Descript

We're so glad we got to catch up with all you podcasters at Podcast Movement last week. Here’s what some of them had to say about Descript. Thanks to everyone who came by our booth, and to the podcasters featured in this video 🎙️💙

Hi! Join Christiana Cromer and lots of community members for a live Descript Q&A session later today. On August 14th we announced some big new stuff for podcasters: two new ways to record a podcast—and start editing as soon as you hit stop—and a new AI editing feature that will save you hours. Here’s the rundown: - Rooms: A high-quality, worry-free collaborative recorder - Zoom: now you can import recordings directly from Zoom to Descript - Automatic Multicam: instant visual layouts for interviews and conversations We’re shipping left and right at Descript 🛳️🚢⛴️🚀 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dQDVVmxx

Last week, we introduced two new ways to record a podcast, plus a new AI editing feature that will save you hours. Next week, CEO Andrew will be live, answering your questions about the new features and dishing on highlights from Podcast Movement. Sign up to join us at Descript Season 7 here: lu.ma/descript-season-7

Descript has been an invaluable AI platform for our team, saving us dozens of hours every week on podcast and video production tasks. So I am beyond excited to announce that Andrew Mason, CEO and founder of Descript (and former CEO and founder of Groupon), will be appearing on the main stage at the Marketing AI Conference (MAICON) on Sept. 11 in Cleveland! Here’s the session overview: * * * AI as Your Underlord: The Future of Storytelling with AI Creative Assistants Join Andrew Mason for an exploration into the future of AI-powered creativity and communication. More than 6 million creators and teams use Descript’s video-editing platform to power their podcasting, marketing, sales, and internal education and training. With AI features including automatic transcription, translation, captions, clips, voices, eye contact, green screen, video regenerate, and studio sound, Descript delivers an AI editorial assistant that tackles the tedium, and leaves the creative stuff—and control—to you. Come on a journey to discover how Descript got started, and raised $100M in funding; how the rise of generative AI has impacted their product vision and roadmap; and how Mason thinks about the future of marketing, creativity, ethics, and innovation. * * * Join us in Cleveland, Sept. 10 - 12 for MAICON to see Andrew’s keynote, plus 68 other incredible sessions designed to accelerate AI literacy and transformation. https://lnkd.in/ewWWpwx

Yesterday we introduced Descript Rooms, our new integrated, collaborative recording studio. We’re talking reliable 4K multitrack recording and an effortless guest experience, and of course, it’s seamlessly integrated into Descript—so pretty much as soon as you hit stop, you're ready to start editing. We’ll be letting folks into the Rooms beta very soon. To be one of the first to try it, give us feedback, and help us build the recording tool podcasters ought to have, join the waitlist now. Sign up here: descript.com/rooms

We’ll be yapping a whole bunch at Podcast Movement next week. Find Ashley Hamer Pritchard, Andrew Mason, Arielle Nissenblatt, and Christiana Cromer on panels ranging from monetization to AI to storytelling. And don't forget to come by and yap with us some more at booth 114!

We’ve got some big news for podcasters. We’re introducing two new ways to record a podcast—and start editing as soon as you hit stop—and a new AI editing feature that will save you hours. Here’s the rundown: - Rooms: A high-quality, worry-free collaborative recorder - Zoom: Now you can import recordings directly from Zoom to Descript - Automatic Multicam: Instant visual layouts for interviews and conversations Now you can record, edit, and publish a podcast without ever leaving Descript ⚡️ Or, if you’re already recording in Zoom, keep doing that. Descript will automatically import, transcribe, and get you set up to edit; it’s the only editing tool integrated with Zoom. You can connect Zoom and Descript today, and Automatic multicam is ready to use. Rooms in beta now—sign up to be one of the first to try it: descript.com/rooms

New vocab word: podfade [PAHD-fade]. Podfade occurs when a podcast slowly stops releasing new episodes and disappears into the listening app ether. Podcasters, reply in the comments with your tips for avoiding podfade 🎙️

Podcast Movement is coming! Here's what Descript (and I) will be up to at the event:

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