Adobe Podcast review

Adobe Podcast is the simplest way on this list to make a spoken recording sound cleaner. Its best known tool, Enhance Speech, removes background noise and echo after the fact, and Adobe says you do not need a fancy microphone for it to work. Adobe Podcast Studio, still labeled beta, runs in the browser: you record alone or send guests a link, and Adobe says it captures every participant as an individual 16-bit 48k WAV track even when someone's connection is weak. Editing is transcript based, using the same transcription as Adobe Premiere Pro, so you cut and paste audio like a document, and a library of royalty free intros, outros and background music is built in. Adobe states you can record audio and video in Studio for free. Premium comes with the Adobe Firefly Pro plan and adds enhancement of up to 4 hours a day, files up to 1 GB, video support, speaker-separated downloads and more. It is a spoken word tool, so musicians should look elsewhere, and multitrack mixing is far simpler than in Audacity or DaVinci Resolve.

Who it is for

podcasters who want one-click voice cleanup in the browser

Price

Free to record in Adobe Podcast Studio; Premium through the Adobe Firefly Pro plan: see vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Enhance Speech removes background noise and echo from voice recordings
• Studio (beta) records solo or with remote guests through a link
• Each participant captured as an individual 16-bit 48k WAV track
• Edit audio like a document using the same transcription as Adobe Premiere Pro
• Library of royalty free intros, outros, transitions and background music

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Runs in the browser with nothing to install
• Strength: Enhance Speech fixes recordings made on ordinary microphones
• Strength: Remote guests join with a link
• Weakness: Studio is still labeled beta
• Weakness: Downloading separate speaker tracks requires Premium
• Weakness: Premium limits such as 4 hours of enhancement a day and 1 GB files come with the Firefly Pro plan

Key facts

• Free use: Record audio and video in Adobe Podcast Studio for free
• Platform: Web browser
• Recording format: 16-bit 48k WAV per participant
• Paid upgrade: Adobe Podcast Premium via Adobe Firefly Pro

Where it ranks

Adobe Podcast is No. 8 in our Best Free Audio Editing Software verdict.