Use Regenerate to smooth or improve a section

Use Regenerate to smooth jump cuts, polish awkward pacing, or clean up distracting audio without re-recording. In video projects, Regenerate can modify both your audio and video at the same time, so visuals stay in sync with your changes.

If you want to change what was said in the script (not just smooth what's already there), see Use Regenerate to change what was said instead.

Regenerate is currently available for English audio and video only.

How to heal audio edits using Regenerate

  1. Find the rough edit in your script.
    • For a single jump cut: Click the edit boundary (the vertical dashed line that marks where the cut is)
      Edit boundary in the script marked by a vertical dashed line
    • For a longer section or multiple cuts: Highlight the part of the script you want to smooth. A few words of context on either side of the rough spot helps Regenerate produce better results. 
      Selected script text with the Regenerate button in the toolbar
  2. Click Regenerate in the hover toolbar that appears.
  3. In video projects, Regenerate defaults to Audio & video. To choose Audio only, click the dropdown caret next to Regenerate before clicking it.
    Regenerate dropdown showing Audio & video and Audio only options
  4. Wait for Descript to process the selection. The script text pulses while the new audio (and video, if applicable) generates.
  5. Once it's ready, the Regenerate toolbar gives you four options:
    • Play: Preview the regenerated section.
    • Restore: Revert to the original recording.
    • Retry: Regenerate another variation.
    • Accept: Keep the result, and convert it to a standard audio layer.

Known limitations

  • Each Regenerate action is limited to 250 characters.
  • Regenerate won't run on a selection that crosses a scene boundary or includes ignored text.
  • Regenerate needs original audio surrounding the selection to work. If the section is bordered only by AI-generated speech or has no surrounding audio, Regenerate won't succeed.
  • In video projects, Audio & video isn't available for sequences or until you've given consent for video regeneration. The dropdown shows Audio & video grayed out and defaults to Audio only.
  • The original video (if applicable) is clipped to the regenerated section, moved into the layer lane, and hidden.
  • Video regeneration won't succeed on B-roll, multi-speaker recordings, or shots where the speaker's face isn't clearly visible. Descript will let you know if it can't complete the regeneration after running.