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Transcript-based audio editing is not brand new (Descript has been around since 2017) but recently Riverside launched this functionality on their platform. In my research I also found another product, EditEddy by Headliner, that also does this.
Personally I haven’t used any transcript-based audio editing software yet, but lots of people absolutely love them. These apps definitely save producers TONS of time in certain types of productions like documentary-style podcasts where the producers have to go through 20-50 hours of raw recordings to pull out small sections or specific quotes, etc. For the majority of regular podcasts that are monologue or interview style, these apps can be helpful to automatically remove umms, etc. but BE AWARE that these apps are not 100% perfect in this regard, so you should always listen back to the edits it makes to ensure that they sound good.
Also note that the upcoming Hindenburg PRO 2.0 release will incorporate transcription in the DAW but I don’t believe it will do transcript-based audio editing, but I’m not 100% sure. If you know for sure, please comment below!
What are your thoughts on transcript-based audio editing in general? Comment below.
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Hindenburg will have transcript based editing.
Great news! Thanks Scott 🙂
I have taken to using Descript for the cutting phase of my audio podcasts. I don’t trust the system to remove items automatically, the cuts are never quite right even though I know it tries very hard to self-correct. I do use it to “see” what needs to be cut as much as hear and then I make the cuts manually for the umms, ahs, and the false starts. I then pass the project into Logic and finish the project which has it’s nuance too, the way the aaf file gets imported isn’t always quite smooth. I also find I don’t like the studio sound option for Descript as much as doing my own audio clean up in RX10, which I do prior to importing the audio into Descript for cutting.
So nice to hear how you’re using it, Chris — thanks for sharing!
I’ve never used descriptions but have to say I would LOVE to try out the Hindenburg version. This would really speed up my cutting time on the news clips I do for radio.
Now to get that Hindy upgrade!