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    Podcast Editing for Media Professionals
    Podcast Editing for Media Professionals
    Podcast Editing for Media Professionals
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    Podcast Editing for Media Professionals

    By Jason Sheesley

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    About this ebook

    Do you have digital audio skills? Know your way around a DAW? If so, have you considered learning how to edit podcasts?
    This book teaches you what you need to get started as a podcast editor.

    Topics include:
    - Get your first clients and maintain a great relationship.
    - Set yourself and your clients up with the right gear and know-how to get great recordings.
    - Dial in your ear and your gear for dialogue work.
    - Learn when to cut and why
    - Work quickly and efficiently.

    I also include an FAQ section with answers to the most popular questions from new editors.

    Already a podcast editor? You may still learn a thing or two from this audio industry veteran.

    Get the book and start a new side hustle. Or a whole new career.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJason Sheesley
    Release dateApr 27, 2020
    ISBN9780463092491
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      Thanks, Jason I do also podcast editing I do it for a quite long period of time and the words you put are exactly pinpoint problems that turn into words for my clients and need to resolve. I will reread it again love the part life is short keep listening to bad audio haha Great Job!

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    Podcast Editing for Media Professionals - Jason Sheesley

    Podcast Editing for Media Professionals

    Use skills you already have to start a new side hustle or career.

    Jason Sheesley

    Copyright © 2020 Jason Sheesley

    All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof

    may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever

    without the express written permission of the publisher

    except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

    First Edition, 2020

    Website: www.abridgedaudio.com

    Contact: jason@abridgedaudio.com

    Disclaimer:

    Although the author and publisher have made every effort to ensure that the information in this book was correct at press time, the author and publisher do not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause.

    CONTENTS

    INTRO

    1. BE CLEAR…..maintain client relationships

    2. BE PROACTIVE…..set yourself up for success

    3. BE CLEAN…..clean up your audio

    4. BE SURGICAL…..learn what to keep and what to cut

    5. BE EFFICIENT…..optimize your editing

    FAQ

    IN CLOSING

    ABOUT

    INTRO

    If you’re anything like me, you love good audio. You’re continually increasing your knowledge base, honing your production techniques, researching gear, and generally striving to produce the best product you can.

    Maybe you’re coming from a music production background, live sound, broadcast, sound for picture, or whatever it may be.

    Now you’re thinking about podcasting. And really, why wouldn’t you be? Podcasts are one of the fastest-growing media platforms on the planet right now. Independent and democratized from their beginning, podcasts are being produced by everyone from enthusiastic fans, neophytes sharing their journeys, businesses, industry professionals, you name it.

    Perhaps you already listen to podcasts, but have you thought about working on them?

    Let me tell you: you should think about working on them. Why?

    You already have the skillset - From an audio engineering standpoint, there is next to zero industry-specific knowledge when it comes to podcasts. There are certainly ways to get better and faster, but this will come with practice once you get started.

    You may already have what you need - No need for studio space, tuned acoustical treatment, and racks of outboard gear. A modest laptop, decent speakers or headphones, and any DAW are all you need to get started.

    It’s a great side hustle - No need to quit your current gig. You can always start with a single show and build up from there as your schedule allows.

    Freedom - Yes, podcasts have deadlines. But you can choose if you want to work mornings or evenings. Work from home or the coffee shop. Even travel the world and edit anywhere from hotel rooms to the beach. As long as you have internet, the choice is yours.

    BE CLEAR

    There's an underlying assumption through this book, and that assumption is that you already have some audio skills that you're bringing to the table. Depending on your previous work, you may or may not have the required freelancing skills you're going to need. If not, it’s time to step up! You may have the skills deliver the sweetest, smoothest sounding episodes ever. Still, if you are constantly butting heads with your clients over any number of fundamental issues, you're not going to be able to stay gainfully employed.

    While the general topic of freelancing is truly massive, I want to hit on a few tactical points you can implement quickly that should serve you well as an editor.

    1. Establish ONE way to communicate with your clients.

    In life and podcasting, communication is vital. Nowadays, we have more and more ways to communicate and share than ever, which can be a good thing and a bad thing. Communication becomes more and more relevant as you increase the number of clients you have. Let’s take a look at how things can spiral out of control.

    Client #1 comes on board. They use email and upload their files to Google Drive. Great! No problem as you already have a Google account and an email for your new business set up.

    Client #2 comes on board, but they like to use Dropbox. Um, OK, I don't have an account, but I'll get one set up and

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