Descript Overdub
Integrations
- Riverside.fm (Remote Recording)
- Adobe Premiere Pro (Export)
- Final Cut Pro (Export)
- YouTube/Wistia (Direct Publish)
- Slack (Collaboration)
Pricing Details
- Creator plan ($24/mo billed annually) includes 30 hours of transcription and full access to Underlord.
- Hobbyist ($12/mo) limits AI features to 20 uses per month.
Features
- Regenerate (Context-aware Audio Repair)
- Underlord AI Co-editor Agents
- Video Regenerate (Beta Lip-sync)
- Studio Sound (Regenerative Enhancement)
- Eye Contact & Green Screen AI Effects
- SOC 2 Type II & GDPR Compliance
Description
Descript Overdub & Underlord: Agentic Video Editing Review (2026)
Descript has transitioned from a text-based editor to a comprehensive Agentic Video Platform, where the legacy Overdub technology has been subsumed by the Regenerate engine 📑. In early 2026, the architecture centers on Underlord, an AI co-editor that orchestrates multi-modal tasks—from filler word removal to Video Regenerate (beta), which synthetically aligns a speaker's lip movements with updated script text 📑.
Neural Orchestration & Operational Scenarios
- Multimodal Video Correction: Input: Edited text in a video transcript → Process: Regenerate engine synthesizes the voice clone while Video Regenerate maps new lip movements to the visual track → Output: Seamlessly updated video segment without re-recording 📑.
- Zero-Shot Studio Cleanup: Input: Audio recorded in a high-noise environment with speech errors → Process: Studio Sound enhancement combined with Underlord's automated filler word and retake removal → Output: Professional-grade audio with corrected dialogue and preserved intonation 📑.
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Core Technical Tiers (2026)
- Regenerate Engine: Replaces Overdub for all script-based audio edits. It matches the tone and pacing of the surrounding media rather than just generating static TTS 📑.
- Underlord (AI Co-editor): A command-driven agent that performs bulk edits (shorten gaps, find highlights) and manages AI Credits for high-compute tasks like Eye Contact or Green Screen 📑.
- Managed Persistence Layer: Securely stores voice clones and visual performance data, requiring explicit 90-second script-based consent for model activation 📑.
Security, Compliance & Data Sovereignty
Descript is SOC 2 Type II compliant, utilizing AES-256 encryption for data-at-rest. The platform adheres to the Privacy by Design framework, ensuring that biometric data (voice/face embeddings) is isolated and deleted upon account termination 📑.
Evaluation Guidance
- Regenerate Limitations: Note that Regenerate currently supports English only and is limited to 250 characters per action; complex jargon may still require manual review 📑.
- Lip-Sync Accuracy: Technical teams should benchmark Video Regenerate performance on non-centered camera angles, as extreme side-profiles may introduce visual artifacts 🧠.
- Studio Sound Calibration: To avoid a robotic timbre, it is recommended to dial Studio Sound intensity to ~80% for high-frequency vocal profiles 🧠.
Release History
Year-end update: Integration of AI Agents. Overdub can now autonomously correct factual errors in podcasts by checking web data and regenerating audio in the host's voice.
Launch of Adaptive Performance. Overdub dynamically syncs with video lip movement (Lip Sync) when text edits are made, ensuring seamless visual results.
Full support for multilingual Overdub. Cloned voices can now speak Spanish, French, German, and 10+ other languages while maintaining the original tone.
Launch of 'Underlord' – an AI-first upgrade. Overdub now suggests better delivery styles and automatically fixes vocal inflections to match the scene context.
Redesign into 'Storyboard'. Overdub became part of a complete video editing workflow, allowing synchronized text/video replacement.
Release of Studio Sound. AI-powered restoration that makes low-quality recordings sound like they were made in a professional studio.
Integration of Lyrebird AI's generative models. Drastic reduction in voice training time (from hours to minutes) and improved vocal naturalness.
Initial launch of Overdub technology. First AI tool allowing users to fix audio mistakes by typing new words. Required a significant voice training period.
Tool Pros and Cons
Pros
- AI voice cloning
- Instant audio fixes
- User-friendly
- Fast editing
- Powerful synthesis
Cons
- Variable cloning accuracy
- Subscription required
- Demanding system specs
