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Cast: web-based platform for recording, editing, and publishing podcasts

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I like what I see, I think this could greatly simplify my workflow as a podcaster. However, after signing up I don't see any way of importing my already existing RSS feed or even already existing episodes.

Also, the massive number of help popups, with no way of opting out, almost made me close the site before I even determined the above. I really wish web app creators always added a "leave me alone" button. If you do your UI right I shouldn't need 20 informational bits when I go to a new page. This seems like quite a blemish on something that otherwise looks very nice.

How does the audio editor work? Is it just select and delet/move like in audacity? I found that workflow to be a bit tedeous, because I have to play and replay in order to find the spot I need to cut. So instead, I've started recording one sentence at a time using a FOSS tool I wrote for the job http://thobbs.cz/push-to-talk/index.html

I wonder if it would be possible to use some kind of primitive speach recognition to automatically detect sentence/word bountaries so that you could select words using the arrow keys like in text.

One problem that I have with my solution is that the different sentences, recorded at different times, sound different, and there is an audible clicking noise when moving between them. It would be awsome if someone were to come up with an algorithm to "normalize" or smooth over the audio so that it would sound like I had recorded it all in one peice.

Haven't tried this tool but looks very nice, going to give it a try.

I've been thinking for a time to create a podcast but I was stopped because I'm aware that I need to record, edit and publish. Takes time to find the right tool. Glad this service solves that.

Are there any services specifically supporting a podcast that you charge money for? I've poked around a bit and come up empty so far.

Compared to other podcast-hosting sites, they seem to offer quite a bit for the money (analytics, in-browser recording and editing, 10hrs worth of storage). By comparison, Blubrry charges $12/mo for their base plan, which only gives you hosting and storage. Gotta pay extra for analytics.

Thanks. The other similar service I had noticed recently was Spreaker. https://www.spreaker.com/plans

My main problem is that everyone expects monetization to happen either by selling listener's ears to advertisers or completely orthogonal volunteer support (Patreon). I am looking for a system that bills listeners for content, specifically built for podcasters.

Ah, I misinterpreted the word "supporting"

This is set similar to an idea I had been working on recently nice

Nice! This is a really neat idea.

What kind of analytics do you provide?

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