I use the Levelator all the time. In this case, I believe that The Levelator attempted to merge the sound from the two channels.

It didn’t work so well in this instance as the bleeding channel was actually amplified by the wall behind me, creating an odd echo effect in the resulting mix.

One thing I haven’t tried is to change up the workflow - I’ve been using The Levelator on final files, which include intros, outros, music and etc. That’s probably bad.

I’ll try applying it first, then make my edits to see if that changes anything.

-jf.

Here’s what I’d do:

1. Save a copy of what you have right now.
2. Undo that envelope tool so that the volume on each track looks like it did when you stopped recording.
3. Export an .aiff file.

4. Re-open the new .aiff file inside of GB and do your gross editing there, if necessary. No intros and outros. Just get rid of any stammers or sections you won’t want to go in the podcast.

5. Drop it in The Levelator.

6. Reopen the output file from the Levelator and give it a listen. Should sound poifect!

Lemmie know if it works.

E.