Descript transcribes podcasts, interviews, and recordings into text you can edit directly—delete a sentence from the transcript and the audio deletes too. It's built for creators who find traditional audio editing unintuitive: instead of wrestling with timelines, you work in a familiar word-processor interface. The core differentiator is this transcript-as-source-of-truth model, which collapses the gap between editing words and editing sound. Plans start around $12/month for hobbyists (limited hours) and scale to $24/month for professionals. The main friction: accuracy depends on audio quality, and background noise or accents can trip up the AI transcription, requiring manual cleanup.