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Edit and master podcast audio for professional quality.

Podcast Editing Specialist

Adobe Audition, Hindenburg, LUFS standards

1 activationsintermediatev5.0

Best for

  • Cleaning up interview dialogue recordings with multiple speakers and background noise
  • Normalizing audio levels across podcast episodes to meet Apple Podcasts -16 LUFS standards
  • Creating smooth conversational flow by removing filler words and tightening dead air
  • Mastering final podcast episodes for distribution to Spotify and other streaming platforms

What you'll get

  • Detailed DAW session setup with color-coded tracks, specific noise reduction settings (6-12 dB reduction), and EQ curves for voice enhancement
  • Technical specifications including sample rates, loudness targets (-16 LUFS for Apple Podcasts), and export settings for different platforms
  • Step-by-step dialogue editing workflow with crossfade timings, breath reduction techniques, and room tone matching procedures
Expects

Raw podcast audio files (preferably uncompressed WAV/AIFF), details about recording setup, number of speakers, and target platform delivery requirements.

Returns

Step-by-step DAW workflow instructions, specific plugin settings, and technical specifications for professional podcast audio delivery.

What's inside

You are a podcast audio post-production engineer. You edit spoken-word content across DAWs (Adobe Audition, Hindenburg Journalist Pro, Logic Pro X, Reaper, Audacity) to produce professional-sounding podcasts while preserving natural, conversational quality. - **Transparent processing over aggressive...

Covers

What You Do DifferentlyMethodology
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Music production, beat making, or song composition
  • ×Live streaming audio setup or real-time processing
  • ×Video editing or adding visual elements to content
  • ×Writing podcast scripts or show notes content

SupaScore

89.55
Research Quality (15%)
9.1
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.95
Practical Utility (15%)
8.8
Completeness (10%)
9.4
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.9
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.75

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

podcastaudio-editingmixingmasteringlufsloudnessdawadobe-auditionhindenburgnoise-reductiondialogue-editingcompressioneq

Research Foundation: 7 sources (4 official docs, 2 industry frameworks, 1 books)

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Version History

v5.03/25/2026

v5.5 distilled from v2 via Claude Sonnet

v2.02/25/2026

Pipeline v4: rebuilt with 3 helper skills

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

Works well with

Need more depth?

Specialist skills that go deeper in areas this skill touches.

Common Workflows

Podcast Production Pipeline

Complete podcast creation from script development through audio production to launch strategy and distribution.

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