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One of the things that puts people off recording their own podcast is the amount of professional equipment you need, not to mention a decent room to record in, with optimal acoustics and without a lot of background noise.

But what if you didn’t need to invest in a recording studio, or even a decent microphone to get great results? Well, thanks to AI and Adobe Enhance Speech, you can turn even low-quality recordings into something that looks like it was recorded using a proper setup.

Not only will Enhance Speech make vocals sound like they were professionally recorded, but it will also completely remove all annoying background noise, hiss, and crackle.

I’ve been using Adobe’s Enhance Speech for my own podcast recordings for a while now, but it’s just been upgraded to version two, which seems even easier to use. The processing time certainly seems much faster. Here’s how it works:

How to Improve Any Recording

We’ll show you how to get started with Adobe Enhance Speech, which is one of the Adobe Podcasts Tools.

1. Record your audio

First, record the audio for your podcast. Sit with a friend around a microphone and chat, or do a VC and export the audio. Remember, just record the speaking sections and don’t add any music at this point. It doesn’t really matter which format you save your recording in – WAV or MP3 – as Enhance Speech can handle most file types. Here I’m using Audacity to record my audio.

2. Upload your audio

Go to Adobe Enhance Speech v2 in your web browser and click the “Choose Files” button, then locate your audio and download it. It may take a few minutes, depending on the length, but once downloaded it will be ready to use immediately.

3. Improve your audio

Once the file is downloaded, you can preview your enhanced audio. Click the play button to hear it. If you want to compare it to the original, simply toggle the “Enhanced Audio” button on and off. There is also a slider you can use to decide how much improvement you want (a premium feature). One thing to notice is how much more bass is added to the enhanced audio.

4. Upload your audio and create a podcast

Once you’ve added the correct amount of enhancement, you can download the audio and then place it into your audio editor. I use Audacity because it’s full-featured and free, but you might want to check out our best audio editors of 2024. Add music at the beginning or remove parts you don’t want.

What’s next

The end result of using Adobe Enhanced Speech 2 is that your podcast sounds like it was recorded in a proper studio. My favorite feature is its ability to almost completely cancel out background noise. No more traffic noise outside, which can often ruin a podcast recording.

On the free Adobe account, you get audio only, 30 minutes of recording, a maximum file size of 500 MB, and a daily enhancement limit of 1 hour. If you upgrade to Podcast Premium for $9.99/month (£9.99/AU$20), you can get video and audio support (MP4, MOV and more), four hours of enhancement daily, power control and access to both V1 and V2 Models. A seven day trial is also available.

The final step is to upload your audio file to a podcast platform. Spotify for Podcasters is a good choice because it’s free and makes sharing your file easy, but don’t forget to check out our best podcast hosting platforms of 2024.

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