If have multiple tracks of narrative audio and/or video from the same interview that need to stay in sync while you edit, sequences provide a simple way to keep your media synced together. A sequence acts like a virtual container for two or more separate tracks so that you can edit everything in a unified transcript and timeline.
How to create a sequence
At this time, Descript only supports up to 14 sequence tracks.
- Drag your media files into a composition.
- In the transcription confirmation window, Descript will prompt you to provide speaker labels for each of the files. This will automatically set speaker labels throughout the composition.
- Click Combine into sequence to create a new sequence. If you click Keep separate, you won't create a sequence, and your files will be added to your composition one after the other.
Once the transcription has finished, your sequence text will be displayed in the Script Editor and the Timeline below. Now when you make edits, the files in your sequence will be linked together so that they always stay in sync.
If the underlying sequence tracks need to be realigned (because the recordings did not start at the same moment in time), you can adjust individual sequence tracks from the Sequence Editor.
Creating a sequence after you’ve imported project files
If you have already imported project files, you can create a sequence from the Files on the right-hand side.
Create the sequence and add your files
- Select Project on the right-hand side of your editor.
- From here, select the files you want to include in your sequence.
- Choose Create sequence.
- Now, you’ll see the Sequence Editor.
Add your sequence to your composition
- If you still have the Sequence Editor open, select Done in the top right corner.
- Re-open the Project tab. Open the sequence folder, select your sequence, and click Insert into script.