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7 reasons I’m switching from Audacity to Audition (and why you shouldn’t)

December 3, 2012 Daniel J. Lewis 44 Comments

Audacity is free and Adobe Audition is $349. Are there really benefits to Audition that are worth the big price tag? I share why Audition may be best for my podcasting workflow, but why you probably shouldn’t switch.

Should You Podcast in Mono or Stereo?

December 6, 2011 Daniel J. Lewis 14 Comments

5 things to consider as you decide whether stereo or mono is best for podcasting.

Audacity and iTunes—Making Not-LAME MP3s

August 18, 2010 Daniel J. Lewis 38 Comments

LAME is still the best MP3 encoder, but further tests and conversations reveal that it just may not be the best for podcasting.

4 reasons why you shouldn’t use Audacity?

August 11, 2010 Daniel J. Lewis 3 Comments

I address four of someone else’s reasons why you shouldn’t use Audacity. also share news about the BlackBerry Podcasts app for BlackBerry Smartphones.

How to make LAME MP3s with Audacity

July 22, 2010 Daniel J. Lewis 17 Comments

Stop making crappy MP3s with Audacity and LAME! I tell you how to encode MP3s the way LAME was designed to, so you get a great audio quality and small file size.