Desktop Podcast Editing is Back

Every few months, I would go check out the Ardour website to see whether support for Apple silicon had gone past a rough beta. Just a few days ago I went there and, sure enough, the official macOS version now runs natively on Apple silicon and it’s wonderful.

While Ferrite has been my main way to edit for a couple years now, and likely will continue to be, it’s nice to know I have other options available depending on my mood and inclination. The main annoyance with Ferrite is needing to move the files between my Mac and my iPad. Having everything stay on the Mac is overall simpler.

I used Ardour to edit episode 228 of Comical Start, then did some final processing with Rogue Amoeba’s Fission app, mostly to add chapters. It’s nice having multiple workflows available again.

You Need a GIF Tool

Perhaps the greatest boon to digital communication, other than the hyperlink, is the GIF. They provide succinct ways to show everyone what you are working on, and allows people unfamiliar with technology to repeat a process exactly as shown to them. No need to create a series of images with missing information between them. You need a tool to make GIFs, because you never know when creating one on the fly will be extraordinarily useful.

A basic GIF made with Kap.
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