AI tools for music generation, podcast recording and editing, and audio clean-up.
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AI audio tools cover three jobs: generating music, recording and editing podcasts, and cleaning up voice recordings. Browse music generators for soundtracks and songs, and podcast tools for recording, noise removal and editing.
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript
Descript transcribes your recordings so you can edit audio and video like a document, with AI tools for filler-word removal, studio-quality sound and clip creation.
Best for: Podcasters and talking-head YouTubers
Realistic AI voices, cloning and dubbing
ElevenLabs generates natural-sounding speech from text, clones voices, dubs video into other languages and offers sound effects and an API for developers.
Best for: Voiceovers, narration and dubbing
Generate full songs from a prompt
Suno generates complete songs with vocals and instrumentals from a text description or your own lyrics, across many genres.
Best for: Original songs and jingles
| Feature | DDescript | EElevenLabs | SSuno | UUdio | APAdobe Podcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Podcasters and talking-head YouTubers | Voiceovers, narration and dubbing | Original songs and jingles | Musicians iterating on generated tracks | Rescuing noisy or echoey voice recordings |
| Editorial rating | |||||
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| API | Not verified | Yes | No | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS | Web, iOS | Web, iOS, Android | Web | Web |
| Visit Descript | Visit ElevenLabs | Visit Suno | Visit Udio | Visit Adobe Podcast |
Decide whether you need to create audio (music, voices) or improve audio you recorded. For music, check the licence for commercial use. For recording and clean-up, try free tiers with a sample of your real audio before paying.
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript
Descript transcribes your recordings so you can edit audio and video like a document, with AI tools for filler-word removal, studio-quality sound and clip creation.
Best for: Podcasters and talking-head YouTubers
Realistic AI voices, cloning and dubbing
ElevenLabs generates natural-sounding speech from text, clones voices, dubs video into other languages and offers sound effects and an API for developers.
Best for: Voiceovers, narration and dubbing
Generate full songs from a prompt
Suno generates complete songs with vocals and instrumentals from a text description or your own lyrics, across many genres.
Best for: Original songs and jingles
AI music generation with detailed control
Udio creates music tracks from text prompts, with tools to extend, remix and edit sections of generated songs.
Best for: Musicians iterating on generated tracks
AI speech enhancement in the browser
Adobe Podcast offers Enhance Speech, which makes voice recordings sound studio-quality, plus browser-based recording and editing tools.
Best for: Rescuing noisy or echoey voice recordings
Studio-quality remote recording with AI editing
Riverside records high-quality audio and video locally for each guest, then offers transcription, text-based editing and AI-generated clips.
Best for: Remote video podcasts and interviews
All-in-one podcast recording and editing
Podcastle combines remote recording, transcription-based editing, audio enhancement and AI voices in one browser-based podcast studio.
Best for: New podcasters who want one simple tool
AI noise cancellation for calls and recordings
Krisp removes background noise, voices and echo from your microphone in real time across calling and recording apps, and adds meeting transcription.
Best for: Clean audio on calls and remote interviews
AI composer for soundtracks and instrumentals
AIVA composes instrumental music in many styles and lets you edit the generated composition, aimed at soundtracks for videos, games and podcasts.
Best for: Instrumental background music you can edit
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