Are you looking for a great sound on your podcast? You find it’s a little too much tweaking for your comfort zone? You’ve come to the right place! We share with you our free Adobe Audition presets for recording a podcast to use inside Adobe Audition. Just open, drag and drop.
Adobe Audition can be a little overwhelming. We have been asked time and time again to provide easy and free solution to a great sound. Your recording is good but lacks that little special sparkle. Those presets are the answer.
Why Do Podcasters Need Presets?
Podcasters can use free Adobe Audition presets for a number of reasons:
- Consistency: Using presets can help ensure that audio levels, equalization, and other processing are consistent from episode to episode. Which can improve the overall listening experience for your audience.
- Time-saving: Setting up audio processing can be time-consuming. However, using presets can streamline the process, allowing you to focus on creating content rather than adjusting settings.
- Repeatability: Presets make it easy to repeat a specific audio processing chain. Even if you make changes to the original settings! This can be particularly useful for podcasters who want to apply the same effects to multiple segments or episodes.
- Convenience: With presets, you can quickly apply commonly used processing chains with a single click. Without having to go through the process of adjusting settings each time.
Overall, using presets in Adobe Audition can help podcasters to produce high-quality audio more efficiently and consistently, which can improve the overall quality of their podcast and make the production process smoother and more streamlined.
Free Adobe Audition Presets For Podcasting
Based on the “Podcast Host” preset from our best-selling Pro Podcast Presets, this is a lite version adapted to the free edition. You’ll get a “Podcast Regular” and “Podcast Heavy” track that will be everything you need for a one-person record-and-edit podcast.
- Podcast Regular – Exactly what most voices need: gentle EQ, controlled dynamics, subtle de-essing, and clean loudness.
- Podcast Heavy – Extra processing for challenging rooms, softer mics, or when you want more clarity and punch.
Tip: Start with Regular. If your voice still sounds a bit dull, sibilant, or inconsistent, toggle to Heavy.
What’s Inside the Chain (Plain-English)
- High-pass filter: Rolls off sub-rumble so plosives and HVAC noise don’t cloud your mix.
- EQ sweetening: Adds presence (for intelligibility) and trims harshness around the sibilant range.
- De-esser: Tames “s”/“sh” spikes so brightness doesn’t become hiss.
- Compression (two stages): Smooths performance and evens out syllables without sounding squashed.
- Limiter/Loudness match: Helps you land near common podcast standards (≈ -16 LUFS stereo / -19 LUFS mono) with safe true-peak headroom (≈ -1 dBTP).
How To Download Our Free Adobe Audition Presets?
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How to Use the Adobe Audition presets (Step-by-Step)
- Open the session/template in Adobe Audition.
- Drag your voice recording onto the Podcast Regular track.
- Listen at low volume on speakers (not headphones first) and check for: mouth clicks, loud breaths, and obvious background noise.
- Switch to Podcast Heavy only if you still need more clarity/punch or you hear uneven words.
- Set your loudness target:
- Multitrack > Match Loudness (or export and normalize) to around -16 LUFS (stereo) or -19 LUFS (mono).
- Spot-fix problem areas:
- Razor-select and reduce a breath by 6–10 dB, or use Audition’s Auto Heal for small clicks.
- Add your music bed (keep it subtle: typically -24 to -30 LUFS integrated for background music under voice).
- Export to WAV (archive) and MP3 (distribution), e.g., 128 kbps CBR mono for voice-only shows or 160–192 kbps stereo if you use music.
Here is a video showing the presets in use:
How To Save Adobe Audition Presets As a Template?
Here is a short video showing you how to save ANY presets inside Adobe Audition.
Advanced Presets For Podcasters
Need more tracks, want to fix audio issues, add music with auto-ducking, looking for EQ and compression designed for popular podcast microphones? All this and more included in our Pro Podcast Presets v3.0.
Recording Tips That Supercharge Presets
- Mic distance: 3–5 inches with a pop filter. Aim slightly off-axis to reduce plosives.
- Room tone: Soft furnishings, rugs, curtains—kill early reflections before they hit the mic.
- Gain staging: Peak around -12 dBFS on the way in; avoid clipping. Presets work best with clean input.
- One voice per track: If you add a co-host later, give each person their own track and apply the same preset to each.
Common Problems & Quick Fixes
- Still boomy or boxy? Add a gentle cut around 120–250 Hz.
- Harsh or fatiguing? Try a tiny dip around 3–5 kHz or increase de-essing slightly.
- Noisy room? Use Noise Reduction (Process) sparingly (< 6 dB) before the preset, or consider Adaptive Noise Reduction on the track.
- Pumps when you laugh? Back off the Heavy preset or reduce compressor ratio/threshold a touch.
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Optional: Recommended Export Settings
- Archive/master: WAV, 24-bit, 48 kHz
- Distribution (voice-only): MP3, mono, 128 kbps CBR
- Distribution (with music): MP3, stereo, 160–192 kbps CBR
- Metadata: Fill in episode title, show name, episode number, artwork (1400–3000 px square)
Looking for more Adobe Audition tips? We have more videos and articles that cover that in detail.
Frequently Asked Questions About Free Presets
Will this work for interviews and remote guests?
Yes—duplicate the voice track for each guest and apply Podcast Regular first. Heavy is only for difficult sources.
Which microphones do these presets suit?
Dynamic broadcast mics (e.g., SM7B, PodMic) and most standard condenser mics. Start with Regular; adjust only if needed.
What if my episode is too loud or too quiet after export?
Run Match Loudness on the final mix to your target (-16 LUFS stereo / -19 LUFS mono) and keep true peak around -1 dBTP.
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