I got this tool for captioning initially, now I use it for all my videos. It's easy to use and the support was good.

Love that i can create audio grams. Very easy for editing text and video.

I absolutely love Descript and have recommended it to multiple people. It's been a *huge* time save when it comes to editing.

I love how easy it is to edit audio using the auto transcription. It allows for other great features like filler word and word gap detection/removal.

SO easy to integrate into accessibility initiatives with the.

The recent update to removing filler words has been cutting off words from either side of the filler word.

I love using this for podcast editing because it's so easy. I can edit out filler words quickly, and I love having a transcript of the episode ready for some quick edits.

I love how simple it is to use. I love how I can open it up, it's organized, easy to start a new project, edit away, and export easily to other applications as well as .mp3 or.

And when I asked a sound technician to check my quality he was impressed with the sound. The room tone is a great addition.

However, even though those additions have been more than welcome, what I consider the platform's top feature is something that has been at its core for quite some time: Descript's transcription tool.

There have been two occasions in last few months where Descript just stopped working. I lost days' worth of work on broadcast critical projects.

My overall experience with Descript has been wonderful. I wouldn't recommend it to my new podcasting clients if it wasn't a solid product with good customer support.

The product has so many features and i am learning new features everyday. Love that i can eliminate 4-5 pieces of software.

Perhaps stupidly, i carried on using Descript. A month or so later a Composition (their name for a document within a project) I was working on just stopped working.

The integrated transcription function is really useful and the Overdub feature is very cool for being able to make edits without re-recording and splicing in audio.

I wish they had an affiliate program because I would be making some money. Lol My only issue is with the screen recording but understand this is a new feature and they are still working out the bugs.

Remove your filler words with one click One of the most amazing things is that you can remove the filler words with one click. It’s also super easy to use.

And they seem to always show up, even when they've been corrected previously, so it's unclear whether the 'machine' is actually 'learning.

Love that they also make such regular improvements based on customer needs. Great customer service, great product.

Overall, I'm thrilled with what Descript has brought to my show. I'm even more excited to post new episodes now because I know each week the listeners are getting a better and better show.

It is very inexpensive compared to other tools or hiring freelancers. Descript enables me to make more high-quality content, and repurpose existing content into other formats.

I love how easy it is once it is set up to create a project, drag a video in, and get an entire transcription for it without taking almost any time.

Wonderful software, goes above & beyond what you’d expect.

I have found Descript easy to use, fantastic that I can see the transcript and manipulate it to get the recording that I need. The drag and drop of video and music is so easy and brilliant.

It can be a bit confusing with a steep learning curve initially. It took some time to get set up and used to.

I love being able to add multiple compositions into a single project - it keeps things wonderfully organized.

It will require some work on your end is you need it presentable, but I’d you’re just using it for recordings, it does a really great job.

I don't like the organization on the home page, I don't quite understand the folders.

I love they're constantly adding new features and now I can do my video and audio editing in one place. The pricing is fair for the AI transcription service.

In particular, I was really impressed by the accuracy of the transcription tool's AI.

I love it and recommended it to many who are using it successfully. One the one hand it’s quicker to edit but takes longer because I can create more assets.

That there is no way to edit two separate tracks in one audio. I.e. two people speaking with their own audios).

The ability to organise, collaborate and publish an audio project in the cloud with a friendly interface is great and used to be a huge pain to figure out.

The Sequence feature is still a mystery to me. I'm not sure why there is a composition and a sequence option, but I do see the difference. I think it would make more sense to have them combined.

To top it all off, the ease of setup and use, regardless of the use case, is what makes this the best software out there.

It's kind of an odd mix of skeuemorphic and minimal design which makes everything seem a bit disjointed.

Easy to use and powerfull audio mixing tool, to create professional audio tracks.

Not only for low budget is good, but also is open source, it’s the best daw for computer with low resources, the almost perfect daw.

Reaper made this much more fun and easier than using traditional heavy softwares such as Sonar and Cubase.

I use Reaper for my own musical productions with no more than 10-12 tracks.

Reaper has opened up several workflow improvements and allows better collaboration with other reaper users. VST support is strong and the stability under load improves productivity.

Reaper is just a fun software to use, I use it with ease and my only musical background is an intetmediate guitar knowledge.

Reaper has a generous trial period with no feature locks and then, it's available after a one time purchase at a reasonable price, which is perfect for independent artists.

Easily the best DAW an first time user would like.

The only problems I've run into have involved things that I overlooked or didn't completely understand. I have been able to fix them, easily though not always quickly.

The UI can be a little scary and old fashioned but there are tons of themes.

It surprised me when the app inform me that I would be charged within the 3rd time using it. I hate how money hungry it seem.

I don't like the default color scheme of REAPER, but with a wide variety of downloadable skins in the internet, a user doesn't have to settle for REAPER's default appearance.

Most plugins that you find built into the software is more than enough for even Grammy winning recordings. It simply is the best software you could use for audio and media production.

Multi monitor support is great - being able to lay out the tracks effects and instruments on screen as I want.

Reaper is just a very easy software to use for up and coming artists. It's cheap and intuitive, it's effective at its job and amusing.

Therefore on the side of in built and integrated virtual instruments, Reaper covers all grounds to allow any user to expand capabilities within it.

The only downside of Reaper I can think of is that it doesn't come with a suite of cutting edge plug-ins or have an option to purchase different tiers of the program with elite plugins included.

Very intuitive, but even if there is something that isnt clear, the community have great in depth tutorials.

Starting off young and having no money to spare, REAPER was a god-send. It helped me to scale my business and get better projects while not making a huge dent in the bank.

It allows third party integration and automation in Reaper is perfect.

The software is strong and the community is stronger. There is absolutely no place for regrets.

It is easy to use, easy to watch, you have a great work flow with the interface and also the native plugins are so good and have a great quality.

The wide array of included plugins, with industry leading levels of customization - this is why REAPER is one of the best in the industry.

I have not had any issues so far, however having previously been using Garageband, I miss the built in drummers it has available.

Reaper fits my needs the best. I love that the developers are conbstantly updating it and adding new features.

The only trouble I had with this software are the tutorials but they can be found by just searching the tool name on google or youtube.

I enjoy the hovering over the setting and education of what it would do. As well the sound quality captured is good.

Reaper is so easy to use and learn with lots of customizability for how you want your layout to look. I've mixed literally thousands of hours in the program and it's the only program I mix with now.

Reaper is light, fast, cheap, effective, intuitive, fun to use. I tried last 3 decades many other music production softwares, most of them are huge slow monsters, full of bugs.

The easy layout and use and compatibility with most MiDi controllers. Weather YAMAHA, M-AUDIO or AKAI it still rocks fine.

But sometimes it just has some bugs. But maybe this is a problem with my computer memory.

The program offers such deep ability for configuration that I find myself forcing my attention to the few basic features I need to mix my audio. It's an amazing program for an extremely low price.

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Descript is a powerful all-in-one multimedia editor that makes editing as easy as a word doc. Record, edit, mix, collaborate, and master your audio and video with Descript. 

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File Management

Commenting/Notes

User Management

Text Analysis

Playback Controls

Screen Capture

Automatic Transcription Services

Video Management

Publishing/Sharing

Audio Editor

Automatic Formatting

Call Recording

Screen Recording

Collaboration Tools

Natural Language Processing

On-Demand Recording

Full Text Search

Data Import/Export

Text to Speech

Version Control

Subtitles/Closed Captions

Preview Functionality

Mastering

Audio Capture

Historical Reporting

Call Scripting

Annotations

Audio/video file upload

Text Editing

Media Library

Video Capture

Synchronous Editing

Audio Mixing

AI/Machine Learning

Timecoding

Video Support

Image Editing

File Sharing

Voice Recognition

For Marketers

Multiple Format Support

Audio Recording

Multimedia Support

Image Library

For Sales Teams/Organizations

Social Advertising

Video Call Recording

Speech Recognition

Video Editing

Automatic Transcription

YouTube Uploading

Social Sharing

Audio Manipulation

Backup and Recovery

Speech-to-Text Analysis

Drag & Drop

Third Party Integrations

Voice Generator

AI Voices

Multi-Voice

For Online Learning

Descript offers a free basic account with screen recording, collaboration features, and 3 hours of transcription. Only editors pay. The three types of paid accounts include:
• Creator: $12/editor/month (annual) or $15/editor/month (monthly)
• Pro: $24/editor/month (annual) or $30/editor/month (monthly)
• Enterprise: Get in touch with us for custom pricing.

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Chat

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51-200

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501-1000

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Webinars

Documentation

Videos

REAPER is an on-premise solution that helps small businesses and non-profit organizations streamline processes related to audio producing, editing, transformation, and customization. It enables staff members to overdub and record multi-takes or layered audio and MIDI in several formats and on multiple disks according to individual requirements.


REAPER allows team members to utilize a drag-and-drop interface to import, move, split, re-seize, loop, crossfade, pitch shift and render audio files. It lets employees switch between multiple layouts and change colors, icons and toolbars. Staff members can intuitively handle changes across tempos, time signatures, pitch-shifting and varispeed. Additionally, it lets users embed plug-ins into track control and mixer panels, such as ReaFIR, ResEQ and ReaXcomp.


REAPER comes with an application programming interface (API), which lets businesses integrate the platform with several third-party solutions. It is available on a perpetual license and support is extended via email, documentation, community forum, FAQs, video tutorials and other measures.



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Monitoring

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Windows 10

REAPER is available on a perpetual license, outlined below. It also offers a 60-days evaluation for free.
Discounted License: $60
Commercial License: $225

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