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EchoLive vs Descript
Descript is a powerful recorded-audio and video editor. EchoLive is optimized for script-to-audio workflows: write or import text, shape it with per-segment TTS controls, and export production-ready audio.
- EchoLive: TTS-native, designed for script → voiced audio pipelines
- Descript: recorded-audio editor with text-based editing of recordings
- EchoLive: 630+ neural voices with per-segment control and SSML
- Descript: overdub, filler word removal, screen recording
- EchoLive: feeds inbox + AI search for content listening workflows
- Descript: video editing, transcription, and collaboration tools
Descript is built for editing recorded audio and video, with clever features like text-based editing of waveforms, filler word removal, and overdub. If you record spoken audio, it's a powerful tool.
EchoLive is built for generating audio from text. Instead of recording and editing, you write or import content, assign voices per segment, fine-tune with SSML, and export. The workflow is generation-first, not recording-first.
EchoLive's AAF-style bundle export provides a bridge: produce TTS audio in EchoLive, then import into Descript or another DAW for final mixing and mastering. The tools complement each other.
If your workflow is primarily script-to-audio (e.g., newsletters, articles, course content, podcast scripts), EchoLive's purpose-built Studio is faster and more efficient than adapting a recorded-audio editor.