Recording Two Hosts on Separate Tracks

Recording each host on a separate track is the single biggest favor you can do for your editing workflow. When voices are combined into one track, you lose the ability to fix one person without affecting the other.

Set up multi-track recording properly.

1. Connect each microphone to its own input on the interface.
2. Assign each input to its own track in the recording software.
3. Record a sync clap or use a shared timecode for alignment.
4. Label the tracks with each host’s name before recording.

Separate tracks mean you can level, de-ess, and edit each voice independently. It costs nothing extra and saves hours of frustration down the line.

This one habit transforms the editing process. When each voice is isolated, you can fix one host’s plosives without dulling the other, and the whole episode tightens up in a fraction of the time. It is the setup that keeps on giving.