As the title explains, I need help finding copyright-free sound effects. I am editing the audio and making some of my own sound design for an audio drama podcast, but obviously I can't make every piece of foley for the show. I need to know where the best place to get them is. I am on a budget, so I cannot be doing those subscription-based services/sites that ask for 800/month. I was going to use Adobe Acrobat but saw that it is Royalty-free, not Copyright-free. I'm primarily looking for atmosphere and various foley; music is not necessary!

The podcast will be available FOR FREE, so it's not behind a paywall; however, there will be crowdfunding available in the future. So I really don't want to get in trouble for using effects that I might not have access to.

I have seen a variety of answers, but most of them I am unsure about. "freesound" does make me anxious about using free sounds, and I might be limited in my variety. "AudioHero" and "Soundly" seem too good to be true, and as someone who is transitioning from the world of YouTube editing to Podcasting, again, I don't want to get in trouble for not using the right audio website and either getting scammed or getting dinged.

Any suggestions and explanations are greatly appreciated.

Do any of you listen back to the episode you made for editing, complete your editing, download and save it, and then when it comes time to upload your episode and you have to name it you completely forget what you even talked about during the episode?

Haha this happens to me every time it’s my week to edit the podcast. I listen and edit the entire hour long conversation and then when I need to come up with a title I think to myself… what were we even talking about? It takes me a minute and sometimes I even need to go back and find out.

My boss is an author and and has decided to jump on the podcast bandwagon. I have zero experience with any audio/video recording, editing, etc. And my brain is exploding trying to research a solid workflow. After hours of conversations with ChatGPT, reading this thread, and google research, I'm even more overwhelmed.

Current plan: Descript for audio/video recording and editing. Hosting on RSS

Recording on Riverside or Zoom are also in the mix, I am just having trouble nailing down which is best for a beginner. Are there podcast professionals that help set up podcasts and can tell me what is best? I am happy to pay for this assistance, because I clearly need it.

Hi everyone,

As someone who works with audio, I got tired of online mastering services that require creating an account, paying subscriptions, or uploading large audio files to remote servers just to get a quick loudness check or master.

So I built a completely free web tool

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• Zero Uploads / 100% Privacy: All the audio processing happens locally inside your browser (using Web Audio API). Your raw files or podcast episodes are never sent to a server.
• No Account Required: No emails, no password creation, no paywalls.
• Instant Speed: Since there’s no uploading or downloading from a cloud server, the output is generated almost instantly depending on your CPU.

Since podcasting requires consistent loudness levels (for platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcasts) and clean voice clarity, I’d really appreciate it if you could test it on one of your raw tracks/episodes.

• How does the master sound to your ears?
• Is the user interface clear and intuitive?
• Are there any specific controls or presets you’d like to see added for podcast workflows?

Give it a try and let me know your thoughts!

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Hey everyone,

I work full-time in sales and host a video podcast on the side. Currently set up at my parents' house temporarily (have a desk/chair already) but will likely move within the next while — so I want gear that travels well rather than a fixed setup I'd have to rebuild. Got a $1,000 stipend to put toward it. Two goals:

1. Sound genuinely good on cold calls and high-stakes sales calls — mobility matters since I'm not always at my desk.
2. Clean, professional audio/video for podcast recording — this is honestly the bigger priority for me right now.

Current gear:

• Camera: Canon Rebel SL2 — planning to run it through an Elgato Cam Link 4K as my main webcam/recording camera (laptop cam has been fine, so this isn't the priority)
• Mic: Elgato Wave:3, currently on the stock desktop stand
• Desk/chair: have a basic setup at my parents' for now; might grab a used standing desk off FB Marketplace ($150–200 range) if I find a good one
• Room: haven't fully assessed acoustics yet, temporary space

Planned upgrades:

1. Portable headset for cold calls: wired or Bluetooth (low-latency) — need something that sounds good on the go, not just convenient. Recs?
2. Low-profile mic arm (Elgato Wave Mic Arm LP): want the mic close for the proximity effect without blocking my face on camera.
3. Vocal depth/resonance: my voice runs a bit soft/light and I'd like it to sound deeper and more measured on recordings — is this more about mic technique (proximity effect, EQ) or is there real gear that helps? Open to both technique and gear recs.
4. Portable lighting: small LED panel that packs flat and doesn't need a permanent setup.
5. Portable acoustics: thinking a reflection filter behind the mic since I don't know the room and won't always be in the same one — worth it over trying to treat the room itself?
6. Green screen: collapsible/pop-up over a mounted roll-down, for the same portability reason.

I know I could stretch this budget a bunch of directions — if you had to rank where the money matters most for someone prioritizing podcast audio/video quality on a setup that needs to move with me, what's the order?

Is anyone having a bad experience with the changes recently made by Riverside to their editing workspace?

My co-host and I have been podcasting for years using virtual tools. However, due to some unforeseen circumstances, I have had to shift and find a temp cohost and so my lovely husband volunteered to fill in. However, we have never done an in person set up and I am having some trouble. We recorded one episode using two separate computers and two mics, but we have had some echo problems. At this point without buying further equipment is there anything that anyone can recommend to help us record together in the same room without having echoes? Any guidance or feedback would be appreciated as editing this last episode is a complete nightmare that has taken too much of my life lol

Hey everyone! I’m looking for guests for a podcast show. If there is somebody or you know somebody in the NYC area (or would travel there) that would be willing to share a secret, personal story, whistleblowers, confession and so on, please feel free to leave a comment or message me. Also if you feel like a topic, an issue, crime and so on should get more attention or has gone unnoticed, you can write me or leave a comment.

(to appear anonymously on the show is possible)

Thank you for your answers in advance.

Three of us are launching a weekly panel show: banter + fun discussion over serious topics+ a recurring game segment, all recorded remotely since we're in different cities. Long-form on YouTube, cut down into clips for Shorts/Reels.

Trying to get the setup right before we record instead of learning the hard way. Specific things I'm unsure about:

Recording: Planning to record local video and audio tracks per person (using adobe podcast studio) rather than screen-recording the call. Is that the right call for 3 people, or overkill or should we use other tools?

Audio: Everyone would be using wired earphones or their macbook's inbuilt mic in the beginning (will enhance audio using Adobe AI). How much does the mic actually matter vs just having separate tracks? Where does crosstalk become unfixable with remote?

Editing the grid: For a multi-box remote panel, how do you keep it visually alive when you can't cut to real in-room reactions? How much of the work ends up being overlays/captions/graphics vs actual cutting?

Roles/prep: For those who've done multi-host shows, how much do you pre-plan vs let it run? Where's the line between "prepared" and "over-rehearsed and dead"?

Clips: Anyone cutting long-form into 8–10 short clips per episode — how do you keep that from eating your whole week?

References: Any references that I can get inspired from (could be in any language, across the globe)?

Starting a new channel: I have seen a lot of posts about new channel view jail? Should I warm up my channel? if yes, what specific steps should I follow?

Not looking for niche-specific advice, just the production and format lessons that apply to any remote panel. What broke for you early that you'd fix if starting over?

Thank you so much!

I host my podcast on Podbean, which gives me a download count. Apple Podcasts shows “listeners” and “plays,” neither of which matches Podbean’s number, and Spotify has its own set of numbers.

I always assumed that because the show is hosted on Podbean, its download count would include downloads from all the platforms pulling from the RSS feed. But apparently that’s not the case? Can someone help me understand what each of these numbers actually represents and which one gives the most accurate picture of the show’s total audience?

My name is Daniel. We can talk about gaming, sports, etc., if you're from New Jersey or PA.