Adobe Introduces Project Shasta, AI-Based Audio Editor for the Web

With Adobe Project Shasta, recording and editing audio has never been easier. This web tool is currently free.

Adobe is currently testing a new web tool that uses artificial intelligence to make audio recording easier. The software is called Project Shasta and can make it much easier to record and edit podcasts or other projects. This could make it possible to open this kind of operation to a much wider audience.

With Adobe Project Shasta, recording and editing audio has never been easier.

The project started at Adobe Labs as a simple experiment to find “new ways to help people edit audio online,”wrote Mark Webster, director of audio products at Adobe, in a post on Product Hunt. “But then it became apparent that the pandemic also made audio recording difficult, even for audio professionals. Then our vision changed and we wanted to give everyone the tools they need to create professional sound.”

The result is a tool thought and designed for the web (which also requires Google Chrome) that allows you to create and edit audio recordings in a visual interface without the need for any professional equipment or any additional tools.

This web tool is currently free

Users record their audio into clips and Shasta automatically transcribes them. From there, editing is extremely easy, you can directly erase the text from the transcript. There are also AI-based filters to improve audio quality or automatically remove unsightly onomatopoeia (“mmm”, etc.) and other gaps. Shasta Project also allows remote check-in so guests can easily join check-in. The software goes as far as managing the timing between different clips, even if one of the speakers has a connection that leaves a lot to be desired.

While Shasta’s most obvious use is in podcasting, Mark Webster says the tool can be used for voiceovers, video, and any other project that has an audio component.

At this time, no one knows exactly what Adobe plans to do with this Shasta project. Mark Webster said the tool is only in alpha at best, and that the company is sharing the project today to get as much feedback as possible from those who will be testing it, but it’s still too early. will be made available to the general public, if at all. The Shasta project is “free for now”for those who request access through the Adobe website.