{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Audacity 4 for Podcasters: New Features, Missing Functions, and Why You Should Revisit It","description":"Audacity 4 just dropped with some cool new features (and missing a couple old favorites), plus thoughts on bare-bones podcasting setups and advice for podcasters thinking about a switch&amp;nbsp;in this episode of Big Podcast Playbook&amp;nbsp;... Big Ideas in This Episode    Audacity 4: secret weapon for lazy editing Stretch time, cheat perfection\u2014sound flawless, effortlessly 100 million users: are you missing out? Is your software sabotaging your podcast? Export drama: what Audacity 4 still won\u2019t deliver Ditch your pricey DAW\u2014free tools, pro results    Why You Should Listen    The brand-new Audacity 4 upgrade \u2014 why podcasters are scrambling to try it&amp;nbsp; The hidden multitrack export trick podcasters used to exploit\u2014now taken away; discover how pros are coping (and how you can too) The audio time-bending feature that lets you control time itself \u2014 never re-record your promos again, even if you flub your timing Why podcasters are throwing out expensive software and coming back to Audacity for power and simplicity The secret \u201cradio hack\u201d for squeezing every last second of messaging\u2014used by broadcast legends, now at your fingertips Why production snobs using Pro Tools or Audition are looking at Audacity new look&amp;nbsp;    Episode Timestamps  [00:30] Six weeks locked in a \u201ctricked out closet\u201d to record a massive audiobook\u2014behind the scenes of real audio grind [01:56] The long-awaited Audacity 4 is finally here: initial reactions and what\u2019s missing (that could be a dealbreaker) [02:37] The game-changing feature borrowed from big-league audio software\u2014now in free Audacity! [03:43] The secret trick for \u201cradio-perfect\u201d promos without awkward pauses or risky retakes [04:49] Why I still won\u2019t trust Audacity 4 with his biggest projects (yet) [05:01] Should you ditch pro tools like Audition or Reaper and come back to Audacity? Here\u2019s my verdict [05:33] How YOU can actually shape the future of podcasting software\u2014inside the world\u2019s biggest open source audio community  You want these links ...  Subscribe to&amp;nbsp;Big Podcast Playbook See&amp;nbsp;Big Podcast AMP for personalized podcast growth assistance  ","author_name":"Big Podcast Playbook - Grow Your Podcast. Build Your Audience.","author_url":"https:\/\/podcast.bigpodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42852495\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/206146250"}