When do you edit?

[boofadil]

I'm working on my first multi-chapter podfic and I'm wondering what the pros and cons of editing chapter by chapter vs. once the whole podfic has been read is. Any tips/cautions/etc

Comments

[the_dragongirl]

There's really no one right way to do it. For really long multi-chapter podfics, I personally edit as I go. Leaving all the editing until the end can, for me, seem really daunting, and make it so I never actually finish. Of course I also like to post each chapter as I finish it, since getting feedback is another good motivation to continue for me, but that's entirely a personal style thing. The main thing is to figure out what strategy will leave you feeling the most motivated and the least stressed.

[jelazakazone]

This. I did a 4+ hour podfic where I waited until the end to edit. That was a mistake. It is much better for me to edit as I go. Some people probably hate the quality of my podfics because I never edit out breaths etc. I only edit out bloopers. I use GB too.

[boofadil]

My 1st two podfics I edited at the end and used audacity but I liked the idea that you can edit the performance as you go with GB. At least until I realized that a better mic picks up my freaking breaths and that I breathe a.lot. and I breathe loudly because of different respiratory issues so...yay?

[boofadil]

I have a feeling this is what I'll have to do given the level of editing I'm going to need to be doing. Stupid inability to breathe quietly.

[the_dragongirl]

If it makes you feel better, I manually silence all my breaths too. Breathing quietly is not a skill I have ever mastered either. I admittedly edit in audacity, so I don't know how difficult that is to do in GB, but it's definitely not an uncommon edit to have to make.