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Audio guides: record, edit, convert and level

Good audio is mostly a handful of habits: record clean, cut tight, hit the right loudness and export in the right format. These guides explain each habit in plain language and link to free tools that do the work on your own computer, so your recordings stay yours.

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You need the soundtrack, not the video: how to pull audio out of any video

A recorded interview, a lecture, a voice note you filmed by accident. Here is how to save only the sound, which format to choose and how to make it sound right.

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A podcast does not need a studio: record, cut and level an episode in one tab

No subscription, no upload bar, no software to install. Here is the whole path from microphone to a file ready for your podcast host, in the order you do it.

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How to record audio on your computer without installing software

You do not need audio recording software for a voice note, a podcast take or a narrated screen capture. Your browser can capture it, and here is how to get a clean result.

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A free MP3 editor in your browser: cut, fade and normalise audio

Most audio editing is small: chop the ends, remove a cough, fade the music, make it louder. Here is how to do each one without installing audio editing software.

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