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Podcast Terminology

Definitions and explanations of key podcasting terms.

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A - F

Acquisition

Ad Campaign Frequency

Ad Inventory

Ad Slot

Affiliate Marketing

Analytics

Artwork

Attribution

Audience Engagement

Audio Editing

Audio Engineer

Audio File

Audio Interface

Audiogram

Average Consumption Rate

Back Catalogue

Background Noise

Baked-In Ads

Bit Depth

Bitrate

Branded Podcast

Bumper

CPM (Cost Per Mile)

Call To Action

Call to Action (CTA)

Call-in

Chapter Markers

Clipping

Co-Hosted Podcast

Co-host

Cold Open

Compression

Condenser Microphone

Conversion Rate

Cover Art

Cross-Promotion

Crosstalk

DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)

Daily Active Listeners (DAL)

Decibels

Distortion

Double Ender/ Tape-Sync

Download Metrics

Drop-off Rate

Duration/Runtime

Dynamic Ad Insertion

Dynamic Audio Insertion

Dynamic Microphone

Dynamic Range

Editing Software

Editor

Embeddable Player

Engaged Listeners

Episode

Episode Description

Episode Duration

Episode Outline

Episode Performance

Episodic

Episodic Buying

Equalisation (EQing)

Evergreen

Feed Drop

Feed Swap

Field Recording

Filler Words

Foley

Frequency

M - R

MP3

Media Kit

Metadata

Mic Bleed

Mic Technique

Microphone

Midroll

Mix-minus

Mixdown

Mixing

Monetization

Multi track

Musical Sting

Narrative Podcast

Networks

Niche

Noise Gate

Noise Reduction

Normalisation

Off-Axis

On-location Recording

Organic Reach

Outro

Paid Subscriptions

Phantom Power

Pickup

Plosives

Podcast

Podcast Analytics

Podcast Directory

Podcast Host

Podcast Hosting Platform

Podcast Intro

Podcast Outro

Podcast SEO

Podcast Tour

Podfade

Polar Patterns

Pop Filter

Post-Production

Post-roll

Pre-Produced Read

Pre-Production

Pre-roll

Press Kit

Private Feed

Producer

Production Company

Promotion

Proximity Effect

Public Domain Music

RSS Feed

Raw

Reach

Referral Traffic

Release Window

Remote Recording

Return on Ad Spend (ROAS)

Reverb

Room Tone

Roundtable Discussion

S - Z

SFX

Sample Rate

Script

Scripted Read

Segment

Serial

Shortform

Show Format

Show Notes

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

Social Shares

Soft Launch

Solo Podcast

Sonic Branding

Sound Design

Soundstage

Spatial Audio

Sponsor

Stem

Stereo Mix

Sting

Studio Recording

Subscriber

Subscriber Count

Time Spent Listening

Timestamps

Tracking Pixel

Tracking URL

Traffic Sources

Trailer

Transcript

Transcription

USB Microphone

Unique Listeners

Unscripted Read

Vanity URL

Video Podcast

Viral Marketing

Vox Pop

WAV

Waveform

XLR Cable

XLR Microphone

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