Complete Beginner's Guide to Editing a Podcast Episode

Editing your first podcast episode is not hard. It has just never been explained to you in the right order.

In this complete beginner's guide I walk you through editing a podcast episode from raw recording to published file, in five simple stages: setup, structure, cleanup, polish and finishing touches. I demonstrate everything inside Riverside, but the process applies to whichever editor you choose. You'll also get the three mistakes almost every new editor makes, so you can skip them entirely.

Riverside makes it super easy for beginner creators to record, edit and publish and that's why I have decided to do a lot in depth coverage of their software. Try Riverside for free here: https://mrc.fm/riverside or use coupon MRC to get 20% off any paid plan.

Key Video Moments

0:00 Video start
1:05 Stage 1 - Setup
1:46 Stage 2 - Structured Edit
3:14 Stage 3a - Removing silences, dead air etc
4:48 Stage 3b - Remove filler words
6:04 Stage 4 - Sounding better
8:03 Stage 5 - Add music to video
10:10 Export & publish
10:43 3 common mistakes

I cover variety of tools on my channel - Adobe Audition, Audacity, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and more. I look forward to bringing you more interesting creator focused content in the future - make sure to hit subscribe now!

My team helps podcasters with professional audio and video editing. More information about that here: https://musicradiocreative.com/collections/podcast-essentials

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