What is Audio Audit
Audio Audit is an automated quality checker for podcasts and spoken-word audio. Upload an episode (or point it at your feed) and it produces a plain-English report on the things listeners actually notice: integrated loudness, true peak, background noise, silences, clipped audio, and broken metadata or cover art.
Since August 2026 it also fixes what it finds. Every report ends with an “Enhance this episode” panel where the fixes matching the problems found come pre-ticked: noise reduction, speech levelling (compression), loudness normalisation with presets for podcast platforms (−16 LUFS), YouTube and ACX audiobooks, and clean metadata tagging with embedded artwork. Everything runs as a single pass — decoded once, processed at full resolution, encoded once — and if metadata is all you select, the audio isn’t re-encoded at all.
The processing is measured, not AI: the noise profile is built from your own recording’s quietest moments, the compressor threshold from your measured speech level, and nothing is synthesised. Because the fixes and the checks share the same measurements, you can re-run the report on the enhanced file and verify the numbers agree.
It works alongside any editor or DAW rather than replacing it, and suits solo podcasters through to editors and networks managing multiple shows. Pricing is credit-based — priced per audio-minute, estimate shown before you commit, failed jobs never charged — with a free tier and one-off top-up bundles, so no subscription is required.
Key Features
- Loudness and LUFS analysis (targets -16 LUFS for podcasts, -14 for YouTube, -19 for ACX)
- Background noise detection and reduction
- Silence and clipped audio detection
- Metadata and cover art validation and writing
- Swearing/profanity detection
- Encoding and bit-rate checking
- Audio enhancement (noise reduction, speech levelling, loudness normalization)
- Feed monitoring and ongoing episode checking
- REST and GraphQL API access for studios
- Chapter generation
Why we like it
- Free tier with recurring monthly credits—no subscription required for occasional use
- Transparent, measured processing with cost estimates shown before committing
- Unified platform for checking, fixing, and monitoring podcast quality
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Free monthly credits (600 credits ≈ 1 hour of audio) with no credit card required
- Unified credit system for analysis, enhancements, and monitoring—no separate allowances
- Metadata and cover art writing without re-encoding audio
- Measured, transparent processing with before/after verification
Cons
- Does not remove reverb or lift music from mixed tracks
- Minimum billing of 10 audio minutes per job (short clips billed as 10 minutes)
- Credit packs expire after 12 months
Who is using Audio Audit
Networks, producers and agencies wanting to maintain consistent quality
- Solo podcasters producing one show monthly
- Production companies and studios managing multiple shows
- Podcasters seeking consistent audio quality before publishing
- Networks requiring quality assurance and QC workflows
- Producers integrating automated checks into existing pipelines via API
Audio Audit Pricing
Freemium
Free plan: 600 credits/month (≈1 hour of standard analysis), no credit card required. Paid plans: Starter (6,000 credits/month), Pro (30,000 credits/month), Studio (120,000 credits/month). Pay-as-you-go credit packs available (valid 12 months). Pricing per audio-minute with 10-minute minimum per job. Exact prices available on pricing page calculator.
Pricing details may change. Check the official website for the latest information.
What makes Audio Audit unique
Audio Audit uniquely combines automated quality measurement with audio enhancement in a single tool. Unlike editing DAWs (Audacity, Adobe Audition) that focus on manual editing, or enhancement tools (Adobe Podcast Enhance) that apply one-click fixes without measurement, Audio Audit measures first, applies targeted fixes, then re-runs analysis to prove the numbers moved. It also monitors podcast feeds after publication, providing ongoing quality assurance. The credit-based pricing model allows occasional users to check episodes without subscription, while the unified credit system means analysis, enhancement, and monitoring all draw from the same balance.
Audio Audit Alternatives
Auphonic, Cleanvoice, Adobe Podcast Enhance, Riverside.fm, Audacity
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