Tip: Export your episodes at different bit rates (128, 96, 64 kbps) and use your ears to test the quality to try and get the highest quality with the smallest file size.

The goal is to balance quality and file size. Note: Higher bit rate = higher quality and larger file size. wav file, we will transcode it to an mp3 file.įor the most control over the quality of your audio file, upload your final mix as an mp3 with 128kbps or less bit rate and your audio file will not be re-encoded and preserved in its original form. Mp3 is the audio file type we recommend you upload for each episode. What audio file type do we recommend uploading for episodes? What Bit Rate Should I Export My Podcast Episode As?ĭoes Simplecast Re-encode or Transcode Audio Files?

🤓 Brand new to audio editing or confused by all of the terminology? This is a great article by Aaron from the Simplecast Support Team to help get you started and give you a better understanding of audio editing for podcasts: Ready to upload your audio to Simplecast, but not sure what settings should you use when exporting your final mix from your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)?

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