Podcasting Glossary

Reduce the signal of sound waves. When a compressor reduces the gain at a set...

Cost Per Milli which means cost per 1,000 downloads. If your CPM is $20 then...

Advertisement spot placed within the episode.

Attenuates audio above a set frequency

Ads that stream after an episode finishes

Setting up your recording space to reduce reverb

Attenuate audio that registers below a threshold

Ads that stream before an episode begins

All your tracks combined into one audio file

Type of compressed audio file used to submit your episode

Boosts the gain and reduces the louder parts

Ad that can be adjusted without changing the file

Ambient sound your mic picks up when you're not speaking

2 audio tracks. One for the left and right channel.

Single audio track that plays the same in every speaker

Attenuates audio lower than a set frequency

Cuts off audio at a specified level

Distortion that happens when audio is too loud.

Hardware that combines audio sources and controls their levels.

When each speaker records their own audio so you have separate tracks.

Fabric placed between the mouth and the mic that helps stop plosives and sibilance.

A hissing sound when the speaker uses words with the letter “s” or “c” If...

A puff of air that hits the mic from p or b letters. This can...

When Guest A’s mic picks up Guest B’s voice

When both speakers are talking at that same time. Can lead to issues with mic...

Um, Uh, like. Words used when the speaker is thinking of the next thing to...

Hardware that connects recording devices to your computer

A microphone in which the sound waves cause a variation in capacitance, the vibrating diaphragm...

A microphone in which the sound waves cause a movable wire or coil to vibrate...

The software used to record and edit on your computer. Examples: Adobe Audition Audacity Logic...

The process of adjusting the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal