The Descript Editor

Basic concepts

• Keyboard shortcuts for quick transcript correction
• Podcaster FAQ
• The Learning Center
• Keyboard shortcuts

Playback & Project Navigation

• Playback & Navigation Overview
• Conductor
• Resume autoscrolling
• Playback Speed
• Patient Playback
• Markers

The Script

• Script Editor Overview
• Deleting and Ignoring Media from the Script
• Inline Notes
• Typing Placeholder Text with Overdub

The Timeline

• Timeline Editor Overview
• The Timeline Toolbar
• The Wordbar
• Manually adjusting word boundaries
• Fades & Crossfades
• The Trim Tool

Recording

• Recording audio with Descript
• Recording Remote Interviews
• How can I record Zoom meetings with each participant on a separate audio track?
• Live editing recordings
• How to record from multiple USB microphones or devices at the same time
• How to record Mac computer audio into Descript

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Speaker Labels

• Speaker Labels
• Speaker Detective
• How can I re-run speaker detection on a file?
• Automatic speaker detection accuracy

Multitrack

• Sequences
• Creating a Sequence
• The Sequence Editor
• Adding files to the pinned track (intros, outros, music, sound effects, and ambience)
• Adjusting Track Pre-Roll
• How can I nudge my sequence audio to assure my tracks are aligned?

Editor Features

• Auto-leveling
• Clip to Composition
• Converting a stereo file to mono
• Copy Highlights
• Correction Wizard (Beta)
• File Quality Settings

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File Management

• File Management Overview
• Organizing your Project
• Deleting files from a Project
• Version History
• What file formats does Descript support?
• How does Descript handle Projects with mixed sample rates?

Mixing & Effects

• Effects Overview
• Compressor Effect
• Equalizer Effect
• Clip Speed
• Inspector
• How do I manage volume, pan, solo, and mute in my Project?

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Troubleshooting

• Can I manually adjust the timing / location of my text?
• What is the small dotted line that appears after making a text correction?
• What are the solid blue underlines that appear under some words?
• Why can I add/remove a max of 100 characters at once?
• The audio and text aren't synced up properly for a section of my script. How do I fix it?
• I got a "Descript Alignment Engine Failed to Start" error