Episode Summary: What Adobe Audition is, what it costs, and the exact recording-through-export workflow used to produce every episode of this podcast.
What You'll Learn
- What Adobe Audition is and how it compares to alternative DAWs
- The full hardware chain: microphone, mixer, and computer routing
- A step-by-step recording and editing workflow, start to finish
- Broadcast loudness standards and how to hit them with the Match Loudness panel
This Week's Toolkit
Stanley PowerSquid 5-Outlet Flexible Multiplier (not a surge protector, worth noting). Discovered via YouTuber Caleb Pike, whose channel is a genuinely excellent resource on video production.
What Is Adobe Audition?
A digital audio workstation (DAW) — the software used to record and edit every episode of this podcast. Per Adobe: "a professional audio workstation for mixing, finishing, and precision editing," with multitrack, waveform, and spectral display tools designed to accelerate both podcast and video production workflows.
Alternative DAWs: Audacity (popular, free, less robust than a pro DAW), GarageBand (free on every Mac, widely used by podcasters), Hindenburg Journalist Pro (browser-based), Logic Pro X (GarageBand's big sibling), Reaper, and Avid Pro Tools — the heavyweight choice for musicians.
How Much Does Audition CC Cost?
Included in the full Adobe CC bundle at $49/month (every Adobe product — still one of the best values available for creators at any level), or standalone at $19.99/month like most Adobe apps. Tip: the 30-day free trial of the full bundle is a good way to test-drive everything before committing to just Audition.
Podcast Workflow in Audition
Hardware chain: a Shure SM7B microphone plugs into an Allen & Heath mixer, which functions as the audio interface — connected to the computer via USB.
In Audition's preferences: audio hardware preferences map the default input and output to the USB interface (the mixer). Default input is the microphone/device recording into Audition; default output is where playback sends sound (headphones, speakers). Mac tip: hold Option and click the volume icon in the menu bar to set system-level input and output quickly.
The Simple Version of the Workflow
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