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On this Reaproducer episode of Audio Pizza, I will go over the basic workflow I use when recording and editing a podcast. Recording Typically, we use Zoom to connect with each other but then make our own local recordings of our ends. This way, we have good, pristine copies ready for editing. On the Mac, I use Audio Hijack or Reaper to do the recording. Once I have each of the individual files from the participants, I rename them with short filenames to cut down screen reader verbosity when navigating the project. I save a Reaper project and paste the files straight into the blank project, ready for editing. Project Settings To make navigating the audio easier for this type of editing, in the View menu, I change the Time unit for ruler to Minutes and Seconds, and Press Option+Return to access project settings, to adjust the tempo to 60, and time signature to 60 over 4. This may not make a lot of sense musically; however, it is useful for navigating by minutes with Page Up and Page Down, and seconds with Command+Page Up and Page Down. These can then be set as default project settings if you wish and it will also then retain your choice for the time ruler. Normalising After pasting the files into their own tracks in the project, I select all the items by first selecting one item, and then extending the selection with Command+A to all the items. I use Shift+U to bring up the SWS/BR - Normalize loudness dialog. This gives me the option to normalise each item to my preferred starting value of –23 LUFS. It is a good idea to add a limiter to your master track at this point, as it's possible that some parts of the recording will be coming in above 0 dB and clipping. Item: Auto trim/split items (remove silence) Control+Accent will bring up this dialog. As the name suggests, it works on the items rather than the tracks and will split each selected item based upon the content of the item. Where the level is above the set threshold, in this case, where the particular person is talking, it will leave an item, and anywhere where the level falls below the threshold, it will remove an item. So in those locations on the track where the level was below, the track will be empty. In effect, if set correctly, it will split before and after each passage of speech and remove the rest. This has some significant benefits and can speed up the editing process. You can now quickly navigate to particular parts of the audio and make the desired change on that item. This might be adjusting the volume of a phrase, removing a section, or shifting around the content of the podcast. However, it's important that your original files have a nice low noise floor, as when the quiet sections are removed, there is complete silence on that track. This can be disconcerting for the listener if there's too much noise in the sections when the person is speaking and this cuts in and out. Basic Editing You can navigate to an item to be removed with Command+Left/Right Arrows, and delete, or cut and paste it to another location with Command+X and Command+V. Keep in mind your current ripple state: off, or all tracks. Usually, you would not want to use the ripple per track option as you are likely to make subsequent content go out of sync. If a particular item is too loud or too quiet, it can be quickly adjusted with Command+Up/Down Arrow. This will adjust the particular take within the item by 1 dB. Trimming Left or Right Edge of Item to Edit Cursor One quick way of cutting off the end of an item is to use the action found on Control+Shift+Period — Item edit: Trim right edge of item to edit cursor. Typically, you could split the end of the item off, select that item, and delete it. However, if you place your cursor in the same location you would have made the split, and trim the right edge to that point, you've accomplished the same thing with one keystroke. This can be used to extend an item as well. Place the edit cursor after the selected item, and again hit the same command, and it will grow back that edge to this point. Of course, the same works for the beginning of an item, using the Trim left edge to edit cursor command. You can either cut the beginning off or grow it back depending upon where you place your cursor compared to the selected item. Another benefit of using this method is that it does not matter how you have ripple set. Had you used the split and delete method, it would be prudent to first check your ripple state to avoid unintended consequences. Custom Actions If you find yourself performing sequences of actions commonly, you may wish to create custom actions that will allow you to perform the actions with one keystroke. I found that I was often setting the end of a time selection, jumping back a bit and then playing, skipping the time selection to preview the edit. This is one of the custom actions I demo along with a couple more. To create a custom action, go into the actions list with F4, click the New action button, then select New custom action. You are then able to add a series of actions to create your own custom action. If you have actions in the wrong order, you can move them in the list with Command+Up/Down Arrows. After completing this, you can add a keystroke to the action to have quick access to it whilst editing. Adding Intro Music and Volume Automation If you wish to add some music to the intro of your podcast once you have finished the editing of the vocal tracks, just paste the file in on its own track with ripple turned on for all tracks. This will insert the music and keep all the other tracks in sync. If the music is to come in under the vocal tracks, have ripple turned off, or check out the podcast to see a quick method of moving everything around. Command+Option+V will show the volume envelope for the selected track, and then Option+L to arm that envelope. You can then add points with Shift+E and adjust the values with Numpad 2 and 8, or Command+Shift+E to add and edit a point. Fading an item out from the edit cursor is another quick way of dealing with your music. Final Levelling and Rendering If you're wanting to have chapter markers in the podcast, insert standard named project markers with the syntax CHAP=Name of chapter. Use Shift+M to add and name the markers. When it comes to rendering, in the dialog tick the Metadata checkbox, and the MP3 will have chapters included with the supplied names. There are a number of different tools to check levels and loudness within Reaper. One good option is the action Calculate loudness of master mix within time selection via dry run render. This will give an accurate representation of the final integrated loudness figure, along with the peak value, and other loudness stats. We also have the Peak Watcher, on Option+W, this can provide integrated loudness levels along with true peak throughout the editing process, however it's not covered on this podcast. To adjust your levels, again you have a lot of options at different parts of the signal chain. One is to select all the items on the track with Command+Option+A and then adjust with Command+Arrows. Or you can adjust the actual track volume with Option+Arrows, or Option+Shift+Arrows. If you have folders for the vocal tracks, this can be a good place to turn up or down the overall volume before it gets to the master track where you have a limiter. Press Command+Option+R to render out your final file with your desired settings. Typically for podcasts, for maximum compatibility, MP3 is still recommended, even though we now have better lossy formats. An integrated LUFS value near –16 dB is a generally accepted standard. List of Actions Used Option+Return - Open Project Settings Command+A - Select all items/tracks/envelope points (depending on focus) Shift+U - SWS/BR: Normalize loudness of selected items/tracks… Shift+Home - Custom: Select from cursor to start of project Control+Accent - Item: Auto trim/split items (remove silence) Command+Shift+P - OSARA: Report ripple editing mode Option+Shift+P - Options: Cycle ripple editing mode Control+Shift+Comma - Item edit: Trim left edge of item to edit cursor Control+Shift+Period - Item edit: Trim right edge of item to edit cursor Shift+A - Xenakios/SWS: Select items under edit cursor on selected tracks Command+Option+A - Item: Select all items in track Command+Up/Down - Xenakios/SWS: Nudge active take volume up/down Option+Up/Down - Track: Nudge track volume up/down Option+Shift+Up/Down - Xenakios/SWS: Nudge volume of selected tracks up/down Left Parenthesis - Time selection: Set start point Right Parenthesis - Time selection: Set end point Option+Space - Transport: Play (skip time selection) Option+Left/Right Parenthesis - Time selection: Nudge left edge left or right Command+Left/Right Parenthesis - Time selection: Nudge right edge left or right Slash - Scrub: Toggle looped-segment scrub at edit cursor Command+L - Editing.RPP Command+Option+V - OSARA: Toggle track/take volume envelope visibility (depending on focus) Option+L - OSARA: Select next track/take envelope (depending on focus) Shift+E - Envelope: Insert new point at current position (remove nearby points) Option+Shift+E - Envelope: Add/edit envelope point value at cursor Numpad 2 - Item edit: Move items/envelope points down one track/a bit Numpad 8 -  

Scott, Shaun, and Garth are joined today by to talk everything Audio Description. Nef is Workflow Manager: Quality and Inclusion for ( ( You can make contact with Nef and get involved in advocating for Audio Description at the following links:

B.J. and the Bear get the second hour off and rolling with some shout outs to our listeners and ones that we love! KB (Drew & KB) came on this morning to have a little fun and talk some sports! We hear from Matt LaFleur as he met with the media yesterday. Plus, we end the show with a pizza bet a Merry Christmas to all!

A pizza hack to bring home the freshest pizza possible.

A pizza hack for bringing home the freshest pizza possible.

A pizza hack to bring home the freshest pizza possible.

A pizza hack for bringing home the freshest pizza possible.

The Audio Pizza team are joined by Brett Halle to discuss the details of Apple's WWDC2019. Brett offers a unique insight in to some of the implications of the wide ranging announcements at this years conference.

Introducing the first Session of a new show on Audio Pizza, The Audio Round Table. Kid friendly sessions of TART will continue to appear on Audio Pizza however if you want to subscribe separately to The Audio Round Table, here's the RSS and Apple Podcasts links. New sessions will come out first on the direct feed but you may occasionally need to put up with Scott's and Matt's potty mouthes. One runs their mouth for a living, and another helps people look like they love their job. Someone thinks their old band sucks and that they should tell them exactly why, and the other one just wants to be regular. Welcome to the TARTs. Watch Hail Spraytan by Anova Skyward on Youtube

Join me and my good friend Ralph M. Rivera as we celebrate the 100th episode of this show!  Hear audio clips from 19 awesome friends and previous guests roasting and/or congratulating me! (see the all-star list below) Also hear a 10 min. audio piece I created called "Audio Adjectives and What They Sound Like." Hear what these sound like: Big, Small, Boomy, Muddy, Boxy, Hollow, Midrangy, Biting, Presence, Clarity, Brightness, “Air,” and Telephone Sound.  Ralph has joined me previously on episodes 19, 36, and 56. He is currently creating Podcaster’s Toolbox, and his podcast show is called Carbon Based Business Units. Ralph also did the segments Nightmare Session and Next Purchase? Thanks to all these friends and previous guests for sending audio clip wishes!: Arik Levy - Ep's 54, 82, 92 (Firearms Nation Podcast, Shooters Summit) Billy O - Ep's 57, 96 (Podcast Producer, Audio Engineer, The Billy O Show) Bryan Entzminger (PES Alumni, Top Tier Audio, Engaging Missions Show) Carey Green - Ep. 12 (Podcast Fast Track, host of Podcastification) Dave Jackson - Ep's 11, 78 (School of Podcasting, and host of many shows including Podcast Rodeo Show) Garth Humphries - Ep's 38, 75 (Host and producer of Audio Pizza, Aussie Mac Zone and iBlindTech) David Hooper - Ep. 5 (marketing guy, radio host, RED Podcast, Build a Big Podcast) Jason DeFillippo - Ep. 43 (Podcast Producer, Grumpy Old Geeks Podcast, Jordan Harbinger Show) John Bukenas - Ep. 94 (Owner of Audio Editing Solutions, and graduate of Podcast Engineering School) Josh Rivers - Ep. 26 (Owner of Podcast Guy Media and host the Creative Studio Podcast) Chris Krimitsos (Podfest Multimedia Expo) Landen Hardy (PES Alumni, Supporter Sound Studios) Mary Mazurek - Ep's 21, 47 (Recording Engineer and Radio producer at WFMT Chicago) Jonathan Messinger - Ep. 33 (Producer and host of The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian, and creator of other interactive story podcasts for kids) Mike Russell - Ep. 73 (Company and podcast: Music Radio Creative) Steve O’Neill - Ep. 66 (Host and producer of Sharp podcast) Liam Neeson Ross Brand (LivestreamDeals, Podcaster, www.LivestreamUniverse.com) Steve Stewart - Ep. 63 (Steve Stewart Podcast Productions, creator of Podcast Editor’s Club Facebook Group) Links to a couple things we mentioned: The iMac reset trick that just helped me - How to reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201295 RØDE SC6-L, an interface destined to change everything for compact 2-channel audio recording on iOS devices (for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad). Check out Allan Tepper's post: https://www.provideocoalition.com/rode-sc6-l-a-game-changer-for-compact-2-track-recording-on-ios-devices/ ) FYI - Upcoming outstanding episodes: 101 Dan Dugan, 102 Dan Gonzalez from iZotope, and 103 Rene Coronado! ...seriously, tremendous ;) OUTRO SONG: Xolo - Accoutrements by Bryant W. Jackson. Check out his website and Vimeo channel. Thank you, Bryant! Lots of heartfelt gratitude to all listeners, friends, previous guests and Ralph! Thank you for supporting me and the show so well. DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

In this Round of Audio Pizza, we cover the weeks Tech News from an accessibility point of view. Blind blokes BS'ing about Tech.

This weeks Audio Pizza is brought to us thanks to Hugo. He actually recorded it last year, but to ensure we don’t make the mistake of being seen as too professional, we decided to leave the recording in a DropBox folder for a month or two, then pull it out and dust it off. Of course, we all know it is Shaun’s fault, but no ones pointing fingers, mostly because we can’t see well enough to know which way to point. But if we could, and if Hugo sobered up for long enough, we’d all definitely blame Shaun. So what is it about? Well you’ve probably already started listening and know it’s about the iOS app Instacart. It seems pretty cool but it’s not available in Australia so how cool can it be really? If you’re in the US or somewhere else that the app is available, than check it out, otherwise forget it. Probably the only reason you’re reading these show notes is to see if we put a link to the app in them. Well, yes we did but whether or not the link is clickable is dependant on your podcast app of choice. In any case, heres the link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instacart/id545599256?mt=8

This quick update is to let you know of a few changes I've made to the podcast. It has been split into two feeds, one fore the Reaper Tutorials and the main feed for everything. So in Apple Podcasts or your app of choice, search for Audio Pizza to hear all that the Audio Pizza team produce or search for ReaProducer to only hear the Reaper Tutorials. As mentioned this feed is now independently in Apple Podcasts and I have updated the name to ReaProducer as there was can existing podcast with the ReaperCast name.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/iblindtech/PSA-ReaProducer.mp3 This quick update is to let you know of a few changes I’ve made to the podcast. It has been split into two feeds, one fore the Reaper Tutorials and the main feed for everything. So in Apple Podcasts or your app of choice, search for Audio Pizza to hear all that the Audio … Continue reading "Quick Podcast Update for ReaProducer"

This quick update is to let you know of a few changes I've made to the podcast. It has been split into two feeds, one fore the Reaper Tutorials and the main feed for everything. So in Apple Podcasts or your app of choice, search for Audio Pizza to hear al

My returning guest is Garth Humphreys, host and producer of Audio Pizza, Aussie Mac Zone and iBlindTech. Garth and I go deep and get technical - and of course we make it practical and relevant to your podcast production, too ;) Before Garth and I got rolling, I first explained how I recently rescued some bad sounding audio using various steps: Putting it through Auphonic first (noise reduction, low end filter, leveler), then processing the resulting Flac file in iZotope RX 6 (phase, de-reverb, and de-click), then more processing in Reaper including EQ'ing and de-essing. Then we discussed: Garth's new Yamaha HS7 6.5" Powered Studio Monitors Compression: Going through all the parameters, what they mean and how they work. LUFS: Understanding how it's calculated and what it’s measuring. FLAC file format: Benefits of using it for recording and archiving. Phase trick: A cool way to hear what a plugin is actually doing to your audio. It also works for checking impact of MP3 encoding. Then I told the entire story of my recent purchase of the Rode Broadcaster microphone, and why I returned it quickly. (Note: It's NOT because it's a bad mic) I also talked about the two Fabfilter plugins I bought recently: The Pro-DS (de-esser) and the Pro-MB (multiband compressor). Thanks for hanging out with me again Garth and sharing so many tasty slices of audio pizza! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

The Audio Pizza team finally get back together just in time for Black Friday with all their picks and recommendations of just what gifts & gadgets you should be hunting down in the sales. Happy shopping. Useful Links. Join Shauns Amazon Echo fan club by getting your hands on one of these great voice assistants here. Kayaker’s copper Braille embossed dog tags along with other great Braille embossed jewellery and identification tags for all genders and ages can be found at Elegant Insights Braille Creations. Garths Lightning to 3.5mm headphone adapter & his beloved Apple Air Pods can be found in the Apple Store, along with Shauns old faithful Apple Earpods The TrackR bluetooth tag finder that can be used to find items via your iPhone or android can be found at The TrackR website. You can find more information on the Mini Guide here. If you, like Shaun, want to turn your home into your own personal lighthouse, check out the Tradfri Smart Lights from Ikea. The ultimate Star Wars toy, er, I mean art sculpture of light sabers can be found at Ultra Sabers. Relax with Garth and the Bose QC35 Series 2 noise cancelling headphones. Kayaker’s favorite USB battery charger is the Jackery Bolt 6000 available from Amazon. Shaun really can't get enough of voice assistants. If you're the same check out the Google Home range here.  

This tutorial is courtesy of Dani Montalvo It covers the process of setting up a side-chain in Reaper on Windows. For further info and notes, please check out the Side-Chaining article on the Reaper Accessibility Wiki You can contact Dani on Twitter, @charadani. Please subscribe to Audio Pizza in iTunes for the quickest access to new tutorials from the ReaperCast Series. You can also subscribe directly with RSS

Join Shaun, Garth and Kayaker in this latest Audio Pizza roundtable discussion as concern grows over Garths out of control domain name habit. Is an intervention the answer? Shaun then goes on to discuss the recent iPhone 8 leaks concerning the fate of the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. Can Apple really be ready to retire your finger in favour of your face? Kayaker then tells us of his recent trips to New York and Las Vegas, and just how well his Aira glasses performed. Sir Patrick Stewart and Levar Burton seemed to be impressed anyway. Finally, Garth tells us why he's so excited by the Tesla Model 3. With his deposit down he predicts that Model 3 will be the tipping point, the start of the smart electric car as a serious option for the masses.

This is Audio Pizza’s open letter to Tim Cook podcast where we discuss the accessibility issues of MacOS, iOS, and the Apple Watch, and ask Tim to listen and react to the unique problems faced by the VoiceOver community. Dear Tim, Thank you, as a compan

With WWDC 2017 just a couple of days away, the Audio Pizza team get together to discuss the various rumours regarding what may be announced at Apples much anticipated event. Shauns lack of funds underlie his disintrest in anything Macbook, while Garth dec

Join Garth in his very early morning coffee as he hosts this latest episode of Audio Pizza. Kayakker returns to give us his opinions, advice and tips on online security issues. Oh, and Shaun gets shot in the first 30 seconds. First up for discussion is Trumps repeal of U S Broadband privacy rules, meaning that your internet provider is again free to sell your details, such as browsing history, to other companies. This story has been big news everywhere but is there really anything to worry about? Kayakker then goes on to tell us just how secure http and VPN can help. Next, we discuss phishing and password best practice. How do you know if that email from your bank, Paypal or Amazon etc is real or fake and should you ever click on the link they send? Short answer to the latter is No. Kayakker shares his story on how easy it is to get fooled. To finish up this episode full of great sensible advice, we admit that, like lots of other people, we tend not to follow our own advice when it comes to passwords. Using the same password for multiple sites or not changing passwords regularly are things we are all guilty off. Hey, we never said we were perfect... Download or Play

In this Episode I’d like to give you a very brief introduction to the DAW, Reaper. It is an extremely powerful multi track audio editor that is cross platform, working on Mac and Windows. I will be concentrating on the Mac version however most of what is covered is also applicable to Windows. You can find download links at the end of this post for Reaper and OSARA. Reaper is the application and OSARA is a plugin created by NVAccess which makes it more accessible - OSARA: Open Source Accessibility for the REAPER Application. I would also recommend installing an additional plugin called SWS which expands the functionality and usability of Reaper, link also below. Whether you are on Windows or Mac, you will want to install all three, Reaper, OSARA, and SWS. To quickly check you have OSARA installed, hit the up or down arrow once you’ve opened Reaper, if VO reports “No Tracks” then your good to go. Okay, so all installed? Cool, lets go. You can use VoiceOver to explore the interface, however almost everything you’ll need is available with keyboard shortcuts. When you start Reaper for the first time, it will prompt you to set an audio device, go ahead and do this. If you don’t do this initially, you can access the preferences by pressing Cmd+P, and going to Devices in the tree view. Whilst in Preferences, I’d recommend going into Paths and setting a location for peak files to be saved. Shortcut Help F12 will toggle on and off keyboard shortcut help. This is an invaluable tool both when your new to Reaper or even when you’ve been using it for a while. When toggled on, Voice Over will report the action that is bound to whatever key/s you press. I recommend making liberal use of it. The Actions List Pressing F4 will bring up the Actions List. You’ll be placed into a search field that lets you filter the thousands of actions down to the one you’re looking for. Once you’ve done this, you can see the shortcut, or shortcuts that are assigned to it. If there’s not currently an action assigned, you can also add the shortcut from this dialog. The Import/Export button will allow you to import a another key map over your existing one, or save your own key map for a back up, or to share with others. Keyboard Shortcuts Command+P Preferences F12 Shortcut Help F4 Show Action List Shift+F1 Help: Mouse modifier keys and action shortcuts Downloads Reaper NVAccess OSARA SWS Extension CAVI Training Don’t forget to subscribe to Audio Pizza at: Audio Pizza RSS Download or Play

In this episode of Audio Pizza, Shaun and Garth are joined by special guest Steven Scott from the RNIB Tech Talk show to discuss whats new in the world of tech. Starting off with the release of Samsungs new flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S8 & S8Plus, we talk about our experiences with Android and is it time we gave it another chance? It's a beautiful phone but can it compete with the great accessibility on iOS? Then, just when you thought your files where safe, we discuss the story of the Turkish Crime Family. A hacking group that claims to have access to 500 million iCloud accounts. With the ability to access personal photos and files and remotely wipe Macs and iPhones, should we be worried? In other news, Windows 10 Creators Edition will be launched on April 11th, and with it comes support for braille in Narrator and the ability to use Narrator during installation. Also Google Home will be released in the UK on the 6th of April but can it compete with the ever popular Amazon Alexa? And more importantly, can we get through the entire podcast with out triggering our favourite Amazon assistant? Remaining in the theme of smart homes, Steven tells us about a new range of smart lighting from Ikea. With a lower price the the Phillip Hue bulbs will we be rushing out to buy them or sit at home in the dark like Garth? We finish the podcast with the hilarious / nightmarish story of Jessie Newton and his poop painting robot vacuum. Episode Links: Samsung Galaxy S8. Turkish Crime Family Hackers. Windows 10 Creators Edition. Google Home. Ikea Smart Lights. RNIB Tech Talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5HKtKaJtGI Download or Play

This week Tim is joined by Shaun Preece from the RNIB Tech Talk and Audio Pizza podcasts and Frank Facio from the band Steelehorse Country.… The post LABCast #3: Michael Hingson and 2017 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Discussion appeared first on Life After Blindness.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/iblindtech/AP-005-TalkingMedia.mp3   In the utterly professional manner you've come to expect from the Audio Pizza team, we discuss the options available when it comes to accessible media. While Kayaker hosts and tries to remember his own name, Shaun discusses everything video. With Netflix being the only mainstream video on demand service that offers anything close to a reasonable amount of audio described content, we see just what other options are out there including the audio only Blindy TV and the new 100% audio described streaming service Tell Me TV. Also just why is there so little choice when it comes to accessible televisions and set top boxes, and could the perfect solution to on tap audio description already exist in the form of a smartphone app? Next, we move on to books. With the excellent Audible service offering convenient access to the latest audio books but at a price we look at what services are available in the US, UK & Australia that offer audio books for free.  Such as RNIB Overdrive, Vision Australia and Baird or even your local library. To wrap up, we find out what books and shows we're enjoying at the moment and just why Kayaker loves Game of Thrones so much. For more information on the Tell Me TV service and to get a discount code check out our interview with Kevin Shaw, President and CEO of Tell Me TV in the next episode of Audio Pizza. Episode Links: Netflix. TIVO Screen Reader. Tell Me TV.  The 100% Audio Described Video Streaming Service. Blindy TV. Disney Movies Anywhere App. Audible. National Library Service (US) RNIB Overdrive Talking Books Service. RNIB Newsagents. The Podcast Engineering Show. Life After Blindness Podcast.   Download or Play

My guest is Garth Humphreys, host and producer of Audio Pizza, iBlindTech and Aussie Mac Zone. Garth lives in Australia and we had a fun session. We discussed his equipment and workflow, including: Rode NT-1 Amadeus Pro Audio Hijack Pro FX Chains on individual tracks as well as the main mix bus Auphonic to append and prepend music, intro, etc. Editing tips We also covered 3 handy functions in Reaper (they are also possible in most other DAW's): Allows for 3 states of ripple editing (we cover all 3) SWS/BR: Normalize loudness of selected tracks to -23 LUFS Item: Auto trim/split items (remove silence) One more interesting tidbit - when Garth sent me his local recording he sent it in FLAC format (Free Lossless Audio Codec). Digital audio compressed by FLAC's algorithm can typically be reduced to 50–60% of its original size and decompress to an identical copy of the original audio data. It's handy for sharing large audio files as long as the receiving person has the ability to decompress the file back into a WAV file, for instance. (many software programs can do this) Thanks for all the great info you shared, Garth! And for having a fun time with me on the show ;) DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

Another slice of Audio Pizza is served up with the wonderful Cara Quinn joining us. her day time jobs include being an iOS developer, Model, and Musician, but what struck us most about Cara was her kindness and passion for making a difference in the world. We discuss the general topic of coding in Apple’s Xcode and more specifically her work with LookTell. We also talk about some of the well known email lists Cara owns such as Macvisionaries and viphone. Episode Links @ModelCara on Twitter LookTell MacVisionaries VIPhone  

Welcome to Audio Pizza, and our first roundtable. Shaun and Garth are joined by The Dark Kayaker, someone who knows what he’s talking about, this is actually a nice change. We jump into Apple’s recent MacBook Pro event and discuss the implications of the new touch bar enabled Macs, the new TV app and Apple’s new Accessibility website. http://www.apple.com/accessibility/