How to Quickly Improve Sound in Podcasts, Live Streams & Videos

Apr 22, 2020 | 34,157 Views

Poor audio quality is a major reason viewers abandon videos, podcasts and live streams. Learn how to improve the audio quality of your content in 4 easy steps, using the tools in Waves’ Content Creator Audio Toolkit.

(0:37) Step 1: Clean background noise quickly with the NS1 Noise Suppressor
(2:27) Step 2: Improve voice quality with the VoiceCentric plugin
(3:39) Step 3: Smooth out the levels of different audio sources with Playlist Rider
(7:21) Step 4: Meet the loudness standards of YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc. with the WLM Plus Loudness Meter

Tutorial by Mike Russell of Music Radio Creative

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