A message from the instructor - Welcome!

How to use this course

Support For This course

Before we begin...Just A Few Questions To Help Me Help You

6-Week Course "Homework" (If You Choose To Join The Periodic Group Version)

Goal of the course - Why Aim For Pro Quality Audio?

Bad Sound From Good Gear and Good Sound From Bad Gear

Examples of "Professional Audio" vs Amateur/Bad Audio

The Basics of Recording Your Voice on a Computer-Based Studio

Gear List

What Mic Should I Get?

Setting Up Your Mic In Windows and Mac

Accessories - Mic Stands, Pop Filters, Cables, etc.

Microphone Pickup Pattern (Polar Pattern) - Directional vs Non-Directional

Where To Talk Into a Mic - The End or the Side?

Which Side of a "Side Address" Mic Do I speak Into?

Intro To The Software

How to Make a Recording in Audacity

How to Make a Recording in Reaper

How to Make a Recording in Adobe Audition

Ken's Formula For Professional Sounding Voice Recordings

What To Do When You Make A Mistake While Recording

Gear List

The Main Goal of Phase 1 (Before and During Recording)

Common Problems/Mistakes in Phase 1

A Few More Common Issues

Assignment: Time To Make A Recording

SUPER Important Thing To Know About Audio BEFORE You Edit

Add This To Your Recording Software! - iZotope RX

Destructive vs Non-destructive Editing

Cutting and Trimming

Effects Overview

Installing 3rd Party Plugins and Using RX as a Plugin

Intro To Noise Reduction

Noise Reduction With RX as a Stand-Alone Program

Noise Reduction in Adobe Audition - Just Built-In Tools

Noise Reduction in Adobe Audition WITH RX (Fast and Easy Way!)

Noise Reduction in Audacity - Just Built-in Tools

Noise Reduction in Audacity WITH RX (Fast and Easy Way!)

Noise Reduction in Reaper - Just Built-in Tools

Noise Reduction in Reaper WITH RX (Fast and Easy Way!)

What Do "Frequency" and EQ Mean?

Now Use Your Frequency and EQ Knowledge To Fix Plosives

Fixing Plosives With RX as a Stand-Alone Program

Fixing Plosives in Audacity With Just The Built-In Tools

Fixing Plosives in Audacity WITH RX (Fast and Easy Way!)

Fixing Plosives in Adobe Audition With Just The Built-In Tools

Fixing Plosives in Adobe Audition WITH RX (Fast and Easy Way!)

Fixing Mouth Clicks With RX As a Stand-Alone

Fixing Mouth Clicks in Audacity - Just Built-in Tools

Fixing Mouth Clicks in Audacity WITH RX (Fast and Easy Way!)

Fixing Mouth Clicks in Adobe Audition - Just Built-in Tools

Fixing Mouth Clicks in Adobe Audition WITH RX (Fast and Easy Way!)

What About Plosives and Mouth Clicks In Reaper?

Compression - What Is it? The Basics

How Do You Know If You Need Compression?

Doing Compression In Adobe Audition

Doing Compression In Audacity

Doing Compression In Reaper

Normalization

Compression as a Special Effect

Removing Reverb During Editing!

Setting Audio to Target Loudness - Intro

Setting Audio To Specific Loudness - Adobe Audition

Setting Audio To Specific Loudness - Audacity

Setting Audio To Specific Loudness - Reaper

Export/Render Final Playable Audio File

Watch Ken Record and Edit a Podcast "Over The Shoulder" Look