Descript, the text-based audio editing platform, has acquired SquadCast, the cloud-based conversation recording system. As of today, SquadCast becomes a free-to-use component of Descript. Descript describes the acquisition as making a “complete stack.” Continue Reading
Seventy-four percent of surveyed podcasters use generative AI. That, according to a podcast study called Creativity In the Age of AI, from media editing company Descript. The study surveyed both podcasters and video creators. Of the two cohorts, podcasters are leaping into AI faster. Click for details and graphs. Continue Reading
Descript gets a cash pile of $30-million to further its audio/video production business. The plan is to expand from a consumer service targeting amateur creators, adding a new focus on enterprise tools for the internal communication needs of companies. Currently, Descript markets to independent creators, amateur, semi-pro, and professional, with smart tools that record, transcribe and edit audio and video combined. Click through for details. Continue Reading