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Descript--a superb audio organizer for radio journalists
July 10, 2021

Descript--a superb audio organizer for radio journalists

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Descript

I currently use Descript as a radio journalist to organize my audio clips, highlight important soundbites, lightly edit them, and batch-export certain audio selections. It helps me hit my daily filing deadlines as a reporter and it serves as a backup and library for all of the audio files I capture in the field.
  • Transcribing audio into text
  • Detailed and selective batch exports of audio clips
  • Project organization and file access
  • Doesn't produce a formal invoice that I can submit for reimbursement
  • Still not sure how I would use this to produce an entire story with narration
  • Transcribing
  • File backup
  • Highlighting
  • Helping me hit deadlines
  • Keeping a backup/archive of old tape is important
Descript compares favorably to any audio editor where you can't see the transcription. It's so helpful to be able to see what someone said, select only that, and within 30 seconds, the file is exported and you can put it into your project.

Do you think Descript delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Descript's feature set?

Yes

Did Descript live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Descript go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Descript again?

Yes

Descript is fantastic when you have collected a lot of audio (or video) for a story or project and you need to scrub through it to look for the best, most salient things people say. Then you can color-code and export your selections. This helped me immensely when I was working on a radio series with multiple stories and five to six voices per story. I have not yet used it for start-to-finish editing--typically I use it in conjunction with a multitrack editor like Hindenburg or Acoustica.