The Audacity Channel
Launched on December 27, 2022, the Audacity Channel podcast is an extension of The Audacity Bootcamp online school and the Learn Audacity website, and is a resource for podcasters, podcast editors, podcast producers, and ACX audiobook creators who use Audacity as their software of choice when creating spoken word recordings. We explore how to use Audacity to create exceptional audio for podcasts and ACX audiobooks.
The Audacity Channel
Audio Quality: Hitting the Mark With Sample Rate, Bit Depth, and Bit Rate
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Mike Adams
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Episode 18
What is sample rate, bit depth, and bit rate? It's important to know what each of these is and what settings to use for each because all three contribute directly to the overall quality of our final audio. So let's take some time to talk about them using easy-to-understand definitions.
Here's a look at where we've been and where we're going in this season of The Audacity Channel podcast:
- Episode 1: Recording Room Preparation
- Episode 2: Microphone Types
- Episode 3: Microphone Placement
- Episode 4: Microphone Technique
- Episode 5: My Recording Hardware Chain
- Episode 6: Audio Quality: Hitting the Mark with Sample Rate, Bit Depth, and Bit Rate (This Episode)
- Episode 7: Editing Multi-Track Projects in Audacity
- Episode 8: Adding Realtime Effects in Audacity
- Episode 9: How To Set The Correct LUFS Level
- Episode 10: Exporting Our Audacity Project as an MP3
Other Places You'll Find Me:
- The Audacity Bootcamp online school for podcasters and ACX audiobook narrators. The school consists of the following online courses:
- The Learn Audacity YouTube Channel
- The Learn Audacity Homepage
- The Audacity Channel on YouTube
