#67: Tech Tech Thursday
Prioritizing your tech choices and resources is a continuous feedback loop
Robot ticket machine from Tokyo, Japan circa 2014. It took me a while to reconcile the high-tech side WITH the low-tech side of Japan when we lived there. Go on, look up fax machines in Japan and see what I mean.
September 7, 2022
The Global Podcast Editors newsletter
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Hi Wavie,
As I start packing for our country shift to Romania, I’m also starting a very real deep dive into decomplicating my life. That should be a word: decomplicate. I know the word uncomplicate exists but I think this one is better. I’m streamlining, saying NO to the ridiculousness of all sorts, and decluttering (materially, digitally, and mentally). So if I sound more blunt or opinionated in this issue it’s because I’m hyper-focused on getting my work-life balance back. It feels good to be this focused again. Covid really did a number on my motivation and mental clarity.
Okay, let’s get you info drenched!
Steph
FEATURE: Why podcast editing hierarchy needs to change
I’m sick of the unspoken hierarchy in podcast editing where dialogue editing skills are placed far below sound clean-up skills. This unspoken rule impacts service fees, confidence, and more for very competent editors. In this post, I’m going to vent, give examples and explain why this is so very unnecessary.
Leaning into our strengths is powerful
I’m a great dialogue editor with some sound clean-up skills. There, I said it. I’ll probably never be a pro at using Adobe Auditon or Izotope RX and that’s okay because …
☕ Quick Espresso Shots
Here’s some info I think you’ll find useful.
🎨 Podcast Editing
Here’s a fantastic article that Maya of Proud Stutter wrote about editing with speech differences in mind.
📺 Video podcast editing
This The Podcast Manager Show episode will give you a tech practical overview of video editing for podcasts.
🎧 Sound Design
Location sounds from Transom
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Elements of an Impactful Short-Form Audio - Saturday, September 17, 2022, 1-2 pm New York
In this session, LWC Studios founder Juleyka Lantigua will deconstruct the essential components of highly effective short-form audio, such as
trailers
promos
ads
previews
audiograms
and more.
She will analyze a selection of such audio pieces that introduce a show with confidence, connect to the listener on an intellectual and emotional level, display a high degree of sound design, and accomplish the essential elements of each type of audio piece. Structure, pacing, "the business" and mold-breaking innovations will be reviewed to help you create the most engaging short-form audio to complement and enhance your podcast.
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Cappuccino and cookie from a cafe in Tirana, Albania last summer. Another surface of the sun weather environment. Ooph!
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