Crafted by Sam Antonioli

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Sam Antonioli

podcast editor, audio producer, and sound cleaner
based in Austin, TX
by way of Helena, MT

Sam Antonioli & Audio

To date, I have over 500 hours of audio editing, clean-up, and mastering experience as the executive producer and editor for the podcast The Show with Sam and Joe – publishing over 350 episodes since 2014. Also, I have been the assistant mixing engineer for Jake Birch LLC. since 2018, working with YouTube artists, Twitch streamers, short form animation, and other podcasts.


I am proficient in multiple audio software tools and plug-ins that I use on a weekly basis. One of those is iZotope’s RX suite, which is an important tool in the audio dialog community. I’m versed with the de-hissing, de-verb, and dialog de-noise features included in RX 6 through RX 9, and have used them extensively and routinely in audio post production, especially with spoken word and podcasting. Other software I can navigate comfortably include Cubase Pro, Fab-Filter plug-in suite, Pro Tools, Waves plug-in suite, and Adobe Audition.


I’m a problem solver, and willing and able to efficiently learn new software when needed, while also troubleshooting technical and audio problems and finding innovative solutions. On the more technical side, I have experience with exporting audio in multiple formats and bitrates, ensuring correct ID3 tagging and show notes, and uploading to solutions such as SoundCloud, FTP servers, Amazon S3, and Backblaze B2.


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DAW Proficiency

Cubase 10.5
Adobe Audition
Logic Pro X
Pro Tools

Program Experience

iZotope RX Suite
Microsoft Office, GSuite
Dropbox, Google Drive
S3, B2, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV

Fun Facts

  • 500+

    Hours of Audio Editing

  • 13+

    Years in Audio

  • 350+

    Podcast episodes edited
Portfolio

Audio Portfolio

  •

    The Show with Sam & Joe is a weekly variety/comedy podcast hosted by Joseph Birdsong and co-hosted by me. With over 350 published episodes, The Show has been my craft since May of 2014, allowing me to hone my skills in recording, editing, clean-up, co-hosting, and more.

    With it, I've learned the basics of compression, EQ, limiting, and more, along with more advanced skills like clip-gaining, de-noising, and external processing.

    For a more in-depth case on my editing process, please view the Workflow Example tab.

    • Client Joseph Birdsong &
      Sam Antonioli
    • Role Executive Editor
      Audio Engineer
      Mastering Engineer
      Co-host
    • Date May 2014 -> Current
    • Listen

  • Dear Hank & John is a podcast hosted by brothers Hank and John Green, of Vlogbrothers fame. In December of 2016 I was given the opportunity to guest edit, engineer, and compile a "Best Of" clip-show style episode to ring in the new year.

    This opportunity allowed me to show my adaptability to the clients' needs, perform with a quick turnaround time after editor notes, and improve my time management skills to ensure the product was delivered on time.

    • Client Hank Green
      w/ Complexly
    • Role Guest Editor
    • Date January 09, 2017
    • Listen

  • Theo Katzman, known for his role as a multi-instrumentalist and singer for the band Vulfpeck, has a thriving solo career of his own. Through mixing engineer Jake Birch, I had the opportunity to be the assistant mixing engineer on the project.

    This connection allowed me to learn a lot, including project organization, clip-gaining, gain staging, various communication skillsets, and more.

    • Client Theo Katzman
      w/ Jake Birch
    • Role Assistant Mixing Engineer
    • Date January 10, 2020
    • Listen

  • Theo Katzman, known for his role as a multi-instrumentalist and singer for the band Vulfpeck, has a thriving solo career of his own. Through mixing engineer Jake Birch, I had the opportunity to be the assistant mixing engineer on the project.

    Working on this album provided me experience working with audio from a live event, preparing a project for gapless playback, and adjusting automation to deal with changes in a live environment.

    • Client Theo Katzman
      w/ Jake Birch
    • Role Assistant Mixing Engineer
    • Date April 26, 2019
    • Listen

  • May Erlewine is a singer-songwriter and folk artist based out of central Michigan. Through Jake Birch, I was the assistant mixing engineer on her album Second Sight in 2019.

    Throughout the project, I was able to hone my skills preparing project files around acoustic instruments, communicating with clients and other engineers, troubleshooting issues regarding audio sample rates, and organizing my time to meet tight deadlines.

    • Client May Erlewine
      w/ Jake Birch
    • Role Assistant Mixing Engineer
    • Date November 1, 2019
    • Listen

    • Client Moxie
      w/ Jake Birch
    • Role Assistant Mixing Engineer
    • Date September 3, 2021
    • Listen

    • Client Scary Pockets
      (Jack Conte, Ryan Lerman)
      w/ Jake Birch
    • Role Assistant Mixing Engineer
    • Date November 23, 2020
    • Listen

    • Client Rett Madison
      w/ Jake Birch
    • Role Assistant Mixing Engineer
    • Date November 8, 2021
    • Listen

    • Client Antwaun Stanley
      & Tyler Duncan
      w/ Jake Birch
    • Role Assistant Mixing Engineer
    • Date July 16, 2021
    • Listen

  • Queens of Adventure is a Dungeons & Dragons comedy adventure podcast created by Matt Baume. I was commissioned to contribute to the soundtrack for the ongoing show in early 2018. Below are a few demos of the finished tracks that were used.

    Uragano (Demo)


    (Piano/Orchestral/Soundtrack/Somber)

    Ghostman (Demo)


    (Electronic/Disco/Dance/Spooky)

    Twilight (Demo)


    (Piano/Orchestral/Soundtrack/Somber)

    • Client Matt Baume
    • Role Original Music (Composition)
    • Date May 07, 2018 -> 2020
    • Share

  • Never Truly Gone is a short form animation that I had the pleasure of composing the soundtrack for. One of the authors, Vincent, was attracted to a demo piece that I had created and together we fleshed it out to fit the animatic.

    This project taught me how to complete demo compositions for a final product, adjust audio timings to hit specific keyframes, and listen and adjust to a clients' needs.

    • Client Vincent Pham
      & Elton Su
    • Role Original Music (Composition)
    • Date November 2018
    • Watch

  • In this small example, I will demonstrate the processing steps to get from the raw audio stage to a cleaned up version.
    Below is a small clip of some raw audio:


    A list of problem areas that can be identified include: background noise hiss, plossives, reverberation, flubbed words, filler words, and more.

    A list of processes applied to correct these issues are as follows:


    Spectral De-Noise
    De-Verb
    EQ
    Vocal Stitching

    De-Plossive
    Compression
    Clip-Gaining
    Noise Gating


    A small example of vocal stitching can be seen here:
    Stitch Example


    With all processing applied the final product sounds like the the clip below. See if you can hear the difference!

    The end product is much more polished compared to the initial raw audio.

Contact

Get in Touch

If you are interesting in working together or are hiring, please feel free to email me at [email protected], or you can use this contact form and I will be in touch with you shortly!