What Are Audiograms?

If you've scrolled through social media lately, you've probably encountered an audiogram without even realizing it.

Maybe it was a colorful waveform pulsing along to someone's voice, or a podcast clip with captions flowing across the screen. These visual representations of audio have quietly become one of the most effective ways to share audio content in our increasingly visual digital world.

What Is an Audiogram?

An audiogram is just a basic video representation of your audio file. The classic version is normally a waveform visualization—those peaks and valleys that dance along with the speaker's voice. This simple visual immediately signals "audio content" to viewers, even before they unmute.

Modern audiograms go much further. They incorporate podcast artwork, episode titles, speaker names, and most importantly, captions that highlight each word as it's spoken. This last element is crucial: studies suggest up to 85% of social media videos are watched without sound.

The best audiograms balance visual interest with clarity and are perfect for platforms like YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok, where video is king.

The Art of the Clip

Because a lot of audio content is long form, effective content creators recognize that clipping long-form content into shorts allows them to reach a broader audience than they would have previously.

But if your content isn't already visually appealing, an audiogram clip may be the next best thing. They're well designed and catch the eye of a listener with fast motion, bright color, and engaging text.

Once you decide an audiogram is right for you, it's all about picking the right content to create. Select clips between 30 and 60 seconds that are long enough to deliver value but short enough to hold attention in a fast-scrolling feed.

How to Make an Audiogram

There are a lot of platforms that allow you to make an audiogram, such as Headliner, CapCut, and more.

If you're using Jellypod, we automatically create high-quality audiograms for all your podcasts, which can be customized for portrait, landscape, or square aspect ratios. With multiple themes and options to choose from, you can have an engaging podcast created with audiogram video all in one platform.

If you want to learn more about how to make an audiogram in seconds, watch the video below: