Auphonic

Many podcasters do the hard work – the hosting, the editing, the scripting – then try to cut corners at the finishing stage. The result: an episode that sounds a tad bit too muffled or has spikes in loud sections or has a weirdly uneven character across segments as it was recorded over a couple of days. Enter Auphonic, the post-production finishing tool that ties everything up automatically for you. Just upload an audio file, set a target volume, and Auphonic handles everything from normalisation to noise reduction, different speaker levelling and format conversion. Output is in broadcast standards thanks to the software built around EBU R128 and LUFS parameters that streaming platforms actually care about. The chapter marking feature comes in handy with podcaster work; add some chapter data, and the resultant file has embedded data which podcast apps use to show chapters. The possibility to autopublish to Spotify, SoundCloud, etc. Directly from Auphonic, trim off one more element in your workflow. Even their free usage tier is good for 2 hours of processing per month – which should be enough for a long-form podcast episode for nothing. Paid plans give additional per-month hours for $11/month. My only real caveat is: it's a post-production finisher, not a producer; it cannot chop up the segments, remove filler words or shorten your episodes – so if you just want to clean audio that's broadcast-ready and are short of technical know-how to finish production, then Auphonic's your best bet.

• Category: Audio Editing
• Pricing: Freemium
• Rating: 4.4 / 5 (0 reviews)
• Platforms: Web

Key features

• Automatic loudness normalisation — Sets output to EBU R128 or LUFS broadcast targets for consistent volume across episodes and platforms
• AI noise reduction and levelling — Reduces background noise and balances level differences between multiple speakers recorded in different environments
• Chapter marks — Embeds chapter data into output files for podcast apps that display chapter navigation
• Auto-publishing — Direct publishing to Spotify SoundCloud YouTube and other podcast and audio platforms from within Auphonic
• Multi-format output — Converts to MP3 WAV AAC Ogg and other formats in the same processing pass
• Two hours free monthly — Free tier covers a full podcast episode each month without any payment
• Multitrack processing — Handle interviews and multi-speaker recordings with separate tracks and automatic level balancing
• API access — Programmatic audio processing integration for automated production workflows

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Automated loudness normalisation to broadcast standards eliminates the manual metering step that most podcasters skip or handle inconsistently
• Two hours of free monthly processing covers a complete podcast episode indefinitely without payment
• Chapter marks embedded directly in output files work correctly across all major podcast apps without additional software
• Auto-publishing to Spotify SoundCloud and other platforms from within the tool removes a separate upload step from the workflow
• Multitrack processing for multi-speaker recordings with automatic level balancing handles the most common podcast production scenario

Cons

• Not an editor — does not remove filler words rearrange content or shorten episodes which means Descript or Cleanvoice are needed alongside it for those tasks
• Processing is batch upload not real-time which means it does not help with live streaming or recording quality during capture
• Noise reduction is effective for steady background noise but less reliable on variable or complex acoustic environments than Adobe Podcast's dialogue isolation
• Production credit pricing at $11 per month is reasonable but adds up for teams processing multiple episodes per week at higher volumes

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