In this episode, I (finally) stop espousing theory and give you the exact audio engineering steps you should follow to make amazing sounding and accessible episodes of your podcast. They are:Clean up the noiseControl the dynamic rangeTweak the EQCompress to impressMix well and export at -16 LUFSHow do you do each of those steps is dependent on your DAW, but I do mention some plugins and services I use, like:Hindenburg Journalist ProiZotope’s Voice De-noiseVocal Rider from WavesMy Aeropress coffee maker, oddly enoughAlso, and somewhat uncharacteristic of me, I enlisted the help of some smart and talented audio engineers to vet out my thinking. So thank you, Marcus DePaula, Tom Kelly, Josh Wade and Chris Curran for keeping me honest.Two things before I go one:BuyMeACoffee/evoterra is where you should go if you enjoyed the tips and guidance in this miniseries. More miniseries is are coming, and you can show your appreciation to me at buying me a virtual coffee.The Flick group app for Podcast Pontifications is growing! People are talking about next week's planned episodes as well as talking about this week's miniseries. We’d love for you to join. It’s free!Enjoy your weekend (because I don't do episodes on Fridays!) and I shall be back on Monday with a brand new...