This curriculum is about this workshop: https://shop.master-editor.com/products/audacity-3-7-8-master-class-the-complete-voice-audio-workshop-audiobook-voice-over-podcasts-content-creation
💡 The 6-Class Plan
Class 1 — Recording Setup & Studio Readiness (in Audacity 3.7.8)
Build a clean, consistent foundation for every recording.
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Setting up the latest Audacity: preferences, bit depth, and project rate
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Microphone placement, gain, and monitoring
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Managing your noise floor and avoiding distortion
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Room acoustics and practical, low-cost treatment for home studios
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What "good enough to record" actually looks like for your use case
Class 2 — Editing Techniques That Save Hours
Learn to edit naturally, efficiently, and confidently.
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Navigation shortcuts and fast selection
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Removing mistakes and tightening pacing
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Breath reduction and silence management
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Crossfades, punch & roll, and seamless replacements
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Cleaning up plosives and clicks
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A real editing example, so you see the workflow end to end
Class 3 — Voice Cleanup, Effects & Macros
Make your recordings sound clean and professional.
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Noise Reduction, EQ, Compression, Limiter, and Normalization
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The correct order of effects for the best result
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De-clicking, de-essing, and fixing sibilance
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Building your own Effect Chains and Macros for one-click processing
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Matching tone between different recording sessions
Class 4 — Mastering & Technical Standards
Prepare your audio for wherever it's going.
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Understanding and fixing RMS, Peak, and LUFS
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The full mastering workflow for ACX and Audible compliance
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The right loudness targets for podcasts and content platforms too
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Consistent tone and volume across chapters or episodes
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Exporting and batch processing multiple files
Class 5 — Your Use Case, In Depth
This is where the five paths get their specific attention.
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Audiobook: chapter structure, pickups, and ACX submission
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Professional VO: audition-ready delivery and fast turnaround
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Meditation: smooth, warm, unobtrusive processing
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Content creation: speed without sacrificing quality
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Podcast: multi-segment editing, intros/outros, and consistency
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Adding music beds and intros/outros where they fit
Class 6 — Complete Workflow & Confidence Building
Put everything together into a workflow you'll keep.
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A full start-to-finish demo: record → edit → process → master → export
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Organizing large projects and handling multiple takes
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Troubleshooting common voice and noise problems
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Reviewing participant work with individual feedback
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How to know when a file is truly "ready to publish"