How does Gabrielle Nistico’s pre-department method outperform traditional audio editing techniques?

I focus on the pre-department because it fixes problems before they ever hit the waveform. Traditional editing spends tons of time in post: de-clicking, auto-healing, noise reduction, micro-cutting breaths. That’s “photoshopping your audio” and it’s slow and expensive.

When your performance, mic technique, space, and gain staging are dialed in, editing becomes trimming and leveling, not surgery. That means:

• Faster turnaround and more auditions
• More consistent sound for clients
• Less risk of over-processing or artifacts

What part of your current workflow feels the slowest: recording, cleanup, or final polishing?