🚀 GoldWave: Master the Entire Audio Content Production Process at a Glance!
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In our last session, we explored how to infuse unique character into sound using GoldWave’s various audio transformation effects.
Now, it’s time to conclude the long journey of the GoldWave e-book, by concisely summarizing all practical processes from recording to editing, and even video audio editing.
This post, based on the core GoldWave functions learned so far, is a comprehensive guide to fully understand the actual audio content production workflow and gain video audio editing know-how.
Complete your path to GoldWave mastery right now!
🎙️ Speed Summary Lecture: Recording Preparation and Process
The first step in audio content production using GoldWave is recording preparation and process.
We’ve summarized how to start recording quickly and accurately based on previous lessons.
- Step 1. Launch GoldWave and Set Recording Mode:
- Launch GoldWave and click the ‘New Recording‘ icon (red circle).
- Select ‘Unbounded‘ mode in the ‘Record’ tab to allow for flexible recording length.
- Step 2. Check Microphone Device and Quality Settings:
- Check the microphone device to be used in the ‘Device’ tab, and ensure ‘Quality’ is set to ‘Shared’ to create a stable recording environment without conflicts between your computer and GoldWave.
- Step 3. Check Microphone Volume and Start Recording:
- Check the microphone volume using the ‘Test’ button to set the appropriate recording level.
- Once all preparations are complete, click the record button to begin audio recording.
- Step 4. Create Cue Points During Recording:
- Create Cue Points for any mistakes or sections that need future editing during recording.
- Using the shortcut ‘Q’ will make it more convenient.
✂️ Second Recording and Editing: Enhancing the Completeness of Your Recorded File!
After completing your audio recording, we’ve summarized the second recording and editing process to improve sound quality and content completeness.
1. Place the cursor before the part to be corrected and re-record with the {●} icon.
2. Move to the 1st Cue → Delete or edit the mistaken part.
3. Move to the 2nd Cue → Edit for a natural connection.
4. Clean up the end part, then save the file.
🎚️ Noise Removal and Volume Organization: Optimizing Audio Listening Experience!
This is the noise removal and volume organization process to maximize the listening experience of your audio content.
1. Select noise section → Copy → Select all → Noise Reduction → ‘Use clipboard’
2. Noise Gate → ‘No ignoring of brief sounds’ Preset
3. Adjust to maximum volume with Maximize Volume.
4. Apply Compressor → ‘Reduce peaks’ Preset
5. Apply Maximize Volume again.
🎶 Background Music Insertion and Organization: Adding Emotion to Audio!
This is the background music insertion and organization process to add emotion and atmosphere to your audio content.
1. Load music file → Copy → In voice file, Mix.
2. If inserted later than voice, remove silent section at beginning of music and Mix again.
3. After Mix completion, delete unnecessary parts.
4. Make a silent section for 1-1.5 seconds at the end of the file + Apply ‘Fade Out’
5. Check silent section at the beginning of the file, too.
📤 Creating Files for Upload: Preparing for Final Content Distribution!
This is the final file creation process for uploading audio content to various platforms.
- Step 1. Set Maximum Volume: Set Maximize Volume to -1dB to prevent clipping during playback.
- Step 2. Check and Adjust Average Volume: Check the average volume (LUFS) with the Loudness icon, and adjust it to -14 LUFS ~ -15 LUFS.
- Step 3. Save Lossless WAV File: Save a lossless .wav file via ‘File’ → ‘Save As…’ to retain the original high-quality file.
- Step 4. Convert to Upload MP3/M4A: Convert again via ‘File’ → ‘Save As…’ to select .mp3 or .m4a format.
- Step 5. Set Sound Quality: Set the sound quality in ‘Attributes’ to ‘44100Hz, 192kbps’ or ‘48000Hz, 192kbps’.
This completes a practical workflow from recording to post-editing and saving for upload.
🎥 18.2 Video Audio Editing: How to Improve the Sound Quality of Video Content!
Audio work necessary for video editing can be performed much more efficiently using GoldWave.
Since most free video editing software lacks noise reduction features, it’s recommended to use GoldWave to improve audio quality.
- Practical Example Steps:
- Save Audio After Video Editing: After completing video editing, save only the audio from the video, or if there’s no audio extraction function, save the video with reduced quality.
- Load Audio into GoldWave: Load the saved audio file into GoldWave.
- Perform Sound Quality Improvement: Perform necessary audio editing tasks such as noise removal, normalizing, and volume adjustment.
- Reload Edited Audio: Reload the edited audio file back into your video editing software.
- Mute Original Video Sound: Mute the original video’s sound so that the high-quality audio edited with GoldWave plays.
By following the steps above, you can make the audio within your video cleaner and create content with your desired tone and effects.
This is a crucial process that significantly enhances the overall completeness of your video content.
🚀 GoldWave Master: Towards Producing the Best Audio Content!
In this post, we’ve concisely covered all practical processes in GoldWave, from recording to post-editing, creating files for upload, and video audio editing.
Through this comprehensive guide, you can skillfully utilize all GoldWave features and become a true master capable of producing various forms of high-quality audio content.
Your journey with GoldWave was not merely about learning audio editing techniques, but also a creative process of expressing your own stories through sound and sharing them with the world.
Now, your audio production capabilities will expand infinitely. The journey to create the best audio content will be even more enjoyable and satisfying with GoldWave!
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