Podcast Editing Tips THAT SAVE HOURS (Delete Silence & Mute Microphones)

[@MikeRussell]

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[@OttoZeiger]

I was totally surprised when I heard the guest talking in Estonian :D Small world. I'm currently in Australia and was looking how to edit podcasts faster, pleasant surprise it was.

[@kringlacson]

I'm a beginner who's editing her first podcast episode. Dropping by to say that your tutorials have been a TREMENDOUS help - thanks so much for doing these!! You've got yourself a subscriber in me!

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks Krizelle. Good luck with the podcast.

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[@drunkhas]

Ooof! That tip for the microphone bleed is just pure gold! I've been having that exact issue with the podcast I produce and edit, Thanks a lot!

[@MikeRussell]

Great 🎙

[@glyndewis]

Superb yet again. Thanks Mike

[@MikeRussell]

Glad you liked Glyn.

[@charliecaisey9451]

@@MikeRussell Hi mike, I have watched many of your video's this is the most valuable one for me yet! Thanks a lot!! I am working with 3 mics in one room as a beginner recorder & editor with minimal equipment so anything along the lines of group recordings would help me out! Audition is such a great software but there is just so much I don't know about it like this, why don't they make it more clear Lol

[@amalyaneumann227]

Daammmnn that Mic bleed fix saved my life!!!! Thank you so much!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@oliviervandesanden5400]

this tutorial is very handy: two basic techniques that save so much time. Not all the intro and extra's that other tutorials have. It's so to the point, that I only had to watch it twice and now I have incorporated it into my 'workflow'.

[@MikeRussell]

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[@JonathanHarris]

I'm a podcast editor and have issues with background echo/noise in the past until just a month ago I discovered the dynamics tool! Awesome tutorial!!

[@MikeRussell]

Awesome news Jonathan!

[@pennlive]

Mike you just saved my life and mental health! I've been spending 3-4 hours editing a podcast each week. My boss won't know what happened when I finish in an hour.

[@MikeRussell]

That's great to hear and fingers crossed for a pay raise!

[@cicischallengehighlights421]

I’m literally crying right now 😭😭😭 the most stressful and difficult part of editing our podcast!!! Sometimes we record for 4-5 hours and going through breaking out silences one at a time would take me a full day. This is amazing thank you!!!!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@RyanSamuel]

I've been wasting hours manually editing voiceovers over the past couple of years as a freelance in the industry. This video is absolutely game-changing - I just wish there was a way to delete 2nd take read for things like audiobooks as well! Many thanks for your help!

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you for sharing your experience and feedback. It's great to hear that our tips are helping save hours in your podcast editing process.

[@SchalkNeethling]

Thank you for yet another great video. One thing I found and thought I would mention is that, under settings, there is an option to remove or shorten silences. I have found that sometimes shortening has a better end result than deleting. Again, thanks so much for sharing all this great info!

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@franklidgad]

Is there a way to batch remove silence from the beginning and end of audio files ? Also export and overwrite the original as part of the process??

[@jessejustsick]

You just saved my life man! I just switched over to a multi-track recorder and was seriously clueless on how I was supposed to edit all the mic bleed. The deleting silence tip is the cherry on top

[@MikeRussell]

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[@kinkperth9095]

I just edited my first podcast and you saved me a day just by watching this video. Cheers

[@MikeRussell]

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[@allyncia]

Whoa...just met you/saw you speak at Adobe Max. This is amazing. Just got through HOURS of doing exactly these two steps. Now, I'm trying to consider what I need to do for final step before mixing and uploading to site. Feel free to refer me your video on sequence of steps for multitrack podcast edit. AWESOME again and thanks!

[@ai-whisperer]

0:35 => Remove Background dialogue picked up from the environment (like mike bleed from multiple people) 4:01 => Remove Silences from multi-Guest Podcast w/ multiple audio tracks

[@Jojor11]

This is exactly what I was trying to figure out by myself (didn’t know how to search it), and now this video appears on my KZbin home screen... thanks for doing it

[@levitatelondon]

Thank you so much for the autogate tutorial. OMG, this will save me hours. I've recorded 10 episodes of my podcast and only managed to get through manually editing 3 of them, given the amount of time needed to manually drop volume etc!

[@suem6004]

Thank you!!! I will take notes for edit time. You breeze through it that I forget which subfile of subfile.

[@starskysaber]

Tbh, thank you for your videos. Learning Audition from scratch has been a learning curve for me, as a beginner in audio post-production.

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you for your kind words. I'm glad my videos have been helpful in your learning journey.

[@efrainschunior815]

Mike! I've been trying to figure out FOR A YEAR how to edit 3 mono tracks simultaneously without doing it in the multitrack. thank you!!!!! bless you!!!!!!

[@MikeRussell]

Glad to have helped 👍

[@DevtheGeek]

God bless you, Mike!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@RevEricHebert]

I guessed on the use of a GATE, but was completely blown away with the CUSTOM channels! Great vid!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@tenkelly]

About to switch my podcast editing from Reason to Audition. This video is saving me TONS of time while learning the new platform. Wow, I can't believe I'd sit and do that manually! Thanks, Mike!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@gabronson]

Hey Mike, thanks for the tutorial, but for me it's not working properly. When I apply the dynamics effect, it also cuts audio from the main audio, the one i need. And if I put the noise gate to a lower volume, it starts bleeding again. Is there a solution to this?

[@MrRedman911]

I have the exact same issue and don't know how to resolve it

[@theoppenheimerprojects2867]

Following.

[@davidpestana5980]

o it never did resolve anything, he thought he did as the podcast is in a foreign language

[@engineeredforsuccess12]

having the same issue. some of my main audio is getting affected by the autogate. have any tips on how to fix this??

[@xaosikk]

Please!!!! Keep doing what you're doing. You're the SINGLE best audition editor ever.

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks so much!

[@DavidMathieson]

I'm a video producer and I've always felt I could get more out of Audition since I'm not really a sound guy. To make matters more interesting, I've been asked to produce a podcast so I've had to dive head first into Audition. In general, your channel has been a Godsend, but after my first more-or-less real world 3-mic test (yes in English but with my kids as unenthusiastic 'guests') I found these two very problems. Great to wake up this morning to a notification to this on-point tutorial. Thank you! Oh, and coffee for me, please.

[@MikeRussell]

Yay! Coffee it is!

[@daviddryden7668]

I'm so happy to have hours and hours of my life back. Thank you so much!

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks David

[@BenDurham]

oh my goodness. I wish I found this sooner! Wonderfully automated!

[@ramasamystudios4101]

Thanks again man. I swear, if my channel takes off, you will be the first KZbinr I will donate to. I am basically recording in my room, so I do not have advanced equipment, but my audio is freaking 1000000 times better. And i only watched 2 of your videos!!!!!!!!

[@MikeRussell]

Glad to have helped

[@sbharvey11]

Holy smokes, I wish I had seen this video years ago, thanks Mike! Saving me hours!

[@MikeRussell]

I'm so glad to hear that my video was helpful to you, and I'm thrilled that it's saving you precious time! Thanks for your support and kind words. Keep up the great work!

[@sbharvey11]

Okay I'm back with another quick question if you don't mind sir! I'm getting a slight latency issue when I play back my audio on the multi-track in the levels panel, it's a bit choppy and it's not crisp if that makes sense, any help would be amazing, thank you!@@MikeRussell

[@MyTruckingSkills]

That was a wonderful tutorial.

[@MikeRussell]

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[@authenticpivots1356]

Mike you're an absolute power user!! Thank you for saving the team at Authentic Pivots a lot of time and effort!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@KeitiBlog]

Me as an Estonian trying to understand this, but couldn't focus at first, because I was too surprised to hear Estonian language in your podcast :D

[@MikeRussell]

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[@HORRORBOISHA]

This saves me more time and my life is better for it. Thank you.

[@MikeRussell]

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[@musasoyyo]

Thank you so much, I was having so much trouble with mic bleed and this technique really helped me. Great Content!

[@MikeRussell]

How do you have your mics set up? Try placing them facing back to back so you sit opposite the other person as this may also help reduce mic bleed at source.

[@thesmarterspodcastingadvis6804]

I just love you! Mike, multiple blessings in your life

[@MikeRussell]

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[@ialokinstein]

That's the most helpful tutorial for THE exact problems I've been having!!!😁👍👍👍

[@MikeRussell]

Yay, glad to have solved your pain!

[@steem23]

This video has single-handedly made me consider switching from my familiar Ableton Live to Adobe Audition. Great work my man. Also, I want to hear your voice mic’d without any processing!

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad my video has inspired you to consider switching to Adobe Audition. I'll consider include a segment in an upcoming video without any processing. Isn’t that like forgetting to shave or wear makeup however?! Stay tuned!

[@iv.prutskov]

Thank. This is magic. I subscribed to your channel.

[@MikeRussell]

Great, thank you!

[@davalvideo]

What a time saver!! Thank you so much, Mike.

[@MikeRussell]

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[@yasharzorofi3801]

You my friend, just saved HOURS of my life. Thank you so much 👍❤

[@MikeRussell]

Glad to have helped

[@jeremiahchinyoka7121]

You rock Mike. You are a Legend. Keep doind what you are doing learning tons

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks Jeremiah

[@nataliaradziuk2032]

Omggggg!!! Your videos have helped me with my podcast soooooo much!! Thank you for making these videos and helping people like me feel more confident and comfortable in my podcast Production work!!!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@curiosityofpod]

Really helpful, thank you! Struggled with mic bleed but this does a lot of the heavy lifting. Still have a few issues when my son is speaking quietly but manual clean up for that isn’t too bad. The polywave is really interesting too.

[@MikeRussell]

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[@MrSaeedae]

great tutorial; I would like to hear after the silent was deleted and combine all the three tracks, but anyway, that was a great tutorial

[@MikeRussell]

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[@Will.Standfest]

Holy cow, this is a fabulous tip. Will save me a lot of time as I get started editing our podcast. Thanks for sharing

[@MikeRussell]

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[@bahatashani2038]

I knew I could come to your channel and find a fix to save me time… But I wanted to waste my own time for 16 episodes before coming to you so I would be wowed for longer 😱

[@MikeRussell]

Glad to have helped

[@andremp03]

Thank you so much for this tip, Mike! This is gonna save hours!

[@KOTAKVISUAL]

As always great tutorial mike. Thx 😎🤘

[@MikeRussell]

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[@dr_wilko]

I've been looking for a way to emulate Strip Silence in Audition for several years. This is excellent, thank you!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@sameeroafbazivich2832]

Mike you are great! I love your voice and you british accent! Your video helped me a lot :) Thank you!

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you very much

[@lizm.308]

Wonderfully helpful! Thank you so much for the tutorial.

[@HaL-vt3mm]

Sheesh! That's a lot of tea taking opportunities. Thanks Mike! Thanks a lot.

[@MikeRussell]

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[@miraclewalkerproductions]

You ROCK! This really helped me, thank you. You saved me hours of frigging frustration.

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks for letting me know 👌

[@jayrojas2259]

Great content, I just got a TLM 49 and this is a great start in learning to use the program I already have, thank you!

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks Jay. Have fun

[@LinguistAccessTutorialOnline]

Great tutorial I will definitely put the polywave to good use but the auto delete silence made most of my audio sounded like a chipmunk.

[@sugartrish69]

omg, you just saved me HOURS and hours ....etc lmao! Im editing my first ever podcast for an assignment and this video has saved my sanity

[@MikeRussell]

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[@HiYesTY]

Hey Mike, thanks for another great tutorial. Do you recommend doing this process before ENCN processing or after?

[@cyphercvp1629]

THANK YOU!!!!!! OH GOD THANK YOU!!!!!! I edit 2 hours files in multitrack you just save my life and gave me enough time to eat and have a life!!! thanks

[@troygooden2525]

Good Tip, I'll try this with my next edit.

[@MikeRussell]

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[@chuckdeez810]

This is fantastic -- thank you so much for this valuable information! Subbed.

[@GDoggProductions]

Thank you mike 😁 just what i was looking for

[@MikeRussell]

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[@allanspinto]

With this hack, you do not make me save hours, but a life time. I'm thankful so much to you, Mike Russell!

[@MikeRussell]

Yay, go and use those hours to do something fun!

[@allanspinto]

@@MikeRussell You bet I will, like watch more Mike Russell's videos.

[@vagrantodyssey4736]

This was pretty amazing help, thank you so much!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@cortneythedesigngoat]

Thanks for showing this tip. It's very helpful!

[@grantthiel5015]

Amazingly helpful, thank you so much for saving me so much time!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@spyroball2032]

Niceeee exaclty what i needed to know to expand my knowledge. Thank you

[@MikeRussell]

Cool!

[@Boshadad]

thank you Mike, you really helped me

[@MikeRussell]

You're welcome

[@mhwilly]

wish I saw this before editing out mic bleed and silences, haha! Thank you for this tutorial!

[@MikeRussell]

Hopefully it helps for the future

[@yashazare]

you saved my life! God bless you!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@EvanFordeBarden]

The most helpful video on the most helpful channel.

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks Evan

[@majo.gn4]

You are a life saver. Thanks a ton.

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you

[@PriyanshuBharadwa]

Thank youuu

[@MikeRussell]

You're welcome

[@AishaaMusic]

Those tips are crazy ! Thnank you

[@arnoldonea]

You are so on subject . Yeayy so glad i find you page

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks Arnold 🙏

[@TheZordon321]

This was seriously amazing advice and help. Cheers m8.

[@MikeRussell]

Brilliant. Glad it helped

[@USMan21]

You earned a new subscriber Mike, Awesome videos!!!

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks

[@ddadekunle]

I hardly write comments on videos (bad habit), but this is too helpful to ignore.....Thank you very much!

[@MikeRussell]

In that case thanks even more for commenting on this one.

[@thesportspa6712]

Excellent... guess I'll be trying out audition now

[@MikeRussell]

Enjoy 👌

[@edpugh6962]

Love these videos Mike, I'm slowly improving thanks to your tutelage... :)

[@MikeRussell]

Good to hear 👌

[@talmagethayne21]

Very helpful. Thank you!!!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@thelukewarmcinemapodcast6137]

This saved me 3 hours of work so thank you!

[@MikeRussell]

Great. Glad to have helped

[@MyTruckingSkills]

So I cant seem to figure something out. 3 different people/audio recording, I did everything you said in this video, but when I playback the file after copying and pasting in the 3 different channels, I have channel 1 on the left ear, channel 2 in the right ear, and channel 3 does not have sound. I use the Realtek(R) Audio as the output in Hardware. I want everyone to come out of both earpieces. what do I do, all 3 channels are on mono

[@MikeRussell]

I'd suggest joining our community and sharing screenshots of your multitrack session community.musicradiocreative.com/

[@jeremyramos-foley9397]

When I try this for a two wav set-up, the first channel is panned to the left, second to the right. Both mono tracks. What am I doing wrong?

[@PSQ7]

I had this same problem! I made a 4 wave set-up and copied and pasted the first track onto the first 2 waves and then the second onto the 3rd and 4th wave. Also check your Audio channel settings in preference and make sure tracks 3 &4 are enabled.

[@sellayoffe]

You're a lifesaver!!! It's like you read my mind...

[@MikeRussell]

Great Sella!

[@MarthaQuantumWay]

This is genius !! Solution !!! Thanks

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you found the tips helpful.

[@JosyBlack]

Thank you for very good video, i just learned how to edit in 5 min because of you! :)

[@literallyshane4306]

Brilliant! I don't thin I'd have a podcast if it wasn't for your videos Mike. Thank you

[@MikeRussell]

So amazing to hear. Thank you!

[@elifdaskaya6073]

Thank you so much Russell! I love your tips and I want to ask you million questions :) For example, how do I prevent echo sound when two speakers speak at the same time? Do I need to make any adjustments to the microphones while recording?

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you for your kind words! To prevent echo when two speakers speak at the same time, it's best to have both microphones positioned closely to each speaker and set up a noise gate to automatically mute the microphone not in use during recording. Keep the questions coming, happy to help!

[@MarcoBattocchia]

Wow, amazing tips, thank you! I hope it can be applied in Audacity as well.

[@MikeRussell]

Certainly you can noise gate in Audacity but the rest I'm afraid you won't find in Audacity. It is a very good free DAW but most of this video is on features found in Adobe Audition.

[@MarcoBattocchia]

@@MikeRussell Thank you for the clarification on Audacity.

[@TheMediaFiend]

Thank you for all that you do.

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you very much

[@TommysOutdoors]

Great video, very helpful! Thanks Mike.

[@MikeRussell]

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[@timfarmer4836]

Great video! Really helpful.

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks Tim

[@jeffzeringue8234]

Just starting a podcast for my association and finding your tutorials incredibly helpful! A challenge for me is getting good audio recorded. We will invest in a Scarlett 2i2 for two inputs as the format is most often going to be host and one guest. I can't find answers to simple questions, like with each mic record on a separate track, whether I'm recording in Audacity or Audition?

[@MikeRussell]

If you're recording in Audition you can use the multi track and assign the two channels to separate tracks in the multi track which will make for better editing

[@SkyLineBg]

so useful! many thanks! saved me a ton of time, i wish i knew this earlier : )

[@MikeRussell]

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[@LarryTezekjian]

Great tutorial Mike. Thank you.

[@MikeRussell]

Pleasure, Lawrence.

[@LuisHernandez-vn8fo]

I just met you but I think I love you, man

[@MikeRussell]

Why, thanks for the kind words, I appreciate your enthusiasm for learning audio production tips!

[@MohammadHejazi-ef7xl]

Thank you me Russell that was very helpful

[@AnasAlsayedStudio]

but don't you think these automated methods usually cause problems? sometime silence has meaning and sometime you don't want to fully delete you just want to shorten sometime yes you want to delete that why I think automations will not make the recording exactly as you want.

[@deborahgallegos5334]

Soushi - سوشي curious if you can specify the length of the silence to delete, too. Thanks!

[@AnasAlsayedStudio]

Deborah Gallegos actually you can

[@MikeRussell]

You have to be careful, true and as Deborah has already mentioned you can fine tune the parameters of this too.