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Mijon and Jude test out and report on some of the best tools for transcribing podcasts. Rev, Scribie, Sonix, Otter.ai, Descript, and Happyscribe are some of the tools covered. They mostly do exactly what they say!

Thanks for joining us for season 1 of tooltip time, the podcast that will help you find the right tools 10 times faster. It has been such a journey and we decided to invite our executive producer Gabriel Botelho to help us bring it home and do a retrospective to highlight the best and the worst of what we experiences as well as what is best for whom. Please enjoy and we cannot wait to see you next season!

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While describing Descript is the most confusing thing, this tool is so incredibly intuitive and innovative it is definitely changing the game when it comes to audio and video podcasting. Descript uses a mix of AI transcription software and audio and video editing software to create a DAW where you can edit audio, video, and transcriptions in real-time. If none of that made sense, then you REALLY need to listen to this podcast. Put simpler, Descript allows users to make changes to audio or video podcast transcriptions and then immediately reflects the changes in the audio and/or video. What is even cooler is that it works the opposite way round as well. Thus, writers, audio, and visual teams can collaborate using one tool! If you are not familiar, get ready to get your mind blown.

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Riverside is the fun new toy that Jude and Mijon have been waiting for! Riverside allows you to locally record separate audio and video tracks with up to eight people per recording. It promises to be the easiest way to record podcasts and video interviews in studio quality from anywhere. You can also have live recordings of your podcast on multiple platforms. It has been hailed as the standard remote recording tool by many large business and podcast companies. Did it deliver? Yes. Were there pain points? Of course. But this service is pretty close to perfection.

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Alitu's premise is "try podcast editing on easy mode". They promise to "automate all the boring and technical parts" so that you can "focus on creating fantastic content to grow your show". Alitu definitely delivers on the editing front, but comes up short when it comes to recording.

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Callcast is a service that allows you to make a podcast using just your iPhone. While this may sound like an Anchor FM, an Anchor FM it is not. The audio quality did not compare and the user experience was less than optimal for a serious podcaster. But there were some cool features for amateur/indie podcasters that are just looking to have fun with friends and are not concerned about audio quality.

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Soundtrap's premise is "to make music online" as "an online cross-platform digital audio workstation for browsers that allows users to create music or podcasts". They definitely deliver as a music creator. Soundtrap is at the top of our highly recommended podcasting tools.

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Hindenburg is a digital audio workstation (DAW) that was specifically designed for broadcast radio and podcasters. It’s also a tool made for audio storytellers. This may sound like a lot at once, so we are just going to focus on podcasting. Lucky for us, this service worked fairly well and proved itself to be software that was made so that you can focus more on telling the story and less on painstakingly fixing the audio. That and we were happy to discover that Hindenburg plays well with others.

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Airtape's premise is "studio quality remote interview and podcast recording", allowing you to record your podcast or interview in studio quality directly from your web browser. "No installation needed. Get separate tracks, without voice interference, drift or quality loss." Overall, Airtape was a headache to use. Lots of improvement is needed. Would not recommend at this time.

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Squadcast's premise is a "remote recording studio that your audience will love", allowing users to create high-quality audio and video content with their in-browser software for premium recordings auto-saved with cloud storage. Squadcast is in our list of "highly recommended" podcasting tools.

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