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Find the cause, keep the original and check the result.

How to measure podcast loudness

Measure your finished episode, distinguish LUFS from peaks and choose an output target without clipping.

Find out whether low volume comes from channel layout, uneven speech, excessive headroom or the player.

Identify a one-sided recording and export the correct channel as mono without mixing it with silence.

Understand the difference between peak and loudness normalization, then verify the exported recording.

Understand diarization, check speaker changes and avoid treating labels as verified identities.

Generate captions after timeline edits, correct the transcript and validate SRT or WebVTT before publishing.

Check an interrupted WAV file without changing the original, and distinguish header problems from missing audio.

Match a multitrack editor, automatic audio processor or transcript tool to the work your episode actually needs.