Estimate Podcast Episode Post-Production Hours (Option B) — Free
Raw audio takes three to four times its length to edit, clean, and master. Convert raw recording minutes into realistic editing hours. (Option B scope).
The proof surface
DAW software records audio tracks. This converts raw interview minutes into total post-production hours required before launch. Optimized for option b workflow.
Why the flat version breaks
Assuming 1-to-1 editing speed
Listening, cutting mistakes, levelling volume, and exporting take multiple passes.
Ignoring multitrack alignment time
Bleed and crosstalk between multiple microphones require manual gating.
Skipping final quality check pass
Always review exported MP3 audio on headphones and speakers before publishing.
How to work the editing-time chart
Note exact length of raw unedited audio tracks in minutes.
Solo spoken audio takes 2x; interviews take 3x; multi-mic panels take 4x.
Enter time dedicated to editing in your production calendar.
Plan release schedules around realistic post-production labor.
What the editing-time chart replaces
| Question | Before | Visible working |
|---|---|---|
| Assuming 1-to-1 editing speed | Listening, cutting mistakes, levelling volume, and exporting take multiple passes. | Set editing ratio multiplier |
| Ignoring multitrack alignment time | Bleed and crosstalk between multiple microphones require manual gating. | Set weekly editing hours available |
| Skipping final quality check pass | Always review exported MP3 audio on headphones and speakers before publishing. | Calculate total edit hours needed |
A local arithmetic aid replaces hand calculation, not expert review. No paid AI service is needed.
Run it on the samples, right here
FIRST-LOAD
Input is processed locally and a draft is saved automatically in this browser profile when storage is available. Reset to sample clears that draft; Pro history has its own clear button. A state link encodes your inputs in its URL: share only non-sensitive rows. Browser history, clipboard and anyone receiving the link may retain it. Optional AI use below leaves this device; it is not required.
Time estimation arithmetic based on editing multipliers. Not audio engineering advice.
Data note: Everything runs in this browser tab on the editing-time chart: your raw recording session | raw audio minutes | edit ratio multiplier stays on this device, nothing is uploaded, and the reading is rebuilt only when you press run.
Go deeper: the companion app files the same reading as a plotted bar chart sheet
The article demo above runs without limits. The companion app keeps a local history, exports the rows as CSV, prints the editing-time chart reading, and holds your drafts on this device — one free run, then $ 4 one-time for the layer that keeps filing.
The editing-time chart reading is complete for free. The optional $4 layer adds print, row CSV and the last five local reading summaries; it does not add hidden answers. Checkout is not configured yet; the article demo remains unlimited.
Open the estimate podcast episode post-production hours (option b) companionBoundary
Time estimation arithmetic based on editing multipliers. Not audio engineering advice.
What this is built on
- Method: Enter time dedicated to editing in your production calendar.
- All sample records are invented examples. The app does not fetch measurements, policies, files or personal records.
- Google’s official pricing page, fetched 2026-09-29, lists free-tier access including AI Studio. Optional formatting only; limits and availability can change. Free-tier content may be used to improve products. Never paste private records there.
Before: Listening, cutting mistakes, levelling volume, and exporting take multiple passes. After: the editing-time chart shows the working beside each named row so the reader can change the assumption and inspect the consequence.
Optional AI formatting, not calculation
For this editing-time chart, use the free AI Studio interface only if available to you, with no paid API key. Manual entry completes the same workflow for free. Supply only fictional or non-sensitive notes. Review its output against the source; never paste unresolved questions into the numeric rows.
Format my non-sensitive notes for a editing-time chart. Return plain rows only: raw recording session | raw audio minutes | edit ratio multiplier. Preserve supplied quantities exactly. Do not guess missing values; list questions separately. Do not calculate or add advice. I will check every row before pasting into the local tool.
Accepted schema: raw recording session | raw audio minutes | edit ratio multiplier. No AI response is executed as code.