Learn how to use music in a podcast. See how composers use it to set pace and mark structure, plus where to source tracks you can legally publish.

The best iPhone microphones upgrade your audio for video, interviews, and podcasts. See top picks and record plus clean audio in Descript.

Learn how to set up a podcast studio, from room treatment to mics and interfaces. See what changes the sound most and where money gets wasted.

Learn how a podcast soundboard works and when sound effects help. See hardware and software options, plus the habits that make a show sound like radio.

A video podcast workflow doubles file management unless planned. See how to record and edit both tracks as one project instead of syncing them later.

Edited sound effects add impact and realism to video when placed and mixed well. Learn the pro tips and add effects to your footage in Descript.