This package includes full narrative editing for documentary or true-crime style podcasts where sound design supports the story. I weave together host narration, interview clips, archival audio and atmospheric sound beds to create an immersive listening experience. The edit focuses on pacing and emotional impact, using subtle music cues and environmental sounds to highlight key moments without overshadowing the dialogue. You receive a complete mixed episode, plus separate audio stems for the dialogue, music and sound effects tracks. This gives you or another producer the ability to make future adjustments or create promotional clips. The final master is delivered as a high-resolution WAV file and a platform-optimized MP3. Narrative editing requires a different approach than interview cleaning. It’s about building a scene and guiding the listener’s attention. I draw from techniques used in shows like Serial or Radiolab, where the edit itself is a character in the story. The process involves creating a detailed paper edit first, ensuring the narrative arc is solid before we touch the audio. This service helps independent audio documentarians, investigative journalists and creative producers who have great raw tape but need help shaping it into a compelling story. I’ve edited over fifty long-form narrative episodes, and the most common feedback I get is that the final edit feels like a movie for the ears.