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CLEAN CUT AUDIO

Clean Cut Audio is dedicated to educating and inspiring higher standards of audio in podcasting. Every week, you will hear demos, tutorials, walkthroughs, listening exercises, side by side comparisons, and deep dive audio training that will teach the fundamentals of audio for podcasting along with some more advanced tricks that can be done by even the newest podcaster.

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Aug 6, 2020

Summer Break and the Future of Clean Cut Audio

I wanted the opportunity to let you all know that I'm taking a break from the podcast for a while! I plan on coming back in a few months...

Jul 30, 2020

28. Explaining and Listening to the 4 Topologies of Compressors (VCA, FET, Opto, and Vari-Mu)

It's very important to know that every compressor is different and it will make your audio sound differently depending on how it...

Jul 16, 2020

27. Compression for Color, Tone, and Depth

Compression is a topic I've covered extensively (but also not nearly enough) on my YouTube channel. Even with all the hours of teaching...

Jul 9, 2020

26. What My Dog Taught Me About Love, Audio, and Community

Death has a crazy way of putting a lot of things into perspective. With the recent passing on my dog and best friend Levi, I've been...

Jul 2, 2020

25. How to Become an Amazing Podcast Engineer (without a degree in audio production)

Something I've been seeing recently in Facebook groups and forums is people claiming they can't be great at audio because they don't have...

Jun 18, 2020

24. Noise Reduction in the Recording and in Post

Many folks think noise reduction is something that can only be done in post production, but I'm here to tell you that's a bald-faced lie....

Jun 11, 2020

23. Ear Training and Critical Listening Exercises to Better Hear and Mix Podcast Audio

When new podcasters or audio engineers are reaching out to their peers for help with their production, it's not uncommon to hear the...

Jun 4, 2020

22. Local Recordings: The Only Way to Capture Great Podcast Audio

I vow to never stop talking about local recordings until every podcast on Earth at least KNOWS it's an option. Whether or not they choose...

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