Auphonic
Automated mastering that nails loudness targets without touching a fader.
Quality-focused podcasters
Auphonic is the audio engineer's automation tool — proper loudness targeting, true peak limiting, intelligent leveling, noise reduction, and multilingual transcription, all without touching a fader. Free tier of 2 hours/month covers a lot of solo workflows. It's been quietly the gold standard for years and remains worth it.
- Real loudness targeting (LUFS, true peak, LRA)
- Free 2 hours/month is genuinely useful
- Auto-publishes to multiple hosts post-process
- Web UI shows its age
- Filler word removal less polished than Descript
- Pure mastering tool, not an editor
Auphonic is an automated audio post-production platform that handles the engineering side of podcasting without requiring you to know what compressor ratios or true peak limits actually mean. You upload a file, define your target loudness (typical podcast values are -16 LUFS stereo or -19 LUFS mono), true peak limit, and max LRA, and Auphonic does the rest: intelligent leveling between speakers, noise and reverb reduction, filler word detection ('um' and 'ah' removal), silence trimming, and multilingual speech-to-text. Output meets broadcast loudness standards and platform compliance specs automatically. Pricing is flexible — free tier offers 2 hours/month of processing, subscriptions start at $11/mo for 9 hours and scale to $119/mo for 100 hours, and one-time credit packs ($12 for 9 hours) work for occasional users. Auphonic also auto-publishes processed files to YouTube, Libsyn, Podbean, SoundCloud, and Facebook in a single flow, killing the post-production handoff most podcasters do manually. The platform has been around since the early 2010s and remains the de facto gold standard for podcast mastering automation. Strengths: the loudness math is genuinely correct (matters for compliance), the intelligent leveler beats most amateur DAW work, and the automation removes the most tedious parts of post. Weaknesses: web UI feels dated next to Descript or Riverside, filler word removal lags Descript in accuracy, and there's no editing interface — Auphonic is mastering and assembly, not full production. Best for podcasters who already record cleanly and want broadcast output without engineering the mastering stage.
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Auphonic FAQ
What is Auphonic in one line?
Automated mastering that nails loudness targets without touching a fader.
Who should pick Auphonic?
Auphonic is shaped for quality-focused podcasters. Its biggest strength: real loudness targeting (lufs, true peak, lra). Free tier of 2 hours/month covers a lot of solo workflows
What should I watch out for with Auphonic?
web ui shows its age; filler word removal less polished than descript. None of these are deal-breakers on their own, but they're worth knowing before you commit.
Is Auphonic free?
There's a free tier, and you can ship work on it before deciding to upgrade. Confirm what's included on their site.
What can I use instead of Auphonic?
Closest in the same category: Descript, Audacity, Hindenburg Pro. Each has its own shape — see the alternatives page for a side-by-side.