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Andrew Mason

·Jan 12, 2021

Descript raises $30MM Series B

I’m pleased to announce that Descript has raised a $30MM Series B, led by Nabeel Hyatt at Spark Capital, with participation from our existing investors: Andreessen Horowitz and Redpoint Ventures. We’re also excited to welcome several individual investors who we have long admired: Devdatta Akhawe, Alex Blumberg, Jack Conte, Justine…

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Descript raises $30MM Series B
Descript raises $30MM Series B

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Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason

·Nov 10, 2020

Multicam and nine other new Descript features

Hot on the heels of our video editing and screen recording release, we’re back with more! Nothing huge, but some nice, smaller things. 1. Multicam We’ve added Multicam support. Multicam is a common video editing feature that lets you sync up different camera angles, and then easily switch between them. The…

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Multicam and nine other new Descript features
Multicam and nine other new Descript features
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Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason

·Oct 21, 2020

Introducing Descript Video & Screen Recorder

Like it or not, video has become an essential part of how we communicate. And while it’s gotten easier to capture and share video, editing remains difficult, slow, and non collaborative. As of today, Descript is no longer limited to podcast editing — it’s a full-featured video editor. Record…

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Introducing Descript Video & Screen Recorder
Introducing Descript Video & Screen Recorder
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Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason

·Sep 18, 2019

Introducing Descript Podcast Studio & Overdub

Today we’re releasing the version of Descript we’ve dreamed of since conceiving of the company: A full multitrack podcast production studio. If you make podcasts, or you’re thinking about making podcasts, download Descript and play around with the tutorial project. You’ve never seen anything like it — it’s a…

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Introducing Descript Podcast Studio
Introducing Descript Podcast Studio
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Andy Anderegg

Andy Anderegg

·Jul 12, 2019

New in Descript: AI-Powered Speaker Labels

Automatic transcription is fast, cheap, and 95% accurate — but manually adding speaker labels is a drag. With Descript’s new AI Speaker Detective, we do it automatically. To get the new version, open or restart Descript and you’ll be prompted to update, or download it here. How it works Add a file and…

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New in Descript: AI-Powered Speaker Labels
New in Descript: AI-Powered Speaker Labels
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Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason

·Jun 17, 2019

Share your Podcast Editing Workflow!

Descript has some exciting plans ahead for podcasters. If you have a few minutes, we’d love it if you could answer a few questions about how you write, record, edit, and mix your podcast. We’re excited to learn more about your workflow and look forward to sharing the results of our survey in a few weeks!

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Share your Podcast Editing Workflow!
Share your Podcast Editing Workflow!

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Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason

·May 28, 2019

Descript 2.1 with Full Timeline Editing

Descript 2.1 is now available. Here’s what’s new: Timeline Editor Cut/copy/paste/delete range selections Add fades and crossfades, and control clip gain:

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Descript 2.1 with Full Timeline Editing
Descript 2.1 with Full Timeline Editing
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Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason

·Apr 4, 2019

What we shipped in March — Descript

In March, we were busy adding polish and laying the foundation for larger features shipping in the coming months. Here’s what’s new: File Optimization: Descript now automatically generates high quality optimized versions of your files, ideal for editing and sharing, and reducing the hard disk requirements. Descript also retains your…

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What we shipped in March — Descript
What we shipped in March — Descript
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Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason

·Dec 20, 2018

What’s new in Descript

We’ve been busy over at Descript! Here’s what’s new since shipping 2.0 in mid-November. Export to Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro Nondestructive Project export Project to Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro, carrying over the original files and edits. Multitrack Transcription w/ Automatic Speaker Labels Descript synthesizes multitrack recordings to create transcripts with automatic speaker labels. Project Search

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What’s new in Descript
What’s new in Descript
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Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason

·Nov 12, 2018

Descript 2.0

A ground-up rewrite for Mac/Windows — now with video/audio editing, cloud sync, and more. Descript 2.0 is now available, and it’s our biggest update ever. A ground-up rewrite, here’s what’s new: Video text editing Descript is the first tool to let you edit audio by editing text — now it works with…

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Steve Rubin

Steve Rubin

berkeley cs grad student, music fan (occasionally boardgames, rollercoasters; formerly jumping)

Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason

Descript, formerly Detour, Groupon

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Levi Wintering

I'm a visual designer with a passion for user experience. I like to get inspired and make stuff.

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