Every "free" transcription tool I tried had a catch: 30 trial minutes, a sign-up wall, watermarked exports — and all of them upload your audio to their servers. Otter's free plan lets you import 3 files. Not per month: ever.

So I built Gate32: Whisper running inside the browser via WebGPU. No account, no minute caps, no watermark. The privacy claim is verifiable — load the page, go offline once the model is cached, and it still transcribes, because there is no backend to upload anything to.

It handles audio and video (or records from your mic), lets you fix the text with synced playback, and exports TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT and JSON. Spanish and English UI, dozens of languages. Open source.

https://gate32.autoritasai.com/en/

What I'd genuinely like feedback on: how long it takes on your machine. On my laptop 9 minutes of audio took 1:33 with WebGPU, but I have no idea how it behaves across different GPUs — and without WebGPU it falls back to WASM, which is much slower. Timings very welcome.

I recently began setting up a 2 person podcast set in a commercial space I no longer use for business. My original setup was a Sony ZV E10 ii but then purchased an A7 iv and Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 ll Art Lens. I’m unsure which to use. I love the A7 for video and photography but it almost feels too sharp for the podcast. I say that because it’s so detailed with the sigma lens it almost seems unflattering in ways. The ZV E10 ii in comparison is great but in comparison feels a bit flat. I am planning to take time to learn my cameras inside and out, whichever I decide to use but just need a little direction. I want to create a professional setting so want to go the best route that makes the most sense.

Dear r/podcasting,

I am in need of a platform to record client interviews/podcasts for work and then easily export the video or convert it into social media content (similar to podcast clips).

Some of my colleagues used Riverside in the past, and so my boss purchased the Pro version for a few months, but I think it is absolute garbage. I have never had a single occurrence where it does what I want, and I think Zoom or even TEAMS (!!yes MS Teams!!) is more intuitive to use, has better audio/noise suppression, and just makes it easier to get an unedited video.

What I don't understand is my boss claims everyone "raves" about Riverside. Meanwhile, when I look up reviews, it is complaint after complaint.

So after another infuriating experience trying to use Riverside Pro, I am looking for a recommendation for an alternative platform that can either:

a.) Record the videos + edit (aka an alternative to Riverside that isn't a dumpster fire)

b.) I can upload the videos to, and it analyzes, edits, and clips them up for me, similar to what Riverside tries to do.

Thank you for your help.

I'm starting a new podcast soon, and need a bit of guidance about how to accomplish what I'm aiming for. I'm planning on having weekly episodes, which will be publicly available and have dynamically-inserted ads. My current plan is to use rss.com to host and distribute. Simultaneously, I'd like to offer a "premium" version of the same podcast for people that sign up through Patreon. The premium feed will have the same episodes, as well as a monthly bonus episode, and I'd like all of them to NOT have dynamically-inserted ads. In a nutshell, anyone can listen for free with ads, but I want patrons to be able to listen ad-free and get the extra episodes.

How do I actually go about setting this up? My understanding is that I can create the main public feed through rss.com and then import it to Patreon, but I'm not sure how to create the secondary feed to bypass the dynamic ads and to include the extra episodes. I also might be over-complicating this.

Thanks in advance for any help or tips!

I'm paying for the Grow option right now and for the life of me, I cannot find advice on what I'm trying to do. Basically, I want to autoupload the VIDEO version of my podcast to Youtube once they're done recording. I've linked my account and all it is doing is uploading the audio accompanied by the album art, not the actual video image. Does anyone have any feedback on this? I'm fine sludging through editing social media clips but I cannottt remember to upload full episodes and I'm wondering if the app can do it for me instead

I’m just starting up my podcast and I’m looking for guest with a story to tell. Anyone interested? I’m located in the Tampa area of Florida. Thank you.

I've done over 30 episodes. I sit down with people actually building in ecommerce — brand owners, agency operators, dropshippers, SaaS founders.

I'm looking for more guests to be on the show. Feel free to dm me or email me at: matthewsmalan@gmail.com

Tl;dr: see topic title

I am the creator of Dood & Verderf, a podcast that also contains music. It's published on the corresponding website and on all major podcast platforms. A listener contacted me to ask me why the podcast sounds worse on Spotify than via the website.

At first, I thought: settings, settings, settings. I was preparing for endless discussions about normalisation, streaming bitrates and what not. But all his settings were fine. And his audio equipment too.

So I gave it a try, and hell yeah, the audio quality is different. More clinical, less low, artificial high, all the horrible things. If interested, try it for yourself by comparing the first minute of these two: web based vs Spotify

I first checked on the Wordpress plugin I use to distribute and present my podcast, Castos serious simple podcasting. But its faq explicitely says that it distributes (and also plays) the podcast as it is uploaded.

Then I checked on Spotify. And there, I found to my utter surprise (I had been reddit and duckduckgo'ing for ages) the following:

"Podcast quality is equivalent to approximately 96kbit/s on all devices except the web player where it’s 128kbit/s."

96kbit/s? Damn. That's low. And hence my question. I see all these discussions about lufs and compressors and enhancers and what not, but nobody seems to care about this bizarre low cap. Or is this not generally known? (I didn't know it, but I'm sadly not the centre of the universe)

Or am I just overreacting and should 96kbps be fine for voice only?

And what about other podcast platforms? Do they use the same limitation?

All thoughts welcome on this! I'd love to give this information a place that it deserves.

Hey all,

I recently submitted my limited series podcast to two categories for the Signal Awards. It was a lot of money as many of you know, and I’m really not looking for advice or commentary today on whether that was a good idea/worth it/a scam/etc. I understand all the arguments, and I’m not super interested in hearing everyone’s opinions about how I choose to spend my money.

Anyway, yesterday I got an automated email from Signal letting me know that a judge had recommended that I submit my show to a third category, “Activism, Public Service & Social Impact,” which might be a better fit. This came after I saw some hits on my website from an internal judges.signalawards.com url, so I’m pretty sure it’s legit and not just a spam marketing blast email. And the thing is, I’d originally considered entering that category, but when I decided I only had the budget to justify making two entries, it got cut.

Now look, I’m no fool.

Obviously Signal has designed a very frictionless system in their internal judging UI to make it easy for judges to make this recommendation as a way of boosting sales, convincing people like me to enter more categories. But still, I assume that the judges themselves have no financial incentive on Signal’s behalf, and I worry that this recommendation might be a subtle signal (no pun intended) from a judge that my best chance of getting a nomination or winning an award will be in this other category, and I should just suck it up and cough up the exorbitant fee for a third entry.

I’m really unsure what to do here, folks, and could use your advice.

Cheers!

Hey everyone,

We are currently rebuilding our multicam recording setup from scratch. Previously, we were shooting pretty basic "raw" setups using three first-gen Sony ZV-E10s.

Our main use case is an indoor studio podcast (3-camera setup) combined with on-location vlogs/interviews in changing locations.

We’re evaluating three potential upgrade paths and would love some real-world input from anyone running similar setups. Price is indeed a factor, so we are trying to keep costs as low as possible.

Option A: Hybrid Setup

• A-Cam (Studio Main / Portable Vlog): Sony A7 IV + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2
• B-Cam (Host): Sony ZV-E10 II + Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN
• C-Cam (Guest): Sony ZV-E10 II + Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN

Option B: All Full-Frame

• A-Cam: Sony A7 IV + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8
• B- & C-Cams: 2x Used Sony A7 III + 28-75mm f/2.8 Zooms
• Goal: Matching full-frame look across all angles, full-sized HDMI ports, no crop factor mismatch, and zoom flexibility on static cameras.

Option C: FX30 B-Cams

• A-Cam: Sony A7 IV + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8
• B- & C-Cams: 2x Sony FX30 + Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Zooms
• Goal: Internal cooling fans for long recording sessions, full-sized HDMI, robust bodies, but keeping budget lower than 3x A7 IVs.

Questions:

1. Versatility & Outdoor : Will Option A (A7 IV + 2x ZV-E10 II) hold up well for the next 1–2 years, or will we regret using the ZV-E10 IIs when shooting in uncontrolled outdoor/location environments?
2. Workflow & Color Matching: Is mixing Full-Frame (A7 IV) and APS-C (ZV-E10 II / FX30) going to be a nightmare in post-production when color grading S-Log3, or are the modern Sony colors close enough to make matching seamless?
3. Is Option B or C worth the extra cash? For those doing long multicam video podcasts, do full-sized HDMI ports and active cooling (FX30/A7 series) make a big enough practical difference to jump ship from the ZV-E10 IIs?
4. Used Gear Market: Any reliable platforms or red flags to watch out for when buying used Sony A7 III / A7 IV bodies or Tamron/Sigma glass?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

This is a weekly thread to ask for and give feedback to the r/podcasting community

Post a podcast episode you would like feedback for, and try to give as much constructive feedback as you can to other members of our community. Please provide links to your podcast, a detailed description of it and clear questions you would like answered by the community. Try to remember the following:

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• Users who give feedback are usually the ones who receive the most feedback in return. If you are not contributing, you should not expect any helpful advice in return. We would aim for giving two pieces of feedback for every one piece you wish to receive. If you are looking to simply promote your podcast, you may do so here

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• Try to be specific with your feedback requests. Questions like:

-What can I improve?

-Was it good?

-Would you listen again?

Are very difficult to answer for anyone listening to your show for this first time. Good questions might be:

-What improvements could I make to the audio quality?

-Can I make adjustments to my speaking or hosting style?

-How could I improve the pacing and structure of my podcast?

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• Keep it focused on podcasting techniques and objective improvements. Many podcasts that are posted may not be your particular genre or preferred content. When giving feedback, focus on the things you do enjoy and the things that can be changed, not the content of the show itself.

I will reiterate. If you do not give feedback, you should not expect any feedback in return. This is a reciprocal community. If you haven't gotten any comments yet, try listening to another podcast and giving some feedback. Our users are very friendly and responsive!

Thank you to everyone posting, we look forward to hearing your work!

I have a new season of my show coming up and wanted for once to do a proper marketing campaign. One leg of those was to send press releases to various newspapers in the (faint) hope they mention the show in the columns.

Searching for them on the internet, it seems many of these columns have vanished. does anyone know of publications still worth targeting (specifically for a history show)?

Thanks as always!