Edit word gaps in your script

You can adjust the pacing of your script audio or video by adding or shortening word gaps directly from your Script editor.

How to adjust word gaps

  1. Right-click in your script where you want to adjust a word gap. Please note that at this time, adjusting word gaps on a selected range is not supported.
  2. Select Edit word gap.
  3. Choose one of the preset options, Set manually..., or Shorten all word gaps.
  4. If you choose to set the word gap manually, type in the word length in the type box and press Return (macOS) or Enter (Windows). Descript will playback the section you just adjusted.
  5. Continue making adjustments as necessary.
Use keyboard shortcuts to speed up your editing
  • Command + G (Mac) or Control + G (Windows) — adjust a word gap at your cursor's location.
  • Command + Shift + G (Mac) or Control + Shift + G (Windows) — adjust the word gap at your cursor's location to the last used word gap duration.Â