Sounder

Launch your next episode without juggling five services. Sounder streamlines the entire flow: upload your audio, set cover art and chapters, pick a show page style, and syndicate to major listening apps from a single workspace. Schedule releases, create trailer drops, and let the platform validate and update your RSS automatically. A clean queue shows drafts, approvals, and upcoming publishes so you can ship on time without guesswork.

Production is faster when your audio is searchable. The moment you upload, Sounder generates a precise transcript with timestamps. Skim highlights, fix lines in a side-by-side editor, and export pull quotes for show notes, reels, and newsletters. Turn the transcript into captions for audiograms or a blog-ready article in minutes. Built-in keyword insights reveal what your audience is exploring right now, helping you refine titles, summaries, and tags so episodes are easier to find. Episode pages ship with structured data and fast loading by default, and bulk tools let you update metadata, chapters, and categories across your back catalog in one sweep.

When it’s live, keep a steady pulse on performance. A unified view tracks plays, unique listeners, completion rates, retention curves, and top segments—broken down by app, device, and location. Spot drop-off points to tune intros, tighten ad breaks, or re-edit segments. Community tools centralize listener input with a Q&A inbox, comments, polls, and private feeds for members or students. Trigger alerts for sudden spikes, trend reports for steady growth, and weekly digests your whole team can act on. Integrations pipe insights to Slack, Discord, and your CRM so feedback never gets lost.

Revenue is built in—not bolted on. Use the ad manager to define pre-, mid-, and post-roll placements, set pricing floors, and approve sponsors. Dynamic insertion lets you target by region, device, or topic and refresh ads across your entire archive. Track conversions with promo codes and link tags. Enable tips, subscriptions, and gated episodes for premium listeners, and automate thank-you messages or bonus drops. Small teams get role-based permissions, review workflows, a shared asset library, and templated pages so producers, editors, and marketers stay in sync. Export analytics for finance, connect your CMS via API or webhooks, and rely on transcript scanning for brand-safety filters and disclosure compliance. Even new shows can start with house promos to fill inventory and learn what resonates.