This Month in Podcasting September 2024: Let's Talk About Descript
This month, we have to discuss Descript, the all-in-one audio and video editing platform for podcasters. If you’re new to Descript, signed up ages ago but never tried it, or just woke up to the AI editing revolution, it’s time to put Descript on your radar because they just introduced the thing that will make your podcast editing easier—Underlord.
Think of Underlord as your tireless intern—it never sleeps and is ready to tackle all the tedious tasks so you can focus on the creative side of things. But a few things to keep in mind. It’s got perfect English, sure, but it’s still an unimaginative robot. You have to let it know exactly what you want from it—even play around with it until it becomes helpful.
Editing a podcast is very time-consuming, but with Underlord, you can automate much of it. So here are the most useful features Descript’s Underlord can offer.
Edit for Clarity
This tool finds any particularly excessive/rambly parts and suggests where changes should be made. You can then review Underlord's suggestions and decide which cuts you want to keep (there is an undo button).
Add Chapters
This takes away the boring hours of manually adding markers just to divide your footage. It helps you navigate easily through hours of footage and simplifies the editing process.
Writing Descriptions and Social Posts
As you read the headings, I can hear your sigh of relief. I know. Not many podcasters like doing such a tedious task of writing show notes, descriptions, and social media posts. But with descript, it can generate everything for you—with just one click.
Automated Clip Creation
Perhaps one of Underlord’s most exciting features is its ability to create clips and highlight reels. All you have to do is decide how many clips you want to generate from your podcast. Underlord will generate them, complete with explanations for why each clip was chosen and a star rating system. Review these suggestions, keep the ones you prefer, and discard others.
Highlight Reels
You don’t need to scour your hour-long footage because Underlord can now feature the best quotes and funniest moments from your podcast.
The greatest thing Descript has ever done—and the most useful use case for AI—Underlord does all this without sacrificing your creative control. It’s not here to replace your vision but to give you more time to focus on it.
Does this still sound like a lot of work? That's because it is.
Descript and AI, in general, are great for beginners or those looking for an easy option, however, they're not going to give you the crisp edits of a professional audio engineer, the most hard-hitting clips for your audience to be used for social media, or write show notes that will captivate and intrigue your listeners.
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Let us know how we can help you and your podcast!
As always, please let us know if you have any questions about what was mentioned above.