reinstalls the drivers each time (if its the first time connecting), then check Computer Management > Device Manager to see if your USB Root Hub is not choking the device through auto usb port suspend mode. Take that off from all the Host Controllers, uninstall and reinstall the 2i2 driver, and replug the box for a fresh install to see if it responds better. If you've tried all that, you might want to check your ASIO setting and 2i2 buffer settings (i believe the 2i2 drivers have a mini program which allows you to check on this, otherwise this should come up in your audio editing program when you've selected the 2i2 as your input device).

[@kwrer6087]

Check this out - Professionally Edit Audio For Your Podcast gawdo.com/collections/audio-services/products/professionally-edit-audio-for-your-podcast We are specialized in removing filler words such as "uh," "um," and editing for conversational flow, which means I listen to your audio in real time. We have 15 years of experience in audio editing, including podcast editing and other projects. Send us your intro, outro, and episode. we’ll put everything together as described above, master levels for your podcast, add any ID3 tags and deliver as MP3.

[@kwrer6087]

Check this out - Professionally Edit Audio For Your Podcast gawdo.com/collections/audio-services/products/professionally-edit-audio-for-your-podcast We are specialized in removing filler words such as "uh," "um," and editing for conversational flow, which means I listen to your audio in real time. We have 15 years of experience in audio editing, including podcast editing and other projects. Send us your intro, outro, and episode. we’ll put everything together as described above, master levels for your podcast, add any ID3 tags and deliver as MP3.

[@존쌤의언어습득법]

Awesome advice! Love the content!

[@LaDeCR]

Been looking for a good explanation on the intricacies of recording voice, especially with a super-budget home studio setup, and I found you - thank you Javier Mercedes for sharing your invaluable sound engineering knowledge :) I have a greater appreciation of my musical tastes ever since I adopted a sound engineer's perspective.

[@RuckusIIV]

I love the visual addition to the explanation and the conscious effort of clarifying everything in detail. Great stuff.

[@JavierMercedes]

Thanks Ruckus! Glad the info was clear and hope it helps!

[@bradhouston4734]

Agree! Excellent

[@stephenlewis9436]

Happy New Year Brother! Thanks for all you continue to do for us to help us sound great!

[@londonlouis000]

Dude your voice is literal therapy

[@NinoAmerica]

Man I can’t get sound out of my sm7b. You nailed it. Little to no background hiss/ noise and the mic sounds better than most people I’ve seen on KZbin. Wow

[@EricWen]

Awesome information. Thank you dude!

[@LetsRockYourEnglish]

Thanks a lot for the tips Javier. Always learning a lot from you!

[@JavierMercedes]

Ay thanks Anderson! Glad I could help and hope REV worked out.

[@easternskys]

Thank you this helps so much!!

[@thegraveyardgardenparty]

So helpful! Thank you so much for this. Great tips! No time wasted watching this video. All learning.

[@midnightlibraryofbaseball]

Thanks, you offered a lot of really helpful tips that I hadn't thought of!

[@TrueCrimeTVTime]

THIS WAS AWESOME, THANKS DUDE!

[@improveyourspeakingscore380]

Very helpful thanks

[@ChuckSeayII]

FYI, I would recommend you use a highpass filter set at around 30hz with that mic! Peeling the paint on my room walls with them plosives! Those SM7B's are great mics but like all great mics, they need control! Just my opinion!

[@govindjain424]

Great video, loved it!

[@MrVictorLind]

Thanks for a good video Javi! Much appreciated, definitely learned some things!

[@ArtificialDM]

This was incredibly useful! Thanks for all the tips- and I'm glad you covered Boom and Shotgun mics.

[@Nabou_Toure]

that was a masterclass! thank you, it was so clear, great explainations, I truly learned a lot.

[@jasminestjohn6871]

Wow this was GREAT information! Thank you for your insight !

[@theghost9362]

Golden advices, thank you!

[@StefanGenov7]

Great tips!🔥🔥🔥

[@JohnHighman]

Very helpful explanations. Thank you.

[@Paulinazborowska]

This videos is so useful! Such an excellent job! Thank you so much :-)

[@wisdomalbert7617]

Thank you! This is timely and good information.

[@avaliveradio]

Smash job on this tutorial. I was looking for info on the sure mic. Just got one and wanted some tips. Good video

[@JessicaHicks]

This was such a well done video. I wish I had watched before buying my condenser microphone. Thanks for sharing these tips!

[@ThePodghostPodcast]

Get Javier to 100k = Keep it up bro

[@nizzy9823]

Just now starting my podcasts and wanted to thank you for the information

[@karisteelman1552]

Thanks for the useful video, I actually learned something in lockdown

[@SAIFULLAHJAMIL]

This is helpful dude! I recently started my podcast and it’s fun tbh and I’m always up for improving

[@avrilcordom9316]

Loved your teaching. Thanks

[@Amerifilms]

good explanations, really helpful.

[@rodericus1609]

Thanks a lot for your tips.

[@lumurumba]

Utterly fantastic content and quality

[@GreenpetesWorld]

This is very useful, so thank you very much for all your valuable tips.

[@AlphaLeoPro]

Thank you for this!

[@CarpeDiemHH]

Great Video! Thx

[@jamesrodriguez7000]

Loved the video and energy. Great job 💯. Really absorbed it and never got bored

[@JavierMercedes]

Awesome, glad I could help James!

[@lc.vinhthai7934]

thank you for your nice tips

[@robertsimondj]

I testing now my new Rode Podmic and this video is really help for me! Thank You! :)

[@GDoggProductions]

ahhhh i seee! podcast is your clutch 🔥🔥🔥 great stuff Javier 👊 now I know why your videos sound sooo damm good

[@sorjames-itsachoice]

On point 👍🏽great work no BS 🙌🏾✅

[@Captainhooked]

Amazing content ❤

[@anuradhakumari4020]

Huge respect, man!

[@larrymig1]

Really appreciate you putting out the video, some really great tips Thank you so much

[@JavierMercedes]

glad I could help Larry!

[@TrollsAndScrolls]

I think it's a perfect match for your voice, I really like the sound you get here

[@MrJmanguera]

Awesome stuff!

[@Anon-sv5ee]

Thank you Dak Prescott

[@PrincessMichelle1100]

Thank you so much for the info, can't wait to start pod casting. Will be taking notes 🤗

[@JavierMercedes]

Thanks Mickey and happy casting!

[@jean-michelargentin208]

I so glad I found you my friend. I have a Shure SM7B and I absolutely love that microphone with the cl to powered that mic.. Thanks for the tips that was helpful.. Ps. I use the Rode Caster Pro and it gets me right we’re I need with (Big bottom) to bring that radio bass that I want...and my Warm Audio wa87 excellent excellent mic .. But the Shure sm7B is the king of mic’s for my voice..

[@thertushigweda455]

This is amazing... Thank you for the effort that you made in creating this video 🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭😭

[@DanielGardner]

No beating around the bush. Very helpful! Thanks bro.

[@ahmedsaeed2200]

Great video!!

[@RoseOfTheBear]

So glad I found your channel! Have you done any entire videos on compression?

[@deehustle3520]

So helpful. Blessings and peace to you

[@escapeofficialpodcast3146]

Great video, great advice, thank you! We just published our 10th episode and always trying to improve audio quality for our audience. Would definitely watch more vids on your advice for editing in post-production too

[@tomkohlman1503]

You are almost to 100k subs Javier!

[@thefellowshipreforged8901]

This was extremely helpful and professional it deserves way more views :)

[@JavierMercedes]

thank you!

[@daniellombardi3670]

dem plosives in the intro lul

[@getstew]

Yep! Thought the same thing...

[@butzwonker6632]

Yep, that immediately came to my mind too.

[@GetAsCloseAsYouCan]

Wonderful content.

[@daranh]

Yep... still using the Audio Clip Mixer tips that start at the 6:00 min mark for my podcast (Establishing Your Empire)!! I've watched this video at least 10 times over the last few years.

[@Chewyshoot]

Cheers Javier. I just found your channel and I think you're quite under utilized in the creator community! As a creator with a similar sized audience to yourself (albeit in a very different genre) I can't thank you enough for your work to make my new SM7B that I am SO STOKED UP about sound as gorgeous as I've dreamed of it sounding. Rooting for you man, keep on trucking!

[@JavierMercedes]

Thanks Chewy! Great channel btw! Never played the game but looks like a lot of fun.

[@Chewyshoot]

Javier Mercedes hah it’s certainly a niche audience, very nerdy stuff. But thanks, I appreciate the love :) I’m trying to improve my content quality and workflow so I’ll be scrubbing through your catalogue. Thanks again brother!

[@ThePlantParadigm]

Great tips. Carpeted rooms are my biggest takeaway. I never thought so much about the flooring

[@davysmith8569]

this man knows his stuff, hes in the industry! cant get no better than that

[@JavierMercedes]

Thanks Davy! Appreciate the comment!

[@GarrettMusic1]

Awesome video man!

[@JavierMercedes]

Thanks Garrett!

[@chasingamurderer]

This was the best video I have found so far. My audio is bad. I need suggestions. What can I use on the go in different environments? I was about in tears today from honest comments. I got mad but realized, well they are right, I need to upgrade. Please help. I record on my phone mostly.

[@debraswintonspears]

You always share the best tips. Speaking as a novice, thank you!

[@JavierMercedes]

Glad it helps Debra!

[@ryanmulrenin4022]

Great video! Big value! Can you help me find the link for the video which highlights your post-production audio edits?

[@adriany4700]

Nice video very helpful, thank you.

[@JavierMercedes]

Glad I could help Adrian.

[@bradhouston4734]

Great info Javier! Thank you. I’m creating a series of video based interviews and want to improve the sound, what can I do to get great sound without having to wear headphones throughout the show?

[@michaelpoczynek]

Thank you. Looking for a complete tutorial on your channel on how to process vocal podcast audio in PP. I am sure I will find something on your channel. Have a nice day!

[@ThijmenCodes]

Thanks! Concise and packed with information, really awesome. Quick question; could you share your post fx preset with us?

[@josharmstrong725]

Probably one of the best videos breaking down audio

[@JavierMercedes]

thank you!

[@elevan2760]

Nice video... Quick question, why would you not have the noise gate earlier in the processing chain? At least before compression? That way the signal has a great dynamic range and will be easier to reduce the noise.. Curious

[@Zwerggoldhamster]

Intuitively I would have the noise gate before applying the compressor, correct?

[@LK-od8sh]

Hey Javier, great info, thank you. Starting out in doing narrating for audiobooks and need some recommendations that wont break the bank for mic and editing for dummies. Anything that can "auto-edit" the product and any mic recommendations are greatly appreciated. LK

[@SurajSandhu]

You earned the like in the first 1:15 minutes, my friend

[@IsraelSuperguide]

I noticed to add your effect through the audio slab, but i have been basically doing by going directly from the windows effect and dropping. is there a difference? I am very limited to creating good audio for my vidoes, specially when i hav ebeen recording from home, and my living space is small, so i just dont like to sound i am inside of a box and sound more like a podcast, any advice? io will watch your other video, thank you!

[@infoidea9712]

Wow , Great Information! Is SHURE SM7B better than Rode Procaster ?

[@visionsszn431]

what do you have the frequency response set to on the mic?

[@DannyBrownCA]

Great video as usual, but is it just me, or were the plosives really noticeable even when off-axis?

[@ayebazibwebrinton5637]

So thrilling

[@XGeohound]

You got quite a lot of pops for being such a professional :)

[@some______guy]

lol, yeah this sounded good except for the incredibly distracting plosives

[@winddoggo9406]

Nice tip with the SM7B is to use the bigger windscreen that comes with it, it's so much better than the normal one when it comes to plosives.

[@memoryhero]

Word. As useful as homeboy's video guide is, his plosives are pretty extreme.

[@paulg3388]

Too many challenges/questions .. as a newbie .. owner of RC Pro 2, SM7B, and Adobe Audition .. and having all sorts of issues. I just wish I knew how to get my Audio to sound perfect, and after hundreds of Videos, hundreds of tests, I STILL have Podcast files too low, De esser settings driving me crazy, muddy sound in the car compared to other pro Podcasts, yet great on Headphones and on my Studio Speaks .. and coming from a Musician/Production background (amateur), I can't believe how hard this is to get right ! I thought having the RC Pro 2, I could just output the file and edit the cuts and remove breaths in Adobe Audition and voila I would be done .. but ohhhhhhhhh no .. Man I just want to get this right !! Ok .. frustration shared .. thanks !! I will be going to check your other videos .. thanks for the excellent content ..

[@lemonhaus7364]

Hey Jav... Great explanation ! Javi Rules... Would you show us your plugin setting ?

[@12DreamsFull]

Question: Do you not think that you need a better pop screen?

[@jorgerachath]

I love your sound, is very clean and looks so professional if you have or could make a tutorial for podcasting in adobe audition, i'll appreciated.

[@theichro3967]

Very helpful! I just started a new podcast

[@JavierMercedes]

Congrats on starting, hope these tips help.

[@babi92100able]

Hey I have a dynamic mic too (hypercardioid) is it normal that it picks the sound of all my appartment ? Like, a pen dropping in an other room is clearly heard. How can I focus the close area of the mic ?

[@lingfish1]

Nice video. You reference plosives and how you suggest fixing them, yet you still have them afterwards though.

[@JavierMercedes]

Yes you are right

[@gregjonesdfw]

Is it possible to make audio preset in Premier?

[@thewalawalashow6399]

im recording using studio one 4, they ave a preset podcast template but i notice when i talk you can hear it cut out when i stop and its very obvious. is that a compressor issue or is my gate to low or high?

[@radjet]

Me and my guest use Samsom Q2U mics, and wear headsets with the volume turned low for remote recordings. But whether I use Zoom or Squadcast, I get residual rattling background sounds "behind the voice" that do not show up on the sound file. Noise reduction doesn't work without also removing some of the noise, which is not acceptable. I've used a noise gate in post too, but that doesn't help. How do I remove these sounds in Audacity? Or how do I eliminate them from recording in the first place? Note I always add compression and EQ in post, but I still get this occasional extraneous "rattling" or "egg shaker" sound. You sound knowledgeable, I subbed your channel.

[@HeyTails]

Hey Javier, there's something I wanted to ask since you're a professional in the industry. I have a dynamic microphone ( shureSM57 ) and all my voiceovers are really loud, cause I'm voice acting as loud characters. I do know the proximity effect is important to a dynamic microphone, but if I speak in a fist distance, my audio will clip a lot since I'm yelling at the microphone. I tried to lower the gain, but it'd affect the parts which I'm not yelling. Do you have any tips you could give me? I'm really looking forward to what you have to say, cause your video alone helped way more than most videos I saw on the platform. Thank you!

[@JavierMercedes]

I would say it is a give and take on the distance you are from the mic in relation to the gain on the pre amp. Recording loud parts will require different setups than talking or whispering levels. A good reference here is singers on a stage. When you see powerful singers like Whitney Houston Belting some notes notice how they pull the mic away from their mouth further as to not clip the mic and then they bring the mic back in for when they resume a normal level.

[@HeyTails]

@@JavierMercedes Oh I see! That's kinda a hassle to be aware all the time, but I guess I'll get used to it >_> Thank you so much man! You're amazing