Podcast sound design
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What You'll Learn
In this creative, hands on session, Katie Baxster, freelance producer and sound designer, shares the techniques she uses to bring podcasts to life through sound. Katie has worked with Channel 4, Spotify, Acast, Absolute Radio, Capital, Stak and Reprezent Radio, and has produced multiple hit shows including JaackMaate’s Happy Hour, Eureka with Rick Edwards, UTOPIA Talks with Jaguar and Under the Lights. Her work also includes premium audio for brands such as McDonald’s, Apple and Sky, and producing Counter Pressed for The Ringer and Spotify.
Katie takes you step by step through a sound design session from start to finish in Adobe Audition, showing how to enhance voices, blend music and manipulate sound effects to create an immersive listener experience.
- You will learn how to
- Use vocal enhancement tools to make voices sound clear, warm and engaging
- Work with music stems to create smooth transitions and emotional impact
- Select and manipulate sound effects to match tone and storytelling
- Build a balanced mix where dialogue, music and effects work in harmony
- Apply finishing touches that give your podcast a distinctive sonic identity
- Key Takeaways
- The essential tools and techniques for professional podcast sound design
- How to create mood, texture and energy through audio choices
- Practical workflows in Audition that save time and improve quality
- This session gives you the skills and inspiration to make your podcasts sound rich, dynamic and unforgettable.