GPW - Experiment 6 - Take a breath
A longer gap than expected between Experiment 5 and 6 - perhaps we can edit it out in post?
Sorry for the virus-induced slow down - just a normal virus I think, and now much improved.
In our final experiment I want you to think about when you edit out, leave in, or adjust.
Breaths, silence and um's. Take them all out, leave them all in, or somewhere in between?
I think it all depends, but how do we decide? My guiding principle is to remove distractions and whatever interferes with the flow.
Here is a sample file with three parts - everything in; everything out; and somewhere in between. Did I hear someone say Goldilocks?
Slightly exaggerated to make a point, you may recognise the kind of thing I demonstrated in podcasts you have heard.
Listen out for:
- Breaths - keep, remove, silence, reduce
- Filler words - keep all, remove all, keep some
- Gaps - flow, emphasis and distraction
As a bonus, have a listen to some published podcasts and listen out for these things. What do you notice? Would you have made different choices?
This concludes our six experiments - the first five are listed below so they are all in the same place for you. I hope they have been of interest and will help you going forward.
The newsletter will now be taking a short summer break and return in September. Thank you so much for travelling with me.
See you again soon.
Steve
Experiment 1 - What could you learn by experimenting?
Experiment 2 and text - Read it like you want to hear it.
Experiment 3 - dipping a toe in EQ
Experiment 4 - EQ your own audio
Experiment 5 - What sounds good to you?
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