Intro to Technical Podcast Production
Loudness, Dynamics, and Compression
A course by Tom Kelly , Audio Engineer and Podcaster
About the video: Loudness, Dynamics, and Compression
Overview
“One of the most important contributing factors to a great listener experience (or lack thereof) is loudness. This is a widely misunderstood topic that comes with a lot of baggage. In this lesson, you will learn what loudness is and how it differs from volume and gain, and we will explore the importance of loudness range and monitoring. The tools used for loudness control are called compressors, and by the end of this lesson, you will understand why we need them, how they work, and how compression is different from automation, limiting, and normalizing. Once our audio sounds silky smooth, we want to make sure it's loud and that it stays loud. We will use some stock compressors, among other tools, to properly dial in and maintain our desired loudness range. You will learn the importance of being delicate with compressors and how to chain several together for a strong but natural-sounding effect. You will also learn how to check out loudness using a LUFS meter and make sure everything is ready for finalizing the podcast! ”
In this video lesson Tom Kelly addresses the topic: Loudness, Dynamics, and Compression, which is part of the Domestika online course: Intro to Technical Podcast Production. Learn the fundamentals of audio production to record, edit, mix, and publish podcasts like a professional.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Loudness, Dynamics, and Compression Now we'll focus on one of the most important factors of a great-sounding podcast. Loudness. Many people get this part wrong, and it's because they don't know. But it's a really simple concept called dynamics. One of the easiest ways to explain this is just remembering myself as a kid watching Saturday morning cartoons or whatever, and you're enjoying the show, and then suddenly a commercial comes on, and it's super loud, so you're like scrambling to find the remote to turn the volume down. The commercial ends, and the show's quiet, so you're like, "Wher...”
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Course summary for: Intro to Technical Podcast Production
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Audio, Music Production, Podcasting
Tom Kelly
A course by Tom Kelly
Tom Kelly is an audio engineer and podcaster based in North Carolina, USA. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in audio engineering, he worked a series of jobs in the industry until he discovered his calling in podcasts. He went on to found Clean Cut Audio and now specializes in producing shows from start to finish. He’s passionate about mastering the little technical details to create engaging audio experiences.
Tom has worked on some of the world’s most-listened-to podcasts, such as The Always Sunny Podcast, The Drive with Peter Attia and True Crime Obsessed. He’s also edited interviews with the likes of Hugh Jackman and Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno.
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