The Descript Editor

Basic concepts

• Podcaster FAQ
• How do I access the in-app tutorials?

Playback & Project Navigation

• Playback & Navigation Overview
• Resume autoscrolling
• Playback Speed
• Patient Playback
• Markers
• Quick Switcher

The Script

• Script Editing Modes: Edit Media and Correct Text
• Deleting and Ignoring Media from the Script
• Inline Notes
• Quick Insert
• Typing Placeholder Text with Overdub

The Timeline

• Timeline Editor Overview
• The Wordbar
• Range Selection
• Fades & Crossfades
• Trimming Clips

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

Multitrack

• How Multitrack works in Descript
• Adding files to the pinned track (intros, outros, music, sound effects, and ambience)
• Adjusting track pre-roll
• Sequences
• Multitrack Voice Editing Tips
• 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
• File Quality Settings
• Filler word detection

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File Management

• File management overview
• Organizing your Project
• Deleting files from a Project
• Version History
• What audio and video file formats does Descript support?
• How does Descript handle Projects with mixed sample rates?

Mixing & Effects

• Track volume, pan, solo, and mute
• Adjusting Clip volume
• Volume Automation
• Effects overview
• Equalizer Effect
• Volume Normalization

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Troubleshooting

• Why can I add/remove a max of 40 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