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# Use Regenerate to Fix or Smooth Out Any Jumpy, Abrupt, or Awkward Audio

> Use Regenerate to smooth rough cuts and awkward pacing without re-recording.

When an edit leaves a jumpy or awkward cut, Regenerate rebuilds the audio to match without re-recording. It uses the surrounding speech as context, so the fix sounds like the rest of your take.

This article covers using Regenerate to smooth transitions and polish delivery. It doesn’t cover changing what was said.

*Regenerate is currently available for English audio and video only.*

<Note>
  **Want to change the actual words?**

  If you're replacing or rewriting speech, use your AI speaker and follow the steps in [Use Regenerate to edit or change recorded audio](/script-editing/change-meaning)
</Note>

## How to heal audio edits using Regenerate

1. Find the edit point in your script where the audio sounds rough or abrupt. We recommend including a few words on either side of the edit for best results.
2. Click **Regenerate** from the [selection toolbar](/descript-tour/selection-toolbar) that appears.
   * **If you're not changing the words**: Descript will regenerate the audio using the original voice to smooth the transition.
   * **If you are changing the words**: This requires a [custom AI speaker](/ai-speech/custom-speaker). For that workflow, see [Edit audio with Regenerate](/script-editing/change-meaning).
3. Click the Regenerate button to continue. While the text pulses, Descript is processing and regenerating the audio for that section.
4. Hover over the regenerated clip to preview or take further action:
   * **Play** – Listen to the regenerated audio.
   * **Regenerate** – Try a different variation.
   * **Keep** – Accept the result and convert it to an audio clip.
   * **Restore** – Revert to the original audio.

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### Tip: Regenerate from edit points

Hover over a vertical dashed line in the script, then click the **Regenerate** icon (a small band-aid) to fix that edit automatically.

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## Feature limitations

You won’t be able to use Regenerate if:

* The selection includes: multiple edit points, a [scene boundary](/visuals/boundaries), or [Ignored text](/script-editing/delete-vs-ignore).
* You edited the script and don’t have access to a [Speaker](/script-editing/speakers)'s voice.
* You’re trying to regenerate an already regenerated clip—click **Keep** to convert it, then you can regenerate again.