Elevate Your Podcast with Audio Audit
Consistent Audio Quality Across Devices with Practical Insights and Simple Tools
As a podcaster, you pour your heart into creating captivating content, but there’s one crucial aspect that can make or break the listener experience: audio quality.
Whether your audience is tuning in with high-end headphones, basic earbuds, or even through laptop speakers, the quality of your audio should remain top-notch across all devices. But how can you ensure that your audio will sound great everywhere?
That’s where Audio Audit comes in.
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Elevate Your Podcast with Audio Audit
Founded by Damian Moore, Audio Audit is an innovative platform designed to help podcasters perfect their audio, no matter what devices their audience is using. With Audio Audit, you can easily identify areas where your podcast can be improved, ensuring that your episodes sound crisp and professional from start to finish.
Why Use Audio Audit?
When you’re creating a podcast, it’s easy to overlook how different devices can affect the way your audio sounds. Not everyone is listening on studio-grade equipment. Audio that sounds great on high-end headphones might distort on a basic speaker or sound too quiet on a phone. This is where Audio Audit becomes essential, helping you fine-tune your podcast to sound excellent on a range of devices.
I personally know the genius that is Damo, the creator of Audio Audit, and I’ve had the chance to test the platform myself. Setting up a free account is quick and easy. All you need to do is input minimal details, upload your audio file into the report generator, and you’ll get a comprehensive evaluation in seconds.
Real-Time Podcast Insights
When I uploaded a five-minute test episode, I was immediately provided with a detailed report, including a score rating out of 15 and an overall percentage. My test episode scored 53%, a clear indicator that some improvements were needed.
Here’s what Audio Audit evaluated:
- Metadata Tags: Ensuring proper tagging for better episode organisation.
- Cover Image: Checking if your podcast cover meets standards.
- Chapters: Verifying the inclusion of chapters for easy navigation.
- Bit Rate: Assessing if your bit rate is optimised for different platforms.
- Number of Channels: Ensuring correct use of stereo or mono audio.
- Sample Rate & Sample Width: Confirming your sample rates are aligned with best practices.
- Loudness (LUFS): A major issue for my test episode. My average volume was too low, meaning listeners might crank the volume up only to be jolted by loud ads later.
- Peak Volume: Another area for improvement, my episode spiked too high in some places, causing potential clipping and distortion.
- Noise Floor: Ensuring background noise levels remain consistent.
- Quiet Channel: Detecting any imbalances between channels.
- Silence at Beginning/End: I learned that the beginning of my episode didn’t have enough silence, which could lead to parts being clipped when played back.
- Restarted Sentences & Profanities: Even offering detection for repeated phrases or unwanted language.
Automated Transcriptions – A Game-Changer
One of the coolest features is the automated transcription tool, which also includes time stamps. This not only saves you time but also makes your podcast content more accessible and easier to share across platforms.
Improve Your Podcast with Confidence
Audio Audit gives you actionable insights to enhance your episodes, ensuring they sound great on any platform or device. By addressing everything from metadata tags to loudness levels, Audio Audit ensures your podcast delivers a professional, high-quality listening experience.
Massive thumbs up to Damo Moore and his team for creating such a powerful tool. Ready to take your podcast to the next level? Sign up for Audio Audit and make sure your audio quality always hits the right note!
Nice work, Damo! 🎙️
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