Feature Requests

Many filler words that are automatically removed result in a harsh cut of the audio. I would like an option that only removes filler words that can be cleanly removed. For example, if the filler word has a pause between the start and end of it.

Can you translate and create dubbing in different language?

This is a feature in most video editors and would come in handy for use in YouTube thumbnails and social media posts

Would love LOVE to be able to customize keyboard shortcuts, I'm left handed and your right handed focused defaults are ok, but would love to make my own. Thanks!

Create a feature that would use GPT-3 or a custom language model to automatically cut long-form podcasts into shorter 20-60 second clips for TikTok and YouTube Shorts. This feature would be incredibly complex and maybe even impossible to create, but would be imperative in making Descript the go-to platform for creating high-quality audio content for YouTube and TikTok clips. With this feature, podcast creators would be able to quickly and easily generate auto clips that are engaging, entertaining and captivating, while still retaining the essence of the original audio. This would make Descript the perfect platform for podcast editors who are looking to create audio content for YouTube and TikTok. By utilizing GPT-3 and other custom language models, Descript could become the number one podcast editing platform for anyone. This feature would be incredibly complex and maybe even impossible to create, but would be imperative in making Descript the go-to editing platform for podcast editing. The feature would easily cut lengthy audio files into shorter, more manageable clips for various social media platforms. It would also help to create more engaging and entertaining videos for the likes of TikTok and YouTube Shorts, as the audio would be ready-made and edited accordingly. Considering the complexity of creating such a feature, it is likely to be an incredibly time consuming and difficult process. However, the potential benefits that this feature could have for Descript are undeniable. Not only would it help to make podcast editing easier, but it could also help to engage more people with Descript’s service. By implementing a feature such as this, Descript would become the leading podcast editing platform. It would help podcast creators to easily create short form content that is engaging, entertaining and captivating, while still retaining the essence of the original audio. It would also help to make Descript the go-to platform for anyone wanting to create high-quality audio content for a range of social media platforms. These two companies already have this working. Why not Descript too?ChopCast( https://www.chopcast.io/ ) and AudioLabs( https://www.audiolabs.io/ )

Please make Wordless Media OFF by default. Also make it remember the setting from one project to another. It's useless, annoying, buggy and annoying. And useless. Thanks.

Add option to select multiple projects to delete or export instead of one by one.

Since you are moving towards more AI help in our workflow, in the future, if AI could suggest from all the available libraries the right B-Roll for the scenes we are active in, that would be amazing.

There are some cases where a single audio file will have multiple languages spoken in it. It would be helpful to be able to transcribe those sections in the correct language instead of needing to break the file up into sections and transcribing each individually.

A noise gate would be great for dealing with breaths and background noise that Studio Sound misses.