Starter Kit
Audio Post-Production Kit
Eight steps, in order, from a raw multitrack recording to a clean, loudness-compliant final mix. Every step links straight to the free tool or guide you need at that exact point. No login, no paywall.
Stems vs Multitracks: What They Are and When to Deliver EachGuide
Before you touch a single fader, know what you're actually working with and what you'll need to hand off later. It changes how you organize the session from the start.
Background Noise RemoverTool
Strip hiss, hum, and room noise from each track first. Every step after this one works better on clean source audio.
De-Essing ExplainedGuide
Tame harsh S and T sounds on vocal tracks before you start mixing. It's much harder to fix once other processing is stacked on top.
Mixing Music Under Dialogue: Ducking and Sidechain CompressionGuide
If there's a music bed or ambience under your dialogue, this is where it gets tucked underneath cleanly instead of fighting for space.
EQ Frequency ReferenceTool
Look up what frequency range actually controls "boomy," "muddy," or "harsh" before you start turning knobs blind.
Editing a Podcast in REAPERGuide
Put it all together in a real session, cutting, comping, and applying everything above in a free, fully-featured DAW.
LUFS File CheckerTool
Check your bounced mix against the loudness targets streaming platforms and podcast directories actually enforce.
Loudness NormalizerTool
If step 7 came back off-target, normalize to the exact LUFS you need right here, no re-export from your DAW required.
Get This Kit, and All 7 Others, as One PDF
Download the full Creator Starter Kit Pack: all 8 kits, every step and link, in one printable file you can work through offline.
Want the underlying philosophy?
This kit is one applied example of the Project-Based Learning method. Pick a real mix, hit the specific problem, fix it, move on.
Other starter kits
Starting a podcast from scratch? Try the Podcast Starter Kit. Building a YouTube channel? Try the YouTube Creator Kit. Setting up a recording space first? Try the Home Studio Kit. Going live instead? Try the Livestream Starter Kit. Cutting for short-form? Try the Short-Form Video Kit. Recording narration or commercials? Try the Voice-Over Artist Kit. Making your publishing accessible? Try the Accessible Publishing Kit.