Summary In today's episode, I walk through an audio production bake-off comparing microphones, soundboards, editing software, and accessibility workflows that marketers can use to get professional-quality sound. Here's what this means for you. You learn practical ways to rescue bad recordings, choose gear at any budget, and make content listenable across earbuds, cars, and mono…
Summary In today's episode, I walk through how to capture someone's writing voice and speaking voice using AI tools. Here's what this means for you. You'll be able to replicate a CEO or expert's style and tone for content production at scale. You'll also learn these concepts: how neural style transfer analyzes writing samples to…
Summary In today's episode, I demonstrate how realistic AI voice cloning has gotten by reading a short passage aloud myself and then comparing it to the same text generated through 11 Labs using my own cloned voice. Here's what this means for you. You walk away with a clear sense of how close modern voice…
In today’s episode, we’re diving into the world of podcasting and experimenting with Adobe podcast. We’re testing a variety of different microphones in moderate background noise to see which one produces the best sound. From Bose QC AirPods to Apple AirPods, and even a David Clark helicopter headset, we’re putting it all to the test.…
Summary In today's episode, I test Adobe Podcast's audio enhancement feature across a variety of microphones including AirPods, Bose earbuds, and a helicopter headset in a moderately noisy environment. Here's what this means for you. You'll discover that your phone's built-in microphone might be all you need to capture studio-quality audio on the go. You'll…
Summary In today's episode, I review Adobe Podcast's AI audio cleanup tool by testing it across four challenging recording scenarios inside a vehicle. Here's what this means for you. You gain a powerful way to transform poor-quality spoken-word audio into studio-grade sound, which is especially valuable for podcasters working with remote guests or imperfect setups.…
Todd asks, “When it comes to audio quality, what’s more important, software or hardware?” There is no cut and dried answer to the question of whether software or hardware is more important for audio quality. It depends on the relative quality of the stuff you’ve already got, and what you’re using it for. If you…
Summary In today's episode, I break down whether software or hardware matters more for audio quality and explain why the answer depends on what you already own. Here's what this means for you. You'll discover that your microphone provides the raw materials while your editing software acts as the appliance, so no software can engineer…
In this episode, I test out the new Apple AirPods Pro Generation 2 versus the previous generation and the Bose QC Earbuds Generation 1 for noise cancellation and microphone quality in the most absurd conditions: with a leaf blower. The new Apple AirPods Pro are pretty impressive. The noise cancellation is good, the microphone is…
Summary In today's episode, I test the Apple AirPods Pro second generation against the first generation and Bose QC earbuds for noise cancellation and microphone quality in a car and against a leaf blower. Here's what this means for you. You'll discover which earbuds actually deliver real noise reduction and clear audio for everyday situations…
